New National Theatre of Tokyo Presents ROKUMEIKAN, 6/24-6/27
by BWW News Desk - June 24, 2010
The final production of Wakasugi Hiroshi's last season as Artistic Director (Opera) will mark the world premiere of a newly commissioned opera: Rokumeikan. Wakasugi has poured all his energies into the project, for which he himself chose the text, the composer and the director. The original play is a masterwork by Mishima Yukio, which premiered November 27, 1956, at Dai-ichi Seimei Hall in a production commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Bungakuza theatre company.
by BWW News Desk - June 24, 2010
The final production of Wakasugi Hiroshi's last season as Artistic Director (Opera) will mark the world premiere of a newly commissioned opera: Rokumeikan. Wakasugi has poured all his energies into the project, for which he himself chose the text, the composer and the director. The original play is a masterwork by Mishima Yukio, which premiered November 27, 1956, at Dai-ichi Seimei Hall in a production commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Bungakuza theatre company.
New National Theatre of Tokyo's YUME NO KASABUTA Closes, 6/20
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2010
What was the war about, anyway? In the war crimes tribunal, just what or who was on trial?
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2010
What was the war about, anyway? In the war crimes tribunal, just what or who was on trial?
SIS Company Presents Albee's A HOME AT THE ZOO, 6/17-7/19
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2010
The SIS Company of Tokyo will present Edward Albee's A HOME AT THE ZOO next month. The production will be directed by renowned stage performer Tetsuya Chiba. It will star Shinichi Tsutsumi, Kyoko Koizumi, and Nao Omori, all well-known in Tokyo for their work in television, film, and stage projects. Opening night is set for June 17, and the production is scheduled to run through July 19 at Theatre Tram, a short distance from the Sangenjaya Station (Denen-toshi or Setagaya lines). Tickets are priced at ¥7,000. For more information, please call the SIS Company at (03) 5423-5906, or visit www.siscompany.com.
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2010
The SIS Company of Tokyo will present Edward Albee's A HOME AT THE ZOO next month. The production will be directed by renowned stage performer Tetsuya Chiba. It will star Shinichi Tsutsumi, Kyoko Koizumi, and Nao Omori, all well-known in Tokyo for their work in television, film, and stage projects. Opening night is set for June 17, and the production is scheduled to run through July 19 at Theatre Tram, a short distance from the Sangenjaya Station (Denen-toshi or Setagaya lines). Tickets are priced at ¥7,000. For more information, please call the SIS Company at (03) 5423-5906, or visit www.siscompany.com.
New National Theatre of Tokyo Presents YUME NO KASABUTA, 6/3-6/20
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2010
What was the war about, anyway? In the war crimes tribunal, just what or who was on trial?
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2010
What was the war about, anyway? In the war crimes tribunal, just what or who was on trial?
Galerie Lelong To Exhibit At Art HK 10, Ends May 30
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2010
Galerie Lelong To Exhibit At Art HK 10 5/27-30
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2010
Galerie Lelong To Exhibit At Art HK 10 5/27-30
DEPARTURES To Come To Tokyo's Akasaka ACT Theater 5/28/2010
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2010
Variety has reported that a play based on the award winning Japanese film 'Departures' is set to run in Tokyo.
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2010
Variety has reported that a play based on the award winning Japanese film 'Departures' is set to run in Tokyo.
Galerie Lelong To Exhibit At Art HK 10, Runs May 27-30
by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2010
Galerie Lelong To Exhibit At Art HK 10 5/27-30
by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2010
Galerie Lelong To Exhibit At Art HK 10 5/27-30
NNTT's YUME NO NAMIDA Ends Run on May 23
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2010
What was the war about, anyway? In the war crimes tribunal, just what or who was on trial?
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2010
What was the war about, anyway? In the war crimes tribunal, just what or who was on trial?
Galerie Lelong To Exhibit At Art HK 10, Runs May 27-30
by Charlie Piane - May 21, 2010
Galerie Lelong To Exhibit At Art HK 10 5/27-30
by Charlie Piane - May 21, 2010
Galerie Lelong To Exhibit At Art HK 10 5/27-30
SIS Company Presents Albee's A HOME AT THE ZOO, 6/17-7/19
by Nicolas Coburn - May 21, 2010
The SIS Company of Tokyo will present Edward Albee's A HOME AT THE ZOO next month. The production will be directed by renowned stage performer Tetsuya Chiba. It will star Shinichi Tsutsumi, Kyoko Koizumi, and Nao Omori, all well-known in Tokyo for their work in television, film, and stage projects. Opening night is set for June 17, and the production is scheduled to run through July 19 at Theatre Tram, a short distance from the Sangenjaya Station (Denen-toshi or Setagaya lines). Tickets are priced at ¥7,000. For more information, please call the SIS Company at (03) 5423-5906, or visit www.siscompany.com.
