Off-Broadway NewsKPOP Finds Its Complete Cast and Announces New PerformancesSee who’s joining Ashley Park, Jason Tam, and more in the world-premiere immersive, musical event.
By
Olivia Clement
August 09, 2017
Deborah S. Craig
Dana Patrick Photography
Ars Nova, Ma-Yi Theater, and the Woodshed Collective have announced complete casting for the world premiere of KPOP, a new immersive theatrical event that will take audiences backstage at a K-Pop music factory. Completing the cast of 18 are Deborah S. Craig (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) and Vanessa Kai (Somebody’s Daughter).
Billed as a “high-octane immersive event,” KPOP will run September 5–October 7 Off-Broadway in the newly built A.R.T/New York Theatres in Manhattan. Two performances have been added: September 16 and 30 at 3 PM.
Kai and Craig join the previously announced: Ashley Park, Jason Tam, Katie Lee Hill, James Seol, Ebony Williams, Julia Abueva, Cathy Ang, Joomin Hwang, Jinwoo Jung, Jiho Kang, Deborah Kim, Susannah Kim, Sun Hye Park, James Saito, David Shih, and John Yi .
The show is conceived by Woodshed Collective and Jason Kim (The Model American, HBO’s Girls) and features a book by Kim, music and lyrics by Helen Park and Max Vernon (The View UpStairs), an immersive design by Woodshed Collective, choreography by Jennifer Weber (The Hip Hop Nutcracker) and directed by Teddy Bergman (Empire Travel Agency).
The creative team also includes production designer Gabriel Hainer Evansohn, costume designer Tricia Barsamian, lighting designer Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew, sound designer Will Pickens, projection and video designer Phillip Gulley, and production stage manager Lizzy Lee.
Tickets, beginning at $45, can be purchased by visiting ArsNovaNYC.com or by calling (212) 352-3101.
