SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — According to a local Korean media outlet in Atlanta on Wednesday, the Korean version of ‘Cinderella’ will be staged at the Opelika Performing Arts Center on Friday (local time) and Montgomery Performing Arts Centre on January 26. It is the first time for a Korean musical to be performed [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — People who watch the same show multiple times, also known as “revolving-door spectators”, were found to account for as much as 6 percent of ticket reservations for musicals in South Korea. Interpark Corp., a major ticket reservation website, said that more than 38,000 customers reserved tickets for the same [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean media and entertainment company CJ ENM has invested about US$ 1 million in the production of “Moulin Rouge,” a Broadway musical set to open in June, the company said Monday. It became the company’s third participation in the production of overseas musicals after “Kinky Boots” and “The [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The world-renowned musical “The Lion King” based on the Disney animated feature of the same name is touring the nation, starting with Daegu on November 7 followed by performances in Seoul and Daegu next year. Despite the characters of the musical being animals, the actors who play them say [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The new South Korean musical “Every Show’s A First Today!” is about to completely change the dynamics between musical theatre actors and the audience. The self-explanatory show will see the performers improvise depending on what the audience wants to see when it kicks off in mid-April. Every show over the [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) – “A musical film is not just a film genre.” “It’s a blend of performing arts and visual arts, taking music and film into one,” said creative director Kim Hong-jun during a press conference for the first ‘Chungmuro International Musical Film Festival (CHIMFF 2016)’ held at Chungmu Art Hall in Jung [...]