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‘Death Note’ musical eyes a London breakthrough

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By Alicia Haddick Verified
| The Japan Times Verified
Few Japanese stage productions have built the international following of “Death Note: The Musical.” Adapted from the blockbuster manga, which has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, the show is now preparing for its biggest overseas test yet with a six-month run at London’s Barbican Theatre. Produced by HoriPro and with music by Frank Wildhorn, “Death Note: The Musical” premiered at Tokyo’s Nissay Theatre in 2015.
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Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo tries with universal gags and fart jokes.

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By Alicia Haddick Verified
| The Japan Times Verified
A man in a suit sits onstage at a Roppongi theater in May and fires a fart-fueled dart at a balloon. Later, another comedian flips through oversize image boards to tell an increasingly absurd narrative about feeding ever-larger pies to an old lady. The audience responds with bewilderment, laughter and applause. This is Yoshimoto Comedy Night Owarai, an English-language comedy show staged every Monday by Yoshimoto Kogyo, the powerhouse talent agency best known for its comedians.
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‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging

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By Alicia Haddick Verified
| The Japan Times Verified
The god of the forest soars above Tokyo’s Shinbashi Enbujo Theatre on a zip line. Wooden clappers cut through Joe Hisaishi’s familiar “Princess Mononoke” score as actors in the bold white-and-red kumadori makeup of kabuki’s larger-than-life heroes and villains leap into battle. Guns fire, swords clash and performers tumble through the ensuing fight.
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