Invitation-only industry presentations of Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen, a new musical based on Moyoco Anno's manga graphic novel of the same name, are presented at Gibney Dance in Manhattan February 20鈥�21.
With music and lyrics by Tony-winning Spring Awakening composer Duncan Sheik, the new musical also features a book by Leah Nanako Winkler; music direction, conducting, and vocal and incidental music arrangements by Or Matias; and direction and choreography by Tony winner Rob Ashford.
Anno's Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen was
serialized in a manga magazine from 2013 to 2018 and later published as
a two-volume set. It received the Excellence Award at the Japan Media
Arts Festival in 2020. It follows a young sex worker named Colette living in early 20th-century Paris.
鈥�Memoirs is a bold, sensual, and innovative new work that pushes the boundaries of conventional musical theatre,鈥� said executive producer Antonio Marion in a statement. 鈥淒uncan and Leah have expertly taken Moyoco Anno鈥檚 Manga series and given it new life for the stage鈥攁ll through the unparalleled direction and choreography of Rob Ashford.鈥�
Also producing are Kenny Kurokawa and Takeshi Tanaka along with associate producers Nobu Matsukura, Shin Yamada, Yu Anne Ando, Ryohei Otani, and Yumi. Bespoke Theatricals will serve as general managers.
