2021 June 1 Ticket

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Published: 01 Jun. 2021, 15:03 Updated: 01 Jun. 2021, 18:00

2021 June 1 Ticket

RED BOOK
Hongik Daehangno Art Center

Korean musical ″Red Book,″ a rom-com musical that also touches on a rather heavy topic of the gender issue, is returning in three years. [CLIP SERVICE]

June 4 – Aug. 22: Korean musical “Red Book” is set in England, during the Victorian era. The story revolves around a woman named Anna who hopes to live a life as a confident woman in a male chauvinistic society without having to face any discrimination, and a man named Brown, who only knows how to live as a stiff-necked “gentleman.” The story is written by Han Jung-suk, who hoped to write a musical that is cheerful but also touches on gender issues.

The musical premiered in 2018 at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, starring Ivy and Yuria as Anna and Lee Sang-yi and Park Eun-suk as Brown. The musical is returning with several new cast members. Ivy, Cha Ji-yeon, and I.O.I member Kim Se-jeong have been cast to alternate the role of Anna, while Song Won-geun, Seo Kyung-soo, and Kim In-seong of K-pop boy band SF9 will alternate the role of Brown.

The show begins at 7:30 p.m. on weekdays, and at 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on weekends. There are no shows on Mondays.

Tickets range from 66,000 won ($59) to 99,000 won.

Hyehwa Station, line No. 4, exit 3

A SEVENTH MAN
LG Arts Center

June 4 – 5: “A Seventh Man” is Korean choreographer Jung Young-doo’s modern dance piece inspired by the 1975 book of the same title written by John Berger and Jean Mohr. It depicts the lives of migrant workers in Europe in the 1970s.

Rather than being confined to migrant workers in Europe or to a specific period of time, the choreographer attempts to focus more on the lives and emotions of the individuals to tell the story of displaced people forced to leave their homes and families and their struggles with separation, survival, freedom and oppression and loneliness.

“A Seventh Man” premiered at the LG Arts Center in 2010.

The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and at 5 p.m. on Saturday.

Tickets cost 40,000 won.

Yeoksam Station, line No. 2, exit 7

AILEE SHOW TOK
Goyang Aram Nuri Arts Center, Aram Theater

June 5: To promote her latest EP "Lovin,'" which dropped on May 7, Ailee is kicking off a tour across the country.

Starting from Gunpo on May 1, she will be stopping off at six different cities across Korea. "'Lovin" is Ailee's first EP in six months. Her latest was "I'm," which dropped last October. The new EP is composed of six songs: "Make up your mind," "Tattoo," "Lose myself to you," "Ain't talkin' about me," "525" and "Spring Flower."

The concert begins at 2 p.m. 7 p.m.

Tickets range from 88,000 won to 132,000 won.

Jeongbalsan Station, line No. 3, exit 3

DON QUIXOTE
Seoul Arts Center, Opera Theater

June 4 – 6: Based on episodes taken from the novel by Spaniard Miguel de Cervantes, the ballet "Don Quixote" will be presented by the Universal Ballet's glamorous and skillful dancers.

The witty love story between the innkeeper's daughter Kitri and barber Basilio is reinforced by ballet mimes, Spanish dances flamenco and paso doble, which is modeled after the movement of the Spanish bullfight.

Universal Ballet's principal dancers Hong Hyang-gee and Son You-hee as well as its junior company dancer Kim Soo-min alternate the role of Kitri, while Konstantin Novoselov, Rhee Hyon-jun, Lee Dong-tak and Gantsooj Otgonbyamba alternate the role of Basilio.

The show starts at 7:30 on Friday, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Tickets range from 10,000 to 120,000 won.

Nambu Bus Terminal Station, line No. 3, exit 5

CONTRABASS
Lotte Concert Hall

June 6: Double Bassist Sung Min-je will hold a solo concert to showcase the “charm of contrabass as a solo instrument.” Double bass, also known as contrabass, usually sits in the very last row of the string section of an orchestra, but Sung has been making numerous attempts in Korea to change the perception that the instrument merely supplies the harmonic and rhythmic foundations of music with its low notes.

Sung has won several competitions in and out of Korea. His achievements include winning both the International Johann Matthias Sperger Competition for Double Bass in 2006 and the International Serge Koussevitzky award in 2007.

The program includes E.Bloch’s “Prayer,” Bach’s “Air on the G String,” Paganini’s “Moses Fantasy,” Bottesini’s “Gran Duo Concertante for Violin and Double Bass” among others.

The double bassist will premiere his composition “Concerto for Contrabass” for the first time as well during the concert.

The concert begins at 5 p.m.

Tickets range from 70,000 won to 110,000 won.

Jamsil Station, line No. 2, exit 1 or 2

MUSICAL ALSATANG
Galleria Foret

Through June 13: The musical "Alsatang" is based on the children's book of the same name written by Baek Hee-na. Baek is a renowned picture book artist who won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, referred to as the "Nobel Prize of children's literature" last year with "Cloud Bread."

Since its premiere three years ago, the musical has sold more than 110,000 tickets. The story revolves around a character named Dongdong-e, a shy nine-year-old boy who usually spends his time at home playing with marbles. One day, he pays a visit to a small store to buy more marbles and discovers a strange-looking jawbreaker. He buys it and adventure ensues when he puts it in his mouth.

The musical begins at 2 p.m. on Thursdays, 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Fridays as well as weekends and public holidays.

Tickets cost 50,000 won.

