US EditionBroadway’s ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Producers Criticized for Replacing Asian Lead With White Actor
- Producers of the musical 'Maybe Happy Ending' decided to cast white actor Andrew Barth Feldman as the male lead to replace an Asian actor, leading to backlash from the Asian American theater community.
- More than 2,400 people, including celebrities like Donna Murphy and Awkwafina, signed an open letter asking the show's creators to reconsider their casting choice and cast an actor of Asian descent instead.
- The controversy highlights the lack of leading roles available for Asian American actors and concerns over whitewashing, similar to past controversies around 'Miss Saigon' and 'Ghost in the Shell.
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The Broadway romantic comedy Maybe Happy Ending isn't in a very happy place these days. A casting controversy threatens to dull the show's Tony Award-winning shine.
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A Broadway show asks a white actor to replace an Asian one. The backlash was swift
Broadway's “Maybe Happy Ending” faces backlash for casting a white actor to replace an Asian lead. The decision has sparked criticism from the Asian American Performers Action Coalition and other prominent artists.
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