Jump at New World Stages from 11 May 2011

Jump, the live-action martial arts comedy created by Yegam, Inc. Productions, comes to New York in a new production featuring new music, new plot twists and a new cast of martial artists.

Presented by Show & Arts USA, LLC., Jump opens at New World Stages / Stage 4 on 23 Jun 2011, following previews from 11 May, and currently booking through to 2 Oct 2011.

Jump combines comedy, martial arts, acrobatics and live-action shenanigans. It's the story of one, very unusual family and all the mishaps and misadventures that ensue.

Directed by Jun-Sang Lee, the new production of Jump features Seok-Hoon Gu, Yeop Heo, Yun-Gab Hong, Hun-Young Jo, Eun-Jin Jung, Dong-Kyun Kim, Myoung-Sub Kim, Ju-Hee Lee, Gi-Heon Paek, Yeon-Jeong Park, Sang-Rok Seo and Jung-Hoon Shin.

The show features scenic design is by Mi-Ran Park, costumes design by Dolsilnai, Inc., lighting design by Sun-Ju Jung and sound design by Ju-Hwan Eum.

"Jump has played all over the world," says executive producer Cara Han. "No matter the culture, language or age, we're always thrilled to hear our audience laugh out loud at the physical humor and cheer for the high-energy 'martial-arts-ography.' We are all so excited to bring Jump back to New York in a new and updated production."

The original production of Jump premiered at the Union Square Theatre from 7 Oct 2007 - 20 Jul 2008.

The recipient of numerous international prizes, Jump won the 2006 'Comedy Award' at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the 'Grand Prize for Drama and Musical' from the Korean National Assembly, and was featured in 'The Royal Variety Performance' shown on BBC TV in December 2006. In 2007, the Korean International Trade Association gave a special citation to Jump for its outstanding international, commercial performance. In 2008, the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism awarded Jump the prize as 'The Best Performing Arts of Korea.'