Photo FeaturesGo Inside the All-Star KPOP Celebration on Broadway With Red Carpet Photos
The musical rolled out the red carpet for its run ahead of its November 27 opening night.
By
Leah Putnam
November 21, 2022
Luna (center) and company of KPOP on opening night Emilio Madrid
Check out photos of the cast and creative team of Broadway's KPOPcelebrate its upcoming opening night. Originally set to open November 20, the musical will open at Circle in the Square Theatre November 27. Previews began October 13.
Bringing the music and world of K-pop and Korean culture to Broadway, KPOP follows the American debut of fictional K-pop music label RBY as a documentary filmmaker captures performances and insights into the label's superstars: solo artist MwE, girl group RTMIS, and boy band F8. As MwE faces personal struggles and members of RTMIS and F8 deal with their own challenges, the filmmaker decides to dig deeper. Will they pull off their American debut?
Conceived by Jason Kim and the Woodshed Collective, KPOP features a book by Kim; music, lyrics, music production and arrangements by Helen Park; and music and lyrics by Max Vernon. It first opened Off-Broadway for its 2017 world premiere at Ars Nova. Ma-Yi Theater and the Woodshed Collective also contributed to bringing KPOP to the stage, and the musical ultimately took home three Lucille Lortel Awards (including Outstanding Musical), the 2018 Richard Rodgers Award, and an Off Broadway Alliance Award for Best Unique Theatrical Experience.
Andrew Barth Feldman and Helen J. Shen at opening night of KPOP
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Eleri Ward at opening night of KPOP
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Eleri Ward at opening night of KPOP
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Ben Levi Ross and Sekai Abeni at opening night of KPOP
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Jason Eagan at opening night of KPOP
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Piper Curda and Saylor Curda at opening night of KPOP
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Piper Curda, Major Curda, and Saylor Curda at opening night of KPOP
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Wayne Cilento and Cathy Cilento at opening night of KPOP
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Ash Santos at opening night of KPOP
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Tiler Peck at opening night of KPOP
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Tiler Peck at opening night of KPOP
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Micaela Diamond at opening night of KPOP
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Micaela Diamond at opening night of KPOP
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Lily Mae Harrington at opening night of KPOP
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Matthew Hoffman at opening night of KPOP
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Lea Salonga at opening night of KPOP
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Lea Salonga at opening night of KPOP
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Telly Leung at opening night of KPOP
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KPOP opening night
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Curtain call at opening night of KPOP
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Curtain call at opening night of KPOP
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Helen Park at opening night of KPOP
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The company of KPOP
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Luna (center) and company of KPOP on opening night
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Company of KPOP on opening night
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Helen Park at opening night of KPOP
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Teddy Bergman at opening night of KPOP
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Max Vernon at opening night of KPOP
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Luna at opening night of KPOP
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Julia Abueva, Kate Mina Lin, Amy Keum, Min, and BoHyung at opening night of KPOP
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Min at opening night of KPOP
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BoHyung at opening night of KPOP
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Julia Abueva at opening night of KPOP
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Julia Abueva at opening night of KPOP
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Kate Mina Lin at opening night of KPOP
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Kate Mina Lin at opening night of KPOP
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Amy Keum at opening night of KPOP
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Amy Keum at opening night of KPOP
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Sarah Yejin Hahm and John Yi at opening night of KPOP
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The Stage Management Team at opening night of KPOP
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Kevin Woo at opening night of KPOP
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Kevin Woo at opening night of KPOP
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Kevin Woo at opening night of KPOP
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Kevin Woo at opening night of KPOP
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Major Curda, Patrick Park, Jiho Kang, John Yi, Joshua Lee, Kevin Woo, Abraham Lim, Eddy Lee, Timothy H. Lee, James Kho, Zachary Noah Piser at opening night of KPOP
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Major Curda, Patrick Park, Jiho Kang, John Yi, Joshua Lee, Kevin Woo, Abraham Lim, Eddy Lee, Timothy H. Lee, James Kho, Zachary Noah Piser at opening night of KPOP
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Major Curda, Patrick Park, Jiho Kang, John Yi, Joshua Lee, Kevin Woo, Abraham Lim, Eddy Lee, Timothy H. Lee, James Kho, Zachary Noah Piser at opening night of KPOP
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Eddy Lee at opening night of KPOP
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Eddy Lee at opening night of KPOP
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Jiho Kang at opening night of KPOP
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Jiho Kang at opening night of KPOP
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James Kho at opening night of KPOP
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James Kho at opening night of KPOP
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John Yi at opening night of KPOP
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John Yi at opening night of KPOP
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Zachary Noah Piser at opening night of KPOP
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Zachary Noah Piser at opening night of KPOP
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Major Curda and Seonjae Kim at opening night of KPOP
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Abraham Lim at opening night of KPOP
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Major Curda at opening night of KPOP
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Joshua Lee at opening night of KPOP
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Joshua Lee at opening night of KPOP
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Marina Kondo, Patrick Park, Lina Rose Lee, Timothy H. Lee at opening night of KPOP
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