Creative Musical Le Mask Opens Its Premiere on August 6th...A solid cast lineup is confirmed
Jun 26, 2025
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The musical 'Le Mask' is based on a real space called 'Chant Mask Studio' established in Paris, France, for soldiers with serious facial injuries during World War I. American sculptor Anna Coleman-Rad founded the American Red Cross's 'Chotto Mask Studio' to help those who suffered injuries to their bodies and minds during World War I, creating face-to-face masks for soldiers with serious facial injuries so that they could return to their daily lives safely.
Based on this real background, 'Le Mask' tells the story of a disabled person 'Leonie' who suffers from polio and a soldier 'Frederick' whose face was badly wounded during the war. As a disabled woman, Leoni, who was not easily given a chance, and Frederic, who was an aristocrat but lost hope for the future due to the wounds on his face, will meet at the studio"Chantomask" to face each other's inner wounds and travel to regain the meaning of life, providing a space for the audience to gain warm comfort.
The musical 'Le Mask' is one of the works developed by the International Theater last year through its own performance IP development project 'LABpertory'. While another 'Rapertory'In My Disturbing Surrim' that performed at ET Theater One from April to June was well received, the main performance of the musical 'Le Mask', which has already proven its workability once as a leading workshop, is also expected. In particular, participating actors (Lee Ji-soo, Lim Jung-mo, Park Geun-sik, and Kim Ji-min) at the time of the leading performance will also participate in the main performance to further enhance the delivery power of the work.
Park Ran-joo, Hong Ji-hee, Na Hana, and Lee Ji-soo were cast in the role of a woman who tries to take the opportunity to make a mask, even though she is in charge of her work in the color glasses of people around her because she is a woman with a disability.
Park Ran-ju was evaluated by the audience as a 'Trusting Actor' with the musicals 'Showman_The Dictator's Fourth Band Actor', 'Virginia Wolf' and 'Pan', and Hong Ji-hee has performed heart-wrenching performances in the musicals 'Maybe Happy Ending', 'Il Tenore' and 'Let Me Fly'. In addition, Na Hana, who brought the character to life with delicate performances through musicals 'Leika', 'Cyrano', 'Kinky Boots', etc., and talented musical actor Lee Ji-soo, who boasted a solid and innocent voice with musicals 'In My Disturbing Surim', 'Cyrano', and 'Gentleman's Guide', will participate together.
Lee Chang-yong, Hyun Seok-jun, Lim Jung-mo, and Im Jin-seop appear in the role of "Frederick", a person who was the child of an aristocratic family but lost all hope and will after being hit by a bullet in the face during the war.
Lee Chang-yong demonstrated his solid acting and singing skills with musicals 'The First Great Show', 'Swing Days_Code Name A', 'Sidereus', and Hyun Suk-jun showed various charms by showing various characters with musicals 'First Man', 'Pan', and 'Eternity'. In addition to Lim Jung-mo, who shows expressive power across genres with musicals 'Phantom', 'Verter', 'Rebecca', etc., Im Jin-seop, who received favorable reviews for his delicate performances in musicals 'Lachhest', 'God is Watching', and 'Legendary Little Basketball Team', will be joined.
Park Geun-sik, Jang Doo-hwan, and Park Joo-hyuk were cast as a delivery man who worked at a general store and carried necessary items for the studio, and Park Geun-sik, Jang Doo-hwan, and Park Joo-hyuk, who secretly had a crush on Leoni, will be cast in the role of 「Madam Rad」, and Kim Ji-min and Jung Young-ah will participate in the role of"Madam Rad" to decorate the story of"Le Mask".
In July last year, "Le Mask", which was acclaimed for its solid drama and beautiful melody at the International Theater 'Rapertory workshop, was created by the collaboration of Park Seo-jin, who composed the musical 'Unknown', musical 'Dise', musical 'Dise', and the Bible, who composed the plays 'Mouse and Human'Origin of Species' and 'Government Liaison Line'. Writer Park Seo-jin and Bible composer expressed their intention, saying, "The story of understanding each other and eventually moving forward, and romantic music composed of violin, cello, saxophone, clarinet, and flute in a four-member band will warm the audience."
Director Park Han-geun was in charge of directing the International Theater Creative Musical for the third time through the musical 'Le Mask' following the musical 'Voice of Hamlet: The Concert'. Director Park Han-geun, who directed the workshop 'Rapertory' in 2024, depicts a quiet but solid journey to regain human dignity and the meaning of life even in the brutal time of war. We will deeply portray art and empathy, responsibility and recovery, and humanity that survives in the name of hope even in inhumane situations.
The stage, lighting, video, and props design will be attended by the International Theater, led by Oh Pil-young, the country's top artistic director, to portray Paris before and after World War I, while presenting warm mise-en-scène that heals wounds. In addition, veteran creatives, including choreographer Hong Yoo-sun, sound designer Kim Pil-soo, costume designer Do-yeon, and makeup designer Kim Sook-hee, will participate in the work to provide a strong boost to the premiere of the creative musical 'Le Mask'.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
