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Actor Ivy on 'Chicago' Broadway casting: 'I dug at one well for a very long time'

After nearly 600 performances at home, singer-actor Ivy will reprise lead role of Roxie Hart in her Broadway debut in classic American musical.

2026.6.23

Ivy to play Roxie Hart in Broadway production of 'Chicago'

After taking the lead role for a dozen years on Korean stages, longtime performer will finally get her star turn in the world's most famous theater district.

2026.6.10

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Musical director Rachel Chavkin speaks to reporters ahead of ″Lempicka″'s March opening in Korea, on Thursday at the Gangdong Arts Center in Gangdong District, eastern Seoul. [YONHAP]

Tony-winning director eager for second life of 'complex,' women-driven 'Lempicka'

Tony-winning director Rachel Chavkin stood by her musical “Lempicka,” saying that the show — centered on a female artist — received a mixed critical reception on Broadway in part because misogyny shapes audiences’ expectations of theater narratives.

2026.1.26

This image released by Polk & Co. shows actor Daniel Dae Kim during a performance of ″Yellow Face on Broadway,″ a play by David Henry Hwang, in New York. [AP/YONHAP]

Daniel Dae Kim making history at the Tony Awards and pushing for Asian representation on Broadway

Daniel Dae Kim makes history as the first Asian nominee for best leading actor at the Tony Awards, advocating for greater Asian representation in theater.

2025.5.16

Producer Shin Chun-soo, CEO of OD Company, poses for a photo at a red carpet event held before the opening performance of the Korean production company's original musical ″The Great Gatsby″ at the London Coliseum Theatre on April 25. [YONHAP]

'The Great Gatsby' producer Shin Chun-soo lays path for Korean talent to go global

Producer Shin Chun-soo, known as the first Korean to bring a musical to both Broadway and West End, is now leading a global rollout of “The Great Gatsby,” while laying the groundwork to open new doors for Korean creators internationally.

2025.5.6

Writers Hue Park, left, and Will Aronson of the homegrown musical 'Maybe Happy Ending' [CJ ENM]

'I hope these stories feel personal': Korean musical brings robots, Jeju and a Glee star to Broadway

Writers Hue Park and Will Aronson of the Broadway-bound 'Maybe Happy ending' drew inspiration from their experiences as outsiders with the hope of creating a poignant and culturally diverse work.

2024.5.30

Producer Shin Chun-soo at the Korean Cultural Center in New York ahead of the press conference about the musical 'The Great Gatsby' [OD COMPANY]

'Gatsby' producer Shin Chun-soo reflects on Broadway debut and future of the 'K-musical'

Shin Chun-soo, producer of "The Great Gatsby" musical, reflects on his Broadway debut and the challenges he faced bringing his show to the public.

2024.5.1

A scene from the ongoing Broadway musical 'The Great Gatsby' produced by OD Company, at Broadway Theater, New York, starring Jeremy Jordan as Gatsby, left, and Eva Noblezada as Daisy [OD COMPANY]

Musical 'The Great Gatsby' not so great in the end

Jeremy Jordan and Eva Nobelzada, star as Gatsby and Daisy and display undeniable chemistry on stage. But without a sufficient tap into the source’s underlying themes, their relationship is reduced to an unoriginal romance.

2024.4.29

Actors Jeremy Jordon, left, and Eva Noblezada will star in the upcoming Broadway production of the musical 'The Great Gatsby.' [OD COMPANY]

'Great Gatsby' musical heads to Broadway

OD Company's musical production of "The Great Gatsby" is set to open on Broadway in April, with Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada reprising their starring roles from the production's previous run at the Paper Mill Playhouse.

2024.1.17

Cast members of ″KPOP: The Musical,″ a new Broadway musical, perform during a press preview at Circle in the Square Theatre in New York City on Oct. 11. [ANGELA WEISS/ AFP/YONHAP]

Producers of 'KPOP: The Musical' call for apology by New York Times following critic's review

Broadway's “KPOP: The Musical” called for an apology by The New York Times following an allegedly racist review written by the paper's theater critic, Jesse Green. The show's producers Tim Forbes and Joey Parnes on Friday released their letter...

2022.12.6