2022 March 16 Ticket

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Published: 15 Mar. 2022, 11:14 Updated: 15 Mar. 2022, 16:23

2022 March 16 Ticket

THE LION KING
Seoul Arts Center, Opera Theater

Through March 18: The international tour team of the musical “The Lion King,” which visited Korea for the first time in 2018, is back again for a seven-week run.

Based on Disney’s 1994 animated film of the same name, the musical has been seen by over 95 million people in more than 100 cities in 20 countries since its premiere in 1997.

The musical is directed by Julie Taymor with music by legendary lyricist Tim Rice, Elton John, Lebo M, Hans Zimmer and many more.

The show starts at 7:30 p.m. on weekdays and at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on weekends and public holidays. There are no shows on Mondays.

Tickets range from 60,000 won ($48.40) to 180,000 won.

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

2022 BTOB TIME
Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium

Boy band BTOB will hold a three-day concert to celebrate its 10th anniversary from March 18 at the Jansil Indoor Stadium, southern Seoul. [CUBE ENTERTAINMENT]

March 18 – 20: Boy band BTOB is holding a concert to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its debut and the first time since 2018 that all six members are together after serving their mandatory military service.

During the concert, the band will showcase songs from its third full-length album “Be Together,” which dropped on Feb. 21. The album, which is a representation of the past 10 years together as a band, also symbolizes a new beginning for the members.

The three-day concert will also be streamed live.

Tickets for the offline concert cost 132,000 won, while the online tickets cost 45,000 won for one day and 125,000 won for all three days.

The concert begins at 6:30 p.m. on Friday and at 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Sports Complex Station, line No. 2, exit 6 or 7

LEE SEUNG-YOON CONCERT
Olympic Park, Olympic Hall

March 19 – 20: Singer and songwriter Lee Seung-yoon, who rose to fame after winning the hit JTBC audition show “Sing Again” (2020-21), which aimed to rediscover forgotten or obscure singers, will be holding a solo concert. Lee dropped a full-length album on Nov. 24, titled “Even if it becomes a ruin.”

The concert begins at 6 p.m. on Saturday and at 5 p.m. on Sunday.

Tickets range from 99,000 won to 132,000 won.

Olympic Park Station, line No. 5, exit 3

LAST SESSION
Daehangno TOM Theater, Hall 1

″Squid Game″ actor and Golden Globe winner Oh Young-soo is currently starring as as Austrian psychotherapist Sigmund Freud in a play ″Last Session.″ [PARK COMPANY]

Through March 20: “Last Session” is an 85-minute play comprised of just two characters — Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis — in a pedantic debate about the existence of God and the meaning of life. The play is based on "Freud's Last Session," an American play written by Mark St. Germain that was first performed on stage in 2009.

The play stars "Squid Game" actor and Golden Globe winner Oh Young-soo as Austrian psychotherapist Sigmund Freud. The production also stars 86-year-old actor Shin Gu as Freud and actors Lee Sang-yun, 40, and Jeon Park-chan, 39, in the role of Lewis.

Tickets range from 45,000 won to 60,000 won.

The play begins at 8 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, at 5 p.m. on Wednesdays and at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. on weekends.

Hyehwa Station, line NO. 4, exit No.s 1 or 2

DEATH NOTE
Chungmu Art Center, Grand Theater

April 1 to June 26: The Korean production of the musical “Death Note” will be staged at the Chungmu Art Center in central Seoul for the first time in five years. The musical is based on the Japanese manga series of the same title by Tsugumi Obha and Takeshi Obata. With music by Frank Wildhorn and lyrics by Jack Murphy, the musical premiered in Korea in 2015.

The story follows a high school student named Yagami Light, who stumbles upon a notebook that kills those whose names get written in it.

Actors Hong Kwang-ho and Ko Eun-sung alternate the role of Yagami Light, while Kim Jun-su and Kim Seong-chul alternate the role of L. Former Lovelyz member Kei is alternating the role of Amane Misa with Jang Min-je.

The show begins at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on weekends and public holidays. There are no shows on Mondays.

