'Mozart!' title role

Musical actors Lee Hae-joon, EXO's Su-ho, N.Flying's Yoo Hwe-seung, and Kim Hee-jae appear in the musical 'Mozart!' Takes on the title role.

On the 24th, the production company EMK Musical Company released the musical 'Mozart!' The title role lineup has been announced. According to this, Lee Hae-jun, Su-ho, Yoo Hoe-seung, and Kim Hee-jae were named.

Lee Hae-joon is a member of the musical 'Elizabeth', 'Beethoven'; Appeared in ‘Beethoven Secret’ and JTBC’s ‘Phantom Singer 4’. He played in the musical 'Mozart!' It was reported that at the time of the audition, he gave a passionate performance that clearly expressed the delicate emotions that expressed the longing and agony for freedom hidden behind the genius musician Mozart, and was unanimously selected by the judges to be the first to be added to the casting list.

Suho appeared in the musicals ‘The Last Kiss’ and ‘The Man Who Laughs’. The role of Wolfgang Mozart in ‘Mozart!’ plays a character with complex aspects who yearns for purity, genius, and freedom.

Yoo Hwe-seung, who has built up his skills by playing various characters in musicals such as 'Light Flame Sonata' and 'Secretly Greatly: THE LAST', plans to complete a character with even more passion through 'Mozart!' this season. In particular, Yoo Hwe-seung performed in the musical ‘Mozart!’ It is said that he won the role of Wolfgang Mozart at once, drawing admiration from the judges at the audition with his unrivaled singing ability.

Lastly, Kim Hee-jae makes his musical debut as Wolfgang Mozart. He will appear on stage in his first musical, 'Mozart!', and will clearly capture Wolfgang Mozart's artistry and human agony, two ambivalent emotions. Kim Hee-jae said she has been focusing on vocal and acting lessons for several months now.

The musical ‘Mozart!’ features a new cast including Lee Hae-jun, Su-ho, Yoo Hoe-seung, and Kim Hee-jae, and heralds a stage that will change as the story unfolds. The top creative staff in the domestic musical industry, led by general producer Eom Hong-hyeon, director Kwon Eun-ah, who directed the musicals 'Mata Hari' and 'Xcalibur', and music director Kim Moon-jeong, will participate.

Director Kwon Eun-ah, who is newly participating this season, directed the second season of the musical 'Excalibur' and the third season of 'Mata Hari', each in a dramatic way based on delicate narrative development.

‘Mozart!’ is the work of playwright Michael Kunze and composer Sylvester Levay, who created ‘Rebecca’ and ‘Elizabeth.’ The fate of a genius musician and the inner agony of wanting to be just a free human being are portrayed in detail and with high perfection. This year marks the 13th anniversary since its domestic premiere in 2010.

Meanwhile, ‘Mozart!’ will open at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts on June 15.

Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia reporter kkk39@tenasia.co.kr