Arang (musical)

Arang (Korean: 몽유도원; Hanja: 夢遊桃源; RR: Mongyudowon) is a South Korean musical based on the novella Mongyudowondo (몽유도원도) by South Korean novelist Choe Inho.

The musical premiered in November 2002 at the Opera Theater of the Seoul Arts Center. A substantially revised version opened in January 2026 at the National Theater of Korea.

The Korean title literally translates to "Dream Journey to the Peach Blossom Paradise", a reference to the classical motif of an idealized utopian realm. The English title Arang is derived from the name of the female protagonist.

The story is based on The Tale of Mrs. Domi, an old Korean folktale. While the original production portrayed Yeogyeong, the king Gaero of Paekche, as a morally corrupt ruler, the revised version restructures the narrative to place greater emphasis on Yeogyeong's psychological obsession with the woman seen in his dream and the resulting tragedy.

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