“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…
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Feature │ [Column] Musicals have developed by embracing everything.
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…
[TRANS] Drawing social growth for women with Down syndrome… A showcase for the development of the play “Jellyfish” was held.
“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…
[TRANS] The musical ‘Hadestown’ delivers the emotion of its premiere with 37 live numbers.
The Korean performance of ‘Hadestown’, a musical that adds a modern interpretation to Greek and Roman mythology, a new variation on a myth from thousands of years ago, is scheduled to begin its second season in July. The musical “Hadestown” naturally intersects the story of Orpheus heading to the underworld to retrieve his wife, Eurydice,…
[TRANS_ARTICLE] Musical movie vs musical – into OSMU’s production.
In 2024, the musical ‘Wicked’ celebrates its 10th anniversary. Contrary to fans’ expectations, Wicked is said to be coming to the public as a movie rather than a musical. Meanwhile, ‘Aladdin’, which is familiar with Disney movies, is also scheduled to land in Korea. As content is being recreated across the boundaries between movie and…
[TRANS] Musical “13 Fruitcakes” OST released.
The OST for the musical “13 Fruitcakes”, which attracted attention in the US and UK in 2019 and 2020, will be released. “13 Fruitscake” which will be released on the global music platform at noon on april 19th, is an original soundtrack containing 12 songs composed of poems by world-class LGBTQ writers such as Walt…
[TRANS_ARTICLE] About the growing size of the theater as it returns to the nth year.
The performance hall is one of the important elements that cannot be missed when discussing performing arts. Since “Phantom of the Opera” in 2001, when Korean musicals were formed in earnest, Korea’s first musical-only theater, “Charlotte Theatre,” was opened in 2006, followed by Doosan Art Center’s Yonkang Hall, COEX Artium D-Cube Art Center, and Blue…
[TRANS] Glocal Musical Live Season 8, “Jazz on Saturday” and “Your Target” advance to the showcase.
Performance production company Live Co., Ltd. announced two showcase works for Season 8 of ‘Glocal Musical Live’, a 2023 new story writer development support project hosted by Live Co., Ltd. The works that advanced to the ‘Glocal Musical Live’ Season 8 showcase were “Jazz on Saturday” (written by Ba-mi Kim, composed by Young-min Joo) in…
[TRANS] The second season of the musical “Great Comet” opens… Immersive elements strengthened.
The musical “Great Comet” opens its second season March 26th. “Great Comet” is an immersive musical recreated based on Tolstoy’s masterpiece “War and Peace.” It breaks down the boundary between the stage and the auditorium, and features a composition that breaks down stereotypes of actor musicians who cross the boundary between the stage and the…
[TRANS_ARTICLE] The reason for the success of one-person plays.
The reason why one-person plays are successful. Starting with the musical “The Happy Prince” performed at Chungmu Arts Center’s Black Theater last year and the play “On the Beat” performed at Daehakro TOM Hall 2, one-person plays are receiving more and more attention. Why did small-person plays, such as one-person plays and two-person plays, become…
[TRANS_ARTICLE] Analysis of the secret behind how the performance market has surpassed the movie market – focusing on the reasons why people are passionate about musicals.
The performance market goes beyond the movie market. In 2023, based on the integrated movie theater ticket network, the total theater box office sales for foreign and Korean films were KRW 1.2614 trillion. According to an analysis conducted by the Arts Management Support Center using the Performing Arts Integrated Network (KOPIS), the total sales of…
[TRANS_ARTICLE] Exporting original musicals, looking back at recent issues.
In recent years, an export wind has been blowing in the k-musical market. The Korean musical market, which has grown significantly beyond the past when most performances were licensed overseas, is producing excellent original works and is expanding into Japan, China, and even the US and UK markets. On the 5th, the musical “Marie Currie”…
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