June 20, 2011
Jero
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on June 2011 Popular enka singer Jero is to star in the forthcoming Japanese version of the Broadway musical Blues in the Night. The musical tells the tale of an unsuccessful Chicago singer, who—trapped in his own dreams—runs away from reality by acting like a playboy and winning over all the […]
By Metropolis
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on June 2011
Popular enka singer Jero is to star in the forthcoming Japanese version of the Broadway musical Blues in the Night. The musical tells the tale of an unsuccessful Chicago singer, who—trapped in his own dreams—runs away from reality by acting like a playboy and winning over all the women he sets eyes on. The story revolves around each character’s personal drama expressed through the music of Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith, Alberta Hunter and many more. Jero’s female co-stars are the opera singer and actress Kumiko Mori and two members of the popular idol group AKB48, Amina Sato and Haruka Katayama. The musical opens at the Galaxy Theater in T
Jun Sato
