Japanese directors are winning over audiences overseas with their unique interpretations of Western musicals, drawing on popular Japanese approaches like the all-female Takarazuka Revue Co.
Most foreign musicals performed in Japan have adhered to the original script, but Amon Miyamoto and Shuichiro Koike are taking a different approach — and have even won praise from the original composers.
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