Helen J Shen News

Check out photos from opening night of Life and Trust!

On Thursday evening, July 25, Greta Gertler Gold and Hilary Bell showcased musical numbers and the synopsis from their 29-hour reading for an enthusiastic crowd at Joe’s Pub.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 19, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

See the full cast of Maybe Happy Ending on Broadway starring Darren Criss and Helen J Shaw. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 1, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.

In just months, Broadway is getting a new romantic comedy in Maybe Happy Ending, starring Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winner Darren Criss and Helen J Shen. What's the new musical all about? Shen just explained on the red carpet for the 15th Annual Jimmy Awards. Watch in this video!

An invitation-only reading of WE SHALL BE MONSTERS, a new play by April Lavalle, will be presented on June 27th in Manhattan. The play follows teenage Mary Shelley's 1816 vacation with famous regency-era writers.

All new invitation-only presentations will be hosted of developmental works featuring Broadway talent. Learn more about the upcoming performances here!

The denizens of Skid Row had a lot to celebrats this weekend as Little Shop of Horrors Off-Broadway welcomed television star Sarah Hyland, Jimmy Awards winner Andrew Barth Feldman to the cast as Audrey and Seymour! See new photos from the celebration.

Darren Criss and his wife, Mia, have welcomed their second child. Brother László Criss was born on June 6. BroadwayWorld congratulates the couple on the new addition to their family!

The producers of the new romantic musical comedy Maybe Happy Ending have released a new music video of the song “When You’re in Love,” starring Darren Criss (“Oliver”) and Helen J Shen (“Claire”) by Will Aronson and Hue Park, directed by Michael Arden from the upcoming musical. Watch the video!

According to reports, Emmy and Golden Globe Winner Darren Criss will be voicing a character in the next season of the preschool series Gabby's Dollhouse. Criss will be playing Marty the Party Cat, whose magical tail can change the Party Room. He is described as a character who 'loves to sing, dance, play games, and throw confetti.'

 MCC Theater has announced an extension for the New York Premiere of The Lonely Few. Tickets are on sale for the new dates now!

MCC just celebrated opening night of The Lonely Few, a new musical with a book by Rachel Bonds, music and lyrics by Zoe Sarnak, and directed by Trip Cullman and Ellenore Scott. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the big day and you can check out photos here.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 15, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Darren Criss will return to the stage alongside Helen J Shen in the Broadway premiere of the new romantic musical comedy Maybe Happy Ending with music by Will Aronson, lyrics by Hue Park and book by both Aronson and Park. We have all of the details!

In this video, watch highlights from the new musical The Lonely Few, with music and lyrics by Zoe Sarnak, a book by Rachel Bonds, and direction by Trip Cullman and Ellenore Scott.  

In this video, watch asTony winner Lauren Patten and the cast of The Lonely Few perform 'God of Nowhere' in rehearsal.

Watch a sneak peek at Lauren Patten and the cast of The Lonely Few as they perform 'God of Nowhere' in rehearsal. The song is now streaming on all platforms. 

MCC Theater has released first look photos of the New York premiere of The Lonely Few, a new rock musical featuring an all-star cast including Tony Award-winner Lauren Patten (Jagged Little Pill), Damon Daunno (Oklahoma!), Taylor Iman  Jones (Six), Peter Mark Kendall (The Rose Tattoo), Helen J. Shen (Teeth), and Thomas Silcott (Becky Nurse of Salem).