As reported earlier, SHINee’s Key, Super Junior’s Kyuhyun, Girls’ Generation’s Sunny, andCSJH’s Dana will be performing in the ‘Catch Me If You can’musical alongside musical actors.
The teasers featuring the cast were revealed recently, raising the level of anticipation even higher as fans gear up for the release of the musical starting on March 28th.
The teaser show behind-the-scenes footage of the musical’s poster photoshoot, and include short interview clips of each member.
Check them out below!
Source: allkpop 28 January:
The Korean production of Broadway musical ‘Catch Me If You Can’ has finally revealed its all-star cast!
K-Pop fans will be excited to know that Girls’ Generation‘sSunny, SHINee‘sKey, Super Junior‘sKyuhyun, and CSJH‘s Dana were included alongside musical actors like Lee Jung Hee, Lee Jung Ryul, Kim Bum Rae, Lee Gun Myung, Um Ki Jun, Park Kwan Hyung, Kim Jung Hoon, Jun Soo Kyung, Seo Ji Young, and Choi Woo Ri.
The musical, made possible through SM Entertainment, CJ E&M, and M Musical Art, will be put on through March 28th through June 10th.
Kyuhyun and Key will be playing the role of ‘Frank’, while Dana and Sunny will be playing ‘Brenda’, Frank’s love.
MembersSungkyuandWoohyunof idol groupINFINITEalong withMnet Super Star KwinnerSeo In Gukwill be making their respective debut as musical stars.
The boys will be playing roles in the new musical, ’Kwangha Gate Sonata‘ that will be playing at theLG Arts Center in Seoul on February 7th to March 11th.
‘Gwangha Gate Sonata’ is a juke box musical that features hit songs by the late composer, Lee Young Hoon, including “Past Love” and “When Love Passes You By“. The musical first aired at theSejong Center for the Performing Arts last year.
Sungkyu and Woohyun will be playing the role of the female lead Yeoju’s son, Jiyong (Note: Both members will play the same character for different shows). Jiyong comes to visit Sanghoon in the present and drags him back into the memories, and he is a character that was first played by B2ST‘sYeoseob when the musical first opened.
Seo In Guk has been double-casted with musical actor Lee Yool, playing a character that cannot stop himself from going after a woman who his best friend is in love with, and protects his brother Sanghoon despite knowing he can lose everything as a result.
Sungkyu and Woohyun displayed their determination by remarking, “We will be prepared to do our best at the role that’s been given to us,” while Seo In Guk said, “I have been passionate about musicals thus far, and I promise to show you a top-notch performance that reflects that.”
Sungkyu, Woohyun, and Seo In Guk will be in the musical alongside stars such as Yoon Do Hyun,Cho Sung Mo, Lee Yool, Lisa, Jung Won Young, Park Jung Hwan, Choi Jaeoong, Kim Tae Han, Kim Young Joo, and Goo Won Young, and tickets for the musical go on sale starting on January 3rd at 3:00PM KST.
Girl groupT-aramemberHyominadmitted to having a kiss scene with actorLee Jang Wooin the ‘Roly Poly‘ musical.
During the ‘Roly Poly’ press conference that was held at the Seoul Press Center on January 4th, Hyomin remarked, “In the script, there is a scene where Lee Jang Woo and I confirm our mutual feelings for one another and share a kiss. He is currently married to fellow member Eunjung on MBC‘s ‘We Got Married‘, but she doesn’t know about the kiss yet,” which caused everyone in attendance to explode in laughs.
“It’s a bit uncomfortable knowing that he is my ‘brother-in-law’,” she continued. “I don’t know if I should have received permission from Eunjung unni.”
When asked what the most difficult part of rehearsing was, she remarked, “The hardest thing was that we had T-ara promotions at the same time, so there was never enough time for practice. We would rehearse in our dressing room and in our van… It was easier because members Jiyeon and Soyeon are in it with me. We were able to practice our lines together and talk about the musical. It was fun“.
‘Roly Poly’ is a jukebox musical that was created with T-ara’s hit song, also titled “Roly Poly”. T-ara members Jiyeon, Hyomin, and Soyeon will be featured in the musical as well as actor Lee Jang Woo, and a few musical actors including Park Hyemi.
The musical opens at the Sungnam Arts Center Opera House on the 13th, and will continue until the 25th. When the performances in Seoul come to an end, the musical will travel to ten different cities across Korea as well as to Japan.
T-ara leader Soyeon shared her thoughts on being in a musical for the very first time.
The T-ara members were at the ‘Roly Poly‘ Musical press conference held at the Chinese-Korean Press Center on January 4th, musical star Park Hyemi was also present, as well as singer Jang Hye Jin.
