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Ryoko Yonekura
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Japanese Superstar Ryoko Yonekura
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Cocktail Reception in Honor of Japanese Superstar
Ryoko Yonekura
The only public meet and greet reception she gave
in NYC
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Asia Society
725 Park Avenue
www.AsiaSociety.org
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Ryoko Yonekura introduction |
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Japanese Ambassador Reiichiro Takahashi |
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Josette Sheeran, Asia Society President
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Japanese Ambassador Reiichiro Takahashi |
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Chicago Producer by
Barry Weissler |
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Broadway’s Tony
Award-Winning, Record-Breaking Hit Musical Welcomes Japanese
Superstar RYOKO YONEKURA Back on Broadway by Popular Demand
As “Roxie Hart” for 11 Performances Only July 3-13, 2017
Broadway’s Longest Running American Musical Now Playing at
the Ambassador Theatre Tickets on Sale at
www.ChicagoTheMusical.com Producers of the Tony
Award-winning, record-breaking hit musical Chicago are
pleased to announce that Japanese superstar Ryoko Yonekura
will return to the Broadway production by popular demand in
the role of “Roxie Hart” for 11 performances only, July 3 to
July 13, 2017, at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St.).
Ryoko Yonekura originated the role of “Roxie Hart” in the
Japanese-language production of Chicago in 2008 and again in
2010. She then learned the role in English and made her
Broadway debut in 2012.
Following her return to Broadway this year, Ms. Yonekura
will join the Chicago U.S. national touring company in
Tokyo, August 2 to August 13, 2017 at the Tokyu Theater Orb.
From 2012 to 2016, Ms. Yonekura starred on the hit Japanese
TV series “Doctor X” as Surgeon Michiko Daimon, for which
she earned the Hashida Award. The show’s 4th season became
the most-watched TV series aired in 2016. Her other theater
credits include Scarlet O’Hara in Gone With The Wind (Kazuo
Kikuta Drama Award winner) and Motoko Haraguchi in Kurokawa
no Techo. Her film and TV credits include Reiko Usagi in The
Negotiator, Arisa Matsui (Samantha) in Bewitched
(re-creation), Matsuko Matsudaira in “Nasake no Onna,”
Itsuki Takamura in “Monster Parent,” Nobuko Sawaguchi in
Kaseihu wa Mita and other. She played leading roles in all
the above credits. Ryoko Yonekura is appearing with the
support of Actors’ Equity Association.
Ms. Yonekura will play the following performances on Broadway: Monday,
July 3, 2017 at 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at 8:00
p.m. (Added Performance) Thursday, July 6, 2017 at 8:00 p.m.
Friday, July 7, 2017 at 8:00 p.m. Saturday, July 8 at 2:30
p.m. Saturday, July 8 at 8:00 p.m. Sunday, July 9 at 3:00
p.m. Sunday, July 9 at 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 10 at 8:00
p.m. Tuesday, July 11 at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, July 13 at 8:00
p.m. With a legendary book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music
by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, Chicago is now the #1
longest-running American musical in Broadway history.
Produced by Barry and Fran Weissler, Chicago is the winner
of six 1997 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival and
the Grammy Award for Best Musical Cast Recording. Directed
by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie and choreographed by Tony
Award winner Ann Reinking,
Chicago features set design by John Lee Beatty, costume design by Tony
Award winner William Ivey Long, lighting design by Tony
Award winner Ken Billington, sound design by Scott Lehrer
and casting by Stewart/Whitley. Set amidst the razzle-dazzle
decadence of the 1920s, Chicago is the story of Roxie Hart,
a housewife and nightclub dancer who murders her on-the-side
lover after he threatens to walk out on her. Desperate to
avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the media and her
rival cellmate, Velma Kelly, by hiring Chicago’s slickest
criminal lawyer to transform her malicious crime into a
barrage of sensational headlines, the likes of which might
just as easily be ripped from today's tabloids.
TICKET INFORMATION Tickets for Chicago are available through
Telecharge.com, by calling 212-239-6200, and inperson at the
Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St.; New York, NY) box
office. Regular box office hours are 10 am to 8 pm Monday
through Saturday, and Noon to 7:00 pm Sunday. # # # Visit
www.ChicagoTheMusical.com for more information. Follow
Chicago on Twitter: @ChicagoMusical, Facebook & Instagram.
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Joyce Brooks |
www.ChicagoTheMusical.com |
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