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Jerry Mitchell Joins the Japanese Company of Kinky Boots on Opening Night

The Broadway director checks out his Tony-winning musical overseas.

Haruma Miura (center) as Lola in the Japanese touring production of Kinky Boots.
Haruma Miura (center) as Lola in the Japanese touring production of Kinky Boots.
(photo provided by DKC/O&M)

The first Japanese production of the Tony-winning musical Kinky Boots opened on Saturday, July 23, at the New National Theatre in Tokyo. The cast will next make stops at the New National Theatre in Tokyo, the Orix Theatre in Osaka, and the Tokyu Theatre Orb in Tokyo.

Get a first look at photos from the touring production, including shots of the show's Broadway director Jerry Mitchell, associate choreographer Rusty Mowery, and associate director D.B. Bonds, who joined the cast for the opening-night curtain call.