The acclaimed stars of the Japanese production of Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss’ hit show Six the Musical will take over the stage at London’s Vaudeville Theatre for a special, strictly limited run in November.
Presented by original producers Kenny Wax, Wendy and Andy Barnes and George Stiles, by special arrangement with Japanese producers, Umeda Arts Theater, the Japanese Queens will perform the show in Japanese (with English captions) for one week only, from 4-9 November.
Marking the first time the show has been performed in the UK in a different language, the West End run will follow sold-out seasons in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya.
The cast, who will each make their West End debuts in the show, will be: Sonim as Aragon, Meimi Tamura and Maho Minamoto who will alternate the role of Boleyn, Harumi as Seymour, Eliana and Marie Sugaya who will alternate the role of Cleves, Airi Suzuki and Erika Toyohara who will alternate the role of Howard and Sora Kazuki and Ruki Saito who will alternate the role of Parr. They will be joined by Aoi Tanaka as musical director. Due to existing scheduling commitments, original Japanese cast members Emiko Suzuki and Mahya Harada will not be appearing.
Looking forward to the Japanese stars’ London debut, producer Kenny Wax said: “It’s incredible to see how Six has resonated with audiences around the world, and we are thrilled to welcome our wonderful Japanese cast members to London so they can reprise the roles they played so brilliantly in Japan. We, and the incredible current London cast, can’t wait for audiences to experience the Queens in a whole new way.”
The Umeda Arts Theater team added: “We are incredibly honoured that Japan has been chosen for the very first foreign-language production of Six the Musical in London. We cannot wait for London audiences to feel the power of our unstoppable Japan original Queens — through a ‘one of a kind, no category’ experience – delivered entirely in Japanese! Otanoshimini!”
Angela Thomas
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