Overview

• Announcing the update at the August 20 matinee, Darren Criss said he will resume performances in early November, with Playbill and Broadway.com reporting November 5 and a production representative previously citing November 2.
• Producers say the nine-week leave was planned months in advance, with Andrew Barth Feldman scheduled to play Oliver starting September 2.
• Feldman’s casting prompted criticism from AANHPI advocates given the show’s Korean setting, as the creators defended race-neutral casting because the lead characters are robots.
• Criss won the 2025 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical and, as a co-producer, shares the production’s Best Musical win.
• The musical continues at the Belasco Theatre and is slated to begin a multi-year North American tour in fall 2026, launching in Baltimore with more than 30 cities planned.