The Last Empress (musical)

The Last Empress (Hangul: 뮤지컬 명성황후) is a Korean musical about the Empress Myeongseong of Korea, based on a historical novel by author Yi Mun-yol. It debuted in 1995 as South Korea's first original musical.

The Last Empress
MusicKim Hee Gap
LyricsYang In Ja
Georgina St George
BasisHistorical novel by
Yi Mun-yol
Productions1995 Seoul
1997 Lincoln Center
2002 West End
2003 Los Angeles
2004 Toronto
2007 Seoul

The musical had Peter Casey as orchestrator[1] and was composed by Kim Hee-gap, with lyrics by Yang In-ja (translated by Georgina St. George), and directed by Yun Ho-jin. The musical was produced by the Seoul-based Arts Communication (A-Com).

The original production at the Seoul Performing Arts Center was expected to reach one million ticket sales by March 2007.[2]

It played at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, in 1997 and 1998, to favorable reviews. It also played in London's West End in 2002,[3] the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles in 2003,[4] and at Toronto's Hummingbird Centre in 2004.

See also

References
  1. 'Peter Casey'. Opera Australia
  2. "The Korea Times". www.koreatimes.co.kr. The Korea Times. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  3. "The Last Empress, a CurtainUp London review". www.curtainup.com. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  4. "Los Angeles News and Events". LA Weekly. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
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