Yojiro Ichikawa

Industry Leaders Show Up in Support at The Drama League's 91st Annual Drama League Awards Luncheon
by James Blinken - May 20, 2025

Under the leadership of Bonnie Comley, Bevin Ross, and Gabriel Stelian-Shanks, the 91st Annual Drama League Awards Luncheon transformed the Ziegfeld Ballroom into a vibrant tribute to the power and artistry of live theater. This iconic event, a mainstay of the Broadway and Off-Broadway calendar, once again honored the past season's most compelling productions and performances—an affirmation of theater’s enduring role in American culture.

Photos: Inside The 2025 Drama League Awards
by Bruce Glikas - May 19, 2025

The best of Broadway gathered at the at the Ziegfeld Ballroom on May 16 to celebrate the 91st Annual Drama League Awards. Check out photos from the event here!

The Drama League Unveils 30 Recipients of Directors Project Fellowships
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 5, 2025

The Drama League has revealed the thirty exceptional stage directors receiving the 2025 fellowships, assistantships, residencies, and programs collectively known as The Directors Project. Learn more!

Cast Set For Frank Wildhorn's YOUR LIE IN APRIL in Concert
by Stephi Wild - Feb 22, 2024

The cast has been announced for Your Lie in April the Musical in Concert, set for April at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Find out more about the cast members here.

Cast Set For MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO Returning to the Barbican; Plus Watch a Rehearsal Video!
by Stephi Wild - Sep 29, 2023

The full company has been announced for the multi-award-winning stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbour Totoro which will return to the Barbican theatre for a strictly limited run from Tuesday 21 November 2023 to Saturday 23 March 2024. Find out who is starring and check out a rehearsal video here!

Photos: First Look at DEATH NOTE THE MUSICAL in Concert at the Lyric Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Sep 8, 2023

All new photos have been released from Death Note The Musical in Concert at the Lyric Theatre. Check out the photos here!

Video: Watch An All-New Trailer For DEATH NOTE THE MUSICAL in Concert
by Stephi Wild - Aug 29, 2023

An all-new trailer has been released for Death Note the Musical in Concert in London, featuring new show footage. Check out the video here!

DEATH NOTE THE MUSICAL In Concert Adds Extra West End Performance at the Lyric Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Aug 29, 2023

After selling out 3 shows at the London Palladium in just hours and announcing an unprecedented immediate transfer to another West End Theatre, the Lyric, for 6 additional shows, Death Note THE MUSICAL in Concert today adds a 10th show due to overwhelming public demand.

Photos: First Look at DEATH NOTE the Musical at the London Palladium
by Stephi Wild - Aug 22, 2023

All new photos have been released from Death Note the Musical at the London Palladium. Following acclaimed productions in Japan and Korea, Death Note the Musical received its English language premiere with three star-studded concerts at the London Palladium on 21 & 22 August. 

Full Cast Announced for DEATH NOTE THE MUSICAL in Concert
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Aug 21, 2023

Olivier award-winner George Maguire, Jessica Lee, Carl Man, Boaz Chad and Patrick Munday are joining the cast of Death Note The Musical in Concert at the Lyric Theatre.

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For DEATH NOTE THE MUSICAL in Concert at the London Palladium
by Stephi Wild - Aug 17, 2023

Following acclaimed productions in Japan and Korea Death Note The Musical will get its English language premiere with three star-studded concerts at the London Palladium on 21 & 22 August. Check out rehearsal photos here!

Adam Pascal, Aimie Atkinson, and More Join the Cast of DEATH NOTE THE MUSICAL In Concert
by Stephi Wild - Jul 24, 2023

Final casting has been revealed for the European premiere of the multi award-winning manga stage musical Death Note THE MUSICAL in Concert. Find out who is starring in the show here!

Théatre Lapis to Present Concert of GALAXY TRAIN at The Other Palace in March
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 5, 2023

Théatre Lapis will present a concert version of a new musical 'Galaxy Train', which runs between the 24th and 26h March 2023 at The Other Palace Theatre Studio. The musical was created by director Yojiro Ichikawa (My Neighbour Totoro, Urinetown, Pearl and Dagger) and composer-lyricist Eden Tredwell (The Last Nativity, Pearl and Dagger), based on the beloved 1927 Japanese novel 'Night on the Galactic Railroad' by Kenji Miyazawa. 

NEW PLAYS: JAPAN Presented at the Royal Court Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Feb 3, 2023

'New Plays: Japan' was presented at the Royal Court Theatre in London, U.K. from 26 to 28 January 2023.

Photos: First Look at the Stage Premiere of MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO
by Stephi Wild - Oct 13, 2022

All new production photos have been released for the global stage premiere of Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbour Totoro. The production welcomed its first audiences to the Barbican during previews this week and will open officially next Tuesday, 18 October.

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For the Stage Premiere of MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO
by Stephi Wild - Sep 30, 2022

The Royal Shakespeare Company has released rehearsal photos for the global stage premiere of Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbour Totoro, which will begin previews at the Barbican next week.

Full Cast Announced For the Royal Shakespeare Company's MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO
by Stephi Wild - Aug 17, 2022

The full company has been announced for the global stage premiere of Studio Ghibli's My Neighbour Totoro, opening at the Barbican this Autumn.

Théatre Lapis Presents KUWENTO
by Stephi Wild - Dec 17, 2020

Théatre Lapis will present ‘Kuwento - 物語 (read as Monogatari): Revisited Tales of Japan and the Philippines’, an online performance created through the collaboration between artists in the UK, Japan, France and Manila.

BWW Review: PEARL AND DAGGER, The Bandstand In Battersea Park
by Bella Bevan - Aug 17, 2020

This Sunday, Theatré Lapis presented their 30 minute concert version of newly devised musical Pearl and Dagger at Battersea Park's Bandstand. This is an outdoor, socially distanced adaption of the show performed at The Other Palace in 2019.

URINETOWN Comes to The Bridewell Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Nov 11, 2018

The award-winning musical Urinetown, The Musical plays at the Bridewell Theatre from 21 November to 1 December in a new production staged by Sedos, the City of London's premier amateur theatre company.