Tokyo 1961 - Programme, 1961
Title
Tokyo 1961 - Programme, 1961
Date
8 May 1961
Description
Full programme for Tokyo 1961 , a dance and music revue show, performed at the Theatre Royal for two weeks.
What's the story?
Tokyo 1961 is described as "a gay, colourful Oriental spectacular" featuring top international Japanese stars, such as Mitsuko Sawamura (‘appeared in the first colour TV programme in the States with Judy Garland’), Yoshiaki Takei (‘Tokyo’s peak vocal heart-throb’) and Misao Kamijo (‘Eastern sex symbol and winner of the 1960 Critics Award for talented versatility in Musicals’)
The show features stagings of traditional Japanese culture and traditions that have been adapted for Western audiences, such as a Samurai sword dance and Tokyo street scenes.
However, Act 1 appears to have a Hawaiian dance number.
The show features stagings of traditional Japanese culture and traditions that have been adapted for Western audiences, such as a Samurai sword dance and Tokyo street scenes.
However, Act 1 appears to have a Hawaiian dance number.
Type
Programme
Location of item
Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall
Rights
Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall
Contributor
Researcher: David Longford
Format
17cm x 22.5cm