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Comfort Women: A New Musical
First Preview: Jul 11, 2018
Opening Date: Jul 20, 2018
Closing Date: Sep 2, 2018
Running Time: 01:40
Playing @
Playwrights Horizons
416 West 42nd Street, New York City, NY 10036
Set in Korea under Japanese colonial rule, "Comfort Women: A New Musical" tells a story about a Korean teenage girl named Goeun who embarks on a journey to Tokyo to make money for her family, but ends up at a 'comfort station' in Indonesia, where hundreds of teenage girls were abducted and forced to become sex slaves, also known as 'comfort women,' for the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II.
The musical evolves around the stories of Goeun and other 'comfort women,' and the audience witnesses how such a tragedy can permanently and painfully transform the life of a young woman.Based on true war crimes committed by the Japanese Imperial Army, 'comfort women' included girls as young as 14, who were promised with well-paying jobs abroad but instead were taken to islands in Indonesia to forcefully serve as sex slaves for 50 to 100 soldiers a day.
The musical evolves around the stories of Goeun and other 'comfort women,' and the audience witnesses how such a tragedy can permanently and painfully transform the life of a young woman.Based on true war crimes committed by the Japanese Imperial Army, 'comfort women' included girls as young as 14, who were promised with well-paying jobs abroad but instead were taken to islands in Indonesia to forcefully serve as sex slaves for 50 to 100 soldiers a day.
Show Notes: No Intermission
Age Guidance: 13
Audience Advisory: Performance includes adult imagery and perceived sexual violence
Performance Schedule
TUESDAY thru SUNDAY @ 7:30 PM
WEDNESDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY @ 2 PM
Music
- Bryan Michaels & TaeHo Park
Lyrics
- Bryan Michaels
Book
- Dimo Hyun Jun Kim
- Osker David Aguirre & Joann Malory Mieses
Director
- Dimo Hyun Jun Kim
Choreography
- Natanal Kim
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$39.00 - $79.00
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Accessibility
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Wheelchair Info
Peter Jay Sharp Theater is fully wheelchair-accessible, offering accessible seats at each performance. Wheelchair seating available in Row F -
Entrance
From entrance corridor, take elevator to Floor 4 for wheelchair access to the Peter Jay Sharp theater and lobby. Two single doors in series to enter the theater. -
Box Office
Located in corridor on Floor 1 (ground level). -
Restroom
For shows in the Peter Jay Sharp Theater, the restrooms and water fountain are on 3M (accessible by elevator).Grab bars. -
Water Fountain
Floor 3M. Concessions on lobby level -
Assisted Listening System
Radio Frequency assistive listening systems are available at no charge at every performance and can be checked out from the concessions counter. These devices are available in both our Mainstage and Peter Jay Sharp Theaters for every performance, per ADA requirements and are compatible with t-coil enabled hearing aids and implants. -
Folding Armrests
No mobility seats with folding armrests. -
Parking
Manhattan Parking - 475 West 41 Street -
Telephone
None on premises -
Visual Assistance
Scheduled audio-described performers. Hand held captions available with GalaPro app on mobile devices. Listening devices and tablets are available in both theaters at the concession stand, free of charge. A photo ID is required.







