Broadway Met Online: Korean Musical

New York Korean Cultural Center Hosts Online Year-End Concert Featuring Korean-American Actors
Connecting Displaced Actors with Diaspora and American Audiences

[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] Korean-American actors active in New York Broadway musical theaters are holding an online year-end concert due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

From the left: Hwang Jumin, Im Kyujin, Jeong Jinwoo, Daniel Edwards, EJ Zimmerman, Im Yosep, Kang Dongwoo.

The New York Korean Cultural Center (Director Cho Yoon-jeung) announced on the 9th that it will hold an online year-end musical gala concert with the next-generation Korean-American musical actors active on Broadway through its official YouTube channel at 8 p.m. local time on the 17th.

This free concert was prepared to comfort and support each other by connecting actors who lost their stages due to COVID-19 and fans through music and enjoyable conversations.

The cast includes Hwang Ju-min, who was the first Korean male actor to perform on the official stage of the Tony Awards, known as the Academy Awards of theater and musicals; Lim Kyu-jin, who was the first Korean lead on Broadway since 1996 and starred in The King and I; Jung Jin-woo, who was active in the national Broadway tour of Miss Saigon; Daniel Edwards, a Korean adoptee who appeared in the national tour of The King and I; EJ Zimmerman, who debuted as ?ponine in Broadway's Les Mis?rables; Lim Yo-seop, who has over 10 years of experience on Korean stages; and Kang Dong-woo, who won the 2018 Broadway Rising Star Award.

Famous Broadway musical hits such as The Phantom of the Opera, Jekyll & Hyde, and Aladdin will be featured, as well as Korean original musicals like Laundry, Truly Beautiful, and Hello, providing an opportunity to introduce Korean original musicals to New York, the home of musicals.

Han Hyo, director of the New York Cultural Center, explained, "We will have various discussions with the actors through real-time live chat on topics such as musicals, music, and how to live as Asian actors in New York."

New York Broadway theaters have suspended performances since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Initially, the suspension was planned only until June 7, but it has been extended until May next year. As a result, many musical actors have lost their stages.

Cho Yoon-jeung, director of the New York Korean Cultural Center, said, "I hope this year-end concert will be a special gift for the Korean community to warmly and beautifully close 2020 and welcome a brighter new year."

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