Laughing Man, Best Season Audience Rating...A series of favorable reviews proved to be a box office hit
Jan 23, 2025
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Musical 'Laughing Man' is being applauded by the audience by performing at the Seoul Arts Center Opera House. The work is back with a perfect best season more than ever, as it fills the stage with solid narratives based on the original work of world-renowned writer Viktor Hugo, a colorful stage that cannot be taken away, beautiful music that blends with it, and passionate performance by trusted actors. The message full of timeliness, the colorful set of the musical 『The Laughing Man" that fills the stage, and Frank Wildhorn's beautiful music captured the audience's hearts, and the work once again proved its high completeness by recording a perfect score (based on Melon tickets).
Audiences who watched the musical 'The Laughing Man' feel like they entered and came out of 'the picturesque world in a fairy tale' like the lyrics in the work. While I cried at the appearance of my family in the play, I was happy with the love between Dea and Gwynplen, and I was encouraged by seeing Gwynplen. It is a good work that always comes out comforting through the warm lyrics in the work', ' It is a work that is valid even beyond the era of the work, so I was able to go back with a lot of thoughts and emotions', 'The narratives of the characters, who are delicately woven regardless of their main supporting roles, were very touching. As I empathized with all the characters, I watched it without knowing the time. He/she delivered reviews such as "Musical", which shows why it has been loved for a long time.
The beautiful stage, music, and the actors' passionate performance of the musical 'The Laughing Man' were also well received. The audience doesn't want to miss a moment. It was an overwhelming and beautiful scale stage, and I think it is a work that opens up the new world of musical', ' The splendid stage and music were impressive performances. Looking at the various stage designs and the atmosphere that varies depending on the lighting, I thought it was a good thing to come and see it in person', 'Frank Wildhorn's addictive melody was impressive, and both eyes and ears feel good. Musicals that show the essence of stage art', ' All actors on stage performing and numbering are both excellent. Thanks to this, I watched the show crying, laughing, and admiring for three hours. It was the perfect stage provided by the best actors.
The musical 'Smiling Man', which is greatly loved by the audience, was also recommended as a good musical to watch with family and lovers during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday. As well as the poetic message of the work, it is attracting attention as a work that will give meaningful memories to the audience as it is full of colorful attractions. You can meet the musical 'Laughing Man' for up to 10% off during the Lunar New Year holiday.
Musical 'Smiling Man', which is being performed amid favorable reviews from the audience, is a masterpiece that opened a new horizon for creative musicals by creating a solid narrative structure of a great master to match the musical style based on the original novel picked by world-renowned writer Viktor Hugo himself "I failed to write any greater works". Set in England in the 17th century, when discrimination was severe, Gwynflen's life, which has a terrible monster face but retains purity, criticized the situation in which social justice and humanity have collapsed and shed deep light on the value of human dignity and equality.
Musical 'Laughing Man', which premiered at the world premiere in 2018 with a total of five years of production and 17.5 billion won, surpassed 100,000 cumulative viewers in the shortest period of a month after the premiere, writing a new history of Korean creative musicals. At the same time, the musical 'The Laughing Man', which broke an unprecedented box office record that exceeded 92% of the audience's share, caused various syndromes with its solid workability beyond simple box office hits.
Musical 'Laughing Man' won six awards at the 7th Yegreen Musical Awards', '3rd Korea Musical Awards', '6th Edaily Cultural Awards', '14th Golden Ticket Awards', and the Best Musical Award. The work, which combines the heavy message of the work, beautiful music, and the explosive energy of the actors, continued to be popular in the subsequent seasons and was praised as a masterpiece symbolizing the present of Korean creative musicals.
In addition, it signed a license agreement with Japan's top musical production company Toho Inc. and finished the performance with great enthusiasm from the audience and the media from 2019 to 2022, setting a new standard for Korean cultural contents to enter the overseas market. In addition, the live performance video of 'Smiling Man', which was released at 17 theaters nationwide, was well received by the audience, recording the second place at the box office (based on November 25, 2019 megabox reservation).
Meanwhile, the musical 『The Laughing Man』 will be performed at the Seoul Arts Center Opera House until March 9.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
