Tokyo Musical Experiences in December, 2024: Schedule, Tickets, Theatre and More

Want a great musical experiences in Tokyo? Here is the list of Tokyo musicals for December 2024! Performance schedules, ticket information, and theater information are listed by production.

This list is updated regularly. It is organized by types of shows.

Contents

1 Broadway Musicals
- 1.1 “Aladdin” (ミュージカル『アラジン』)
2 West End Musicals
- 2.1 “Les Misérables” (ミュージカル『レ・ミゼラブル』)

Broadway Musicals

These are Broadway musicals that will be performed in Japanese.

“Aladdin” (ミュージカル『アラジン』)

Shiki Theatre Company

The Broadway production of “Aladdin” has been one of the top-ranked shows since its opening in March 2014, and it is a hit musical that lives up to its name with overwhelming support from modern audiences. The stage version of “Aladdin” has been carefully crafted to enhance the original animated film by carefully portraying the characters, their emotions, and their relationships with each other. This makes the story a human drama with even more depth.

Story

Agrabah is a mysterious and enchanting city surrounded by desert.
In the downtown area, there was a young man named Aladdin. To make ends meet, he and his friends repeatedly steal from the marketplace and are chased by the guards. However, he yearns for his mother, who has just passed away and vows to become a decent person someday.
Meanwhile, Jasmine, the princess of the Kingdom of Agrabah, feels the strain of life in the royal palace. The king urges her to get married, but she is bound by law and can only marry someone with the rank of “prince.” As an intelligent and independent woman, she finds this unbearable. She longs with all her heart to be free, so she finally escapes from the royal palace and goes down to the city.

Information

PERFORMANCE PERIODS:
Long-running show
THEATRE:
Dentsu Shiki Theatre UMI
WEBSITE:
“Aladdin” (written in English)
GENERAL SALE:
shows until Tuesday, December 31, 2024 are now on sale.

Tickets

BOX OFFICE:
Dentsu Shiki Theatre UMI
ONLINE:
SHIKI ONLINE (written in English)

West End Musicals

These are West End musicals that will be performed in Japanese.

“Les Misérables” (ミュージカル『レ・ミゼラブル』)

Toho

Whether the show will begin in November has not yet been determined.

Based on his own experiences, the master of French literature, Victor Hugo, wrote an epic novel set in France’s turbulent period of the early 19th century, which clearly depicts the social conditions and the lives of the people of that time. The musical, which fully captures the essence of the original story, including “ignorance and poverty,” “love and faith,” “revolution and justice,” and “pride and dignity,” was first performed in London in 1985 and premiered in Japan at the Imperial Theatre in June 1987.

Story

Jean Valjean, who spent 19 years in prison for stealing a slice of bread due to poverty, is released from prison with a hatred for society. He finds lodging for the night in a church and steals a silver candlestick. However, when he is caught, Bishop Mirière tells him that it was given to him.
This awakens Jean Valjean’s conscience, and he changes his name and becomes the mayor of a town. However, Inspector Javert, who has been assigned to the town, has doubts about Jean Valjean’s identity and pursues him relentlessly.
Jean Valjean adopts Cosette, the daughter of a poor prostitute, and disappears from Javert’s life.
Jean Valjean is reunited with Cosette, who has grown up in a convent in Paris, and enjoys a brief moment of peace. However, he loses his life defending Cossette’s fiancée, Marijus, from a bullet fired by Javert, who has followed him.

Information