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BEETLEJUICE Will Premiere in South Korea in 2021 by BWW News Desk
- October 19, 2020 It has been confirmed that the first Korean production of Beetlejuice, performed in the Korean language, will come to Seoul, South Korea next year.
National Changgeuk Company Presents WANCHANG PANSORI by BWW News Desk
- October 16, 2020 National Changgeuk Company will present Wanchang Pansori. The performance takes place October 24, 2020 at the Sky Theater.
Korean National Ballet Will Present LE CORSAIRE by BWW News Desk
- September 24, 2020 Korean National Ballet will present Le Corsaire this November! Performances will take place November 4-8 at Opera Theater, Seoul Arts Center(SAC).
BWW Review: Celebrating 20 years in Korea, RENT at D Cube Art Center by Da Young Leem
- July 15, 2020 'Seasons of Love', one of the most well-known numbers of RENT has been sung in various South Korean media. It would not be an exaggeration to say that 'Seasons of Love' is a musical number that all South Koreans would have at least once, along with 'This is the Moment' from JEKYLL & HYDE. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of RENT in Korea, 'Seasons of Love' was sung by actors who wrote the history of RENT in South Korea along with the actors of the current production. On July 5th, 2020, Seensee Company organized 'Rent Homecoming Day' to celebrate the 20th anniversary of RENT in Korea. In this show, some of the original Korean cast of RENT appeared in the show as cameos and a total of 47 actors came out after the curtain call to introduce themselves and to sing a specially arranged version of 'Seasons of Love'.
BWW Review: RENT at D Cube Art Center, 'No Day but Today' by Jimin Lee
- July 06, 2020 A musical that is loved among people all over the world and continuously reproduced, a show that tells the story of the people who still lived despite all the hardships, which goes by the name, RENT. After a seven-year intermission, RENT greeted the long-awaited audience of Korea on June 13th.
South Korean Film ALIVE Reaches Highest Box Office Numbers Since February by BWW News Desk
- July 02, 2020 The zombie thriller #Alive is the first film to pass the 1 million admissions mark since February. The film stars Yu Ah-in and Park Shin-hye and was released on June 24th on 1,662 screens. According to ScreenDaily.
BWW Review: LIZZIE at DREAM ART CENTER THEATER 1, 'Lizzie Borden took an ax...' by Jimin Lee
- June 09, 2020 On an extremely hot August day of 1892, in the house of Borden, a terrible incident happened. All is left are two corpses, one suspect, and three witnesses. Thus begins the journey of LIZZIE the musical. LIZZIE had its first performance on April 2 at the Dream Art Center Theater 1.
K-Pop Stars Find New Careers in Musical Theatre by BWW News Desk
- April 22, 2020 The Star reports that K-pop stars often make the most of their fame by finding second careers, such as acting. In recent years, more K-pop stars' names are appearing on the cast lists of major musical productions.