[News] Junsu and Ok Juhyun Both Cast in Elisabeth, Draw Anticipation

Ok Juhyun and Kim Junsu who are being recognized as musical actors from idol stars have become cast in the musical Elisabeth. The two are heightening the anticipation for the large-theater musical Elisabeth that will draw its curtains in the coming February by being cast as Elisabeth and Death.

The musical Elisabeth is a re-interpretation of the story of the real-life empress of Austria Elisabeth and her death. This musical begins with the counterargument from Lucheni who is undergoing a trial of 100 years with the charge that he has murdered the empress. He argues that “the Empress loved death” and the story of the life and death of Elisabeth unfold.

Ok Juhyun takes the role of the lead Elisabeth and transforms into the tragic empress who is trapped within the royal halls and dreams of a free life and love. The musical actress Kin Sunyoung has been double-cast in the same role. Kim Junsu appears as the character that personifies death. He falls in fateful love with Elisabeth and endlessly tempts her. Ryu Junghan and Song Changwee have been triple-cast in the same role.

The production company EMK Musical Company said: “It has not been confirmed as to whether Ok Juhyun and Kim Junsu will stand on the same stage together. We plan to decide as to which actors appear together for all actors after mediating their schedules.”

Elisabeth first played in Vienna in 1992 and has since been performed in nations all around the world, and in Korea this is the first performance. The playwrights Sylvester Levay and Michael Kunze who showed Mozart! to Korea have this as one of their other representative works. The directing will be taken by Robert Johansson of the performance Hamlet.

For the role of Franz Joseph who loved Elisabeth only for all of his life, Yun Youngsuk and Min Youngki have been cast. For the narrator Lucheni, Kim Suyong, Choi Minchul and Park Euntae have taken the role and plan to act with enthusiasm.

The performance will take place from February 9 to May 13 in the Blue Square of Hannandong, Seoul.

Source: Focus Shinmun
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