Four groups perform musicals with a strong regional flavor! "Kanagawa Prefecture Regional Musical" Public Competition Report <Part 1>
The winning group will also be performing in the main event!
Four groups perform musicals full of local love
Did you know that Kanagawa Prefecture has about 20 musical groups rooted in the local community?
On January 29th, Kanagawa Prefecture, which is promoting "Magnet Culture," or Magcal for short, an initiative that attracts people with the appeal of culture and the arts and creates a lively local community, held a public competition for a "geographical musical" filled with local love. The four groups that passed the first round of screenings performed. The winning group was able to perform a full-scale performance in the summer, and they put on a passionate performance.
The judges were Norimasa Fujisawa (singer), Keiji Sugimoto (CEO of Zepp Live Co., Ltd.), and Shinichi Katsuno (Deputy Director of Theater Business, General Incorporated Association, Musical Academy Director). Before the show, Governor Yuji Kuroiwa said, "We want to further polish musicals that are rooted in the local area. In the coming era, when people will come from all over the world for the Tokyo Olympics and other events, we want to attract people to local musicals."
Yokohama Citizens' Children's Musical "Yokohama 3 Towers Cat Story"
The first act was the Yokohama Citizens' Children's Musical, now in its fourth year. The show depicted the love of a cat family, with the storytellers being the "Three Towers of Yokohama" - King, Queen, and Jack - who watch over the city of Yokohama.
After his mother died, the male cat Shin lost all hope in life. Soon, Shin remembers a legend that says, "If you make a wish in a place where you can see the three towers of Yokohama at the same time, your wish will come true." Then, his younger sister Mei falls off a cliff...!
The work is a cute musical that incorporates episodes related to Kanagawa, such as the Three Towers of Yokohama and the Cat Dance Floor, and features many cats. The audience gave a big round of applause to the children who were dressed as cats and danced lively.
