Yu Shirota : Since his debut as an actor in 2003, Yu has been active across various fields, including television, film, stage, and music. Some of his notable works include the historical drama “Dousuru Ieyasu (どうする家康)” and the NHK drama “Come Come Everybody,” in which he served as the narrator. He has won numerous awards, such as the Kazuo Kikuta Award. On December 8, Yu will star in and direct “billboard classics × SNOOPY『Magical Christmas Night 2024』.”
American Repertory Theater at Harvard University announced today May and June “destinations” in Tokyo, Buenos Aires, Lagos, London, and New York City in its A.R.T. Travels program featuring one-of-a-kind experiences and conversations with theater-makers.
American Repertory Theater at Harvard University announced today that all-inclusive passports and individual tickets are now on sale for a virtual version of its popular A.R.T. Travels program that brings fans from both across the country and around the world to see the theater’s boundary-breaking global reach first-hand.
Frank Wildhorn and more than sixty members of the Wildhorn Musical family simultaneously world premiered a video featuring 53 singers from 12 countries, representing 17 of his musicals, performing the powerful, “Finding Wonderland,” from the Broadway musical, Wonderland on Friday, July 10th at 9am ET.
Check out yesterday's highlights from some of your favorites, including Laura Michelle Kelly, Rob McClure, Sierra Boggess, Brooks Ashmanskas, Christine Baranski, and more!
Sierra Boggess and Yu Shirota have joined forced for a performance of 'Aimer' from Roméo et Juliette. The song features Music and Lyrics by Gérard Presgurvic.
Come one, Come all to see Pippin in Japan! Former Cirque du Soleil performers join the cast in Tokyo, led by pop stars Shirota Yu (Pippin) and Crystal Kay (Leading Player).
Lea Salonga, Ramin Karimloo, Yu Shirota, and Sierra Boggess were all just featured in '4 Stars: One World of Broadway Musicals' in Japan. BroadwayWorld brings you highlights from the concert below!
Hearing the heavenly voices of Lea Salonga, Ramin Karimloo, Yu Shirota, and Sierra Boggess in '4 Stars: One World of Broadway Musicals' concert was an enchanting treat on our first day--and also our first visit--in Japan.
Putting together on one stage Lea Salonga, Ramin Karimloo, and Sierra Boggess sounds such a completely stellar idea; but, when examined closely, it is quite tricky. Given the varied theater credits under their names, one would have to carefully consider what type of show--in a concert form--would showcase their vocal abilities in a way that they need not upstage one another. To make things more interesting, or complicated, what if you would include Japan's very own TV and theater star Yu Shirota in the already mixed bag of performers? How will he fit in?
'4 Stars: One of Broadway Musicals Concert' headliners Sierra Boggess ('Love Never Dies,' 'Les Miserables'), Lea Salonga ('Miss Saigon,' 'Les Miserables'), Ramin Karimloo ('Love Never Dies,' 'Les Miserables'), and Yu Shirota ('Prince of Tennis,' 'Sailor Moon') posed for a snapshot for Jeffrey Aguiman and Tin Samson, BroadwayWorld.com correspondents from Manila, backstage at Aoyama Theatre (5-53-1 Jingumae, Shibuyaku-ku) earlier today.
'4 Stars: One of Broadway Musicals Concert' headliners Sierra Boggess ('Love Never Dies,' 'Les Miserables'), Lea Salonga ('Miss Saigon,' 'Les Miserables'), Ramin Karimloo ('Love Never Dies,' 'Les Miserables'), and Yu Shirota ('Prince of Tennis,' 'Sailor Moon') posed for a pre-concert rehearsal snapshot for Fletcher Callanta, BroadwayWorld.com guest photographer, at Turtle Bay Music School on East 52nd Street earlier this week.
Lea Salogna, Ramin Karimloo, Yu Shirota and Sierra Boggess will lead 4 Stars: One World of Broadway Musicals in Tokyo and Osaka this June. Daniel Kutner will direct and Jason Robert Brown will be the musical director and supervisor. The scenic design will be by Yukio Horio, lighting design by Toshiyuki Kasahara, costume design by Nobuko Miyamoto and sound design by Koichi Yamamoto.
