Shin Youngsook

Shin Youngsook
Shin Youngsook
신영숙
Born	26 November 1975 (age 48); Seoul, South Korea
Occupation	Musical Actress
Years active	1999–present

Shin Youngsook (申榮淑, born November 26, 1975) is a South Korean musical theatre actress. She majored in vocal performance at the university. For her musical debut she appeared in the musical The Last Empress as Lady Sontag. She was a member of Seoul Performing Arts Company from 2000 to 2007. The final level of education she has completed is a master's degree in Dankook University.

Early life

Shin was born in Seoul, South Korea, as the fifth youngest child. She began singing as a child, and played instruments such as piano, acoustic guitar, accordion, and harmonica. She became interested in Pansori. She won first place in a school choir competition several times. When she was in high school, she conducted the school choirs, and worked at the missionary choir. Thanks to her early musical activities, she started to learn voice performance at university.

Career

After university graduation, Shin prepared to study her major abroad and auditioned for The Last Empress by chance. She was cast as Lady Sontag. She then decided to become a musical actress. After her debut, she entered Seoul Performing Arts Company in order to learn acting performance.

2000-2007 (Seoul Performing Arts Company)

In 2002, Shin appeared as Nanny in musical Romeo and Juliet. She was nominated for the 7th Korean Musical Awards as best supporting actress. In 2004, she appeared as Kappuni in musical play The day to marry. She performed the character as an independent modern woman saying "I'll find my true love by myself." In 2005, she appeared as the title role Bari in the musical play Bari. Shin originated the role of Seryu in the musical The kingdom of the winds, and the role of Noksu in the musical Yi.

2008-present

Shin appeared as the major characters of musicals such as Grizabella in Cats', Baroness Waldstatten in Mozart!, Gertrude in Hamlet, Madame Therese Defarge in A Tale of Two Cities, Mrs. Danvers in Rebecca, Empress Myeongseong in The Last Empress and Donna in Mamma Mia!.^[1]^[2] When she sang the musical number 'Gold von den Sternen (Gold star)' in Mozart! astonishingly well, she gained a nickname 'Ms. Gold star'.^[3] She was beloved for the role of Mrs. Danvers and Baroness Valdstatten, earning Golden Ticket Awards and Korea Musical Awards as the best supporting actress for these roles. In 2015, Shin came back as title role to her debut musical The Last Empress.^[4]^[5]

Stage performances

1999 The Last Empress, Lady Sontag
2000 Daebak, Mrs. Heungbu
2000 Taepung, Ariel
2001 Taepung, Ariel
2002 The kingdom of winds
2002 The morning of Goryeo, Princess Hyemyeong
2002 Romeo and Juliet, Nanny
2002 Taepung, Trinculo
2003 Romeo and Juliet, Nanny
2003 Sound of Music, Reverend Mother
2003 Christmas Carol, Madmame Cratchit
2004 Midsummer night's dream, Helena
2004 The day to marry, kappuni
2004 Christmas Carol, Madame Cratchit
2005 Bari, Bari
2005 Christmas Carol, Madame Cratchit
2005 Scents of Ancient, Moocheon, Sanhwaga
2005 Romeo and Juliet, Nanny
2006 Romeo and Juliet, Nanny
2006 The Kingdom of winds, Seryu
2006 Yi, Noksu
2006 Christmas Carol, Madame Cratchit
2007 Sister Soul, Josephine
2007 Hairspray, motormouth
2007 The kingdom of winds, Seryu
2008 Cats, Grizabella
2008 Bad boys, Muriel
2009 Romeo and Juliet (French production), Lady Capulet
2009 Cats, Grizabella
2010 Spamalot, Lady of the lake
2010 Coronation Ball - starmania, Stella Spotlight / Cydia
2010 Turandot, Turandot
2010 Mozart!, Baroness Valdstatten
2011 Hamlet, Gertrude
2011 Mozart!, Baroness Valdstatten
2012 Rudolf, Countess Larisch
2012 A Tale of Two Cities, Madame Defarge
2012 Sherlock Holmes, Jane Watson
2013 Rebecca, Mrs. Danvers
2013 A Tale of Two Cities, Madame Defarge
2013 Guys and Dolls, Adelaide
2014 Mozart!, Baroness Valdstatten
2014 Rebecca, Mrs. Danvers.
2015 Phantom, Madame Carlotta
2015 The Last Empress, Myeongseong Empress
2016 Rebecca, Mrs. Danvers
2016 Mamma Mia!, Donna Sheridan
2016 Mozart!, Baroness Valdstatten
2016 Phantom, Madame Carlotta
2017 Turandot, Turandot
2017 Rebecca, Mrs. Danvers
2017 The last kiss, Marie Countess Larisch
2018 The Man Who Laughs, Duchess Josiana
2018 Elisabeth, Elisabeth
2019 Xcalibur, Morgana
2019 Mamma Mia!, Donna Sheridan
2019 Rebecca, Mrs. Danvers
2020 The Man Who Laughs, Duchess Josiana
2020 Mozart!, Baroness Valdstatten
2022 Mrs. Doubtfire, Miranda^[6]
2022 Mrs. Doubtfire, Miranda^[7]
2022–2023 42nd Street, Dorothy Brock^[8]

