About This Show
A musical journey for the whole family, Nihonmachi: The Place to Be is written by Soji Kashiwagi and directed by Darrell Kunitomi, with musical direction by Scott Nagatani.
The Grateful Crane takes you back through time to the special place where it all began: Nihonmachi. A third-generation manju-maker decides to shut down his family manju-ya after 99 years in business. But as his doors are about to close, the spirit of his Issei grandfather returns to Nihonmachi (Japan-town) to show him the way things used to be. Through this journey, he learns his family story, finds his roots and in the end, discovers himself.
Featuring The Grateful Crane Ensemble: Kerry K. Carnahan, Loryce Hashimoto, Yoko Ibuki, Keiko Kawashima, Darrell Kunitomi, Kurt Kuniyoshi, Takuji “Clutch” Kuramoto, Merv Maruyama, and Helen Ota.
The theater box office is open Monday – Saturday from 12:00pm (noon) to 5:00pm.
Appropriate for ages 10 and up.