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Big 4 Musicals

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Big 4 MusicalsBy Park Ji-hyeon Reporter, Junior of English Language and LiteratureIn the early 2000s, the Korean musical stage began to change. This is because the copyright and production system of overseas musicals were brought into Korea, rexss-created, and performed. The iconic British musical Phantom of the Opera was performed in Seoul for about seven months and attracted hundreds of thousands of people. This led to a musical fever in Korea. Lets learn about the Big 4, the most famous musicals in the world.CatsCats shows the cats feast against the background of a Jellicle Ball to go to heaven. T.S Eliots poetry inspired the plays festival of Jellicle Cats, which is held once a year. The biggest feature of Cats is that 30 actors are dressed up as cats while singing and dancing. This musical captivated audiences with its brilliant dances and music. So far, it has been translated into more than 20 languages in 30 countries around the world.Les MisrablesThe musical Les Misrables was first performed in London in 1985, based on Victor Hugos novel Les Misrables. Les Misrables is about the life of Jean Valjean, a young man who had been convicted for 19 years for stealing bread. It was designed to show the revolutionary spirit of the Napoleonic times and the humanity of the poor. The musical Les Misrables has been the longest-running London musical since 1985. So far, it has been performed in 21 languages in 42 countries around the world.The Phantom of the OperaThe Phantom of the Opera is also based on a French novel. This is a sad love story about a gentleman who has a celestial voice but is covered in a mask by his ugly appearance and his love for the beautiful Christine. The Phantom of the Opera was first performed in London in 1986 and has been watched by more than 130,000,000 people so far. It has been performed in 21 languages in 42 countries around the world. It is considered a musical masterpiece with the longest-running performances on Broadway.Miss SaigonThe musical Miss Saigon is a relatively recent musical compared to the previous ones. It was xss-created as a motif of Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly and a photograph that spread immediately after the Vietnam War. This is the story of a Vietnamese woman who raised her children and dreamed of seeing the U.S. pilot she was engaged to during the Vietnam War. It was loved for its music, 3D technology, helicopters and other stage devices that perfectly reproduced the drama.Why are these four musicals called the Big 4? These four musicals have something in common. They premiered in London in the 1980s, and then progressed to Broadway and spread around the world. Broadway, the home of musicals, has been in a long recession since the 1960s. At that time, Cameron Mackintosh xss-created a series of musicals that were much like a Hollywood movie. Musicals from Broadway and the West End of London were exported to Asia, Europe, and South America in the form of touring performances with Mackintoshs global marketing. The Big 4 musicals came out around this time. In the 1980s, western media crowned these musicals as The Big 4, that promoted the globalization of musicals. These four works are distinctly different from traditional Broadway musicals. They xss-created stories with a universal theme that transcended time and space, and the music was arranged with an exquisite mix of pop and classical music. The most obvious change was a huge scene that utilized cutting-edge technology in Phantom of the Opera in which the chandelier dropped over the audiences head, and a realistic helicopter that hovered on stage in Miss Saigon. The Big 4 musicals were enjoyed by all people of ages, regardless of country.Recently, various musicals, such as Jekyll rables, The Phantom of the Opera and Cats, which are still running extraordinarily successfully around the world.
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