Awards

2018 2nd Korea Musical Awards, best supporting actress
2017 1st Korea Musical Awards, best supporting actress
2017 12th Golden Ticket Awards, best actress
2016 10th DIMF Awards, the star of year
2016 11th Golden Ticket Awards, Scene Stealer
2015 9th DIMF Awards, the star of year
2013 7th DIMF Awards, the star of year
2012 18th Korean Musical Awards, best actress nomination
2011 17th Korean Musical Awards, best actress nomination
2010 4th The Musical Awards, best supporting actress
2003 9th Korean Musical Awards, best supporting actress nomination
2019 14th Golden Ticket Awards, Best Actress in a Musical
2020 4th Korea Musical Awards, Kakao Best Character Award (Excalibur - Morgana)
2023 17th Golden Ticket Awards, a musical actress^[9]
2023 17th DIMF AWARDS, Star of the Year Award^[10]

References

^ Kwon Mee-yoo (12 January 2016). "'Mamma Mia!' to return with new cast". The Korea Times.
^ Kwon Mee-yoo (21 January 2013). "'Rebecca' is charming thriller". The Korea Times.
^ "'황금별 여사' 신영숙, 뮤지컬의 힘".
^ "[인터뷰] 신영숙 "다시 만난 '명성황후', 내가 주인공이라니…".
^ "당신이 아는 명성황후, 상상력 더한 명성황후". The Hankyoreh. 10 August 2015.
^ Kim Hyeon-jeong (June 20, 2022). "신영숙·박혜나·홍지민·김나윤·박준면, '미세스다웃파이어' 캐스팅 [공식입장]" [Shin Young-sook, Park Hye-na, Hong Ji-min, Kim Na-yun, Park Jun-myeon, casting for 'Mrs. Doubt Fire' [Official Position]] (in Korean). Xports News. Retrieved June 20, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Ahn Yoon-ji (July 19, 2022). "임창정·정성화·양준모 '미세스 다웃파이어', 대극장 날릴 웃음 폭탄 온다[종합]" [Lim Chang-jeong, Jeong Seong-hwa, Yang Jun-mo's 'Mrs. Doubt Fire', a laughter bomb that will blow the grand theater is coming [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Retrieved July 19, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Kang Jin-ah (September 14, 2022). "뮤지컬 '브로드웨이 42번가', 26주년 귀환…송일국·이종혁 출연" [Musical 'Broadway 42nd Street' returns to its 26th anniversary... Starring Song Il-gook and Lee Jong-hyuk] (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Naver.
^ https://tenasia.hankyung.com/topic/article/2023042763834
^ https://www.idaegu.com/newsView/idg202306060002

[1] Kwon Mee-yoo (12 January 2016). "'Mamma Mia!' to return with new cast". The Korea Times.

[2] Kwon Mee-yoo (21 January 2013). "'Rebecca' is charming thriller". The Korea Times.

[3] "'황금별 여사' 신영숙, 뮤지컬의 힘".

[4] "[인터뷰] 신영숙 "다시 만난 '명성황후', 내가 주인공이라니…".

[5] "당신이 아는 명성황후, 상상력 더한 명성황후". The Hankyoreh. 10 August 2015.

[6] Kim Hyeon-jeong (June 20, 2022). "신영숙·박혜나·홍지민·김나윤·박준면, '미세스다웃파이어' 캐스팅 [공식입장]" [Shin Young-sook, Park Hye-na, Hong Ji-min, Kim Na-yun, Park Jun-myeon, casting for 'Mrs. Doubt Fire' [Official Position]] (in Korean). Xports News. Retrieved June 20, 2022 – via Naver.

[7] Ahn Yoon-ji (July 19, 2022). "임창정·정성화·양준모 '미세스 다웃파이어', 대극장 날릴 웃음 폭탄 온다[종합]" [Lim Chang-jeong, Jeong Seong-hwa, Yang Jun-mo's 'Mrs. Doubt Fire', a laughter bomb that will blow the grand theater is coming [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Retrieved July 19, 2022 – via Naver.

[8] Kang Jin-ah (September 14, 2022). "뮤지컬 '브로드웨이 42번가', 26주년 귀환…송일국·이종혁 출연" [Musical 'Broadway 42nd Street' returns to its 26th anniversary... Starring Song Il-gook and Lee Jong-hyuk] (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Naver.

[9] ttps://tenasia.hankyung.com/topic/article/2023042763834

[10] ttps://www.idaegu.com/newsView/idg202306060002

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