Gorgeous Entertainment

Gorgeous Entertainment is an American film, theater, and special-event production company co-founded by Michael Wolk and Kumiko Yoshii in 1997. It primarily exports American theater to Japan and imports Japanese theater to America.[1] In this regard, Gorgeous Entertainment has been a longtime collaborator with famed Japanese director Amon Miyamoto.[2][3][4][5][6] Gorgeous Entertainment also organizes the annual Japanese cultural festival Japan Day@Central Park, which has taken place for the past twelve years and included such performers as AKB48, Akiko Yano, Jero, Sonim, Puffy AmiYumi, Kana Uemura, and America's Got Talent winner Kenichi Ebina.[7][8][9][10][11][12]

Gorgeous Entertainment, Inc.
IndustryFilm, Theater, Special Events
Founded1997 (1997)
FounderMichael Wolk
Kumiko Yoshii
HeadquartersNew York City, New York
ProductsMotion pictures, Plays, Musicals, Festivals, Concerts
Websitewww.gorgeousentertainment.com

Noteworthy past theater projects include the 2004 Broadway revival of Pacific Overtures (which was nominated for four Tony Awards), and Japanese productions of The Fantastiks, Macbeth, The Producers, The Sound of Music, and the 2015 Harold Prince revue musical Prince of Broadway.[1][13][2][5][14]

Gorgeous Entertainment has also produced films, including You Think You Really Know Me: The Gary Wilson Story, a documentary about musician Gary Wilson. Gary Wilson credited the film as being one of the driving forces behind his return to mainstream attention, even calling it "one of the highlights of [his] life".[15][16][17][18]

See also

References
  1. "Gorgeous Entertainment". Gorgeous Entertainment.
  2. Brantley, Ben (3 December 2004). "Repatriating the Japanese Sondheim". The New York Times.
  3. Taylor, Markland (4 October 2001). "I Got Merman". Variety.
  4. "Alan Muraoka Resume" (PDF). alanmuraoka.net. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 6, 2018.
  5. "On Broadway - April 2013 - Highlighting Japan". www.gov-online.go.jp.
  6. "AMON MIYAMOTO official website". www.amon-miyamoto.com.
  7. "2014 Board of Directors". JapanDayNYC.org. Archived from the original on January 19, 2015.
  8. "2009". JAPAN DAY @ CENTRAL PARK. Archived from the original on October 7, 2015.
  9. Jordan, Alec (24 September 2013). "Dancer from Japan wins "America's Got Talent" - In Other News". Tokyo Weekender.
  10. Amith, Dennis A. (February 25, 2014). "Enka singer Jero to perform at Japan Day @ Central Park in New York". Mecha Punch. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015.
  11. "Laurie Brown". Town Square Productions. Archived from the original on November 18, 2012.
  12. "2016". JAPAN DAY @ CENTRAL PARK. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016.
  13. Gans, Andrew; Allen, Morgan; Simonson, Robert (10 May 2005). "2004-2005 Tony Nominations Announced; Spamalot Garners 14 Nominations". Playbill.
  14. "Take a First Look at Prince of Broadway in Japan". www.theatermania.com.
  15. Joe, McGarry (April 1, 2008). "Tue., Apr. 1: Gary Wilson Interview". L.A. Record.
  16. "DVD of the Month: You Think You Really Know Me". Spin. November 2004. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  17. Martel, Ned (17 February 2005). "The Search for the Suburban Underground Star Who Never Was". The New York Times.
  18. "You Think You Really Know Me: The Gary Wilson Story". IMDB.
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