The Korea Herald

[Herald Review] Green-skinned witch makes ‘Wicked’ return

Feb 17, 2021

Musical stars Ock Joo-hyun and Jeong Sun-ah bewitch audiences
Gender-bending casting opens up new opportunities for actors, dramas

Feb 17, 2021

Stage actor Kim Seong-nyeo to play female Faust
Lunar New Year's theater attendance plunges amid pandemic

Feb 15, 2021

Lingering concerns over COVID-19 kept South Korean people from going to cinemas during the Lunar New Year holiday, but recently eased social distancing is expected to brighten prospects for the virus...
KNO to present gala shows to support opera singers

Feb 9, 2021

State opera troupe will perform five full-act opera works this year
Musicals return to sold-out theaters

Feb 8, 2021

Popular shows extend runs to make up for two-month break
4 dance works by Matthew Bourne to be streamed in March

Feb 3, 2021

Bourne, best-known for his contemporary ballet version of “Swan Lake,” which features muscular male dancers as the swans, is an internationally acclaimed British choreographer who has won the Laurenc...
Musicals return to stage as social distancing measures are eased

Feb 1, 2021

Middle-seat vacancy rule relaxed for performing art halls, cinemas
Original musicals to light up stage in February

Jan 27, 2021

TvN hit drama “Hotel Del Luna” to be made into musical in 2022
Studio for virtual music, drama performances to open in Seoul

Jan 26, 2021

With the COVID-19 pandemic pushing the art industry to shift online, the Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to launch a studio for online streaming in central Seoul to make way for virtual performan...
Cinema closures in S. Korea hit 12-year high in 2020 on coronavirus

Jan 26, 2021

The number of cinema closures soared to a 12-year high in 2020 in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, data showed Tuesday. A total of 81 movie theaters closed shop across the nation last year, nea...
For fans who missed ‘Nutcracker,’ ballet scene set for rebound in 2021

Jan 20, 2021

Universal Ballet, another major ballet troupe here, will present “Don Quixote,” June 4-6 at the Seoul Arts Center. Based on the famous Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes, the ballet work features S...
National theater troupe aims to establish online screening model like NT Live

Jan 18, 2021

Book on cultural blacklist scandal will be published, new head of NTCK says
Korea Musical Awards recognizes ‘Marie Curie’ with four awards

Jan 12, 2021

Musical “Marie Curie” won four awards at the Korea Musical Awards held Monday, recognized as an outstanding original Korean musical production. Presented by the Korea Musical Theater Association, ...
Performing arts expands beyond stage

Jan 9, 2021

Productions adapt to online environment for survival amid pandemic era
Number of daily moviegoers hits new record low amid movie drought from pandemic

Jan 8, 2021

The number of daily moviegoers plunged to a fresh record low this week, as new releases have been affected by the latest coronavirus resurgence in winter, data showed Friday. According to the data f...