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The latest interviews about live + streaming theatre in Japan.

独占インタビュー:上田竜也(KAT-TUN) 、主演舞台「AFTER LIFE」への想い
by Ayaka Ozaki - July 27, 2023


「生きている人にメッセージを送れるような舞台」。今回主演を務める舞台「After Life」は、舞台「ハリー・ポッターと呪いの子」の脚本を手掛けたジャック・ソーンが脚本を担当、是枝裕和監督の映画「ワンダフルライフ」が原作。...

独占インタビュー:ハーレー・メドカフ「バーン・ザ・フロア “BE BRAVE. TOGETHER.”」クールジャパン大阪WWホールにて
by Ayaka Ozaki - June 26, 2023


ハーレー・メドカフはBurn the floorの創設者でありプロデューサーです。彼のキャリアは39年にわたり、マレーネ・ディートリヒ、フランク・シナトラ、エルトン・ジョン、ビリー・ジョエル、マイケル・クロフォード、ビリー・コネリー、クイーン、マイケル・フラットレー、ミート・ローフ、ライオネル・リッチー、ケニー・G、サラ・ブライトマンなど、さまざまなアーティストと共演してきました。...

Interview: Harley Medcalf of BURN THE FLOOR - BE BRAVE. TOGETHER. at Cool Japan Park Osaka WW Hall
by Ayaka Ozaki - June 25, 2023


Harley Medcalf is a founder and a producer of the Burn the floor. In a career spanning 39 years, he has worked with artists as diverse as Marlene Dietrich, Frank Sinatra, Elton John, Billy Joel, Michael Crawford, Billy Connolly, Michael Flatley, Meat Loaf, Lionel Richie, Kenny G and Sarah Brightman....

Interview: Arduino Bertoncello of BURN THE FLOOR “BE BRAVE. TOGETHER” at Cool Japan Park Osaka WW Hall
by Ayaka Ozaki - June 25, 2023


Arduino Bertoncello is a professional dancer and choreographer in latin american, show dance, modern and contemporary dance. He is also the Latin American Italian Champion and a former finalist in the Junior British Open in Blackpool....

独占インタビュー:ジェマ・アームストロング「バーン・ザ・フロア “BE BRAVE. TOGETHER.”」クールジャパン大阪WWホールにて
by Ayaka Ozaki - June 25, 2023


ジェマ・アームストロングは3度のオーストラリアチャンピオン、ナショナルチャンピオンであり、世界選手権でオーストラリアを代表する権利を獲得しています。彼女は2009年以来、「バーン・ザ・フロア」のダンサーとして活動しています。...

独占インタビュー:アルデュイーノ・バートンセロ「バーン・ザ・フロア “BE BRAVE. TOGETHER.”」クールジャパン大阪WWホールにて
by Ayaka Ozaki - June 25, 2023


アルデュイーノ・バートンセロは、ラテンアメリカン、ショーダンス、モダン、コンテンポラリーダンスのプロダンサー兼振付師です。また彼は、ラテンアメリカ・イタリアチャンピオンであり、ブラックプールのジュニアブリティッシュオープンの元ファイナリストでもあります。...

Interview: Jemma Armstrong of BURN THE FLOOR “BE BRAVE. TOGETHER” at Cool Japan Park Osaka WW Hall
by Ayaka Ozaki - June 24, 2023


​​​​​​​Jemma Armstrong has been Three-time Australian Champion, National Champion and has won the right to represent Australia at the World Championships. She has been a dancer in 'Burn The Floor' since 2009....

PASSING THE BATON: DOC'S NEW MAESTRO, RICHARD CARSEY
by Mara Jill Herman - October 23, 2019


Brad Kelley, former conductor of Disney On Classic (DOC) recently turned over his baton to the new maestro, Richard Carsey. I was fortunate to work with Richard in New York and am thrilled for his new position with The Orchestra Japan!...

Disney On Classic Retrospective - Through The Years With Brad Kelley
by Mara Jill Herman - December 27, 2018


After 16 seasons with Disney On Classic (DOC), Brad Kelley is turning over his baton to its next music director while he begins a new music venture. I was fortunate to work with Brad last year in DOC Tokyo, and learned so much from this maestro!  ...

Disney on Classic Retrospective - Through the years with Tony Clements
by Mara Jill Herman - October 30, 2018


I recently had the opportunity to interview Tony Clements, Creative Director for Harmony Japan, New York. A native of Waterford, Wisconsin, Tony spent much of his early theater years in Milwaukee. He has been with Disney on Classic since 2007 and brings a very special perspective to navigating a car...

Lawson Young of DISNEY ON CLASSIC at Tokyu Theatre Orb
by Mara Jill Herman - May 31, 2018


Originally from Saratoga Springs, New York, performer Lawson Young and I met on tour last fall in Tokyo, where she played Rapunzel in Disney On Classic's Tangled. Now Lawson returns to Japan for DOC's Spring Gala! This Broadway veteran discusses what it's like to sing with a 60-piece orchestra and t...

BIG BAND BEAT - A Day In The Life With Rhett Wheeler at Broadway Music Theatre, Tokyo DisneySea
by Mara Jill Herman - April 29, 2018


Originally from Carmel, California, performer Rhett Wheeler spent his summers growing up in the Isle of Wight, England. No stranger to travel, he has been living in Tokyo and working as a Principal Vocalist at Big Band Beat. Check out what it takes to perform at Tokyo DisneySea in this Q & A!...

Kahlil Ashanti of BASIC TRAINING: Laughter in Service
by Eugene Lovendusky - October 20, 2008


Most soldiers go off to war to defend their country with guns... Kahlil Ashanti defended with his humor in BASIC TRAINING, now playing at the Barrow Street Theatre. As a member of the elite US Air Force troupe Tops In Blue, Kahlil served his country in Iraq by entertaining the troops on the front-li...



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