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Katsura Sunshine's Rakugo

First Preview: Sep 19, 2019
Opening Date: Sep 28, 2019
Open run
Running Time: 01:15
Katsura Sunshine's Rakugo

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Playing @
New World Stages
340 West 50th Street, New York City, NY 10019
With a minimal set, Katsura Sunshine's Rakugo features a lone storyteller dressed in kimono, kneeling on a cushion, using only a fan and a hand towel for props, who entertains the audience with a comic monologue followed by a traditional story.

Recently the emcee of the G20 in Osaka, Katsura Sunshine’s Rakugo comes to Times Square. Rakugo is the 400-year-old Japanese traditional art of comic storytelling, and currently there are only 800 Rakugo Masters. Hailing from Canada and called the King of Kimono Comedy, Sunshine is the only Western Rakugo Master in the world and star of NHK Worldwide. He is hilarious, charming, universally funny and yet so very Japanese. Sunshine is the perfect performer to bridge the gap between the East and the West, in a hilarious style.
Off BroadwayPerformance ArtSolo
Show Notes: No Intermission
Age Guidance: 14
Audience Advisory: Children under the age of 4 are not permitted in the theatre

Performance Schedule

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Cast
  • Katsura Sunshine

Written By
  • Katsura Sunshine

TDF Tickets Offers:

TDF Member tickets:

Available

Listed at

Rarely

Full-price tickets:

$29.00 - $59.00

Accessibility

  • Box Office

    Street to Lobby (Box Office): no steps, ground floor. Box Office windows are wheelchair accessible
  • Curb Ramps

    None available
  • Restroom

    Men's & Women’s (Orchestra Level-North): multiple stalls & 1 accessible stall, changing table. Men’s & Women’s (Mezzanine Level-South): multiple stalls & 1 accessible stall. Gender Neutral (Orchestra Level-Center): single stall
  • Elevator/Escalator

    Everything is accessible with escalators and an elevator but the space itself is large, requiring a bit of walking
  • Entrance

    Complex has a street level entrance, with elevators. The theatres are located underground with three levels: the main floor, the mezzanine level (one floor down), and the orchestra level (another floor down)
  • Visual Assistance

    Available upon request
  • Water Fountain

    Outside of restroom Orchestra Level-North. Wheelchair accessible.
  • Assisted Listening System

    Infrared assisted listening devices and neck induction loop systems (requires t-coil) are available to borrow at the Shubert Audience Services kiosk
  • Wheelchair Info

    Wheelchair seating is available
  • Parking

    Street parking located on 49th & 50th Sts. New World Stages also uses ParkWhiz: https://www.parkwhiz.com/new-world-stages-parking/
  • Passenger Loading Zone

    Front of Entrance
  • Telephone

    None on premises
  • Translation

    None on premises

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