Introduction
Helen Park (Born Hyunjung Park, March 23, 1986) is a Korean-American composer based in New York City. She is a 2018 Lucille Lortel Award Winner and the recipient of the 2018 Richard Rodgers Award. Best known for her score on the musical KPOP , Park was nominated for three Drama Desk Awards.
Biography
Park was born in Busan, South Korea, and moved to Canada in her third year of middle school. She attended New York University where she received her MFA in Musical Theatre Writing from the Tisch School of the Arts. Park is also an alumnus of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop.
Work
Park is a composer-lyricist, music producer and orchestrator for the Broadway-bound musical KPOP. She is also a songwriter for Over the Moon, a Netflix musical animation feature film directed by Glen Keane, which will be released in 2020.
Award & Nominations
| Award/Nomination | Category | Show | Result | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drama Desk Award | Best Musical | KPOP | Nominee | 2018 |
| Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Music | KPOP | Nominee | 2018 |
| Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Lyrics | KPOP | Nominee | 2018 |
| Richard Rodgers Award | Musical Theater | KPOP | Winner | 2018 |
| Lucille Lortel Award | Best Musical | KPOP | Winner | 2018 |
| Drama League Award | Best Musical | KPOP | Nominee | 2018 |
| Off-Broadway Alliance Award | Unique Theatrical Experience | KPOP | Winner | 2018 |