Dimo Hyun Jun Kim

Dimo Hyun Jun Kim (Dimo Kim) (김현준, Dimo Kim, Hyun Jun Kim) is an award winning[1] theatre director and producer from Seoul, South Korea. He is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and a founding Artistic Director, Chairman of Dimo Kim Musical Theatre Factory LLC.[2]

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Dimo Hyun Jun Kim (Dimo Kim)
Dimo Hyun Jun Kim in New York City, 2015
Born(1991-05-21)21 May 1991
Seoul, South Korea
NationalityKorean
Alma materColumbia University
MovementAsian Musical Theatre
Spouse(s)Amber Hyesun Lee (m.2019)
Websitewww.dimokim.com
Dimo Hyun Jun Kim
Hangul
김현준
Hanja
金鉉埈
Revised RomanizationKim Hyunjun
McCune–ReischauerKim Hyŏnchun

Dimo made his Off-Broadway debut on July 31, 2015 when "Comfort Women: A New Musical" opened at the Theatre at St. Clement's. This marks the first all-Asian off-Broadway cast to be led by an East Asian national. The musical follows several Korean women characters tricked into working at comfort stations in Indonesia.[3][4][5][6]

Other credits include Interview: A New Musical, Green Card: A New Musical, See What I Wanna See, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, As You Like It, West Side Story, Luxury of Love Letters, Advice to the Players, The Cherry Orchard, Godspell, The Upper Lip, Finding My Way Back Home, Promenade, Life is a Dream, West Side Ballad, Our Town, Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Spring Is Arising and Jesus Christ Superstar.[7]

References
  1. Desk, BWW News. "Winners Announced For 2019 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  2. "Dimo Hyun Jun Kim<, Director (SDC), Writer, Producer". Dimokim.com. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  3. "'Comfort Women' Musical Builds Asian Community". The Diplomat. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  4. "South Korean student in New York pens musical to educate on 'comfort women' issue". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  5. "World Premiere of Comfort Women: A New Musical Opens July 31st in... - NEW YORK, July 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/". Prnewswire.com. 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  6. "New Musical COMFORT WOMEN Opens 7/31". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  7. "New York Theatre Review: Laura Rohrman interviews Dimo Hyun Jun Kim on Comfort Women: A New Musical". Newyorktheatrereview.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2015-12-23.

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