To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the serialization of Posuka Demizu's ``The Promised Neverland'' based on Kaiu Shirai's original work, it has been decided that it will be made into a musical for the first time. It will be performed in Tokyo this winter.
Musical "The Promised Neverland" logo (c) Kaiu Shirai, Posuka Demizu/Shueisha (c) ARCS International
Koki Kishimoto and Ryota Kojima, who have worked on numerous works such as the musical "Kiki's Delivery Service," "Disney's Winnie the Pooh," "Shrek the Musical," and "School Idol Musical," participated in the production of the musical "The Promised Neverland." Kishimoto will be in charge of the screenplay, direction, and choreography, and Kojima will be in charge of the composition and music direction.
The cast of child actors will be recruited through auditions. In the issue of Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha) released today, April 6th, an announcement was published to recruit cast members for Emma, Norman, Ray, Don, Gilda, Connie, and Phil, as well as several men and women. Applications for auditions begin today, April 6th. Application conditions and application methods can be found on the musical's official website.
