Jung Sung-il and Kim Joo-heon go back to the stage...Play Capone Trilogy as Old Man
Jan 14, 2025
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Based on the original Jessro Compton production, it is the Edinburgh Fringe's greatest hit in 2014 and is a steady seller that has been sold out since its domestic premiere in 2015.
'Capone Trilogy' is set in Lexington Hotel 661, Chicago, United States, where three murders took place every 10 years from 1923 to 1943. The era of notorious mafia Al Capone's domination of Chicago is composed of three omnibus formats: 'Rocky', 'Lucifer', and 'Vindich', each performed with 75 minutes of running time.
Set in 1923 during Capone's career, 'Rocky' searches for the lost memory of the showgirl Lola Keane of a famous Chicago club where mafia tyranny was prevalent. Set in 1934 when Capone was imprisoned in Alcatraz prison, 'Lucifer' tells the story of Nick Nitti, the second in the organization, trying to bring light to Chicago but eventually falling into the dark. The final installment of the series, 'Vindich', is set in 1943, after Capone's retirement, and young cop Vindich leads the audience to its most brutal ending with a bloody revenge play.
Each of the three works is composed of independent stories, so it is okay to watch only one. However, in Chicago, a city of violence dominated by 'Al Capone', which does not appear in the work, the narrative of each work is organically connected, so it is recommended to watch all three.
Only 100 seats are close to the stage. This new performance format, which presents each of the three works based on three performances a day, has created a great buzz since its premiere in 2015. At the same time, he achieved the sold-out myth of all seats and was praised as a dense theater stage. Starting with Kim Tae-hyung, who led the myth, Sung Soo-jung translation, Ji Yi-sun adaptation/writing, Kim Mi-kyung art, Kim Kyung-yuk music, Koo Yoon-young lighting, Kwon conductor sound, Lee Hyun-jung choreography, Hong Mun-ki costume, Jung Ji-yoon makeup, and Seo Jung-joo action. The best creative teams representing Korean theater and musical stages have joined forces to foreshadow another success story of Capone.
As it is conducted in the form of three omnibus performances in one work, the actor meets the audience by dividing into three characters in three works. Only three actors exist on stage, and each actor is divided into Old Man, Young Man, and Lady and is given roles.
In the role of Old Man, actor Lee Seok-joon, who appeared from the premiere and led the work to a box office hit, Jung Sung-il and Kim Joo-heon, who return to the theater stage despite the active activities of the screen and CRT. In the role of Youngman, talented actors Lim Kang-hee, Jung Woo-yeon and Kim Joo-yeon, who are praised for their unique characters, are confirmed to appear as ladies, with Kim Do-bin, Choi Ho-seung, and Choi Jung-woo, who go on the musical and theatrical stages.
The steady-selling play 'Capone Trilogy', which returns for the first time in seven years, will be performed at the Small Theater of the Daehak-ro Art Center at Hongik University from March 11 to June 1. Preview tickets will be opened at 2 p.m. on the 22nd.
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