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

Sindang Station, line No. 6, exit 9

ALEXANDRE KANTOROW PIANO RECITAL
Lotte Concert Hall

French pianist Alexandre Kantorow, who won the first prize, gold medal and Grand Prix at the 16th International Tchaikovsky Competition in 2019, will be visiting Korea for his first recital on April 19. [SASHA GUSOV]

April 19: French pianist Alexandre Kantorow will be holding his first piano recital in Korea. The pianist won the first prize, gold medal and Grand Prix at the 16th International Tchaikovsky Competition in 2019.

Often described as “Liszt reincarnated,” the pianist will play Liszt’s Annees de pelerinage, Deuxieme annee: Italie, S. 161, No. 5. “Sonetto 104 del Petrarca,” and No. 7 “Apres une lecture du Dante: fantasia quasi sonata” as well as “Abschied, S. 251” and “La Lugubre Gondola, S. 200 No. 2.” He’ll also play Schumann’s “Piano Sonata NO. 1 in f sharp minor, Op, 11” and Scriabin’s “Vers la Flamme, Op. 72.”

Tickets range from 40,000 won to 90,000 won.

The recital begins at 7:30 p.m.

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

SOMETHING ROTTEN!
Universal Arts Center

Through April 20: Set in the Renaissance period, comedy musical “Something Rotten!” depicts the struggles of two brothers — Nick and Nigel Bottom — who endeavor to write their own masterpiece to outdo their archrival, William Shakespeare.

Premiered on Broadway in 2014, the musical was acclaimed by critics and audiences alike upon its release.

For this Korean production, Kang Pil-suk and Kim Dong-wan alternate the role of Nick while Lee Chung-ju and Yang Yo-seop of boy band Highlight alternate the role of Nigel Bottom. Choi Jae-rim and Seo Kyung-soo play the character Shakespeare.

The musical starts at 7:30 p.m. on weekdays, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on weekends and public holidays.

Ticket prices range from 70,000 won to 140,000 won.

Achasan Station, line No. 5, exit 4

JEKYLL AND HYDE
Charlotte Theater

Through May 8: Popular musical “Jekyll and Hyde,” which tells the tale of an epic battle between good and evil, has been loved in Korea since its first performance in 2004.

The cast includes Ryu Jeong-hwan, Hong Kwang-ho, Kai and Shin Seong-rok in the roles of Dr. Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde, and Yoon Gong-ju and Ivy Seon-min for the role of Lucy Harris.

Until this month, evening performances will begin at 7 p.m. There are additional performances on Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m. and at 2 p.m. on weekends. There are no shows on Mondays.
Tickets range from 70,000 won to 150,000 won.

Jamsil Station, Line No. 2, exit 3

AIDA
Blue Square, Shinhan Card Hall

May 10 – Aug. 7: Musical Aida returns after three years. Set in ancient Egypt, the story follows a love triangle between three protagonists: Radames, an Egyptian military commander, who enslaves the people of Nubia including Aida, the princess of Nubia, and Amneris, the daughter of Pharaoh and the fiancée of Radames.

On his way home from the victory against Nubia, the long-time enemy of Egypt, Radames develops an interest in Aida. Without knowing that Aida is the princess of Nubia, Radames sends her as a gift to Amneris. Soon after, Radames and Aida fall for each other and Aida tries to find a balance between her love for Radames and her responsibility to her people.

The musical, also known as “Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida” is based on an opera of the same title.

Aida stars Yoon Gong-joo and Jeon Na-young as Aida; Kim Woo-hyung and Choi Jae-rim as Radames; Ivy and Min Kyung-ah as Amneris.

Performances start at 7:30 p.m. on weekdays and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on weekends.

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.

LIM DONG-HYEK PIANO RECITAL
Seoul Arts Center, Concert Hall

May 24: Pianist Lim Dong-hyek is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his debut. To celebrate, he will be holding a recital presenting two of Shubert’s final pieces — Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959 and No. 21 in B flat Major, D, 960. The two pieces are included on Lim’s upcoming sixth album, which will drop on March 10.

Lim has often expressed that Shubert’s music “fits him like my own dress” and that he feels “this great sense of unity” with the Austrian composer.

Lim first stole the limelight in the world’s classical music scene after becoming the youngest top prize winner of 2001 Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud International Piano Competition in Paris and has gone on to forge a stellar career.

The recital begins at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets range from 40,000 won to 100,000 won.

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

*Most tickets are available at ticket.interpark.com/global or by calling 1544-1555.

BY YIM SEUNG-HYE [yim.seunghye@joongang.co.kr]