Beloved South Korean musical wins six Tony awards

The Broadway model of the beloved Korean musical Perhaps Comfortable Ending has gained six Tony awards, together with finest musical.

The manufacturing concerning the friendship between two humanoid robots was nominated for 10 awards on Sunday. It additionally gained finest e-book of a musical and finest authentic rating.

Perhaps Comfortable 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, which means it has gained the 4 most essential awards in US leisure. South Koreans have additionally gained Emmys for tv, Grammys for music and most just lately, 4 Oscars for the movie Parasite in 2020.

Hue Park and Will Aronson took residence the Tony for finest e-book of a musical.

Former Glee star Darren Criss, who performed one of many robots, Oliver, gained finest 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 a number of the prime prizes on the Outer Critics Circle Awards and Drama League Awards this yr.

First directed by Kim Dong-yeon, Perhaps Comfortable Ending premiered in Seoul almost a decade in the past to a lot essential acclaim. It has since been revived a number of instances in South Korea and overseas – in each Korean and English.

Perhaps Comfortable 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 grew to become the primary South Korean collection to win an Worldwide Emmy Award – which recognises tv programming produced and aired exterior the US.

That very same yr, the South Korean dystopian thriller Squid Sport grew to become 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 gained one for finest opera recording in 1993 – the primary within the nation to take residence that award.

Hopes have been excessive for boyband BTS, which has been nominated thrice for finest pop group efficiency since 2021, but it surely has but to win it.