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Source: Keith Sherman and Associates press release
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ATTACK ON TITAN: THE MUSICAL, the live 2.5D Musical entertainment based on the wildly popular manga (comic book) by Hajime Isayama and published by Kodansha, has sold out its entire New York engagement at New York City Center, selling about 9000 tickets over its four- performance engagement this past weekend. Directed by breakdance world champion Go Ueki (HYPNOSISMIC -Division Rap Battle- Rule the Stage), ATTACK ON TITAN: THE MUSICAL had its world premiere in Osaka and Tokyo in January, 2023 to great success. The New York City Center engagement marked the musical’s first international performance and the show will be returning to Japan in December and January.
Critics and fans are raving about ATTACK ON TITAN: THE MUSICAL as well. Mixed Feelings cheered, “It is absolutely insane! The Spiderman musical wishes it was this sick,” and ComicBook.com applauded, “Fingers crossed that these performances will mean that more anime stage plays make their way to the West.” Yahoo Japan said, “Attention is growing on the musical version of Attack on Titan, which is loved all over the world,” and Crunchyroll praised the production, calling it “a colossal first appearance.”
The musical’s reach is global. Fans traveled from 48 states around the country to see ATTACK ON TITAN: THE MUSICAL, as well as Austria, Belgium. Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom.
“ATTACK ON TITAN: THE MUSICAL had one of the most successful on-sales of any of our shows and introduced thousands of new people to New York City Center,” said Michael Rosenberg, President and CEO of New York City Center. “The artists, crew, and production team were a joy to work with and integrated beautifully with our Production Staff. The press and social media coverage expanded well beyond our traditional reach - introducing City Center to an entirely new audience. It was an honor to have the first 2.5D musical share the same stage as our Fall for Dance Festival and our Tony Award-winning Encores! series.”
ATTACK ON TITAN: THE MUSICAL has book by Masafumi Hata, music supervision by KEN THE 390, and lyrics by Kaori Miura, and combines conventional musical theatre techniques with state-of-the-art technology, performed by a cast of over 30.
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ATTACK ON TITAN: THE MUSICAL was performed in Japanese with English supertitles.
The cast of ATTACK ON TITAN: THE MUSICAL includes: Kurumu Okamiya as Eren Yeager, Sara Takatsuki as Mikasa Ackerman, Eito Konishi as Armin Arlert, Ryo Matsuda as Levi, and Takuro Ohno as Erwin Smith. Also featured are: Shota Matsuda, Kazuaki Yasue, Yuuri Takahashi, Sena, Mitsu Murata, Takeshi Hayashino, Masanori Tomita, Mimi Maihane, Mitsuru Karahashi, Riona Tatemichi and more.
ATTACK ON TITAN: THE MUSICAL is produced by Michiho Matsumoto (Nelke Planning), Rie Yoneda (S-SIZE) and New York Producer Kumiko Yoshii (Gorgeous Entertainment).
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Photo by Richard Termine, courtesy of Keith Sherman and Associates. ©I・K/AMPC
About KODANSHA
KODANSHA Ltd. is Japan’s leading publishing house based in Tokyo, having delivered stories into ready hands across the globe with a wide variety of content from manga to novels, fashion magazines, news journals, and picture books for children, as well as TV anime, movies, series, and video games since 1909 in the spirit of “Inspire Impossible Stories.” KODANSHA is globally recognized as the licensor of some of the world’s most loved manga IPs, such as AKIRA, Attack on Titan, and Ghost in the Shell. For more information, visit: www.kodansha.com/
About NELKE PLANNING
Established in 1994. Nelke Planning creates various theatrical productions, including 2.5-Dimensional Musicals, which are 3D theatrical presentations of 2D contents, such as Japanese manga, anime, and video games. Among Nelke Planning’s well-known 2.5-Dimensional Musial works are PRETTY GUARDIAN SAILOR MOON: THE MUSICAL, LIVE SPECTACLE NARUTO, and KIMETSU NO YAIBA THE STAGE.
About S-SIZE
Established in 2014, S-SIZE's core activities involve the planning and production theater, film, and drama projects in Japan. S-SIZE is also engaged in investment overseas, including to Broadway productions, and continues to expand the scope of its operations worldwide. S-SIZE's Broadway investments include Sweeney Todd, Merrily We Roll Along, and Stereophonic. S-SIZE's most well-known productions in Japan include TOUKEN RANBU THE STAGE and HYPNOSISMIC -Division Rap Battle- Rule the Stage.
About GORGEOUS ENTERTAINMENT
Founded in 1997, Gorgeous Entertainment is a New York-based theater and special event production company. Its President Kumiko Yoshii’s credits include MJ, Be More Chill, Prince of Broadway and Pacific Overtures on Broadway, the Museum of Broadway, and numerous other productions (BAM, Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, the United Nations, West End and Japan) including PRETTY GUARDIAN SAILOR MOON THE SUPER LIVE in NYC. Kumiko is the Executive Producer of the annual event Japan Parade. Upcoming: THE KARATE KID – THE MUSICAL, WORKING GIRL, and PILOT AND THE LITTLE PRINCE – CYBER MUSICAL in Katowice, Poland, premiering this fall.
About NEW YORK CITY CENTER
NEW YORK CITY CENTER (Michael S. Rosenberg, President & CEO) has played a defining role in the cultural life of the city since 1943. The distinctive Neo-Moorish building was founded by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia as Manhattan’s first performing arts center with the mission of making the best in theater, dance, and music accessible to all audiences. This commitment continues today through celebrated dance and musical theater series like the Fall for Dance Festival and the Tony-honored Encores! series; the annual season by Principal Dance Company Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater; and new dance series Artists at the Center. City Center welcomes audiences to experience internationally acclaimed artists including Kyle Abraham, Matthew Bourne, Ayodele Casel, Manhattan Theatre Club, Nederlands Dans Theater, and Twyla Tharp, on the same stage where legends made their mark. Dedicated to a culture built on the values of curiosity, collaboration, accessibility, and inclusivity, City Center’s dynamic programming, art exhibitions, and studio events are complemented by education and community engagement programs that bring the performing arts to thousands of New York City students, teachers, and families every year. NYCityCenter.org