Shin Youngsook (申榮淑, born November 26, 1975) is a South Korean musical theatre actress. She majored in vocal performance at the university. For her musical debut she appeared in the musical ''The Last Empress'' as Lady Sontag. She was a member o
Seoul Performing Arts Company
from 2000 to 2007. The final level of education she has completed is a master's degree in

Dankook University Dankook University (commonly referred to as Dankook), abbreviated as DU or DKU, is a prestigious private research university in Yongin and Cheonan, South Korea. The university was established in 1947. It was the first university established after ...

Early life

Shin was born in Seoul, South Korea, as the fifth youngest child. She began singing as a child, and played instruments such as piano, acoustic guitar, accordion, and harmonica. She became interested in

Pansori ' () is a Korean genre of musical storytelling performed by a singer and a drummer. The term ''pansori'' is derived from the Korean words ''pan'' (Hangul: 판) and ''sori'' (Hangul: 소리), the latter of which means "sound." However, ''pan ...

. She won first place in a school choir competition several times. When she was in high school, she conducted the school choirs, and worked at the missionary choir. Thanks to her early musical activities, she started to learn voice performance at university.

Career

After university graduation, Shin prepared to study her major abroad and auditioned for ''The Last Empress'' by chance. She was cast as Lady Sontag. She then decided to become a musical actress. After her debut, she entered Seoul Performing Arts Company in order to learn acting performance.

2000-2007 (Seoul Performing Arts Company)

In 2002, Shin appeared as Nanny in musical ''Romeo and Juliet''. She was nominated for the 7th Korean Musical Awards as best supporting actress. In 2004, she appeared as Kappuni in musical play ''The day to marry''. She performed the character as an independent modern woman saying "I'll find my true love by myself." In 2005, she appeared as the title role Bari in the musical play ''Bari''. Shin originated the role of Seryu in the musical ''The kingdom of the winds'', and the role of Noksu in the musical ''Yi''.

2008-present

Shin appeared as the major characters of musicals such as

Grizabella Grizabella the Glamour Cat is a main character in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical ''Cats''. Lonely and decrepit, Grizabella seeks acceptance from the other Jellicle cats but is initially ostracised. She sings the most famous song from the musical ...

in ''Cats''', Baroness Waldstatten in ''

Mozart! ''Mozart!'' is an Austrian musical, originally written in German. The original book and lyrics were written by Michael Kunze and the music and arrangements were composed by Sylvester Levay. The show is a new imagining of the struggles of the famo ...

'', Gertrude in ''

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

'', Madame Therese Defarge in ''A Tale of Two Cities'', Mrs. Danvers in ''Rebecca'', Empress Myeongseong in ''The Last Empress'' and Donna in '' Mamma Mia!''. When she sang the musical number 'Gold von den Sternen (Gold star)' in ''Mozart!'' astonishingly well, she gained a nickname 'Ms. Gold star'. She was beloved for the role of Mrs. Danvers and Baroness Valdstatten, earning Golden Ticket Awards and Korea Musical Awards as the best supporting actress for these roles. In 2015, Shin came back as title role to her debut musical ''The Last Empress''.

