Daddy Long Legs
Music and lyrics by Paul Gordon
Book by John Caird
Based on the classic novel by Jean Webster
Japanese Book and Lyrics translated by Maoko Imai
This production was a TOHO Company transfer of the Rubicon Theatre, Ventura production that has been touring all over the US since it opened in October 2009.
It opened for a limited run at the Theatre Crié in Tokyo from 2nd to 19th September 2012. It then toured to theatres in Niigata, Oita, Osaka and Fukuoka where it closed on the 3rd October 2012.
It will return to Theatre Crié for a further run of performaces from 5th to 9th January 2013.
Production photographs by Tauchi Shunpei
Creative team
| Director | John Caird |
| Set and Costumes | David Farley |
| Lighting | Nakagawa Ryuichi |
| Sound | Honma Toshiya |
| Orchestrations | Brad Haak and Paul Gordon |
| Musical Supervision | Yamaguchi Hideya |
| Additional Musical Arrangements | Laura Bergquist |
| Musical Director | Hayashi Akira |
| Hair and Make-up | Miyauchi Hiroaki |
| Associate Designer | Iwata Yuko |
| Assistant Director | Suenaga Chizuko |
| Stage Manager | Usami Masato |
| Deputy Stage Managers | Ara Satoshi, Matsui Keigo, Moriya Akiko |
| Producer | Kojima Mariko |
| Assistant Producers | Nomaguchi Anna, Tanaka Keiko, Ogami Hikari |
Cast
| Jerusha Abbot | Sakamoto Maaya |
| Jervis Pendleton | Inoue Yoshio |
Band
| Violin | Isoda Hiromi |
| Cello | Onuki Eiko |
| Guitars | Aida Toshiki |
| Bass Guitar | Serizawa Shigeki |
| Drums/Percussion | Higashi Yoshiki |
| Conducted from the keyboard by Hayashi Akira | |