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Maybe Happy Ending
''Maybe Happy Ending'' (; lit. "Maybe Happy Ending) is an original South Korean musical with music composed by Will Aronson and lyrics written by Hue Park, and book written by both Aronson and Park. It is their first original musical and second work together after Musical ''Bungee Jumping''. Directed by Kim Dong-yeon, ''Maybe Happy Ending'' opened in Seoul at Lifeway Hall in DCF Daemyung Cultural Factory on December 20, 2016, where it played for 51 performances. It was nominated as best musical at The 6th Yegreen Musical Awards, and won four awards including Musical of the Year Award, Music Award (Will Aronson), Directing Award (Kim Dong-yeon)and Female Popularity Award (Jeon Mi-do). It was also nominated for six awards at The 2nd Korean Musical Award and won six awards, including Best Musical, Best Director, Best Music, Lyrics and Book. Local tours and international productions have followed. Background In 2014 Hue Park was sitting in a coffee shop in Brooklyn. He heard the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Aronson
William Landry Aronson (born 1981, New Haven, Connecticut) is an American composer and writer for musical theater, whose work includes the scores for ''Pete the Cat, Mother, Me & the Monsters,'' and ''My Scary Girl.'' He also composed and co-wrote the book for the late 21st-century romance ''Maybe Happy Ending'' (2017), ''The Trouble with The Dog,'' and ''Bungee Jump'', cited by the NY Times in 2013 as Korea’s “most popular original musical,” and winner of Best Score at the Korean Musical Awards. Current projects include ''Hansel & Gretl & Heidi & Günter'' and ''Wind-Up Girl.'' Aronson is the recipient of the Richard Rodgers Award, a Fulbright grant, the ASCAP Frederick Loewe Award, an EST/Sloan grant, and three Korean Musical Awards. In addition to his theatrical work, Aronson has composed and produced over 200 tracks for the ESL children's book/DVD series, ''English Egg''. Education Aronson holds a B.A. in music from Harvard University. As an undergraduate, Aronson was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Awards
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in Midtown Manhattan. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances. One is also given for Regional theatre in the United States, regional theatre. Several discretionary non-competitive awards are given as well, including a Special Tony Award, the Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre, and the Isabelle Stevenson Award. The awards were founded by theatre producer and director Brock Pemberton and are named after Antoinette Perry, Antoinette "Tony" Perry, an actress, producer and theatre director who was co-founder and secretary of the American Theatre Wing. The trophy consists of a spinnable medallion, with faces portraying an adaptation of the comedy and tragedy masks, mounted on a black base with a pewter swivel. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Mientus
Andrew Michael Mientus (born November 10, 1986) is an American actor. He is best known for starring in the Broadway musicals '' Spring Awakening'', ''Les Misérables'', and ''Wicked'', and on television in the NBC musical drama '' Smash'' and as Hartley Rathaway, aka the Pied Piper, in the hit CW series ''The Flash''. Early life Mientus was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, son of Jean Marie ( Gleeson) and Robert J. Mientus. He is of Polish, Italian, and Irish descent. Before starting his career in theatre, Mientus was a fan of the musical '' Spring Awakening.'' After seeing the show at the Atlantic Theatre Company, he created a Facebook group for his friends and himself to discuss the show on. However, Mientus began to notice strangers (fellow fans) were joining the group, and soon one of the producers from ''Spring Awakening'' contacted Mientus and asked him to make his group the official show Facebook page, which Mientus could moderate. He agreed, and was later recommended by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Arden
Michael Jerrod Moore (born October 6, 1982), known professionally as Michael Arden, is an American actor, singer, musician, and theatre director. Early life Growing up in Midland, Texas, he was active in the Pickwick Players, Midland Community Theatre's youth performing company. He was a student at Trinity School, a college preparatory school in Midland. A Presidential Scholar in the arts, he received a scholarship to Interlochen Arts Academy as a theatre student, where he graduated in 2001. He was accepted on a full scholarship to the Juilliard School, where he was in the Drama Division's ''Group 34'' (2001–2005). He left Juilliard in 2003 to join the Broadway revival company of the musical '' Big River''. Career Theatre Arden made his Broadway debut as Tom Sawyer in the 2003 Roundabout and Deaf West revival of '' Big River''. He also starred opposite John Hill in the 2004 off-Broadway show '' Bare, a Pop Opera''. In Summer 2005, he played Nick, a sexually promiscuous gay ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alliance Theatre
The Alliance Theatre is a theater company in Atlanta, Georgia, based at the Alliance Theatre, part of the Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center, and is the winner of the 2007 Regional Theatre Tony Award. The company, originally the Atlanta Municipal Theatre, staged its first production (''King Arthur'') at the Alliance in 1968. The following year the company became the Alliance Theatre Company. Within a decade, the company had grown tremendously and staged the world premiere of Tennessee Williams' '' Tiger Tail'' and was casting such well-known actors as Richard Dreyfuss, Morgan Freeman, Jane Alexander, Paul Winfield, Robert Foxworth, Jo Van Fleet and Cybill Shepherd. Other world premieres included Ed Graczyk's '' Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean''. With the arrival of Kenny Leon as artistic director in 1988, the company began a period of diversification and growth. Leon's work attracted a larger African-American audience by staging a more diverse selection of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Joo-yeon
