Broadway News
Blasting Off November 27, KPOP Opens Broadway Run
The multimedia musical delivers a K-pop style concert while giving a look behind the costumes and lights at the lives of its fictional music superstars.
The company of KPOP
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Studded with K-pop music singers, KPOP officially opens its Broadway bow at Circle in the Square Theatre November 27. The show moved its original opening date from November 20, having begun performances October 13. To celebrate its run, the multimedia musical kept its red carpet for the November 20 performances ahead of its official press opening. Check out the celebration here .
The Broadway musical follows the behind-the-scenes drama of a fictional K-pop music label's American debut. As its superstars—solo artist MwE, girl group RTMIS, and boy band F8—perform songs and curated public images for a documentary filmmaker hired by label executive Ruby, the pressures on each of them begin to show. MwE faces personal struggles, members of RTMIS and F8 deal with their own challenges, and the filmmaker decides to dig deeper. Will they pull off their American debut?
Luna in KPOP
Matthew Murphy
Starring real life K-pop artists Luna , BoHyung , Min , and Kevin Woo , joined by Julia Abueva , Amy Keum , Kate Mina Lin , John Yi , Hamilton's Eddy Lee , Joshua Lee , Abraham Lim , James Kho , Jiho Kang , Dear Evan Hansen's Zachary Noah Piser , Lina Rose Lee , Major Curda , Jinwoo Jung , Jully Lee , Timothy H. Lee , Aubie Merrylees , Patrick Park , and Marina Kondo .
Director Teddy Bergman helms the production, which features choreography by Jennifer Weber , music direction by Sujin Kim-Ramsey , scenic design by Gabriel Hainer Evansohn , costume design by Clint Ramos and Sophia Choi , lighting designer Jiyoun Chang , sound designers Peter Fitzgerald and Andrew Keister , projection design by Peter Nigrini , hair and wig design by Mia M. Neal , and makeup designer Suki Tsujimoto . Cherie B. Tay serves as production stage manager, and casting is by Tara Rubin Casting .
Kevin Woo and the company of KPOP
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Conceived by Jason Kim and the Woodshed Collective , KPOP featuring a book by Kim with music, lyrics, as well as music, lyrics, music production and arrangements by Helen Park , and music and lyrics by Max Vernon . It first opened Off-Broadway for its 2017 world premiere at Ars Nova . Ma-Yi Theater and the Woodshed Collective also contributed to bringing KPOP to the stage, and the musical ultimately took home three Lucille Lortel Awards including Outstanding Musical, the 2018 Richard Rodgers Award, and an Off Broadway Alliance Award for Best Unique Theatrical Experience.
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Photos: See Inside the Opening Celebration of KPOP
Photos: See Inside the Opening Celebration of KPOP
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Bowen Yang at opening night of KPOP
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Phillipa Soo and Steven Pasquale at opening night of KPOP
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Phillipa Soo and Steven Pasquale at opening night of KPOP
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Matt Rogers at opening night of KPOP
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Amber Ardolino at opening night of KPOP
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Amber Ardolino at opening night of KPOP
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Daniel K. Isaac at opening night of KPOP
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Daniel K. Isaac at opening night of KPOP
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Zell Steele Morrow at opening night of KPOP
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Zell Steele Morrow at opening night of KPOP
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Orfeh at opening night of KPOP
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Liesl Tommy at opening night of KPOP
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Liesl Tommy at opening night of KPOP
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Katrina Lenk at opening night of KPOP
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Minnie Mills at opening night of KPOP
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Andrew Barth Feldman and Helen J. Shen at opening night of KPOP
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Eleri Ward at opening night of KPOP
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Eleri Ward at opening night of KPOP
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Ben Levi Ross and Sekai Abeni at opening night of KPOP
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Jason Eagan at opening night of KPOP
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Piper Curda and Saylor Curda at opening night of KPOP
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Piper Curda, Major Curda, and Saylor Curda at opening night of KPOP
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Wayne Cilento and Cathy Cilento at opening night of KPOP
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Ash Santos at opening night of KPOP
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Tiler Peck at opening night of KPOP
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Tiler Peck at opening night of KPOP
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Micaela Diamond at opening night of KPOP
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Micaela Diamond at opening night of KPOP
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Lily Mae Harrington at opening night of KPOP
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Matthew Hoffman at opening night of KPOP
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Lea Salonga at opening night of KPOP
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Lea Salonga at opening night of KPOP
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Telly Leung at opening night of KPOP
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Curtain call at opening night of KPOP
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Curtain call at opening night of KPOP
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Helen Park at opening night of KPOP
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Luna (center) and company of KPOP on opening night
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Company of KPOP on opening night
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Helen Park at opening night of KPOP
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Teddy Bergman at opening night of KPOP
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Max Vernon at opening night of KPOP
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Luna at opening night of KPOP
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Julia Abueva, Kate Mina Lin, Amy Keum, Min, and BoHyung at opening night of KPOP
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Min at opening night of KPOP
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BoHyung at opening night of KPOP
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Julia Abueva at opening night of KPOP
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Julia Abueva at opening night of KPOP
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Kate Mina Lin at opening night of KPOP
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Kate Mina Lin at opening night of KPOP
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Amy Keum at opening night of KPOP
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Amy Keum at opening night of KPOP
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Sarah Yejin Hahm and John Yi at opening night of KPOP
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The Stage Management Team at opening night of KPOP
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Kevin Woo at opening night of KPOP
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Kevin Woo at opening night of KPOP
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Kevin Woo at opening night of KPOP
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Kevin Woo at opening night of KPOP
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Major Curda, Patrick Park, Jiho Kang, John Yi, Joshua Lee, Kevin Woo, Abraham Lim, Eddy Lee, Timothy H. Lee, James Kho, Zachary Noah Piser at opening night of KPOP
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Major Curda, Patrick Park, Jiho Kang, John Yi, Joshua Lee, Kevin Woo, Abraham Lim, Eddy Lee, Timothy H. Lee, James Kho, Zachary Noah Piser at opening night of KPOP
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Major Curda, Patrick Park, Jiho Kang, John Yi, Joshua Lee, Kevin Woo, Abraham Lim, Eddy Lee, Timothy H. Lee, James Kho, Zachary Noah Piser at opening night of KPOP
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Eddy Lee at opening night of KPOP
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Eddy Lee at opening night of KPOP
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Jiho Kang at opening night of KPOP
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Jiho Kang at opening night of KPOP
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James Kho at opening night of KPOP
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James Kho at opening night of KPOP
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John Yi at opening night of KPOP
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John Yi at opening night of KPOP
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Zachary Noah Piser at opening night of KPOP
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Zachary Noah Piser at opening night of KPOP
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Major Curda and Seonjae Kim at opening night of KPOP
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Abraham Lim at opening night of KPOP
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Major Curda at opening night of KPOP
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Joshua Lee at opening night of KPOP
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Joshua Lee at opening night of KPOP
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Marina Kondo, Patrick Park, Lina Rose Lee, Timothy H. Lee at opening night of KPOP
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Aubie Merrylees at opening night of KPOP
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Lina Rose Lee at opening night of KPOP
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Lina Rose Lee at opening night of KPOP
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Marina Kondo at opening night of KPOP
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Timothy H. Lee at opening night of KPOP
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Jully Lee at opening night of KPOP
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Jinwoo Jung at opening night of KPOP
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