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Hair Artist
미용명가
Literal Translation
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SOURCE
original
SETTING
Korea
BOOK
original
Two dreamers in a hair salon
Korean Premiere
2010
Korean Premiere Theatre
New Company Theater, Daegu
Further Korean run reference:
https://www.kyongbuk.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=1057279
The Musical search cue — “미용명가 뮤지컬”
Summary
A comic romance set in a hair salon, following orphaned Mia and heir Sang-gi as they live together and pursue their dream of becoming hair artists despite family opposition.
Origin & Development
Premiered in 2010, written and directed by Lee Sang-won, produced by Ryu Company (later New Company). Conceived as a character-driven, mid-scale musical blending comedy and pop-styled numbers, it was positioned as an exportable title from the outset and selected for the 4th Daegu Small Theater Arts Festival the same year.
Its commercial success in regional theaters led to continued revivals and eventual overseas touring. 2010 – Daegu premiere, Ryu Company. 2010–2018 – Continued regional touring and small-theater runs, surpassing 300 domestic performances. Widely cited in regional press as a successful non-Seoul commercial musical sustained by local audience demand.
Partial Synopsis
Set entirely inside a small community hair salon, the musical centers on Sang-gi, the optimistic eldest son trying to preserve his family’s traditional hairdressing techniques while preparing for a major competition. His world is shaken by the arrival of a younger successor who embraces modern trends and brings bold new ideas into the salon. Their clash—shaped by rivalry, affection, and personal growth—reshapes the future of the business and everyone around them. The show blends light comedy with warm family themes, using more than twenty contemporary pop-style numbers and dance sequences, keeping a tone reminiscent of Korean TV dramas while remaining a stage-first musical.
美髮名家
2012
2012-09-18
to
2012-09-28
Country:
China
City:
Multiple Cities
Production Type:
Full Production
Language:
Korean
Venue:
Multiple Venues
New Company's touring production, retaining the original Korean cast and creative team, was presented through local cultural-exchange presenters in each city. Chinese press emphasized its upbeat tone and 'K-drama musical' appeal, and the work was later adopted as study material in the acting department of Nanjing Media University.
The tour played Shanghai, Nanjing, Nanchang, Taizhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, and other cities for more than 50 performances.
美髮名家
2019
2019-05-17
to
2019-06-22
Country:
China
City:
Multiple Cities
Production Type:
Licensed
Language:
Chinese
Venue:
Multiple Venues
Produced by Jiangsu Performing Arts Group in cooperation with New Company, the production was announced as a one-month Jiangsu tour with planned expansion to Zhejiang, Hubei, Liaoning, Sichuan, and Shanghai. Local coverage framed it as a Korean title localized for Chinese audiences and as a renewed cultural partnership after the THAAD dispute.
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