Let It Go Once More... Frozen Reborn as a Musical

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Disney's animated film Frozen, which enjoyed massive popularity in South Korea, has been brought to the musical stage.

Culture and arts correspondent Kim Soo-hyun brings us the news on the performance.

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[Musical 'Frozen' / Through March 1 of Next Year / Charlotte Theater]

Disney's animated film Frozen, which sparked the "Let It Go" syndrome and attracted 10 million moviegoers during its domestic release in 2014, has returned as a musical.

Marking its Korean premiere, the musical Frozen vividly brings the animation's fantasy to the stage, featuring an ice castle that rises with a single hand gesture.

The musical adds new songs that delve into the internal conflicts of the sisters Elsa and Anna, presenting a narrative that goes deeper than the original work.

Elsa will be alternately played by Jeong Sun-ah, Jeong Yu-ji, and Min Kyoung-ah.

Anna will be alternately played by Park Jinjoo, Hong Geum-bi, and Choi Ji-hye.

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[Play 'The Glass Menagerie' / October 17 – November 22 / Seoul Arts Center Towol Theater]

Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie is being staged as part of the Seoul Arts Center Towol Classic Play Series.

Set in 1930s St. Louis, USA, it tells the story of a family living in a rundown apartment.

The mother, Amanda, cannot let go of her glamorous past; her son, Tom, dreams of becoming a poet but must bear the burden of supporting the family; and her introverted daughter, Rora, stays confined inside the home.

The title, The Glass Menagerie, is derived from the small glass animal figurines that Rora collects, where the delicate and easily broken glass animals symbolize Rora herself.

The Glass Menagerie portrays the universal human image swayed between reality and ideals, responsibility and freedom.

[Shin Yu-cheong / Director of 'The Glass Menagerie': (Tennessee Williams) captured the era he lived in through the story of a small household, and as I grasped that symbolism, a very vast world unfolded.]

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[2026 Korea Gugak Orchestra Festival / October 6 – 17 / Sejong Center M Theater]

The Korea Gugak Orchestra Festival, held at the Sejong Center, is an event exploring contemporary Korean traditional orchestra music.

Marking its 4th installment this year, it is being held on its largest scale ever, with a total of 11 organizations participating, including 10 national and public troupes from across the country as well as the private Chung-Ang Gugak Orchestra.

This year focuses on expanding the possibilities of Korean traditional orchestra music by experimenting with encounters between Gugak and various instruments and genres, such as the violin, cello, and beatboxing, while introducing new works.

(Video Editing: Yu Mi-ra, VJ: Oh Se-kwan)
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