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Helen J Shen is an actor, musician, and writer who has quickly established herself as a force within the theatre industry. Helen currently stars in MCC Theater’s musical The Lonely Few by Zoe Sarnak and Rachel Bonds, directed by Trip Cullman and Ellenore Scott, following their acclaimed performance in the show’s world premiere at the Geffen Playhouse in 2022. For their portrayal of JJ, Entertainment Weekly described them as a “force to be reckoned with.” Recently, she captivated audiences in Anna K. Jacobs and Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Michael R. Jackson’s musical Teeth at Playwrights Horizons, directed by Sarah Benson. Helen’s regional credits also include starring in Anna Ouyang Moench’s Man of God at the Williamstown Theatre Festival and as Betty Schaefer in Sunset Boulevard at ACT of Connecticut. Helen earned a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan, receiving the esteemed Earl V. Moore Award.

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STAGE CREDITS

The Lonely Few The Lonely Few
[Off-Broadway]
MCC Theatre Off-Broadway Production, 2025
Performer
Maybe Happy Ending Maybe Happy Ending
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2024
Claire
Teeth Teeth
[Off-Broadway]
Playwrights Horizons Off-Broadway Premiere Production, 2024
Promise Keeper Girl Keke

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Andrew Barth Feldman played his final performance in Maybe Happy Ending on Saturday, November 1. He concluded his nine-week run in the musical alongside his real-life girlfriend, Helen J. Shen. Watch a video of his last bow!
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