<Musical ‘Phantom’ audition starts on August 3rd>
2014-07-14 13:11 NEWSWIRE
After 31 years of waiting, the first performance of the musical <Phantom> in South Korea will be started with the audition of 5 days starts on August 3rd. <Phantom> is a work of Tony Awards winner playwright Arthur Lee Kopit and composer Maury Yeston which was acclaimed as “Beyond imagination” by the press and critics when it was premiered for the first time in 1991, US.
This audition will select the lead role of this musical, the Phantom(Erik) who hides his deformed face behind his mask with his tragic fate, and Christine who captures Phantom’s mind with her lovely face and beautiful voice, Carlotta the new diva who opposes with Christine, Carrière the Opera House manager and Erik’s actual father, and ensemble cast. Also for the high degree of completion of the operetta form, the musical company is planning to choose best artists from various fields.
<Phantom> achieved recognition as ‘Very different from the musical <The Phantom of the Opera>’when it was first premiered in 1991. It has been performed in Europe as well as many cities of USA and made it’s commercial success worldwide. <Phantom> is very true to the original novel by Gaston Leroux by concentrating on Phantom’s unrevealed past with his parents and showing classic but also sophisticated music with prima ballerina’s ballet, and added emotional depth with glamorous staging.
In Asia, it was firstly showed in Takarazuka, Japan, 2004. <Phantom>’s lyrical and classic music with moving story fascinated the audience. In 2010, famous musical actor of Japan was featured, achieving sold-out record.
EMK Musical company is planning to devote all their production know-hows for the successful first performance of musical <Phantom> in Korea. Using special effects equipment, mysterious and fantastic atmosphere will be boosted and 3-floor opera house with 25 props will recreate the street of Paris. The company says they want to make the audience feel like they are on charming Opera tour in Paris.
Especially world famous production crew including producer of <Elisabeth> and <Rebecca> Robert Johanson, chief musical director of VBW Koen Schoots, creator of many Korean musical numbers musical director Jang So-young, choreographer of the musical <Rebecca> Jayme McDaniel, and costume designer of Disney Production <Frozen>Greg Poplyk will participate in the musical <Phantom>. They are going to create whole different work by painting the musical with modern taste on the music, stage, and costumes while keeping its original merits.
The audition continues from August 3rd to 7th. Applications can be submitted to EMK Musical company homepage from July 14th to July 29th. Email and mail are unacceptable. Only applicants who passed document screening can attend the 2nd and 3rd performance tests.
<Phantom> will be run from April 2015 at Chungmu Art Hall in Seoul.
Source : http://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=758400&ected=
<Phantom Audition Notice>
14-07-14 11:25 EMKMUSICAL COMPANY
Tony Awards Winner Arthur Kopit and Maury Yeston’s
touching love story and lyrical melodies!
Prima ballerina’s authentic BALLET!
Operetta style MUSIC!
1980s Opera House STAGE!
With various SPECIAL EFFECTS !
Producer of musical <Elisabeth>&<Rebecca> Robert Johanson
Chief musical director of VBW Koen Schoots
Creator of many Korean musical numbers musical director Jang So-young
Choreographer of the musical <Rebecca> Jayme McDaniel
Costume designer of Disney Production <Frozen> Greg Poplyk
Best production crews of South Korea, U.S.A., Austria and etc.
Reincarnation of world famous musical <PHANTOM> with EMK MUSICAL COMPANY!
Musical <Phantom> firstly performed in USA, 1991, was created by playwright Arthur Kopit and composer Maury Yeston. This musical was acclaimed as “An unbelievable musical”, “‘It’s another best work and very different from musical <The Phantom of the Opera>” by the press and critics at that time. After that, it was performed in USA and all over the Europe and every performance was sold-out. In Asia, it started it’s show in Takarazuka, Japan, 2004. And in 2010 Japan, famous musical actor was featured and that made the musical a steady seller. Musical <Phantom>’s classic but also sophisticated music and Paris Opera House, 25 props of Paris street and the stage captured every audiences all around the world and in April 2015, arrives for Korean audience.
All the best staffs are going to gather from South Korea, USA, Austria for this project and will add modern musical numbers, stage set, choreography, costumes to the original show and create whole new <Phantom> with EMKMUSICAL COMPANY.
BEHIND STORY of PHANTOM
Mysterious things happened before the birth of musical <Phantom>. In 1983, the next year after Playwright Arthur Kopit and composer Maury Yeston received Tony awards, they were offered a proposal that to make a musical out of the novel <The phantom of the Opera> from director and actor Geoffrey Holder. At that time, Geoffrey Holder had rights to make the novel into musical so Arthur Kopit and Maury Yeston started to work with the offer. However when they were working on musical numbers after they finished the book, Magazine ‘Variety’ introduced an official interview with Andrew Lloyd Webber that he is planning to produce musical <The phantom of the opera> in London, and musical <Phantom> started to falter. Even in this disaster, investments were made and putting the musical on stage became quite certain. But after 2 years when <The phantom of the opera> in Broadway became a huge success, investors and producers didn’t want <Phantom> to be produced because they created from the same novel. Investors started to hands off from the production and it was obvious it came to frustration. But two creator(Kopit and Yeston) decided to wait for their time. After couple of years Arthur Kopit succeeded with NBC drama <Hands of a Stranger> and adapted <Phantom> in mini series. The mini series with the Opera Garnier setting and grand opera music was a huge success and investors lined up because of it’s quality. Finally at Theater under the Stars, Huston,USA, 1991 musical <Phantom> was premiered. <Phantom>’s fresh access to the original novel and its differentiated story with majestic Operetta music moved the audience. Arthur Kopit and Maury Yeston said “Our waiting was worthy and we were perfectly ready.”
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PERFORMANCE OUTLINE
Title : MUSICAL <PHANTOM>
Theater : Chungmu Art Hall
Duration : Late April ~ August 2nd
Practice : From March
Production : EMK MUSICAL COMPANY
Producer : Um Hong-hyeon
Associate Producer : Kim Ji-won
Director : Robert Johanson
Musical Supervisor : Koen Schoots
Musical Director : Jang So-young
Choreographer : Jayme McDaniel
Stage : Michael Schweikardt
Costume : Gregory A. Poplyk
Stage Lighting : Jack Mehler
AUDITION OUTLINE
OMITTED
CHARACTER
<Leading Role>
The Phantom(Male)
Christine Daaé(Female)
Madame Carlotta(Female)
Gérard Carrière(Male)
Belladova(Female)
Count Philippe de Chandon(Male)
Alain Cholet(Male)
<Ensemble>
Opera Company
Inspector Ledoux
Jean Claude
Opera Quartet
Dupont
Danton
Madame Dumas
Madame Delacroix
young Carrière
Cornea
Bouquet
Minister of the Ministry of Culture
The rest 6 ensembles
<Ballet dancer>
<Child actor>
Source : http://emkm1.cafe24.com/bbs/board.php?bo_table=apply_notice&wr_id=2
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