Theaters stay open for Chuseok, offering musicals, plays, live screenings

Theaters will stay open throughout the extended Chuseok holiday with musicals, plays and NT Live screenings on offer. Highlights include Frozen, Gwanghwamun Love Song, Elisabeth, Dracula, Oedipus, Sumire Hair Salon, Baekmansa and screenings at the National Theater of Korea. The lineup spans works from Disney adaptations to Greek myth reinterpretations and British stage recordings.

Frozen runs without break from Sept. 24 to 27 at Charlotte Theater and is scheduled to close on March 1 next year.

Gwanghwamun Love Song continues through Nov. 15 at D Cube Link Art Center and uses songs by the late composer Lee Young-hoon.

Elisabeth runs through Nov. 15 at Blue Square Woori Bank Hall, while Dracula runs through Oct. 18 at LG Arts Center Seoul’s LG Signature Hall.

Oedipus opens Sept. 24 at Myeongdong Theater and runs through Oct. 18 as the third installment in the National Theater Company of Korea’s five-part Antropolis series.

The National Theater of Korea will screen NT Live performances at Haeoreum Grand Theater from Sept. 25 to 27, including The Playboy of the Western World, All My Sons and The Fifth Step.

Published Sep 26, 2026 12:00 am KST

A scene from the musical “Gwanghwamun Love Song" / Courtesy of CJ ENM

Theaters will remain open throughout the extended Chuseok holiday, with a wide range of performances on offer for audiences looking to spend the break at a theater rather than visiting their hometowns or traveling with family. From large-scale musicals and distinctive plays to the National Theater of Korea's NT Live screenings of productions from the world stage, there is plenty to choose from.

Popular big-budget musicals will be among the highlights. Frozen, based on Disney's animated film that sparked the “Let It Go” craze after its release in 2013, will run without break Sept. 24 to 27 at Charlotte Theater, ahead of its closing on March 1 next year. The Korean licensed production of the musical, which premiered on Broadway in 2018, features Jung Sun-ah, Min Kyung-ah and Jung Yu-ji sharing the role of Elsa.

A scene from the musical “Frozen" / Courtesy of S&Co.

The original Korean jukebox musical "Gwanghwamun Love Song" will also run throughout the holiday at D Cube Link Art Center, where it is scheduled to continue through Nov. 15. The production weaves together familiar songs by the late composer Lee Young-hoon, including “Girl,” “Red Sunset,” “Old Love” and “Under the Shade of the Ginkgo Tree.” It follows Myung-woo, who, on the verge of death, revisits his past during the final minute of his life under the guidance of Wol-ha, a guide who helps people find their fated connections.

For audiences seeking the appeal of more traditional musicals, "Elisabeth" and "Dracula" are also on the lineup. "Elisabeth," which runs through Nov. 15 at Blue Square Woori Bank Hall, depicts the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. The musical, created by playwright Michael Kunze and composer Sylvester Levay, premiered in Vienna in 1992. Lina, Park Ji-yeon, Lee Ji-hye and Lee Ji-soo share the title role.

"Dracula," running through Oct. 18 at LG Arts Center Seoul's LG Signature Hall, features music by American composer Frank Wildhorn, whose works have found a devoted following in Korea. The cast includes Kim Junsu, Shin Sung-rok, Jeon Dong-seok, Jo Jung-eun and Kim Hwan-hee.

Theater stages will also remain open throughout the holiday. "Oedipus," the third installment in the National Theater Company of Korea's five-part Antropolis series, opens Sept. 24, the first day of the holiday, at Myeongdong Theater and runs through Oct. 18. The series reinterprets the tragedy of the royal house of Thebes from Greek mythology through the lens of German playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig.

Directed by Kang Ryang-won, "Oedipus" examines prejudice and discrimination through a protagonist who has lived with a disability and as a social minority, rather than presenting him as the familiar heroic figure.

A scene from the play "Sumire Hair Salon" / Courtesy of Sejong Center

"Sumire Hair Salon," written and directed by Zainichi Korean playwright and director Jung Ui-shin, is staged Sept. 24 and 26 at Sejong Center's M Theater. Set in a coal mining town in Japan's Kyushu region, where Koreans remained after the end of World War II in 1945, the play follows Sumi, a Zainichi Korean woman who dreams of opening a hair salon under her own name. Through the lives of people who carry on despite the violence and discrimination of their time, the production explores how history leaves its mark on individual lives.

For those looking for a performance that combines music and theater, "Baekmansa" by Hyesung Company will be staged Sept. 24-26 at the National Theater of Korea's Daloreum Theater as part of the “2026 Changgeuk-Centered World Music Theater Festival.” The jukebox musical theater production brings together 42 popular songs spanning 100 years of modern and contemporary Korean history.

Audiences can also experience international theater productions on the big screen. The National Theater of Korea will present NT Live, a program screening recorded performances by Britain's National Theatre, at Haeoreum Grand Theater Sept. 25-27.

“The Playboy of the Western World” by John Millington Synge, screening Sept. 25, satirizes human vanity and mob mentality through the story of an Irish village that hails a murderer as a hero. Arthur Miller's “All My Sons,” screening Sept. 26, follows a family that amassed wealth through wartime military contracts as it confronts the truth it has long concealed. “The Fifth Step,” written by David Ireland and screening Sept. 27, is a two-hander that explores addiction and recovery through the setting of an alcohol dependence treatment program.

This article from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Times, is translated by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Times.

