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KPOPhas officially hitBroadway!
The new musical celebrated its opening night on the Great White Way on Sunday at the Circle in the Square Theatre. (Its official press opening was pushed back to Nov. 27 followingpositive COVID caseslast week among the cast.)
In exclusive photos shared with PEOPLE from Sunday night’s red-carpet event, the show’s stars can be seen getting ready to usher in the new musical, which boasts 18 Broadway debuts.
The original musical, which celebrates Korean culture, follows multiple K-pop stars as they put on a special one-night-only concert, while facing personal and cultural challenges that threaten “to dismantle one of the industry’s hottest labels,” according to a press release from the production.
The musical combines “pulse-pounding” music and “electrifying” choreography to tell a story exploring the discipline, ambition and talent behind what it takes to be a successful K-pop star.
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K-pop artists making their Broadway debut include BoHyung, from the group SPICA and one half of the duo KEEMBO, Min from Miss A and Kevin Woo from U-KISS. Similar to their real life, theystep into the rolesof K-pop idols, perPlaybill.
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TheKPOPcast also includes Julia Abueva, Major Curda, Jinwoo Jung, Jiho Kang, Amy Keum, James Kho, Marina Kondo, Eddy Lee, Joshua Lee, Jully Lee, Lina Rose Lee, Timothy H. Lee, Abraham Lim, Kate Mina Lin, Aubie Merrylees, Patrick Park, Zachary Noah Piser and John Yi.
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On Sunday, stars of the new show walked the red carpet for the opening celebration and prepared for a special performance for a packed house that included musical theater star Lea Salonga (the first actress of Asian descent to win a Tony Award),Hamilton’sPhillipa Sooand her husband Steven Pasquale, andSaturday Night Livecast memberBowen Yang.
Also on hand were Tony Award winner Judith Light,Gleealum Telly Leung, formerDear Evan Hansenstar Andrew Barth Feldman and more.
The show initially opened Off-Broadway in 2017 at Ars Nova and received a sold-out extended run, becoming the most-nominated show of the 2017-2018 season, perPark’s website.
KPOPopens on Nov. 27 at Broadway’s Circle in the Square Theatre.
source: people.com
