Darren Criss as Oliver. Photo: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman Maybe Happy Ending ’s run during the 2024–25 Broadway season was the ultimate feel-good underdog story, but now the show is facing controversy for casting a white actor, Andrew Barth Feldman, to replace Darren Criss in the show’s lead role as the robot Oliver. The Tony-winning production announced on July 24 that Feldman ( No Hard Feelings ) would be joining the show for nine weeks alongside his girlfriend and current star Helen J.