Hue Park

Park started working as an in-house lyricist for Music Cube [ko] while attending Dongguk University for creative writing.^[A] He debuted as a lyricist with works such as Evan's Pain Reliever^[2] and Park Sang-min's Tough Life.^[3]

He subsequently moved to New York City to study visual art at New York University, where he met composer Will Aronson.^[4]

In July 2012, Park wrote lyrics for the Bungee Jump (music by Will Aronson). The show was successful, earning Aronson and Park considerable recognition.^[5][6] For the second production of Bungee Jump in 2013, Park collaborated with Aronson on adapting the script.^[7]

He also adapted, translated, and wrote Korean lyrics for the musical Carmen, which opened at LG Art Center in December 2013.^[8] Park received the Best Music/Lyrics Award at Korea's 2013 Musical Awards for Bungee Jump. The musical was also named one of "the 2 Best Original Musicals of 2012" by The Musical magazine^[9] and was selected for re-production by the Korean Musical Association's original musical support program.^[10]

He went on to write the script and lyrics for The Schwarz Show: Christmas Radio within the omnibus musical I Hate Christmas in Project Box SEEYA.^[11]

In 2016, he translated and wrote Korean lyrics for The Bodyguard Musical, which also opened at LG Art Center.

In September 2015, Park and Aronson presented a try-out production of their new musical, Maybe Happy Ending, at Wooran Foundation. The musical had its official premiere in December 2016, produced by DaeMyoung Culture Factory.^[12] The show achieved remarkable success, winning six Korean Musical Awards, including accolades for Best Music, Lyrics, and Book.^[13] Additionally, the English-language version of Maybe Happy Ending received the prestigious 2017 Richard Rodgers Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Following its initial run, a new Korean production of the musical opened in 2018.^[14] In 2020, Maybe Happy Ending had its highly anticipated American premiere at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, running from January 18 to February 16.^[15]

The musical Il Tenore is co-produced, composed, and arranged by Park and Will Aronson. It is inspired by the life of Lee In-seon, a doctor and tenor who holds a significant place in Korean opera history.^[16]

• Published a photoessay book, Polaroidiary (2011)^[17]
• Designed the title art and poster for Bungee Jump, the poster for Omnibus Musical I Hate Christmas, the cover for The Musical Magazine, among other graphic design projects.
• Wrote articles and reviews as New York correspondent for The Musical Magazine Archived 2020-05-08 at the Wayback Machine (2014)^[18]