Source: Dong-A Ilbo · 문화연예

What happened

According to Dong-A Ilbo, the musical Chicago (시카고) is returning to Seoul this December. Producer SinSeCompany (신시컴퍼니) announced on September 15, 2026 that the show will run from December 5, 2026 through March 14, 2027 at LG Art Center Seoul’s LG Signature Hall (LG아트센터 서울 LG 시그니처 홀) in Gangseo-gu.

The headline cast lineup puts familiar Korean musical names on the two lead female tracks: Ivy, Tiffany Young, and Kim Su-ha as Roxie Hart, and Choi Jung-won, Yoon Gong-ju, and Lin Ah as Velma Kelly. Park Geon-hyung and Enoch will share Billy Flynn. Dong-A also lists Kim Young-ju, Kim Kyung-sun, and Cha Jung-hyun in the wider ensemble.

The breakdown

Chicago began as a 1975 stage work directed by Bob Fosse; the revival most audiences know came in 1996 from director Walter Bobbie and choreographer Anne Reinking. Dong-A cites Tony, Drama Desk, Grammy, and Olivier honors across more than 55 categories, plus a global footprint of 38 countries, 525-plus cities, 36,000-plus performances, and 35 million-plus cumulative audience members.

In Korea, the show has run since its 2000 premiere: 26 years, 1,729 performances, and roughly 1.8 million cumulative viewers, per Dong-A.

Three names are flagged as new additions after competitive auditions: Lin Ah, Kim Su-ha, and Enoch. The article does not report ticket prices, presale dates, English supertitles, or a touring plan beyond the LG Art Center window.

Why it matters outside Korea

Chicago is one of the few Broadway brands that Korea stages repeatedly in Korean while still feeding international headlines — especially when Ivy, who recently made history as the first Korean Roxie on Broadway, returns home to the same role in Seoul. Tiffany Young adds K-pop crossover draw for travelers who follow Girls’ Generation alumni on stage.

For theater tourists, the booking window (December through mid-March) overlaps holiday travel, Lunar New Year, and winter break — a long Seoul run at a west-side venue rather than the usual downtown megahall cluster.

What travelers and expats should watch

• Venue logistics: LG Art Center Seoul sits in Gangseo-gu, west of central Seoul — plan subway or taxi time from typical hotel districts in Jongno, Myeongdong, or Gangnam. Dong-A publishes no ticket link yet; watch SinSeCompany and venue channels once sales open.
• Cast rotation and language: With three Roxies and three Velmas, your night depends on which pairing is scheduled — confirm the cast calendar before booking if you are traveling for a specific star. Assume Korean-language delivery unless the venue later announces supertitles; the jazz-courtroom score is recognizable even when the book is not.
• Holiday crowding: A run from December 5 through March 14 spans Christmas, New Year’s, and Seollal travel peaks. Lock KTX, flights, and hotels early if you are stacking this show onto a winter Korea trip.

Context

Read this as SinSeCompany mounting another long-run Korean Chicago at LG Art Center with headline casting, not as a new production concept or proof that every Korean musical star is Broadway-bound. The operational story for outsiders is a four-month Seoul window on a show Korea has already performed 1,729 times — worth calendar-blocking if you want Fosse-style jazz spectacle without assuming it will move to another city afterward.

Source

Dong-A Ilbo · 문화연예: “뮤지컬 ‘시카고’ 12월 돌아온다…아이비·티파니 영·최정원 출격” — Korean original; dates, venue, producer, global and Korean run statistics, cast names, and audition notes from Dong-A; paraphrased for briefing; read the original for photos and full Korean text.