Tag Archives: Darren Criss

Asian American Grammy Nominations for 2026

Posted on November 10, 2025 by Jeff

News about Asian American Grammy Nominations for 2026:  there are a lot of them! I can’t think of another year that nominated so many Asian Americans.  There is definitely a K-Pop influence with KPop Demon Hunters Huntr/X song Golden getting … Continue reading →

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Darren Criss will Return to Maybe Happy Ending

Posted on August 25, 2025 by Jeff

I saw here, here, and here that Darren Criss will return to Maybe Happy Ending in November 5. Supposedly, his departure was only supposed to be temporary. Will this be the end of the casting controversy over his replacement Andrew … Continue reading →

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Maybe Happy Ending Casting Controversy

Posted on August 4, 2025 by Jeff

You may have heard about the Maybe Happy Ending casting controversy, but in you have not, here is a quick summary. We have mentioned that Darren Criss would leave his Tony Award winning role in the play by August 31.  … Continue reading →

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Maybe Happy Ending Almost Did not Open

Posted on June 23, 2025 by Jeff

We have talked about how the musical Maybe Happy Ending was nominated for 10 Tony Awards and won 6 of them.  As this New York Time article discusses, Maybe Happy Ending almost did not open! It faced many obstacles in … Continue reading →

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“Maybe Happy Ending” nominated for 10 Tony Awards

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Jeff

A musical originally from South Korea, “Maybe Happy Ending” has been nominated for 10 Tony Awards.  The show features Darren Criss and Helen J Shen as the leads.  The musical by Hue Park and Will Aronson first debuted in South … Continue reading →

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Glee Casting for Mike Chang’s (Harry Shum Jr.) Parents

Posted on August 25, 2011 by jozjozjoz

Season 3 spoiler alert for Glee fans! (Well, if you read the headline, I already spoiled it for you, so sorry about that.) Although we love to TalkAbout the Asians on Glee here on 8Asians, there are plenty of folks … Continue reading →

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8Asians Talk About: Our Asian American Valentines

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Moye

Happy Valentine’s Day! I know almost everyone hates this national holiday but come on, it’s a day dedicated to forcing people to buy their significant others lots of inane and useless presents! Why wouldn’t you like that? I asked our … Continue reading →

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Charice Returning to Glee!

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Moye

Uh-oh. Looks like those Charice haters will have a lot more to gripe about because Sunshine Corazon is set to return to Glee. The show on Fox is currently in its second season, but the last time we saw Charice, … Continue reading →

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Yes, Darren Criss from ‘Glee’ is Half Filipino

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Dino-Ray

Fans of Glee are still all a twitter about the show’s latest heartthrob addition: Darren Criss. Last week the relatively unknown pop star/actor became known. He made us swoon as Blaine, Kurt’s (Chris Colfer) potential love interest and mentor. As … Continue reading →

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