{"id":260715,"date":"2026-06-09T16:21:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/260715\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T16:21:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:21:13","slug":"korean-pop-star-ivy-will-make-broadway-debut-in-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/260715\/","title":{"rendered":"Korean Pop Star Ivy Will Make Broadway Debut in CHICAGO"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Korean pop star\u00a0Ivy will make her Broadway debut, joining the cast of Chicago<\/a> beginning Monday, August 17 at the Ambassador Theatre.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Following her Broadway debut in\u00a0Chicago<\/a>,\u00a0Ivy can be seen in Seoul, South Korea at the LG Arts Center Theatre beginning on Saturday, December 5th.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Producer Park Myung-Sung of the Korean production commented, \u201cSince the launch of the licensed production in 2000,\u00a0Chicago<\/a>\u00a0has been performed approximately 1,700 times and has been seen by around 1.8 million\u00a0audiences. I believe it is the result of years of steady and dedicated work, taking one step at a time to carefully sustain the production. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all domestic and international staff, the Seensee Company production team, all the performers who have been part of this journey, and the audiences who have supported the show each season. We will continue to do our best to present a high-quality production without compromise.\u201d<\/p>\n

About IVY (EUN-HYE, PARK)<\/p>\n

Musical:\u00a0Chicago<\/a>; Moulin Rouge! The Musical; Aida; Wicked; Ghost the Musical; Jekyll & Hyde; Urinetown; Dracula; Kiss Me, Kate; Redbook; Ben-Hur; Memories of Matsuko.\u00a0Play:\u00a02:22 A Ghost Story,\u00a0TV: E Channel \u2013 \u201cDiva Sisters\u201d (Season 1, 2); MBC \u2013 \u201cBorg Mom\u201d ; FashionN \u2013 \u201cFollow Me\u201d; Mnet \u2013 \u201cTrot X\u201d; MBC \u2013 \u201cSplash\u201d; KBS \u2013 \u201cThe Last Audition of My Life\u201d; Olive \u2013 \u201cCoco & Marc 2\u201d; SBS \u2013 \u201cTokyo Sun Shower.\u201dAlbum:\u00a0I DANCE; INTERVIEW; I Be\u2026; A Sweet Moment; My Sweet And Free Day.\u00a0Awards: 2018 Yegrin Musical Awards \u2013 Best Leading Actress; 2012 Korea Musical Awards \u2013 Best New Actress; 2007 Golden Disc Awards \u2013 Digital Song Bonsang; 2007 Golden Disc Awards \u2013 Disc Bonsang; 2007 Mnet KM Music Festival \u2013 Best Female Artist; 2007 Korea Entertainment Arts Awards \u2013 Best Female Singer (Dance Category); 2005 SBS Gayo Daejeon \u2013 Best New Female Artist; 2005 MBC Top 10 Singers Festival \u2013 Best New Female Artist; 2005 Golden Disc Awards \u2013 Best New Artist; 2005 Korea Entertainment Arts Awards \u2013 Best Female Singer (Dance Category)<\/p>\n

Chicago “><\/p>\n

With a book by\u00a0Fred Ebb<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Bob Fosse<\/a>, music by\u00a0John Kander<\/a>\u00a0and lyrics by\u00a0Fred Ebb<\/a>,\u00a0Chicago<\/a>\u00a0is now the #1 longest-running American musical in Broadway history.<\/p>\n

The current cast of Chicago<\/a> features\u00a0Rachel Schur<\/a>\u00a0as Roxie Hart,\u00a0Sophie Carmen-Jones<\/a>\u00a0as Velma Kelly,\u00a0Nik Walker<\/a>\u00a0as Billy Flynn,\u00a0Jacqueline B. Arnold<\/a>\u00a0as Matron \u201cMama\u201d Morton,\u00a0Greg Hildreth<\/a>\u00a0as Amos Hart and\u00a0J. Workman\u00a0as Mary Sunshine. The cast also includes\u00a0Tia Altinay<\/a>,\u00a0Nicole Benoit<\/a>,\u00a0Zach Bravo<\/a>, Austin Dunn<\/a>, John Michael<\/a> Fiumara, Danielle Marie Gonzalez<\/a>, Chelsea James<\/a>, Christopher Kelley<\/a>, James T. Lane<\/a>, Jenny Laroche<\/a>, Marty Lawson<\/a>, Joseph London<\/a>, Kristen Faith Oei<\/a>, Denny Paschall<\/a>, Mariah Reives<\/a>, Sean Samuels<\/a>, Samantha Sturm<\/a>, Jeff Sullivan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Produced by\u00a0Barry and Fran Weissler<\/a>,\u00a0Chicago<\/a>\u00a0is the winner of six 1997 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Cast Recording.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Directed by Tony Award winner\u00a0Walter Bobbie<\/a>\u00a0and choreographed by Tony Award winner\u00a0Ann Reinking<\/a>,\u00a0Chicago<\/a>\u00a0features set design by Tony Award winner\u00a0John Lee<\/a> Beatty, costume design by Tony Award winner\u00a0William Ivey Long<\/a>, lighting design by Tony Award winner\u00a0Ken\u00a0Billington, sound design by Tony Award winner\u00a0Scott Lehrer<\/a>, casting by\u00a0ARC\/Duncan Stewart<\/a>, CSA & Patrick Maravilla<\/a>\u00a0and Executive Producer\u00a0Alecia Parker<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s,\u00a0Chicago<\/a>\u00a0is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her. Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the media and her rival cellmate, Velma Kelly, by hiring Chicago<\/a>\u2019s slickest criminal lawyer to transform her malicious crime into a barrage of sensational headlines, the likes of which might just as easily be ripped from today’s tabloids.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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