Frank Dilella:
“Maybe Happy Ending,” the robot love musical.
I was doing some interviews with the folks for “Maybe Happy Ending,” Darren Criss and Helen J. Shen, Michael Arden, who directed it. And back in the fall, before they even started previews, there was a big question mark on whether or not this show was going to actually open.
But guess what? It opened back in the fall. It got rave reviews from the critics. And it’s the little show that could and is doing.
And “Purpose,” this story which is very much in the spirit of “August: Osage County,” if you remember that play from years ago, it centers around a family, a civil rights family, and they’re all meeting at a dinner table, if you will, and things fly, sparks fly. It’s a fabulous play. Just picked up the Pulitzer Prize for drama.
And Branden Jacob Jenkins wrote the play. He won last year for his play “Appropriate” in the best revival of a play category. This time, this year, he wins for best new play for this brand-new play, “Purpose.”
