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Library Company musical ‘Paris Bakery’ premiere cast revealed

The musical <Paris Bakery> is the first work presented by Library Company since announcing the start of its full-scale musical and theater business. The voice actor of a 19-year-old boy who travels back in time through a special space called 'Paris Bakery' meets his parents of the same age as himself. This is a story about meeting . It warmly depicts the process of a family getting to know each other's feelings and discovering their fresh first love and cherished dreams.
The musical <Paris Bakery> is a work that was created through the creative development process of the Wooran Cultural Foundation, which presented well-made musicals such as 'Maybe a Happy Ending' and 'Let Me Fly'. It was developed after a tryout performance in 2019 and is a highly complete work. It is scheduled to return to the audience for the first time in about four years.

Kim Geon-woo, who played Son Myeong-oh in the hit drama 'The Glory', was cast as the voice actor for the son who dreams of becoming a pastry chef and lives alone with his father, announcing his first musical challenge. In addition, Choi Woo-hyuk, who signaled a successful return by showing stable acting skills in the play 'Amadeus' after being discharged from the military, was cast.
The role of Mi-yeon, who meets Young-jun and comes to believe in fate, is played by Han Jae-ah, who shows a wide acting spectrum by playing various characters in musicals such as '4 Minutes' and 'West Side Story', and is well-received in musicals 'Eli' and 'Wasted'. Lim Ye-jin, who is emerging as a new star, will appear on stage.
In the role of Joo-won, the owner of a special space Paris bakery, Gong Min-seop, who showed his seasoned acting skills by appearing in many works such as the musicals 'Elizabeth' and 'Rebecca', is active on stage with stable acting and stage manners in the musicals 'Noise of Youth' and 'Red Book'. Seungyong Kim, who continues the project, joins us.
The musical <Paris Bakery> is an original musical created by the notable creative team of writer Kim Han-sol and composer Kim Ki-yeon. This premiere will be performed by director Jeong Tae-young, who presented the musicals 'Robin' and 'The Devotion of Suspect Veteran creative staff, including music director Shin Eun-kyung, who worked on 'Life' and 'Rimbaud', have joined, raising expectations for the work.
Meanwhile, the musical <Paris Bakery> will be performed at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts from May 13 to June 25.
Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia Reporter kkk39 @tenasia.co.kr