From "Flower Drum Song" to "Miss Saigon," the representation of Asian cultures on the Broadway musical stage has been shaky, if certainly consistent.
Now a new Lincoln Center production -- deemed to be the first Korean-produced musical to be performed overseas -- continues that trend while aiming to provide a more authentic theatrical account of Asian history for a new generation of theatergoers.
"Hero: The Musical" tells the real-life story of An Chunggun (played by Sung Hwa Chung), a Korean independence activist responsible for the 1909 assassination of Ito Hirobumi (Sung Gee Kim), then a Japanese administer of power in Korea, just as Japan was preparing to annex the latter nation. Though An was imprisoned and subsequently executed, he is also said to have inspired various Japanese officials -- including prison guards and prosecutors -- through his humane spirit and kind demeanor.
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