With No Warning, Jump Ends Off-Broadway Run

The Korean martial-arts comedy Jump closed this past Sunday, July 20, at the Union Square Theatre, it was announced today. The 90-minute show played 15 preview and 329 regular performances at the time of closing.

Jump, created by Korea's Yegam Theater Company, brings the combination of slapstick comedy, acrobatics and martial arts to the stage in a spectacle that has been described as "Jackie Chan meets Charlie Chaplin." Set in the interior of a traditional Korean home, the show tells the story of an anything-but-typical family. Each member of the household, from the strict Grandfather to the pretty young daughter, enjoys nothing more than challenging the rest of the family to martial arts showdowns. When two burglars break into the house occupied by three generations of highly trained martial artists, the family turns their expertise on the unexpected guests. The hyperactive sitcom that ensues is the ideal forum for this troupe to show off their extensive training in martial arts, acrobatics, gymnastics and comic acting.

Producer Mark Maluso expressed hopes to bring Jump to other North American cities after closing in New York.