'Maybe Happy Ending' Breakout Helen J. Shen Talks New Chapter in Growing Legacy of Asian American Theater

Issue No. 35: The "Hwaboon" issue

It's about three hours before Helen J. Shen is set to take the stage to perform as a retired HelperBot in the buzzy musical sci-fi dramedy Maybe Happy Ending. I am sitting with the actress at a restaurant in New York's Times Square a block over from the Belasco Theater. It's too early for dinner and too late for lunch. I jokingly insist that she get a f…