Awards
2019
New Wave Award at Korea Musical Awards
2013
Top Jury Honor at DIMF (Daegu International Musical Festival in Korea)
2011
Nominated for Best Song category in MAC award, New York, New York
BWW Boston Award for the best musical in mid-size theater
2010
One of the Winners of DIMF (Daegu International Musical festival) in Korea
2009
One of the Winners of Chang-jak Factory competition in Korea
One of the Winners of CJ Young Festival competition in Korea
Nominated for Best Small Musical category in Korean Musical Awards for “Café-in,” in Korea
2005
Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Award
Daryl Roth Award
Daniel Marshall Multicultural Award for Non-Traditional Musical Theatre
Residencies
2018
Sokoloff Arts Fellow with Town Stages and Sokoloff Arts, NY2016
Oregon Performance Lab Orchestration Workshop, Eugene, OR2014
Two River Theater Writers Retreat, NJ2010
Disney/ASCAP Workshop, NYC, moderated by Stephen Schwartz2009
Johnny Mercer Songwriting Projects Chicago, IL2007
Nautilus Composer/Librettist Studio at New Dramatists, NY2003
Goodspeed Opera House Writers Residency
education
• MFA Graduate Musical Theater Writing Program, at Tisch School of the Arts of New York University
• BA Department of Music Composition, at Ewha Woman’s University, Seoul, Korea
• Music Composition major, at Sun-Hwa Arts High School, Seoul, Korea
Projects
Days of Rage
Book & Music
Lyrics & Additional Material - Shoshana Greenberg
2018
Two weeks workshop at Town Stages, Tribeca, NYC as part of Sokoloff Arts Fellow2017
• Invited NYTB(New York Theater Barn)’s The Choreography Lab, the Cell, NYC, New York,
with 4 Choreographers - Christian Bufford, John Dipple, Glenn Giron, and Katharine Pettit2016
• Reading at NYTB(New York Theater Barn)’s New Work series, the Cell, NYC, New York, Dir. by Joe Barros
• Selected NYTB(New York Theater Barn)’s New Work series, the Cell, NYC, New York, Dir. by Joe Barros2014
• Reading at NYU Black Box Theatre, NYC, New York, Dir. by Darren Katz
• Two River Theater Writers Retreat, NJ
• Invited 4@15 workshop as part of the University of California, Irvine’s NY Satellite Program,
Playroom Theater, New York, NY, Dir. by Brian Blythe
luna Park
Music & Additional Book
Lyrics & Additional Book - Michael Cooper
Book by Gina Femia (original book by Daniel Levin)
2019
NYFA(New York Film Academy)’s New Work Series, NYC2018
APAC(Astoria Performing Arts Center)’s Benefit Reading Concert, NYC2016
• NAMT(National Alliance for Musical Theatre), Songwriter Cabaret
• Staged Reading as part of Aria Entertainment Ltd’s <From Page To Stage> Festival,
Tristan Bates Theatre, London, England, Dir. by Benji Sperring
• Oregon Performance Lab’s concert, Eugene2014
• 15min Presentation at Musical Theater Factory, NY2008
• World Premiere Production, Dowd Theater at SUNY Cortland, NY, Dir. by Kevin Halpin
• 2-Week Workshop at SUNY Cortland, NY, Dir. by Kevin Halpin
• Commissioned by SUNY Cortland
A STORY NO ONE KNOWS
BOOK & Music & Korean lyrics
English Lyrics - Liana Stillman & Shoshana Greenbeg
2019
• Residential development/reading at Emerson Collage, Boston, MA2018
• Selected NYTB(New York Theater Barn)’s New Work series, the Cell, NYC, New York, Dir. by Devanand Janki
REady to fly
Music
Book & Lyrics - Jaejoon Sung
2019
• New Wave award (Korea Musical Awards)2018
• Finalist Changjak Sansil, Korea2015
• Student Premiere Production, CK collage, Seoul, Korea
Vampire in a box
Co-Lyrics & Music
Book & Lyrics - Najeong Kim
2015
• World Premiere Production, SH Art Hall, Seoul, Korea
• Reading at SH Art Hall, Seoul, Korea
• Commissioned by Nevertheless
CafÉ-In
Music
Book & Lyrics - Jaejoon Sung
2017 ~ 2018
• Durae Hall, Seoul, Korea2017
• Toured at Sankei Hall, Osaka, Japan2016
• Toured at ZeppBlue Theater Tokyo, Japan2014
• Toured at Amuse Theater, Tokyo, Japan2014 ~ 2008
• Happen every year in Seoul, Korea2010
• Toured at Globe Theater, Tokyo, Japan2008
• Commissioned by Tri-pro
Sunfish
Co-Book & Music
Co-Book & Lyrics - Michael Cooper
2013
• Song-book series, Bruno Walter Theater, Lincoln Center, NY, NY
• Korean Premiere full production at Dong-A media University, Korea
• Invited as an Opening show for the DIMF(Daegu International Musical Festival) in Korea2011
• Regional theatre premiered at Stoneham Theater, Boston, MA2010
• Disney/ASCAP Workshop, NYC, moderated by Stephen Schwartz
• 2-Week Workshop, Binghamton, NY, Prospect Theater Company2007
• SUNY Cortland 2-Week Staged Workshop, Cortland, NY, Dir. by Darren Katz2006
• NAMT’S 18th Annual Festival of New Musicals, Dir. by Stafford Arima
• Finalists of Kendeda Playwright Competition, Staged Reading at Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, GA, Dir. by Kent Gash2005
• TRU New Voices Musical Reading Series, Blue Heron Theatre, New York, NY, Dir. by Ben Rimalower
• Write Act Festival, NYU Graduate Acting Program workshop, Dir. by Lonny Price
• Fresh Look Series, NYU Black Box Theatre, Dir. by Nick Corley
• World Premiere full production at Yale University, Off Broadway Theatre2004
• Reading at NYU Black Box Theatre, Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program
falling
Music
Book & Lyrics Dina Gregory
2010
• Selected one of 6 musicals in DIMF, Korea2009
• One of the Winners of Chang-jak Factory competition in Korea2008
• Commissioned by Musical-Heaven, Reading at NYU Black Box Theatre, NYC, New York, Dir. by Darren Katz
Music box
Music
Book & Lyrics - Jaejoon Sung
2009
• One of the Winners of CJ Young Festival competition in Korea
In development
UNFORGETTABLE SPRING
Co-Lyrics & Music
Book & Co-Lyrics - Najeong Kim