September's second half likewise bears the fruit of new musicals!
Musical ‘KyeongJong’s Story’
뮤지컬 ‘경종수정실록’
Venue: Daehankro Art One Theater Hall 1
Runtime: 2021.09.05 – 2021.11.21
Creative musical produced by New Production is back with second season since its premiere in 2019. The musical tells the story of the 20th king of Joseon, KyeongJong, whose leadership starts to shake after his illness – the trauma from his birth mother is exposed. Through the open opposition from his half-brother, YeonIng-Gun (later Yeongjo), who seeks the throne, KyeongJong’s personality starts to change. Amidst all of this, there is Hong SooChan whose brush writes down even the most personal details of the royal family. However, on an unrecorded, undocumented day, an assassin’s sword is aimed at KyeongJong’s heart…
Musical ‘Normal like this’
뮤지컬 ‘이토록보통의’
Venue: Yes 24 Stage 3 Hall
Runtime: 2021.09.14 – 2021.11.21
Normal Like This is a musical currently on its second season from the production of Park Company, based on No.1 ranking Daum webtoon by Carrot under the same name. Jay, who dreams of becoming an astronaut is suddenly given a chance of a lifetime – she can go to space! However, her lover, EunKi, who learns of this out of a blue cannot accept the news.
Jay’s soul is filled with happiness to achieve her childhood dream contrasts with the worries of EunKi, who just wants to spend an ordinary day with Jay. A piece of simple news that unveils a complicated relationship.
Musical ‘Wedding Player’
뮤지컬 ‘웨딩플레이어’
Venue: Daehakro Baetangol Small Theater
Runtime: 2021.09.15 – 2021.12.26
Wedding player is a one-man creative musical, 2014 Seoul Musical Festival winner and returning work with its gender-free casting.
Yoo JiWon was invited to someone’s happiest day as an accompanying pianist, however, when she checks the wedding invitation she starts looking for a substitute. Why does she not want to go to the wedding? JiWon is dissatisfied with her cowardice in avoiding the wedding. In the invitation, she sees the old piano, the entangled stories and the real reason she doesn’t want to.
Musical ‘Beauty; In a Beautiful Place’
뮤지컬 ‘미인; 아름다운 이곳에’
Venue: Yes24 Stage 1 Hall
Runtime: 2021.9.15 – 2021.12.5
Beauty is a creative jukebox musical produced by Hong Company, composed of famous Shin JungHyun songs (including the title itself). After 3 years since its premiere in 2018, this musical returns in a brand new light transformed to fit middle-sized theatres with the subtitle “In a Beautiful Place”.
It is the first musical to collect the gems of the HaryunGwan, a theatre during the Japanese colonial period in the 1930s. The musical is set in 1930 and tells the story of two brothers – KangHo, the youngest member of Guldari-Pae who likes to sing while chasing a wandering theatre troupe; and KangSan, an intelligent person who was accepted as a scholarship student to a Japanese university. While at the university KangSan meets ByungYeon, a poet and an independence movement member. When they return back home they are arrested by the Japanese police while fighting for independence.
Partial synopsis translations: Musical in Life
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