[EDITOR’S PICK] Korean Musicals to enjoy in July! ①

As July replaces June, 'Musical in Life' brings you another list of musicals to enjoy this month!

Musical ‘Thank You Very Strawberry’

뮤지컬 ‘땡큐베리스트로베리’

Venue: Seokyeong University Performing Arts Center Scone Hall 1

Runtime: 2021.06.24 – 2021.08.29

A musical on its second season from the production of Creative Y and I.M Culture brings us into the world of Emma, an elderly woman, spending her remaining days in her dark room, alone. Emma wishes to leave this world quickly but isn’t able to commit to the act. One day a package arrives at her door and Emma finds a robot sent by the government to assist the elderly. The role of this robot, that appears rather human-like, is to care for its owner until their final days in happiness; it can do everything from completing chores to scanning psychological state of their owner. Grumpy Emma slowly opens up to this strange robot despite her closed solitary heart.

Emma and her robot (3 castings) @ imculture_official instagram

Musical ‘Little Jack’

뮤지컬 ‘리틀잭’

Venue: Seokyeong University Performings Arts Center Scone 2

Runtime: 2021.06.05 – 2021.08.29

HJCulture presents a creative musical inspired by the novel Rain Shower (소나기) by Hwang SunWon. It’s 1967, old club Martin in South-West of England and the comeback stage Little Jack is about to begin: Jack, who first embarked his journey here, fills the room with a melody of his old guitar and talks about Julie, a person who became his song.

Musical ‘Eugene and Eugene’

뮤지컬 ‘유진과 유진’

Venue: Dream Art Center Hall 3

Runtime: 2021.06.19 – 2021.08.22

A new creative musical based on the novel Eugene and Eugene by Lee GeumLee (이금이), which concentrates on the sensitive subject of child sexual violence, debuted this June. This musical work hopes to bring the message of hope to Little Eugene, Big Eugene, as well as all of us who need comfort. These two, seemingly unlike, girls meet each other in middle school, and while retelling their memories realize they might be more alike than one would think at first glance.

Small Eugene cast @ musical_yujin instagram

Musical ‘Maybe Happy Ending’

뮤지컬 ‘어쩌면 해피엔딩’

Runtime: 2021.06.22. ~ 2021.09.05.

Venue: Yes24 Stage 1

A Korean original musical first developed as a project by the Wooran Cultural Foundation in 2014, went through many internal readings (including overseas – New York) and finally returned to Korea in 2016 for its premiere. Maybe Happy Ending continued to steadily gain popularity, which resulted in an encore run, as well as many new seasons. Two abandoned human-like robots coincidently meet each other, and over time become closer. As they venture on a journey, they come to realize the meaning of love, but the deeper the love is, the more sadness it might bring.

Musical Maybe Happy Ending poster at the venue @ mihee1225 instagram

Musical ‘Red Book’

뮤지컬 ‘레드북’

Runtime: 2021.06.08 – 2021.08.22

Venue: Grand Theater of Hongik University’s Daehakro Art Center

A creative musical from the creators of The Goddess is Watching is back after three years from its premiere and four years since first tryouts. Red Book depicts Victorian London as Anne, the main character, breaks up with her fiancé and leaves for the city. She reminisces about her first love while living day to day life, until a mysterious man named Brown approaches her with a first-class ticket to the high-class literature society only for women. Anne begins her writing journey, though with difficulty, as her stories are not what one would expect in the conservative Victorian era.