After 5 years since its premiere in 2017, Sandglass by Insight Entertainment is coming back with its second season. A creative musical based on the SBS kdrama by the same name from 1995, it tells a story of scars and sorrows that the time has left behind in the lives of young people who seemed to lead perfect lives. In a chaotic era, a law student that strives to uphold social justice, a man who is standing on a university barricade hoping to become part of a socialist society, and a gang leader sent to surpass the barricade wishing to become a leader on a bigger scale. These three struggle to turn the hourglass of fate given to them.
“The Road to You,” a play performed at Hongik University’s Daehakro Arts Center Small Theater last October, is the story of a playwright who faces the end of humanity due to the climate crisis. It was created by playwright/director Han Min-gyu, who won the 2023 Today’s Playwright Award and the 2022 40th Korea Theater Festival…
Musical critic Choi Seung-yeon delves into notable musical issues every month. Choi Seung-yeon’s column is published on The Musical website on the third week of every month. As mentioned in Professor Hee-Kyung Ko’s book “The Birth of a Musical” diversity is a universal value that has changed Broadway musicals. The history of Broadway has continued…
“Jellyfish” a play that depicts the social growth and challenges of women with Down syndrome in a pleasant and touching way, will meet audiences as a showcase for the development of their works next month. The play “Jellyfish” presented by the Korea Center for Arts and Culture for the Disabled and Creative Table Seokyoung, depicts…