The Broadway model of the beloved Korean musical Perhaps Blissful Ending has received six Tony awards, together with greatest musical.
The manufacturing concerning the friendship between two humanoid robots was nominated for 10 awards on Sunday. It additionally received greatest guide of a musical and greatest unique rating.
Perhaps Blissful Ending premiered in South Korea in 2016 and debuted on Broadway in 2024 to glowing critiques.
The Tony wins have given South Korea EGOT standing, that means it has received the 4 most necessary awards in US leisure. South Koreans have additionally received Emmys for tv, Grammys for music and most not too long ago, 4 Oscars for the movie Parasite in 2020.
Hue Park and Will Aronson took dwelling the Tony for greatest guide of a musical.
Former Glee star Darren Criss, who performed one of many robots, Oliver, received greatest lead actor in a musical. It was his first Tony win.
The musical, which additionally stars Helen J. Shen as robotic Claire, was already on a streak this awards season.
It bagged among the high prizes on the Outer Critics Circle Awards and Drama League Awards this 12 months.
First directed by Kim Dong-yeon, Perhaps Blissful Ending premiered in Seoul almost a decade in the past to a lot vital acclaim. It has since been revived a number of instances in South Korea and overseas – in each Korean and English.
Perhaps Blissful Ending’s success comes as South Korean artists proceed to interrupt floor in leisure, particularly in pop music in the previous couple of years.
In 2022, the historic drama King’s Affection turned the primary South Korean collection to win an Worldwide Emmy Award – which recognises tv programming produced and aired outdoors the US.
That very same 12 months, the South Korean dystopian thriller Squid Recreation turned the primary non-English tv collection to be nominated for and win the Primetime Emmy Awards.
As for the Grammys, South Korean soprano Sumi Jo received one for greatest opera recording in 1993 – the primary within the nation to take dwelling that award.
Hopes have been excessive for boyband BTS, which has been nominated thrice for greatest pop group efficiency since 2021, but it surely has but to win it.