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The musical Anna Karenina showed off her overwhelming ticket power.
According to Anna Karenina on the 28th, the first ticket was opened at 2 p.m. on the 14th, and it ranked No. 1 at the same time as the ticket was opened at NOL Ticket, Yes24, a major reservation destination.
The first round of ticket opening runs from Feb. 20 to Mar. 2. It is the first licensed performance in about seven years since its reenactment in 2019.
"Anna Karenina" is based on a novel of the same name, one of Tolstoy's three major literatures that deeply deals with love, marriage, and family issues, set in a Russian aristocratic society in the late 19th century. The work sends a heavy message to the audience by unraveling humanity's inherent concerns about "love," "happiness," "choice" and "conflict" through the times with elegant music and stage aesthetics.
Anna Karenina, who returns after seven years, is a best season that has poured all the production know-how accumulated through the premiere and successful localization of European musicals, raising expectations with a meeting between world-class creators and top actors in Korea.
Ok Joo-hyun, Kim So-hyang and Lee Ji-hye will play the role of Anna Karenina, an attractive noble lady who deserves to be loved by everyone as the wife of a high-ranking official, and Yoon Hyung-ryul, Moon Yoo-gang and Jung Seung-won will play the role of "Alexey Bronski," a promising attractive young officer who falls in love with Anna at first sight.
Anna Karenina will open at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul on February 20 and will be performed for only five weeks until March 29.
Meanwhile, Anna Karenina is embroiled in a controversy over casting Ok Joo-hyun. According to the released casting lineup, out of a total of 38 performances, Ok Joo-hyun took the stage 23 times, Lee Ji-hye took the stage 8 times, and Kim So-hyang took the stage 7 times, causing controversy over casting.
In the midst of this, Kim So-hyang left a meaningful message on her personal SNS on the 27th, "Night, night, night. I have a lot to say, but let's not say it." The controversy grew as it was speculated that this may have indirectly revealed his feelings about the controversy over casting Ok Joo-hyun.
In this regard, Anna Karenina told Star News on the 28th, "I have nothing to say because casting and episodes are the unique authority of producers and original creators," adding, "It is a difficult schedule because there are many variables such as consultation with licensees, reduction of total performance sessions, and actors' schedules."
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