The 3rd Season Original Musical 'Aranga' Opens at Jeongdong Theater on May 22

Based on the Domiseolhwa from the Samguk Sagi

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Byung-hee] The steady seller musical 'Aranga' will open at Jeongdong Theater on May 22. This is the third season performance following its premiere in 2016 and revival last year.

Aranga attracted great attention even before its official opening. It won the Best Work Award at the 2014 Asian Theater School Festival, the Best Work Award at the 2015 CJ Creative Minds Reading and Seoul Musical Festival Yegreen Encore, and after over three years of development and pre-production, it swept three awards (Best Direction, Innovation Award, Best Actor) at the 2016 Yegreen Awards. Aranga successfully completed its revival stage last year and won the Best Work Award at the 2020 Korean Musical Awards.

Aranga was created based on the 'Domi legend' recorded in the Samguk Sagi. It is praised for breaking the boundaries between traditional Korean opera (changgeuk) and musicals by bringing a native legend to the musical stage and using pansori in various forms throughout the play, pursuing a delicate harmony between Western and Eastern music, thus presenting a new paradigm for original musicals.

For its third season, Aranga will showcase a new look with an entirely new cast. Song Won-geun, Park Jung-won, Park Min-sung, Kim Dae-hyun, Jung Yeon, and Lee Ji-sook will appear.

Song Won-geun and Park Jung-won are cast as Gaero, the last king of Baekje who falls into ruin due to his love for Arang. Jung Yeon and Lee Ji-sook play Arang, who tries to protect herself against Gaero. Park Min-sung and Kim Dae-hyun share the role of General Domi, who tragically falls due to his loyalty to Baekje and Gaero and his love for Arang. Yang Seung-ri and Han Gyu-jung are cast as Dorim, a Goguryeo spy who hides his identity and upholds his beliefs as a Baekje scholar. Lee Jin-woo and Kim Jeong-rae play Sahan, a boy who was saved by Domi and Arang. The narrator (dochang), who leads the story and is also the composer of Aranga, will be played by Park In-hye and Jung Ji-hye.

The third season of Aranga will be presented as a co-production with Jeongdong Theater, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Aranga will be performed at Jeongdong Theater until July 26, with the first ticket release scheduled for 2 p.m. on the 28th.

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