Choi Jae-rim and Cha Ji-yeon, fateful love once again..Madison County's bridge cast confirmed
Mar 04, 2025
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The Bridge of Madison County depicts a fateful four-day love between the photographer 'Robert Kincaid' who lives with a family in a rural American town and 'Francesca' who came to film the Roseman Bridge. It also captures the journey of 'Franceska' who discovers himself who has forgotten through this meeting.
Published in 1992 as a novel, 'Bridge of Madison County' is a bestseller with more than 50 million copies sold in more than 40 countries around the world. It sold more than 1 million copies at the same time as it was published in Korea. It is also widely known as a film of the same name starring Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood, and the film has also been in constant circulation for 30 years.
The musical debuted on Broadway in 2014 and won the Tony Awards for Composition, Orchestration, and Drama Desk Awards for Composition, earning audience and critical acclaim. In Korea, it was evaluated as a 'well-made romance musical' that left a deep aftertaste on stage in 2017 and 2018. In particular, the sweet and lyrical music that captures the delicacy of the drama is also the reason why many audiences have waited for this work for a long time.
Attention is also being paid to this season's casting, which is drawing keen attention due to the return of masterpieces. Cho Jung-eun and Cha Ji-yeon are cast in the role of 「Francesca」, and Park Eun-tae and Choi Jae-rim are cast in the role of 「Robert Kincade」, a photographer who falls in love the moment he sees 「Francesca」. Cho Jung-eun of 'Jekyll & Hyde', 'Les Miserables', 'Bethoven' and Cha Ji-yeon of 'Empress Myeongseong', 'Gwanghwamun Sonata', 'Adeus' are actors who instantly fascinate the audience with their unique singing skills and delicate acting. Park Eun-tae, such as 'The Laughing Man', 'Jesus Christ Superstar', 'Frankenstein', and Choi Jae-rim, such as 'Cyrano', 'The Phantom of the Opera', 'Chicago', are actors with excellent singing skills and deep acting skills.
As such, Cha Ji-yeon and Park Eun-tae, who have been together since last season, and Cho Jung-eun and Choi Jae-rim, who have joined since the premiere, are newly joined this season, raising even more expectations. It is expected that the colorful chemistry provided by the four actors representing the musical world will give a greater resonance while maintaining the original charm of the work.
The role of Richard Bird Johnson, husband of Francesca, will be accompanied by Choi Ho-joong, who has been loved for his colorful performances in 'Cyrano', 'Maybe a Happy Ending', 'Il Tenore', and 'Charlie', a neighbor of 'Francesca', will be played by Jeong Eui-wook, who showed solid acting skills in 'Daddy of Wonderland', 'Hero', 'Mamma Mia', and Won Jong-hwan, who energized the play in 'Cyrano', 'Red Book', 'Mrs. Doubtfire. Hong Ryun-hee, who showed off her eight-colored charm with 'Great Comet', 'Midnight' and 'Vernarda Alba' in the role of 'Charlie', will then take the stage, and Yang Sung-ryeong, who was noted through 'Mempis', 'West Side Story' and 'Jekyll & Hyde' will play a double role in the roles of the musician 'Marian' and 'Robert Kincade's sister 'Kiara'. Finally, Hong Joon-ki, who appeared on JTBC 'Phantom Singer 4's son 'Michael' and showed off his charm in 'West Side Story' and 'Anne', and who lives in the Kuroy mansion 'Caroline's daughter 'Carolyn?', Kim Dan-yi, who drew attention and stood out in the movie "Evil Dead" and others, will appear.
The musical Bridge of Madison County will be performed at the BBCH Hall of the Gwanglim Art Center from May 1 to July 13.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