Soyeon remarked, “I am honored that our song “Roly Roly” has left such a strong impression on our fans and the public that it has now become a musical. I am determined to do my best, as I feel a strong sense of responsibility.”
“I have always been interested in musicals since I studied Theater & Art in school,” she continued. “I dreamed of being a part of such a large-scale project such as this.”
“I know that I am still a rookie, and I have a lot to learn. I am worried that this will cause me to inconvenience a lot of my seniors,” she added. “I will work hard as to not trouble them.”
‘Roly Poly’ is a jukebox musical, based off the MV of T-ara’s hit song also titled, “Roly Poly”. The musical is the joint effort of ‘Midas Touch’, Core Contents Media CEO Kim Kwang Soo & Culture Act, who produced ‘Mother‘, and ‘Really Really Like You‘.
The musical opens at Sungnam Arts Centers for the first time on January 13th.
T-ara‘sSoyeonconfessed that she thinks having a crush isn’t as great as people make it out to be.
On January 4th, the idol appeared for the premiere of the ‘Roly-Poly‘ musical at the Press Center, where she stated, “I think a crush is definitely a sad thing.”
When asked, “Have you ever had a crush?” Soyeon thought back to her days as a student and said,“Whether it was a church oppa or a school sunbae, I think I had many crushes. When it comes down to it though, I think it’s good when both sides love each other; to have a crush is a very sad thing.”
She added, “When I was a student, my dream to become a singer was very big, so I think I am similar to my character on ‘Roly Poly’. If there is one thing I regret, I think it would have been nice to have a close ‘family’ like in the musical.”
The ‘Roly-Poly’ musical stars musical diva Park Hae Mi and ‘I Am a Singer‘ star Jang Hye Jin, along with T-ara’s Jiyeon, Hyomin, Soyeon, and actor Lee Jang Woo.
T-ara‘s hit song “Roly Poly” is being made into a musical, and the official preview has been released.
“Roly Poly” The Musical will tell the stories of seven older women who grew up in the 80′s including their past experiences with love and friendship. The musical will star T-ara’s very own Hyomin, Jiyeon, and Soyeon, as well as Davichi‘s Kang Min Kyung, ‘I Am A Singer”s Jang Hyejin, musical starPark Hyemi, and MBC ‘We Got Married”s Lee Jang Woo.
Roly Poly opens at the Sungnam Art Center Opera House in Kyunggido starting on January 13th. Check out the preview below.
ActorLee Jang Woofurther proved that he is a loyal husband toMBC‘We Got Married‘ wife,T-ara‘sEunjung.
In order to display his loyalty to his wife Eunjung and his T-ara ‘in laws’, Lee Jang Woo has agreed to play a role in their upcoming musical, ‘Roly Poly‘.
The musical will tell the stories of seven older women who grew up in the 80′s including their past experiences with love and friendship. Singer Jang Hye Jin and actress Park Hyemi have also been cast for the musical, as well as Davichi‘s Kang Minkyung and T-ara’s very own Jiyeon, Soyeon, and Hyomin.
Actor Lee Jang Woo who is currently playing the role of the ‘bad guy’ in KBS 2TV‘s ‘Man of Honor‘ will be making a complete transformation into a romantic gentleman for ‘Roly Poly’.
‘Roly Poly’ opens at the Sungnam Art Center Opera House in Kyunggido starting on January 13th.
T-ara members Jiyeon,Hyomin&Soyeonwill be starring in the ‘Our Youth Roly Poly‘ musical along withDavichi‘sKang Minkyung.
Even before production of the musical, producers knew they wanted to perform the musical on stages all across Asia. International fans’ expectations for ‘Our Youth Roly Poly’ are higher than ever as it is being put on by Hallyu stars T-ara and Davichi’s Kang Minkyung who has previously showcased her acting skills in a drama series.
The musical will tell the stories of seven older women, and their past experiences with love and friendship. T-ara and Kang Minkyung will be playing the roles of the women in their youth, but the characters who will play the roles of the older women have yet to be revealed. The staff remarked, “We assure you that the cast to play the middle-aged women will be just as glamourous as the girls who will play the younger roles“.
“In the musical, the cute and sassy schoolgirls grow up and turn into women of society. They become mothers, wives, and professional career women. We hope everyone will look forward to the cast members that will be fulfilling the latter roles“, they continued.
Twenty new actors and actresses were selected at the second round of auditions which took place on the 14th and 15th, and official practice for the musical begins on the 24th.
‘Our Youth Roly Poly’ will be performed at the Sungnam Art Center Opera House starting January 13th 2012 through February 25th, 2012.
