My Scary Girl (2009)

Kyoung-Ae Kang(lyricist/bookwriter) is the recipient of the 2007 Weston Playhouse New Musical Award and the 2009 Korean Musical Awards for her works. Musicals include a rock musical fantasy Be Like Joe (with Sean Keogh), which had a workshop production at Kraine theatre and appeared at 2006 Lincoln Center Directors’ Lab; The Wings of Yi Sang (with Paul Nelson), which appeared at various festivals; and My Scary Girl (with Will Aronson), which was awarded first prize by the selection committee of the Daegu International Musical Festival and ran at Barrington Stage Company’s Stage 2 in 2008. She, who was born and raised in Seoul, Korea, wrote for TV & Radio in Korea, received her M.F.A from Tisch/NYU, and now resides in New York. Love to my parents, sister, brother and Peter!

Will Aronson is the recipient of a Fulbright grant, an ASCAP Frederick Loewe Scholarship, and a Baryshnikov Fellowship, and has been named one of “50 to Watch” by The Dramatist magazine. Recent work includes The Trouble With Doug (CAP21 Theater Company), as well as music for Mary Testa's Sleepless Variations and William Finn's Songs of Innocence and Experience. He holds a B.A in music from Harvard University and an M.F.A from Tisch/NYU.

Byun Jung Joo is a resident director of Theatre Company WooTooRi, and his recent works include musical My scary Girl, play Shear Madness, The Korean, Come and See Me, Come here MOOTOO, Beol, A pigeon, and Ggokdugaksi Noreum.

For his work with The Korean, he was invited to Theatre en Mai Festival in France as an Asian Representative, and is currently preparing for a talk titled “Spotlight: Korea” at PRELUDE Theatre Festival in New York(Martin E. Segal Theatre Center).

Lee Jae Joon directed The Last Room, Loved that Guy, A Love Story, Round and Round, and How Are You All Doing? In the Young Director Showcase at the 7th Mil-Yang Summer Theatre Art Festival in 2007, he was awarded Best Director and his work was awarded Best Play of that year. In 2008, as an actor in The Story of Mirror Princess and Pyong Gang, he performed at the Kraine Theater in New York and the Barnsdall Gallery Theater in LA

He participated in Spring Awakening and Fiddler On The Roof as an associate choreographer. He performed at the Seoul Performing Arts Festival and International Play Festival for Kids, and he also participated in The Convoy Show,EmillesEmillesand Wedding as an actor.

He worked at the The New Yorker as a Ficition Intern. He has translated many works including Eun Hee-Kyung’s Discovery of Solitude,Kim Hoon’s Change of Life,Yoon Dae-nyeong’s Camel Pouch and other amongs. He was awarded the Grand Prize in Poetry in 39th Korea Times Translation Awards, and the LTI Korea’s 7th Annual Translation Prize for New Translators. He received his MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University, School of the Arts.

Michael Yong Ho Park is a well respected producer and president of Musical Heaven Inc. His most recent works include musical Spring Awakening(2009), Snowman(2009), Fiddler on the Roof(2008), See What I Wanna See(2008), Sweeney Todd(2007), Thrill Me(2007,2008,2009), Altar boyz(2006,2007), Menopause(2005,2006,2007), play Come and See Me(2009) , Pillow Man(2007), and Shear Madness(2006~OPEN RUN).

He is also very interested in developing original shows in Korea as well as licensed shows. The original musicals that he produced include musical My Scary Girl(2009), and Finding Mr. Kim Jong Wook(2006~ OPEN RUN).

Currently, he is working on the upcoming productions of Assassins and Wedding singer.

Musical Heaven was established in 2004 for the purpose of forming a creative group of theatrical artists and producing theatrical works that are particularly strong in their production such as script, music and stage. We have previously presented licensed works such as musical Spring Awakening, Snowman, Fiddler on the Roof, See What I Wanna See, Sweeney Todd, Thrill Me, Altar boyz, Menopause, play Come and See Me, Pillow Man, Shear Madness and have also produced original musicals such as My Scary Girl and Finding Mr. Kim Jong Wook

Currently, we are in the process of producing two licensed musicals, Assassins and Wedding Singer.

We are also providing cultural spaces that can cater both commercial and semi-commercial works by managing two theatres, Art Madang and The STAGE. 

Musical Heaven Inc. will support creative teams with high level of expertise and produce licensed works as well as original musicals to improve the overall quality of the theatre industry in Korea.

A thirty-year-old English professor who has never engaged in any romantic relationship.

Musical: “Fiddler on the Roof,” ”The Laundry,” “Finding Mr. Kim Jong Wook,” “Gongilgeon,” “Oh! While you’re Sleeping” many others

Play: “Come and See Me” others.

An intelligent-looking girl or a seductive serial killer?

Musical: “Fiddler on the Roof”, “Company”, “Hairspray”, “ I Love You”, “ Charlie Brown” many others

Play: “Come to A Ghost House”, “8 Femme” others

A Roommate and a best friend of Lee Mi-Na who knows Mi-Na’s secret.

Musical: “Oh! While you are sleeping!”, “From the Bottom”, “Chance” many others

Play: “Melodrama” others.

A Friend of Dae-Woo, a self-appointed  player, who runs a travel agency.

Musical:  "Assassins", “Jekyll and Hyde”, “Grease”, “The Great Gatsby”, “Sweeny Todd” many others

Multi-roles including Kye-dong, Jang-Mi's boyfriend.

Musical: “Fiddler on the Roof”,” Man of the La Mancha” many others

Multi-roles including Hong-Gyu, Mi-Na's ex-boyfreind.

Musical: “Fiddler on the Roof”, ” All That Musical”, ”Lucas”, “Faust” many others

Play: “Island” others

She served as an Executive producer for Korean productions of Spring Awakening and My Scary Girl. Her credits as a General Manager includes the Korean productions of Fiddler on the Roof, See What I wanna See, Sweeney Todd, Thrill Me, Altar boyz, Menopause, and many other musicals along with the plays such as Come and See Me, The Pillowman, and Shear Madness.

She has been working with Musicalheaven as an international business liason of the company, and she was involved in Musicalheaven's production of Thrill Me, Spring Awakening, and the NYMF debut of My Scary Girl.

She has worked as a production supervisor on many musicals including Spring Awakening, Fiddler on the Roof, See What I wanna See, Sweeney Todd, Thrill Me, Altar boyz, Menopause, many others and plays Come and See Me, The Pillowman, Shear Madness.

He has worked as an assistant designer on many shows including Spring Awakening, Fiddler on the Roof, Snowman, Come and See ME. He also participated in 42nd Street, Guys and Dolls as a lighting programmer.

He has recreated original sound design of Spring Awakening, Fiddler on the Roof, Altar Boyz, See What I wanna See, Sweeney Todd, Thrill Me, Menopause, others. He has designed original musicals such as Finding Mr. Kim Jong Wook, Who?, Sworn Brothers, Dancing Princess.