Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen Musical to Open Off Broadway This Fall
This is the first English-language original musical based on a Japanese manga, and it brings a mature, literary work by a major creator to a New York stage.
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The English-language stage musical adaptation of Moyoco Anno's manga Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen will premiere off Broadway in New York City this fall at The Night Egg theater in Chelsea. Tony winner Rob Ashford directs and choreographs, with Duncan Sheik writing music and lyrics.
The musical adaptation of Moyoco Anno's Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen will open off Broadway this fall at The Night Egg, a new theater in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood named after the French brothel in the manga. Tony Award-winning director and choreographer Rob Ashford (Thoroughly Modern Millie, Frozen) is directing and choreographing the production. Singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik (Spring Awakening) is composing the music and lyrics. Leah Nanako Winkler wrote the script. The project received a private industry presentation in New York in February 2025. Anno's website describes it as the first English-language original musical based on a Japanese manga.
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- Anime News Network Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen Musical to Open in New York This Fall