# Hue Park

Hue Park (born Park Chun-hue, Korean: 박천휴) is a South Korean lyricist and musical theatre writer.

## Early career as lyricist

Park started working as an in-house lyricist for Music Cube while he was still attending Dongguk University for creative writing (now merged with the Korean Literature program Archived 2014-07-08 at the Wayback Machine). He debuted as a lyricist with works such as the singer Evan's Pain Reliever, Park Sang-min's Tough Life. Park then moved to New York City to study visual art at New York University, where he met and collaborated with composer Will Aronson, thus beginning his career in musical theatre.

## Works in musical theatre

In July 2012, Park wrote lyrics for the musical Bungee Jump (music by Will Aronson). The show was successful, and Aronson and Park gained considerable recognition. For the second production of Bungee Jump in 2013, Park joined Aronson in the script's adaptation. Park also adapted, translated, and wrote Korean lyrics for the Musical Carmen in December 2013, which opened at LG Art Center.
Hue Park received the Best Music/Lyrics Award at Korea's 2013 Musical Awards for Bungee Jump. Bungee Jump was also named one of 'the 2 Best Original Musicals of 2012' by 'The Musical' Magazine, as well as selected for re-production by the Korean Musical Association's original musical support program.
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.
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 then had its official premiere in December 2016, produced by DaeMyoung Culture Factory. The show achieved remarkable success, winning six Korean Musical Awards, including accolades for Best Music, Lyrics, and Book. 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. In 2020, Maybe Happy Ending had its highly anticipated American premiere at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, running from January 18 to February 16.
The musical 'Il Tenore' is co-produced, composed, and arranged 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.

## Graphic design and writing

* Published a photoessay book, Polaroidiary (2011)
* 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)

## Accolades

List of Awards and nominations :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Winner | Result |
| Korea's 2013 Musical Awards | 2013 | Best Music/Lyrics Award | Bungee Jump | Won |
| 8th E-Daily Culture Awards | 2021 | Grand Prize | Maybe Happy Ending | Won |
| 2nd Korea Musical Awards | 2018 | Musical of The Year (Small Theater) | Maybe Happy Ending | Won |
| 2nd Korea Musical Awards | 2018 | Screenwriter/Lyricist | Hue Park & Will Aronson | Won |
| 6th Yegreen Musical Award | 2017 | Musical of the Year | Maybe Happy Ending | Won |
| Richard Rodgers Award by the American Academy of Arts and Letters | 2017 | Production Award | What I Learned from People (Maybe Happy Ending English Version) | Won |