中秋节长假期间，剧院将照常开放，上演音乐剧、话剧和NT Live现场演出。亮点包括《冰雪奇缘》、《光化门情歌》、《伊丽莎白》、《德古拉》、《俄狄浦斯王》、《堇美发沙龙》、《白万寺》以及在韩国国立剧院的放映。演出剧目涵盖迪士尼改编作品、希腊神话新编以及英国舞台剧录音等。

《冰雪奇缘》将于9月24日至27日在夏洛特剧院不间断上演，并计划于明年3月1日闭幕。

《光化门情歌》展览将持续至 11 月 15 日，在 D Cube Link 艺术中心展出，展出的歌曲均为已故作曲家李英勋的作品。

《伊丽莎白》将于 11 月 15 日在 Blue Square Woori Bank Hall 上演，《德古拉》将于 10 月 18 日在 LG Arts Center Seoul 的 LG Signature Hall 上演。

《俄狄浦斯王》将于 9 月 24 日在明洞剧场首演，一直持续到 10 月 18 日，是韩国国立剧团五部曲“人间都市”系列的第三部。

韩国国立剧院将于9月25日至27日在海凛大剧院放映NT Live演出，包括《西方世界的花花公子》、《吾子吾弟》和《第五步》。

发布于2026年9月26日凌晨12:00（韩国标准时间）

音乐剧《光化门情歌》剧照 / 图片由CJ ENM提供

中秋节长假期间，剧院将继续开放，为那些希望在剧院度过假期而非回乡探亲或与家人外出旅行的观众提供丰富多彩的演出选择。从大型音乐剧和特色话剧，到韩国国立剧院的“NT Live”世界舞台剧目直播，应有尽有。

热门大制作音乐剧将是本次活动的亮点之一。根据迪士尼2013年上映的同名动画电影改编的音乐剧《冰雪奇缘》将于9月24日至27日在夏洛特剧院不间断上演，直至明年3月1日闭幕。该动画电影曾引发“Let It Go”的流行热潮。这部音乐剧于2018年在百老汇首演，此次韩国版由郑善雅、闵京雅和郑裕智共同饰演艾莎一角。

音乐剧《冰雪奇缘》中的一个场景 / 图片由 S&Co. 提供。

韩国原创点唱机音乐剧《光化门情歌》将在D Cube Link艺术中心上演，演出将持续至11月15日。该剧融合了已故作曲家李英勋的多首经典歌曲，包括《少女》、《红日》、《旧爱》和《银杏树下》。故事讲述了濒死的明宇在生命的最后一刻，在一位名叫月河的向导的引导下，重温过往，寻找命中注定的缘分。

对于喜欢传统音乐剧的观众，《伊丽莎白》和《德古拉》也在演出阵容之列。《伊丽莎白》将于11月15日前在蓝方友利银行音乐厅上演，讲述了奥地利皇后伊丽莎白的一生。这部音乐剧由剧作家迈克尔·昆泽和作曲家西尔维斯特·莱维创作，于1992年在维也纳首演。莉娜、朴智妍、李智慧和李智秀共同饰演伊丽莎白一角。

音乐剧《德古拉》正在首尔LG艺术中心LG Signature Hall上演，演出将持续至10月18日。该剧由美国作曲家弗兰克·怀德霍恩作曲，他的作品在韩国拥有众多忠实拥趸。演员阵容包括金俊秀、申成禄、全东锡、赵贞恩和金焕熙。

剧院舞台在假期期间也将继续开放。韩国国立剧团“安特罗波利斯”系列五部曲的第三部《俄狄浦斯》将于9月24日（假期第一天）在明洞剧场首演，演出将持续至10月18日。该系列剧作以德国剧作家罗兰·施梅尔芬尼格的视角，重新诠释了希腊神话中底比斯王室的悲剧。

由姜良元执导的《俄狄浦斯王》通过一个身患残疾、属于社会少数群体的主人公来审视偏见和歧视，而不是将他塑造成人们熟悉的英雄人物。

话剧《堇美发沙龙》剧照 / 图片由世宗中心提供

由在日韩裔剧作家兼导演郑义信编剧并执导的《堇美发沙龙》将于9月24日和26日在世宗会馆M剧场上演。该剧以日本九州地区的一个煤矿小镇为背景，讲述了在日韩裔女性堇梦想开设一家以自己名字命名的美发沙龙的故事。二战结束后，朝鲜人于1945年留居于此。通过展现那些在暴力和歧视中挣扎求生的人们的生活，该剧探讨了历史如何在个人生命中留下印记。

对于那些寻求音乐与戏剧相结合的表演的观众来说，由慧星剧团带来的《白万岁》将于9月24日至26日在韩国国立剧院达洛伦剧场上演，作为“2026昌格世界音乐剧节”的一部分。这部点唱机音乐剧汇集了42首流行歌曲，涵盖了韩国近百年的现代和当代历史。

观众还可以在大银幕上欣赏国际戏剧作品。韩国国立剧院将于9月25日至27日在海瑞姆大剧院放映NT Live节目，该节目将播放英国国家剧院的录制演出。

约翰·米灵顿·辛格的《西方世界的花花公子》（9月25日放映）通过一个爱尔兰村庄将一名杀人犯奉为英雄的故事，讽刺了人性的虚荣和群体思维。阿瑟·米勒的《吾子吾弟》（9月26日放映）讲述了一个家族通过战时军工合同积累了巨额财富，最终不得不面对他们长期隐瞒的真相。大卫·爱尔兰编剧的《第五步》（9月27日放映）是一部双人剧，以酒精依赖治疗项目为背景，探讨了成瘾和康复的问题。

本文来自《韩国日报》（《韩国时报》的姊妹报），由人工智能生成系统翻译，并由《韩国时报》编辑。