MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Wraps Taiwan Run With 97.5% Attendance

Maybe Happy Ending has concluded its run in Taiwan, with a 97.5% paid attendance rate, The Korea Times reports. The musical, which began as a South Korean story in 2016, played July 31 through August 9 at the New Taipei City Art Center in New Taipei City.

“It is deeply meaningful to see a domestic original musical overcome language and cultural barriers to receive such immense love from overseas audiences,” said producer Han Kyung-sook. “We will continue to work hard so that we can share the heartwarming emotion of Maybe Happy Ending with even more theatergoers at home and abroad.”

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Maybe Happy Ending recently made a return to South Korea after its success on Broadway, celebrating the 10th anniversary since its original Korean premiere. Check out footage from the 2025 South Korean production here.

About Maybe Happy Ending

Maybe Happy Ending is a South Korean musical with lyrics written by Hue Park, music composed by Will Aronson, and book written by both Park and Aronson.  Directed by Kim Dong-yeon, Maybe Happy Ending had its premiere in Seoul at Lifeway Hall in DCF Daemyung Cultural Factory in 2016. At the Korea Musical Awards, it was nominated for, and won, six awards, including Best Musical: Small Theatre, Music, Lyrics and Book. The musical also won four awards at the Yegreen Musical Awards including Musical of the Year and Music (Aronson). 

Maybe Happy Ending has been revived several times in Korea and internationally, including a Broadway production that opened in 2024. It tied for a leading ten nominations at the 78th Tony Awards and won six, including Best Musical, Best Book and Best Score. It also won six Drama Desk Awards. In addition to continuing on Broadway, Maybe Happy Ending will embark on a multi-year North American tour beginning in the Fall of 2026. 

Maybe Happy Ending is the story of a chance encounter that sparks connection, adventure, and maybe even love.  It is the offbeat and captivating story of two outcasts near the end of their warranty who discover that even robots can be swept off their feet. Helmed by visionary director and Tony Award- winner Michael Arden with a dazzling scenic design by Tony Award-winner Dane Laffrey and book, music, and lyrics by the internationally acclaimed duo, Tony Award-winners Will Aronson and Hue Park, Maybe Happy Ending is a fresh, original musical that reminds us what it means to be human and that love is never obsolete.