Attack on Titan: The Musical Arriving in New York City. The musical is adapted from the popular comic Isayama Motoshima And by Kodansha. its director is Takeyuki Uekia British breakdancing champion who has appeared in shows such as grease, freeand high school musical A stage actor, his past directing credits include break free.
There will be live performances October 11-13 at the New York City Center located at 131 West 55th Street. On October 10, I was fortunate enough to be invited to attend a press conference, experience excerpts of the performance, and get the opportunity to take photos and be interviewed. Attack on Titan has been a huge hit with fans since the release of its first season, and Isayama stated that “the musical is the perfect medium to express the story of Attack on Titan.” I got to see it firsthand and write about my feelings about the musical impression.
At the press conference, attendees will be able to watch live performances of five musical numbers in the musical to learn about the highlights of the entire show. The first musical is for students to train under the guidance of the head coach Keith Shadisthe following scenario is Levi Ackerman During the Battle of Trost, the third scene is Ellen YeagerA battle with the massive Titan on the city walls with the cadets of the 104th Training Group, from breakdancing clips to remixes Red Lotus Dream Palace, and a final excerpt sung by Alan before his friends and members of the Survey Corps join him, his father Keith Grisha Djigarand his late mother Kara Yeagerobserving him from above.
It was interesting to see a story so familiar to me adapted into a musical rather than a theatrical stage play. This musical uses simple sets combined with technical effects like projections and large puppets to bring the Titan Shifters to life, which always impressed me as the last one I’ve seen was able to do this The broadway musical is King Kong On Broadway, a giant 2,000-pound, two-story-tall King Kong puppet was displayed, manned by a crew of 14. There’s also a lot of wire work to sell the illusion of our characters flying across the stage on sets or projections using ODM equipment. Another thing to note is that since it is all produced in Japanese, there are two large screens on each side of the theater with English subtitles for the audience to read. This will be helpful for those who do not understand Japanese or are not familiar with Japanese. Lyrics to the original song of the musical.
What interests me the most is why this production is a musical, and with the tone of Attack on Titan’s story and the way the story unfolds, it’s an odd choice to think of it as a musical. If you’re a fan of the series and seeing characters like Ellen, it has an unintentional comedic effect, Arminand tragedy Singing, dancing and sometimes even break dancing. I had to hold back a laugh seeing how this felt out of character, but more importantly you could see the cast and crew honestly having a great time and getting the most out of their performances. The director and cast are full of passion and excitement and are excited to bring this production to New York for the first time for audiences and “Attack on Titan” fans to enjoy.
Attack on Titan: The Musical is a fun and different way to experience the iconic series. I had more fun with this than I expected, thanks to the energy unleashed by the production team, cast and crew. As of this writing, tickets for the October 11-13 show are on sale. No word yet if it will be returning to New York, or if it will be played in other states, so I recommend getting your tickets ASAP if you want to experience it.
