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BROADWAY MUSICAL PACIFIC OVERTURES
Special Performances will be held at
Lincoln Center Festival 2002 (9-13th, July)
Sondheim Celebration (3-8th, September)
THE PIT |
| <STAFF> |
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| Directed and choreographed by |
: Miyamoto Amon |
Music and Lyrics by |
: Stephen Sondheim |
| Book by |
: John Weidman |
Company Music Director |
: Yamashita Kosuke |
| Translated by |
: Hashimoto Kunihiko |
Set Designer |
: Matsui Rumi |
| Lighting Designer |
: Nakayama Yasutaka |
Costume Designer |
: Wada Emi |
| Sound Designer |
: Watanabe Kunio |
Choreographer |
: Masaki Rino |
| Chorus Master |
: Yamamoto Takanori |
Fighting Coach |
: Tani Akinori |
| Assistant Director |
: Ito Kazumi |
Stage Manager |
: Akatsuka Yukinobu |
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| Artistic Director |
: Kuriyama Tamiya |
Presented by |
: New National Theatre, Tokyo |
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| <CAST> |
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| Kunimoto Takeharu |
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Ochi Norihide |
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Hiura Ben |
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Sayama Haruki |
| Oshima Usaburo |
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Sonooka Shintaro |
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Haruta Atsushi |
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Hirota Yuji |
| Sakemoto Akira |
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Kosuzu Masaki |
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Murakami Kanjiro |
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Honda Shuji |
| Saito Kirihito |
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Okada Makoto |
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Hara Shinichiro |
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Donowaki Kyoko |
| Awata Urara |
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Shunpo |
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Yamada Mayu |
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| Conductor |
: Nishino Jun |
| Piano |
: Chujo Junko |
| Violin / Viola |
: Ishii Izumi |
| Violincello |
: Saegusa Shinko |
| Keyboard |
: Kawabe Masaru |
| Percussion |
: Asano Junichi / Morioka Maki |
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| <PERFORMANCES> |
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October
2002 |
Fri.
11 |
Sat.
12 |
Sun.
13 |
Mon.
14 |
Tue.
15 |
Wed.
16 |
Thu.
17 |
Fri.
18 |
Sat.
19 |
Sun.
20 |
Mon.
21 |
| matinée |
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1:00pm |
1:00pm |
1:00pm |
No
Performance |
2:00pm |
2:00pm |
Reserved |
1:00pm |
1:00pm |
No
Performance |
| evening |
7:00pm |
6:00pm |
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7:00pm |
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6:00pm |
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October
2002 |
Tue.
22 |
Wed.
23 |
Thu.
24 |
Fri.
25 |
Sat.
26 |
Sun.
27 |
Mon.
28 |
Tue.
29 |
Wed.
30 |
Thu.
31 |
| matinée |
2:00pm |
2:00pm |
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Reserved |
1:00pm |
1:00pm |
No
Performance |
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2:00pm |
2:00pm |
| evening |
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7:00pm |
7:00pm |
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6:00pm |
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7:00pm |
7:00pm |
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Doors will open 45 minutes before the start of each performance.
Please understand entries will be restricted during the performances.
Groups of students will attend the performances on Tuesday 22 at 2:00pm and on Wednesday 30 at 7:00pm. |
| <ADVANCE TICKETS> |
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Available from Saturday 10 August, 2002, 10:00am-
To order tickets, please call +81-3-5352-9999 (10:00am-6:00pm)
Internet ticket reservation available through the following Websites.(Japanese only)
http://t.pia.co.jp/
http://eee.eplus.co.jp/ |
| <TICKET PRICES> |
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| Type |
Seat A |
Seat B |
| Price |
¥6,300 |
¥3,150 |
Seat Z(¥1,500) is sold only on the performance day at the Box Office and exclusive Ticket Pia Offices. |
If black ships sing, history moves.
Advance without stopping, the floating island Japan!
Premiered in Broadway in 1976, the musical Pacific Overtures won Tony Awards in two categories for its unique concepts and swept over the American theatrical world. The fast-paced musical depicts the confusion in Japan triggered by the arrival of black ships from America toward the end of the Edo period (1603-1867) and the people who were at the mercy of the turbulent history that followed the incident. The previous 2000 performance at the New National Theatre, Tokyo, which was the Japanese premiere based on a translation of the original script, became a high-profile event for its novelty that has never been lost even today and also for its high level of perfection in stage direction that fully brought that novelty out.
Stephen Sondheim, who wrote both the music and words for the musical, is a great master, well known for his lyrics for The West Side Story, as well as for his music and lyrics for A Little Night Music, Company and other works. He gained an undisputable position with his bold melodies and story lines. When he visited Japan to receive a Praemium Imperiale global arts prize, he went to see the musical performed at the NNTT. He rated the performance highly and commented, "I think the performance fully conveyed my intentions. It was impressive." His own strong recommendations have made it possible for the musical to be performed in the United States this summer--during the Lincoln Center Festival 2002 in New York from July 9 to 13 and during the Sondheim Celebrations in Washington, D.C. from September 3 to 8.
Further expectations for the forthcoming performance of the musical at the NNTT will rise after it is performed in the two American cities. The comprehensive capabilities of creative staff members and refined singing by a stunning cast of singers with stage direction by Miyamoto Amon, who skillfully brings talents of distinct personalities together, will turn Pacific Overtures into an even more sophisticated and dynamic work. Look forward to its performance.
Synopsis
Japan during the middle of the 19th century, when a national isolationist policy was being adopted. A fleet of American black ships suddenly arrives at the port of Uraga. The Tokugawa shogunate orders Kayama Yazaemon to stop the landing of the ships' crew members. Yazaemon, together with Manjiro, who has returned to Japan after mastering Western culture, successfully turns away the black ships using a clever scheme. Subsequently, however, Britain, France, the Netherlands, and Russia urge the shogunate to open the country and to conclude a commercial treaty with these countries one after another. Yazaemon soon inclines himself to Western culture and becomes fiercely opposed to Manjiro, who has by contrast come to value the traditions of Japan. Thus, the situation begins to develop in an unexpected direction.
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