Musical 'Caminante' Open Rehearsal Successfully Completed… A Journey of Healing Shared with 800 Audience Members

The musical 'Caminante', produced based on the novel 'A Wonderful Escape' by author Na Sang-cheon, held an open rehearsal on September 19 at Baekam Art Hall in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, heightening expectations ahead of its official performance. This event consisted of a total of two sessions and concluded successfully with approximately 800 audience members filling the seats.

According to media reports, this open rehearsal went beyond a simple showcase format of revealing numbers and was presented as a high-quality stage where acting, directing, and music harmonized. On stage, the delicate process of four individuals—chef Kims, aspiring singer-songwriter Dorothy, YouTuber Roger, and a young man named Jun-sang, each living with different wounds—healing and changing one another through a 33-day journey was unfolded in detail.

Audience members who watched the work poured out favorable reviews, stating they gained the courage to move forward again and that it is a work adolescents and young adults must see. In particular, as the actors' passionate performances blended with emotional numbers, tears of emotion continued throughout the audience, forming a deep consensus with the message of healing that the work intends to convey.

Not only in Korea, but also in local media and radio programs in Spain, the home of the Camino de Santiago, there is high interest as they are covering the production process and content of this work with significant weight. It is as if the power of the original work by Na Sang-cheon, who is active as both a K-pop planner and a novelist, is attracting attention overseas as well.

The production team plans to accelerate preparations for the official opening scheduled for April 2027, using the enthusiastic response from the audience gained through this open rehearsal as momentum.

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