Shin Chun-soo (신춘수)

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  Korean 'Zhivago' inspires director
  2012/01/27, Source,
  Des McAnuff, two-time Tony Award-winning director, arrived in Korea to add final touches to the new musical "Doctor Zhivago", which raised its curtain Friday. "Zhivago is a witness to history and also a courageous man. He ultimately discovers that love can survive through the worst of times by living on art. He captivates Lara and his love for her in his poetry", he said in an interview with The Korea Times. He joined the project of staging Boris Pasternak's 1957 novel of the same name a few years ago at the request of Lucy Simon, the composer of "Doctor Zhivago", who first had the idea,...More

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  Jo joins 'Doctor Zhivago'
  2012/01/17, Source,
  By Kwon Mee-yoo Top actor Jo Seung-woo will join the new musical "Doctor Zhivago" as a male lead. Initially, model-turned-actor Joo Ji-hoon was cast for the role of Russian doctor Yuri Zhivago whose life is shaken by the Russian Revolution and Civil War in the early 20th century. However, he quit the position due to problems with his vocal chords, forcing OD Musical Company, the production firm, to look for a replacement two weeks before the opening. "People might see me as a relief pitcher or replacement, but for now Yuri Zhivago is my role", Jo said at a press conference,...More

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  Korean movies opening today 2011/06/09 in Korea
  2011/06/09, Source,
  Korean movies opening today 2011/06/09 in Korea "White: The Melody of the Curse", "Moby Dick", omnibus "Short! Short! Short! 2011" and "The Story Of My Life",...More

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  'Don Quixote' eager to enter Broadway
  2011/06/06, Source,
  Shin Chun-soo, president and CEO of OD Musical Company, speaks during an interview with The Korea Times. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul This is the first in a series of interviews of heads of Korea's top theatrical companies. - ED. By Kwon Mee-yoo "Jekyll and Hyde" is one of the most popular musicals in Korea, drawing more than 620,000 people as of May. Don Quixote of the musical "Man of La Mancha" is one of the most sought-after roles among male musical actors. The musical "Grease" has been a nest for aspiring actors, nurturing top performers such as Oh Man-seok, Um Ki-joon and Kang Ji-hwan. In 2009, a revival of the musical "Dreamgirls" premiered in Korea, with state-of-the-art LED panels depicting the backdrop of the legendary Apollo Theater and also the airport where the Dreamgirls held a press conference,...More