by Nicolas Coburn - May 21, 2010
The SIS Company of Tokyo will present Edward Albee's A HOME AT THE ZOO next month. The production will be directed by renowned stage performer Tetsuya Chiba. It will star Shinichi Tsutsumi, Kyoko Koizumi, and Nao Omori, all well-known in Tokyo for their work in television, film, and stage projects. Opening night is set for June 17, and the production is scheduled to run through July 19 at Theatre Tram, a short distance from the Sangenjaya Station (Denen-toshi or Setagaya lines). Tickets are priced at ¥7,000. For more information, please call the SIS Company at (03) 5423-5906, or visit www.siscompany.com.
Tokyo International Players Present PIPPIN 5/13-5/16
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2010
Tokyo International Players has announced its production of Pippin, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Roger O. Hirson. Directed by Jon Reimer.
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2010
Tokyo International Players has announced its production of Pippin, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Roger O. Hirson. Directed by Jon Reimer.
Tokyo International Players Present PIPPIN 5/13-5/16
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2010
Tokyo International Players has announced its production of Pippin, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Roger O. Hirson. Directed by Jon Reimer.
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2010
Tokyo International Players has announced its production of Pippin, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Roger O. Hirson. Directed by Jon Reimer.
High Rise Tower to Replace Tokyo's Kabukiza
by Nicolas Coburn - May 11, 2010
The Kabukiza, the 60-year-old premier home to Japanese kabuki drama, closed on Friday, April 30. Originally built in 1889, the theatre was destroyed twice by earthquake and war. It is now being razed to make room for a high rise tower. AFP reported an estimated 2,000 audience members at the final two performances.
by Nicolas Coburn - May 11, 2010
The Kabukiza, the 60-year-old premier home to Japanese kabuki drama, closed on Friday, April 30. Originally built in 1889, the theatre was destroyed twice by earthquake and war. It is now being razed to make room for a high rise tower. AFP reported an estimated 2,000 audience members at the final two performances.
New National Theatre of Tokyo Opens Season with HEDDA GABLER, September 2010
by Nicolas Coburn - May 11, 2010
HEDDA GABLER is a play that new Artistic Director Miyata Keiko has had on both the front and back burner for years. It will be the opening production of her first season as Artistic Director this September through October, 2010. Miyata is working on a new translation from the original Norwegian of what is considered by many to be the most modern of Ibsen's plays.
by Nicolas Coburn - May 11, 2010
HEDDA GABLER is a play that new Artistic Director Miyata Keiko has had on both the front and back burner for years. It will be the opening production of her first season as Artistic Director this September through October, 2010. Miyata is working on a new translation from the original Norwegian of what is considered by many to be the most modern of Ibsen's plays.
TIP Presents PIPPIN In Tokyo May 13-16
by Charlie Piane - May 09, 2010
TIP Presents PIPPIN In Tokyo May 13-16
by Charlie Piane - May 09, 2010
TIP Presents PIPPIN In Tokyo May 13-16
David Bintley's CARMINA BURANA Set for The Opera House, 5/1-5/5
by BWW News Desk - May 05, 2010
The ballet that touched audiences and earned rave reviews returns to the New National Theatre, Tokyo.
by BWW News Desk - May 05, 2010
The ballet that touched audiences and earned rave reviews returns to the New National Theatre, Tokyo.
David Bintley's CARMINA BURANA Set for The Opera House, 5/1-5/5
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2010
The ballet that touched audiences and earned rave reviews returns to the New National Theatre, Tokyo.
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2010
The ballet that touched audiences and earned rave reviews returns to the New National Theatre, Tokyo.
NNTT Presents L'ELISIR D'AMORE at the Opera House, 4/15-4/25
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2010
L'elisir d'amore will be directed by Cesare Lieve, making his first appearance at the NNTT. There is great anticipation to see Lieve's rendering of this melodramma. Conducting will be Paolo Olmi, a man known for his masterful work in Italian opera. It will be Olmi's first return to the NNTT since 2002, some eight years ago. The role of Adina will be played by Tatiana Lisnic, who has worked with the Wiener Staatsoper as a permanent and guest artist since 2003. In the role of Nemorino will be Joseph Calleja, an artist currently performing in the great opera houses of Europe and scheduled soon to perform at New York's Metropolitan Opera.
