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Sunshine
Jul 17, 20192 min read
Sushi, Knives and Immigration
Sushi, sharp knives, and the sometimes rocky road to success. Sunshine here with a short Rakugo episode. Since today’s episode is...
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Sunshine
Jul 6, 20191 min read
Day 85 - Advertising Council of Japan
The advertising council of Japan began their annual ad campaign on Japanese television, radio and newspapers and it was a great honour to...
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Sunshine
Jul 1, 20193 min read
86 - Dinner with Ambassador and Mrs. Kanji Yamanouchi
On June 25th we had a fantastic event hosted by the Consul General of Japan, Ambassador Kanji Yamanouchi, at his residence. One note of...
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Sunshine
Jul 1, 20193 min read
Day 87 - G-20 Summit in Osaka
On Friday June 27th was held the opening reception for the G-20 Summit in Osaka. It was my great honour to be invited to act as MC for...
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Sunshine
Jun 30, 20192 min read
Day 88 - Embassy of Japan in Washington DC
With our Broadway opening 99% decided (official announcement soon) Sunshine Rakugo Road Show began the other day in very cool fashion...
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Sunshine
Jun 23, 20191 min read
Day 89 - FundraisingX3
The first and most important aspect of producing theatre is fundraising. This might seem surprising. Choosing a play, choosing a theatre,...
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Sunshine
Jun 22, 20191 min read
Day 90 - Three months to go!!!
So I am sorry there was a delay. We were going to begin in May but some interesting developments occurred. Now, in case you are...
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Sunshine
Feb 10, 20191 min read
Day 92 - Preview Coming!
So excited that Rakugo is coming back to Broadway - at least for four days! My Agency in Japan, the Yoshimoto Creative Agency, has...
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Sunshine
Feb 4, 20195 min read
Day 93 - Invested in Rakugo
For the past two years I have been raising investment for our Rakugo projects in London and New York. People both in Japan and elsewhere...
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Sunshine
Jan 12, 20194 min read
Day 94 - Checking in!
Flying. I do that pretty well every week these days, sometimes more. Just going between New York and Tokyo I would say twice a month now....
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Sunshine
Jan 8, 20192 min read
Day 95 - A Home for Rakugo in Brooklyn!
Today I went to Brooklyn to visit our sponsoring partners, J-Collabo. Click here to see more about J-Collabo! Mr. Hitoshi Sagaseki and...
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Sunshine
Jan 6, 20192 min read
Day 96 - Pine Trees and Skype
Today I had a great production meeting with Mikiko, our scenery designer, and Poe, our production manager. Meeting is an interesting word...
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Sunshine
Jan 5, 20192 min read
Day 97 - New York can be so... Japanese!
New York is a fascinating place with fascinating people. One of the most amazing experiences I had in New York came when I was preparing...
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Sunshine
Jan 3, 20193 min read
Day 98 - New Year's Resolutions
So this is three days into New Years and I haven't broken any resolutions yet. That's because I haven't made any resolutions. There is a...
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Sunshine
Jan 2, 20193 min read
Day 99 - Collaboration!
No theatre happens alone. Even a one-person show like Rakugo cannot be produced alone. The key is collaboration. When on stage, you rely...
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Sunshine
Dec 31, 20181 min read
100 Days to Opening Night
Welcome to the countdown. This is my Producer Diary! In 100 days Rakugo will open off-Broadway. This is the final stretch of a long and...
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Sunshine
Dec 28, 20172 min read
Rakugo everywhere!
I have written before that Rakugo is remarkable in its universality - it translates so well, which makes it a rarity for a humorous...
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Sunshine
Dec 28, 20172 min read
Rakugo stories - one show or many...
If there was one thing I really debated and laboured over before presenting Rakugo for 3 weeks in London and 3 weeks in New York - which...
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