Seoul-forest Station, Suin-Bundang line, exit 5

THE FORESTELLA
Olympic Park, Olympic Hall

Vocal quartet Forestella is kicking off a tour to promote their third album, ″The Forestella,″ and will be stopping in Seoul on June 26 for a two-day concert. [ARTS &ARTISTS]

June 26 – 27: Popular classical crossover vocal quartet Forestella, who won the second season of JTBC’s hit audition program “Phantom Singer” in 2017, will be holding a two-day concert.

The concert is a part of Forestella’s national tour to promote their third regular album, “The Forestella.” The tour kicks off in Suwon on June 12, followed by the two-day concert in Seoul. The group will then make a stop in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, and their last stop in Busan on July 24.

Forestella consists of tenor, Cho Min-kyu, and base, Goh Woo-rim, who both majored in vocal music at Seoul National University, as well as musical actor, Bae Doo-hoon, and amateur singer, Kang Hyung-ho.

The concert begins at 7 p.m. on Saturday and at 6 p.m. on Sunday.

Tickets range from 66,000 won to 132,000 won.
Olympic Park Station, line No. 5, exit 3.

PHANTOM
Charlotte Theater

Through June 27: Based on Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel "The Phantom of the Opera," the musical version premiered in 1991, with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and a book by Arthur Kopit.

Both the international version and the Korean production of the musical have been much loved by Korea's Phantom fans. The Korean production premiered in 2018. For this Korean production, veteran actors including Park Eun-tae, Kai, Jeon Dong-suk and Kyuhyun alternate the title role of Phantom.

Although he has outstanding talent as a singer, Phantom has to hide underneath the opera theater with his face covered by a mask because of a deformity.

Kim So-hyun, Im Sun-hae, Lee Ji-hye, and Kim Soo will be on stage as Christine Daaé, who starts as a lovely woman but turns into the diva of the opera.

The show begins at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays; 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturdays and public holidays and at 3 p.m. on Sundays. There are no shows on Mondays.

Tickets range in price from 60,000 won to 150,000 won.

Jamsil Station, lines No. 2 and No. 8, exit 3

ADIOS PIAZZOLA: LIVE TANGO
Lotte Concert Hall

July 4: Tango dance and music lovers can look forward to "Adios Piazzola: Live Tango" at the Lotte Concert Hall in southern Seoul. Stomp Music has been organizing this sell-out show every year since 2016, providing Argentine tango milonga for Korean audiences.

Two tango dance couples Jesus Luis Paez and Iara Danila Duarte Gomez and Miguel Calvo and Pelin Calvo will take to the stage while the Tango Band together with bandoneon player Koh Sang-ji provide the music.

The program includes various tango music familiar to Korean fans’ ears, including “Oblivison,” “Libertango,” “Adios Nonino,” “Chin Chin” and “Double Concerto,” among many others.

The show begins at 5 p.m.

Tickets range from 45,00000 won to 75,000 won.

Jamsil Station, line No. 2, exit 1 or 2

CHICAGO
D-Cube Arts Center

Through July 18: The Korean production of a hit musical "Chicago" is being staged at the D-Cube Arts Center in western Seoul.

The musical is based on a 1926 play of the same name by reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins about actual criminals and crimes she reported on in Chicago.

The musical revolves around Roxie Hart, an ambitious chorus girl, who murders her lover. Tiffany Young, a member of K-pop girl group Girls' Generation has been cast to play Roxie. Veteran musical actor and singer Ivy will alternate the role with Tiffany Young.

Other cast members include Yoon Gong-ju and Choi Jung-won who will alternate the role of Velma Kelly; and Park Gun-hyung and Choi Jae-rim, who will be alternating the role of Billy.

The show begins at 7:30 p.m. on weekdays; at 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on weekends. There are no shows on Mondays.

Tickets range from 60,000 won to 140,000 won.

Sindorim Station, lines No. 1 and 2, exit 1 or 5

DRACULA: THE MUSICAL
Blue Square, Shinhan Card Hall

″Dracula: The Musical″ based on the novel ″Dracula″ is being staged at the Blue Square in central Seoul. [COMPANYDA]

Through Aug. 1: Based on the novel "Dracula" by Irish author Bram Stoker, the musical revolves around Count Dracula who has been living alone for 400 years after losing the love of his life. Then one day Count Dracula falls in love with Mina Murray, the fiancée of a young lawyer named Jonathan Harker.

The intertwined love story of the three — Count Dracula, Mina and Jonathan — unfolds against the backdrop of a Gothic castle.

Singer and musical actor Kim Jun-su alternate the role of Dracula along with other musical actors Shin Sung-rok and Jeon Dong-suk.

The musical starts at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays; and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on weekends and national holidays. There are no shows on Mondays.

Tickets range from 70,000 won to 150,000 won.

Hangangjin Station, line No. 6, exit 2 or 3

ANTHONY BROWNE MUSICAL, FANTASTIC PLAYGROUND
Shinhan Card Fan Square

Through Aug. 29: "Fantastic Playground" is a family musical based on works by Anthony Browne, who is one of the world's most celebrated creators of children's picture books. He has written popular children's books including "Gorilla," "Voices in the Park," and "My Mom," among many others. Popular characters in Browne's books come to life on stage in this licensed musical, which premiered in Korea in 2017.

The stage is decorated with life-size illustrations that are featured in the book, while animated versions of some of his stories are screened as the backdrop. The story follows protagonist Toby who goes on an adventure with a toy named Willy that came to life in search of his father, who has disappeared inside a mirror.

The show begins at 2 p.m. on Friday, and at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on weekends and public holidays. There are no shows on weekdays.

Tickets cost 50,000 won.

Hapjeong Station, line No.2, exit 1

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