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2010
L'elisir d'amore will be directed by Cesare Lieve, making his first appearance at the NNTT. There is great anticipation to see Lieve's rendering of this melodramma. Conducting will be Paolo Olmi, a man known for his masterful work in Italian opera. It will be Olmi's first return to the NNTT since 2002, some eight years ago. The role of Adina will be played by Tatiana Lisnic, who has worked with the Wiener Staatsoper as a permanent and guest artist since 2003. In the role of Nemorino will be Joseph Calleja, an artist currently performing in the great opera houses of Europe and scheduled soon to perform at New York's Metropolitan Opera.
'Wildhorn & Friends' A Success In Japan, New Musical MITSUKO To Premiere Spring, 2011
by Charlie Piane - April 12, 2010
'Frank Wildhorn & Friends' performed in Osaka, Japan March 12 through March 21. The concert, presented in Tokyo and Osaka, was the first concert event in the history of Japanese theatre that features a whole program of music by a living American composer. Started March 12, 2010 at Tokyo's renowned Bunkamura Orchard Hall and followed by a run in Osaka, Wildhorn's music enchanted thousands of Japanese fans.
by Charlie Piane - April 12, 2010
'Frank Wildhorn & Friends' performed in Osaka, Japan March 12 through March 21. The concert, presented in Tokyo and Osaka, was the first concert event in the history of Japanese theatre that features a whole program of music by a living American composer. Started March 12, 2010 at Tokyo's renowned Bunkamura Orchard Hall and followed by a run in Osaka, Wildhorn's music enchanted thousands of Japanese fans.
New National Theatre of Tokyo Presents ROKUMEIKAN, 6/24-6/27
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2010
The final production of Wakasugi Hiroshi's last season as Artistic Director (Opera) will mark the world premiere of a newly commissioned opera: Rokumeikan. Wakasugi has poured all his energies into the project, for which he himself chose the text, the composer and the director. The original play is a masterwork by Mishima Yukio, which premiered November 27, 1956, at Dai-ichi Seimei Hall in a production commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Bungakuza theatre company.
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2010
The final production of Wakasugi Hiroshi's last season as Artistic Director (Opera) will mark the world premiere of a newly commissioned opera: Rokumeikan. Wakasugi has poured all his energies into the project, for which he himself chose the text, the composer and the director. The original play is a masterwork by Mishima Yukio, which premiered November 27, 1956, at Dai-ichi Seimei Hall in a production commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Bungakuza theatre company.
ZOU Closes at New National Theatre March 30
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2010
'Zou' will run at the New National Theatre in Tokyo from March 5 to 30, 2010.
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2010
'Zou' will run at the New National Theatre in Tokyo from March 5 to 30, 2010.
Yokohama Theatre Group Reschedules Performance Dates For 39, 3/28
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2010
The Yokohama Theatre Group has made scheduling revisions for 39, directed by Kimberly Tierney and performed by Andrew Woolner and Monique van Kerkhof. Sound & Music are by Eric Rubio, and Design Consulting by Bridget Steis.
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2010
The Yokohama Theatre Group has made scheduling revisions for 39, directed by Kimberly Tierney and performed by Andrew Woolner and Monique van Kerkhof. Sound & Music are by Eric Rubio, and Design Consulting by Bridget Steis.
Boris Eifman's Ballet ANNA KARENINA Ends Run at Playhouse Stage
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2010
Revered in his home country, Russian contemporary choreographer Boris Eifman makes his debut at the New National Theatre, Tokyo, with 'Anna Karenina'. Performances will be held from March 21 to 28.
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2010
Revered in his home country, Russian contemporary choreographer Boris Eifman makes his debut at the New National Theatre, Tokyo, with 'Anna Karenina'. Performances will be held from March 21 to 28.
Yokohama Theatre Group Reschedules Performance Dates For 39, 3/27, 3/28
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2010
The Yokohama Theatre Group has made scheduling revisions for 39, directed by Kimberly Tierney and performed by Andrew Woolner and Monique van Kerkhof. Sound & Music are by Eric Rubio, and Design Consulting by Bridget Steis.
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2010
The Yokohama Theatre Group has made scheduling revisions for 39, directed by Kimberly Tierney and performed by Andrew Woolner and Monique van Kerkhof. Sound & Music are by Eric Rubio, and Design Consulting by Bridget Steis.
The Yokohama Theatre Group Presents 39, 3/27 & 3/28
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2010
Tickets are now on sale for the World Premiere of 39! Get yours now and see the show before it goes on the road!
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2010
Tickets are now on sale for the World Premiere of 39! Get yours now and see the show before it goes on the road!
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