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“Kinkakuji:” Staging A Japanese Classic With A German Twist

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 24th Feb 2019 | Adaptation, Japan, News, Theatre and Opera, Transcultural Collaborations

A new opera based on the quintessentially Japanese novel Kinkakuji is set to open in Tokyo...

“Super Vocal,” Chinese TV Talent Contest For Opera Singers And Musical Performers, Scores Top Ratings

Posted by Jinnie Wei | 17th Feb 2019 | China, Musical Theatre, News, Theatre and Opera

Step aside pop stars and idols. A new televised singing contest in China that showcases the vocal...

The “King” Returns And Theaters Look To Russia For 2019 – Theatre in Japan

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 12th Feb 2019 | Japan, Musical Theatre, News, Transcultural Collaborations

Whether it’s a regular theatre that gets you going these days—or you’re skipping along more to...

“Crime And Punishment”: The Crime You’ll Be Glad You Were A Witness To

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 26th Jan 2019 | Adaptation, Japan, News

In a scoop for Tokyo, Theatre Cocoon in Shibuya Ward is set to mark the new year with the world...

On The Road To New Experiences, Post-SMAP, With Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 29th Dec 2018 | Acting, Interview, Japan, Theatre and Film

It has been almost two years since pop group SMAP split up, but its demise after over two decades...

World Premiere Musical: “The Lucky Ones”

Posted by The Theatre Times | 4th Apr 2018 | Millennial Perspectives, Musical Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

With downtown theatre audiences, the never-ending challenge is how to push boundaries and create...

“Oklahoma!” at 75: Has the Musical Withstood the Test of Time?

Posted by Ryan Raul Bañagale | 4th Apr 2018 | Essay, Musical Theatre, United States of America

Musicals have long depicted utopian worlds, offering an escape for audiences, if only for a few...

“Muriel’s Wedding: The Musical” Is A Deeply Satisfying Tribute To Australia’s Most-Loved Dag

Posted by Leigh Boucher | 30th Nov 2017 | Australia, Musical Theatre, Review

Muriel Heslop occupies a precious position in Australian cultural life. She is, perhaps, our...

“Assassinating Katie Hopkins” May Be Bad Taste But Theatre-Goers May Just Love It

Posted by Len Collin | 24th Oct 2017 | Musical Theatre, Review, United Kingdom

Katie Hopkins, the controversial British media commentator, has become the subject of a new stage...

Billy Harrigan Tighe Brings Life to The Man Behind Peter Pan in The Play “Finding Neverland”

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 13th Sep 2017 | Japan, Musical Theatre

“All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust.” In those few words the Scottish...

“Shout Sister Shout!” at The Pasadena Playhouse

Posted by Christine Deitner | 11th Aug 2017 | Los Angeles, Musical Theatre, Theatre and Opera, United States of America

First founded in 1917 as the Pasadena Community Playhouse by Gilmor Brown, who began his career as a producer in a renovated burlesque theatre, The Pasadena Playhouse was named the official state theatre of California in 1937 after Brown and his company successfully produced the entire Shakespeare canon on a single stage (a unique feat […]