Stage performances

* 1999 ''The Last Empress'', Lady Sontag * 2000 ''Daebak'', Mrs. Heungbu * 2000 ''Taepung'', Ariel * 2001 ''Taepung'', Ariel * 2002 ''The kingdom of winds'' * 2002 ''The morning of Goryeo'', Princess Hyemyeong * 2002 ''Romeo and Juliet'', Nanny * 2002 ''Taepung'', Trinculo * 2003 ''Romeo and Juliet'', Nanny * 2003 ''Sound of Music'', Reverend Mother * 2003 ''Christmas Carol'', Madmame Cratchit * 2004 ''Midsummer night's dream'', Helena * 2004 ''The day to marry'', kappuni * 2004 ''Christmas Carol'', Madame Cratchit * 2005 ''Bari'', Bari * 2005 ''Christmas Carol'', Madame Cratchit * 2005 ''Scents of Ancient'', Moocheon, Sanhwaga * 2005 ''Romeo and Juliet'', Nanny * 2006 ''Romeo and Juliet'', Nanny * 2006 ''The Kingdom of winds'', Seryu * 2006 ''Yi'', Noksu * 2006 ''Christmas Carol'', Madame Cratchit * 2007 ''Sister Soul'', Josephine * 2007 ''Hairspray'', motormouth * 2007 ''The kingdom of winds'', Seryu * 2008 ''Cats'', Grizabella * 2008 ''Bad boys'', Muriel * 2009 ''Romeo and Juliet'' (French production), Lady Capulet * 2009 ''Cats'', Grizabella * 2010 ''Spamalot'', Lady of the lake * 2010 ''Coronation Ball'' - starmania, Stella Spotlight / Cydia * 2010 ''Turandot'', Turandot * 2010 ''Mozart!'', Baroness Valdstatten * 2011 ''Hamlet'', Gertrude * 2011 ''Mozart!'', Baroness Valdstatten * 2012 ''Rudolf'', Countess Larisch * 2012 ''A Tale of Two Cities'', Madame Defarge * 2012 ''Sherlock Holmes'', Jane Watson * 2013 ''Rebecca'', Mrs. Danvers * 2013 ''A Tale of Two Cities'', Madame Defarge * 2013 ''

Guys and Dolls ''Guys and Dolls'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" (1933) and "Blood Pressure", which are two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also bo ...

'', Adelaide * 2014 ''Mozart!'', Baroness Valdstatten * 2014 ''Rebecca'', Mrs. Danvers. * 2015 ''Phantom'', Madame Carlotta * 2015 ''The Last Empress'', Myeongseong Empress * 2016 ''Rebecca'', Mrs. Danvers * 2016 ''Mamma Mia!'', Donna Sheridan * 2016 ''Mozart!'', Baroness Valdstatten * 2016 ''Phantom'', Madame Carlotta * 2017 ''Turandot'', Turandot * 2017 ''Rebecca'', Mrs. Danvers * 2017 ''The last kiss'', Marie Countess Larisch * 2018 ''

The Man Who Laughs ''The Man Who Laughs'' (also published under the title ''By Order of the King'' from its subtitle in French) is a novel by Victor Hugo, originally published in April 1869 under the French title ''L'Homme qui rit''. It takes place in England beg ...

'', Duchess Josiana * 2018 ''Elisabeth'', Elisabeth * 2019 ''Xcalibur'', Morgana * 2019 ''Mamma Mia!'', Donna Sheridan * 2019 ''Rebecca'', Mrs. Danvers * 2020 ''The Man Who Laughs'', Duchess Josiana * 2020 ''Mozart!'', Baroness Valdstatten * 2022 ''Mrs. Doubtfire'', Miranda * 2022 ''Mrs. Doubtfire'', Miranda * 2022–2023 '' 42nd Street'', Dorothy Brock

Awards

* 2018 2nd Korea Musical Awards, best supporting actress * 2017 1st Korea Musical Awards, best supporting actress * 2017 12th Golden Ticket Awards, best actress * 2016 10th DIMF Awards, the star of year * 2016 11th Golden Ticket Awards, Scene Stealer * 2015 9th DIMF Awards, the star of year * 2013 7th DIMF Awards, the star of year * 2012 18th Korean Musical Awards, best actress nomination * 2011 17th Korean Musical Awards, best actress nomination * 2010 4th The Musical Awards, best supporting actress * 2003 9th Korean Musical Awards, best supporting actress nomination

References

External links

* Fan page https://cafe.naver.com/shiningshin {{DEFAULTSORT:Shin, Youngsook Living people 1975 births People from Seoul South Korean musical theatre actresses Dankook University alumni