Representative Korean Production Poster
Airport Baby
에어포트 베이비
Official English Title
SOURCE
original
SETTING
Korea
BOOK
original
Inspired by true stories of Korean adoptees
Korean Premiere:
2016
Korean Premiere Theatre
Art One Theater 1, Seoul
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Summary
Inspired by true stories, a Korean adoptee raised in America returns to Korea to search for his birth mother, guided across the country by a former drag queen who runs an Itaewon bar.
Origin & Development
Written by Sooyang Jun (book and lyrics) with music by Heesun Chang and direction by Park Kal-lin, the musical was developed through Black & Blue's New Musical Program in 2013–14, with showcases at Chungmu Art Hall, and through ARKO's New Musical Program in 2015, with a reading at Daehakro Arts Theater. It premiered in a limited engagement at Art One Theater 1 in Seoul on February 23–March 6, 2016, produced by Seensee Company, and was named one of ARKO's Outstanding New Musicals of the Year.
The score of 19 songs moves between English and Korean and draws on country, jazz, Broadway, and blues sung in Jeolla dialect. In October 2026 it was one of eight new Korean musicals presented at K-Musical Pitching on Broadway in New York, organized by the Korea Arts Management Service, and one of three selected for the K-Musical Special Pitching at the 2026 NAMT Fall Conference. The English version credits Kolleen Park for additional lyrics and the English book and lyrics.
Partial Synopsis
Josh Cohen, a Korean boy adopted by an American-Jewish family, returns to Korea to look for his birth family. He accidentally meets Delia, an elderly former drag queen, and the two outsiders travel across the country in search of Josh's mother. With Delia as his guide, Josh finds laughter, emotion, unexpected surprises, and answers in a land he has never known.
Airport Baby
2026
2026-10-19
to
2026-10-19
Production Type:
Reading / Showcase
Country:
United States
City:
New York
Language:
English
Venue:
Ripley-Grier Studios
Pitched at K-Musical Pitching on Broadway, organized by the Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS) with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, one of eight new Korean musicals presented to New York producers, presenters, and industry executives in the Main Pitch Session.
Airport Baby
2026
2026-10-21
to
2026-10-21
Production Type:
Reading / Showcase
Country:
United States
City:
New York
Language:
English
Venue:
Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
One of three original Korean musicals selected by the Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS) for the Breakout: K-Musical Special Pitching at the 2026 NAMT Fall Conference. The writers and composers introduced the story, music, and goals for development in the U.S. and U.K. markets, with selected musical numbers, to NAMT members from across the United States.
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Airport Baby | Captured: 2026-10-24
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