Korean Musical 1998 "The Last Empress" New York Program Signed 40 Cast Members

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Korean Musical 1998 "The Last Empress" New York Program Signed 40 Cast Members
Korean Musical 1998 "The Last Empress" New York Program Signed 40 Cast Members
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New York Lincoln Center Program,
Musical: The Last Empress
, Arts Communications, Seoul, South Korea, 8 ¼ by 11 ¾ inches, paperback, 48 pages, written in Korean and English, signed by 40 cast members (many with lengthy inscriptions in Korean) including the seven featured stars (Won Jung Kim, Tae Won Yi Kim, Sung Hoon Lee, Hee Sung Yu, Min Soo Kim, Sung Ki Kim, and Hee Jung Lee), July-August 1998, in very good condition (the pages have partially separated from the spine after the cast opened the book flat to sign their pictures).  The program is also signed on the front cover by Janice Choi, probably the person who got the autographs and who may have been an extra in the performance.   The New York performance was the first outside Korea.  Signed programs like this are extremely scarce.
The Last Empress
(Hangul:
???
????
) is a musical about
Empress Myeongseong
of
Korea.  It debuted in 1995 as
South Korea's first original musical, and was continuing its run in
Seoul
as of February 2007. It is based on a historical novel written by the well-known South Korean author
Yi Mun Yol, composed by Kim Hee Gap, with lyrics by Yang In Ja (translated by Georgina St George), and directed by
Yun Ho-Jin. The 2
1/2
-hour musical is produced by
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.
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, the
Kodak Theater
in Los Angeles
in 2003,
and at Toronto's
Hummingbird Centre
in 2004.
Condition Notes:
The program is in very good condition (the pages have partially separated from the spine after the cast opened the book flat to sign their pictures inside).
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