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"Crazy Rich Asians" star Constance Wu criticized the new male lead of Broadway smash "Maybe Happy Ending," whose landing of the role atop a predominantly Asian cast has been met with scorn in some corners of the theater community.

Show producers raised eyebrows over the summer when they announced that Andrew Barth Feldman would take the lead from Tony winner Darren Criss during a nine-week run in September and October.

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Wu appeared to question whether Feldman fully understands the implications of him, as a white actor, playing a role that's been so closely associated with Korean culture and other Asian players.

Wu said she is "so disappointed i

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