Kim Joo-yeon (; born May 11, 1993) is a South Korean musical, stage and television actress. She is best known for her role in Netflix Original Series '' Move to Heaven'' (2021) and '' Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha'' (2021). Early years Kim Joo-yeon was born on May 11, 1993, in Jeju, South Korea as the youngest of three daughters. Kim grew up in Jeju, where she had limited exposure to theater or musical performances. However, her life took a different turn after she met art teacher Ko Seong-woo in the third grade of elementary school. Kim played the male role in her school's team for the national folk song competition, which won the grand prize, and this experience played a significant role in gradually changing her shy personality. Kim developed an interest in music after becoming a fan of the indie band Jaurim, and she began taking singing lessons from a former professor of Seoul Institute of The Arts. Based on the teacher's recommendation, she enrolled at Anyang Arts High School, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yesung
Kim Kang-hoon (born Kim Jong-woon; August 24, 1984), better known by his stage name Yesung is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, radio personality and television presenter. He debuted in 2005 as a member of Super Junior and its subgroups Super Junior-K.R.Y. (2006), Super Junior-H (2008) and participated in SM Entertainment's projects SM The Ballad (2014). Aside from group activities, he has recorded songs for various television dramas and movies, participated in various television dramas, movies, musicals and radio hosting. He began his solo career in 2016 with his first extended play, '' Here I Am''. Biography Yesung was born on August 24, 1984 in Seoul and later moved to Cheonan, South Chungcheong at age 10. He is the older son of two; his younger brother's name is Kim Jong-jin. From a young age, Yesung expressed an interest in singing. In 1999, he joined a broadcast singing competition and won gold at the Cheonan Singing Competition. In 2001, Yesung's mother, Im Bo-k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Junior
Super Junior (; stylized in all caps), also known as SJ or SuJu, is a South Korean boy band formed by Lee Soo-man, the founder of SM Entertainment in 2005. They are also dubbed by the media as the "King of Hallyu Wave" due to their prominent contributions in Korean Wave. Super Junior currently consists of 10 members, consisting of leader Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook and Kyuhyun. Originally a 12-piece group before the addition of Kyuhyun in 2006, Han Geng, Kibum and Kangin departed the band in 2011, 2015 and 2019, respectively. Super Junior launched into international recognition following the release of their best-selling single "Sorry, Sorry" in 2009, the title song of their most critically successful album, ''Sorry, Sorry''. Over the years, they have been divided into smaller groups, simultaneously targeting different music industries and audiences. The members have also individually branched out into hosting, presentin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2.7 million in the 2020 census, it is also the largest component of the Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, which is the second-largest metropolitan area in Japan and the 10th largest urban area in the world with more than 19 million inhabitants. Osaka was traditionally considered Japan's economic hub. By the Kofun period (300–538) it had developed into an important regional port, and in the 7th and 8th centuries, it served briefly as the imperial capital. Osaka continued to flourish during the Edo period (1603–1867) and became known as a center of Japanese culture. Following the Meiji Restoration, Osaka greatly expanded in size and underwent rapid industrialization. In 1889, Osaka was officially established as a municipality. The construc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
U-KISS
U-KISS ( ko, 유키스; ja, ユーキス) is a South Korean boy band formed in 2008. Their name is an acronym, standing for Ubiquitous Korean International Idol Super Star. The group's current lineup is composed of Soohyun, Hoon, Kiseop and Jun. Their breakthrough hit was "Man Man Ha Ni" (2009) from their EP ''ContiUKiss''. They released their first full-length album, '' Only One'', on February 3, 2010. In September 2011, U-KISS released their second full-length album, ''Neverland''. They made their formal debut in Japan in 2011 with the release of the single "Tick Tack". Their second Japanese single was "Forbidden Love", while their first Japanese full-length album was ''A Shared Dream'' (2012). Since their debut, U-KISS has released three full-length albums, twelve mini-albums/EPs, one special mini-album (created for their fans), and various singles. They have released seven Japanese full-length albums, one Japanese compilation album, and five Japanese mini-albums/EPs. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supernova (South Korean Group)
Supernova (; stylized as SUPERNOVA) is a South Korean boy band formed under Mnet Media in 2006. Their most well-known lineup featured Jung Yoon-hak, Jung Yunhak, Kim Sungje, Kim Kwangsoo, Yoon Sungmo, Song Jihyuk and Park Geon-il, Park Geonil. The six members specialized in the areas of singing, dance, acting, rap and pop. Supernova officially debuted on September 21, 2007, with their lead single "Hit" from debut album ''The Beautiful Stardust''. From 2007 to 2018 they were known in Korean as Choshinsung () and in Japanese as ; starting in 2018 they are now known everywhere by the English name, written in all caps Latin script. History Formation Before it became Supernova, it was a 5-member group named GM5. The group composed of Park Geonil, Kim Sung Je, Kim Gwangsu, Song Jihyuk, Han Ji Hoo. In December 2006, there were changes in the lineup; Ji Hoo was removed from the group and replaced by Jung Yoonhak and Kim Jinchul (Jinon of F.Cuz). They performed in the BIG4 Concert as GM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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