Hue Park
Playwright, Lyricist, Director | Maybe Happy Ending
Hue Park is a Seoul- and New York–based playwright, lyricist, and director. His acclaimed works include the musical Bungee Jump (Winner of Best Music/Lyrics at The Musical Awards, 2013), Maybe Happy Ending (Winner of Best Book/Lyrics at the Korean Musical Awards, 2017), and Il Tenore (Grand Prize at the 2025 Korean Musical Awards, Cha Beom-seok Playwriting Award, 2024).
The English-language version of Maybe Happy Ending, which began in Korea, premiered on Broadway and has been performing to sold-out audiences with an average occupancy rate of 103% as of July 2025. It received six Tony Awards at the 78th Annual Ceremony, including Best Musical, Best Book, and Best Score.
Cross Culture Generation: Storytelling in the Global Age
In this special session, Park reflects on the journey of bringing a Korean musical—set in near-future Seoul—to Broadway audiences. He explores the power of storytelling in a globalized era, and how cross-cultural narratives can resonate across linguistic and cultural borders. His talk offers a rare glimpse into the evolution of a deeply local story into a globally celebrated piece of art, and how writers and marketers alike can learn from the process of "cross-culture" storytelling.
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