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Musical Theater
ENDLESS
A new mythological musical about the Stars and the Sky. Featuring book, lyrics, and a cinematic pop score by Julia Riew, commissioned by the Seoul-based Library Company.
DIVE
DIVE (previously Shimcheong: A Folktale) is in development at the American Repertory Theater under the direction of Diane Paulus in collaboration with Diana Son.
Just A Spell
Just A Spell is a song cycle inspired by graphic novelist Arielle Jovellanos’s original story about two Filipina-American witches.
Novels
The Last Tiger
An Instant New York Times Bestseller! Inspired by true stories from the authors’ grandparents’ lives during one of the darkest periods in Korean history, The Last Tiger is a debut young adult fantasy novel about the power of love to give voice to a broken people.
Shim Jung Takes the Dive
A tween finds herself on an epic adventure across an underwater kingdom in this inventive middle-grade fantasy inspired by Korean folklore—based on the viral TikTok musical by composer-lyricist and rising star Julia Riew.
Theater for Young Audiences (TYA)
Jack at the A.R.T.
Another commission by the American Repertory Theater, Jack and the Beanstalk: A Musical Adventure is a TYA musical available for licensing with book, music, and lyrics by Julia Riew.
Alice’s Wonderland
In collaboration with J. Quinton Johnson — when teen coder Alice creates a deadly glitch in her video-game, Wonderland, she must jump into the virtual world to save the game.
Thumbelina at the A.R.T.
Thumbelina: A Little Musical, commissioned by the American Repertory Theater and available now for licensing, is a musical adaptation of the story of a girl who forges her path, embraces her differences, and finds her place.
Early Work
The East Side
The East Side was a musical that premiered at Harvard in 2019. Written by Julia Riew, Jared Leong, and John Lim, it was the inaugural production of the Harvard Asian Student Arts Project (ASAP).
Julia Riew 