Anime On Stage: ‘Totoro’ London Present Returns in March, ‘Sailor Moon’ Units U.S. Dates
The Royal Shakespeare Firm has introduced that its stage manufacturing of Hayao Miyazaki animated basic My Neighbor Totoro (totoroshow.com) shall be returning to London’s West Finish. This engagement on the Gillian Lynne Theatre from March 8-November 2 will characteristic a brand-new lead performer, in addition to the returning stars.
Victoria Chen (in her RSC debut) takes on the lead position of Mei, an impish and curious little woman who discovers the hidden world of forest spirits when she strikes into an previous nation home together with her father and older sister, to be nearer to their mom in her convalescent hospital.
Returning stars are Ami Okumura Jones as older sister Satsuki, Dai Tabuchi as father Tatsuo and a puppeteer for the “Kazego” (wind spirits), Ai Ninomiya as The Singer (Kaze no Koe) and Matthew Leonheart because the lead Kazego ensemble puppeteer.
That includes the music of movie composer Joe Hisaishi as tailored by Will Stuart, My Neighbor Totoro is tailored to the stage by Tom Morton-Smith and directed by Phelim McDermott. Tom Pye is manufacturing designer and Basil Twist is the lead puppetry designer/director. The present is produced in collaboration with Nippon TV and Inconceivable.
My Neighbor Totoro returns to the stage after two sell-out productions on the Barbican (together with a record-shattering single day of ticket gross sales in 2022). The present has been awarded six Olivier Awards and 5 WhatsOnStageAwards.
Followers of Naoko Takeuchi’s iconic shoujo creation shall be dusting offing their seifuku this 12 months to catch the North America tour of Fairly Guardian Sailor Moon: The Tremendous Reside (sailormoonsuperlive.com), which is able to kick off an 18-city tour in Pittsburgh on March 12, following the present’s U.Okay. run in February.
Tickets (priced $30-$120) and VIP packages for the tour go on sale to the general public on January 31, following an unique presale window from members of the Official Fan Group.
The present is described as a “groundbreaking 2.5D musical” primarily based on the beloved manga and anime which “transports audiences into a blinding world of magic, friendship and justice with its electrifying performances, unforgettable choreography and show-stopping music.”
Kaori Miura is the author, director and lyricist for this manufacturing, which options music by Go Sakabe and KYOHEI and choreography by Toma Satomi.
Following sold-out performances in New York Metropolis and Washington D.C., Fairly Guardian Sailor Moon: The Tremendous Reside will tour the next stops by means of Spring 2025:
- March 12 – Pittsburgh, PA – Byham Theatre
- March 15 – Austin, TX – Bass Live performance Corridor
- March 18 – San Antonio, TX – Majestic Theatre
- March 19 – Sugarland, TX – Good Monetary Centre
- March 25 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
- March 27 – Spokane, WA – First Interstate Heart
- March 29 – Portland, OR – Keller Auditorium
- April 1 – Dallas, TX – Winspear Opera Home
- April 3 – Midland, TX – Wagner Noel Performing Arts Heart
- April 6 – Minneapolis, MN – Orpheum Theatre
- April 8 – St. Louis, MO – The Fabulous Fox
- April 11 – Dayton, OH – Schuster Heart
- April 13 – Louisville, KY – The Kentucky Heart
- April 15 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
- April 16 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theatre
- April 18 – Newark, NJ – NJPAC
- April 22 – Philadelphia, PA – Miller Theater
- April 25-26 – New York, NY – Palladium Instances Sq.
[Sources: Crunchyroll, Variety]
