Brandon Victor Dixon Steps in for Gavin Creel in Tokyo

By: Apr. 16, 2019
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Brandon Victor Dixon Steps in for Gavin Creel in Tokyo

Tony Award Winner and Emmy and Grammy Award Nominee, Brandon Victor Dixon has been confirmed to replace Tony Award Winner Gavin Creel in "The Broadway Musical Concert," which also stars Tony Award Nominee Norm Lewis, Tony Award Winner Jessie Mueller, and "Glee" star Alex Newell. The replacement takes place en lieu of a an unforeseeable scheduling conflict for CREEL. The Tony Award Winner released the following statement to his Japanese fans:

"It is with deep sadness that I have to postpone my first trip to Japan by withdrawing from The Broadway Concert starring the incredible Jesse Mueller, Norm Lewis and Alex Newell. I was so looking forward to exploring your beautiful country in May and also meeting the wonderful Japanese Broadway fans, but due to unforeseeable scheduling conflicts, I must pass the mic to Brandon Victor Dixon. I hope to be able to join you in the future, so until then, I wish you all the best."

DIXON had the following to say to his Japanese fans regarding the replacement:

"I'm thrilled to be joining "The Broadway Musical Concert" in Tokyo. NORM, JESSIE, and ALEX are some of today's Broadway talents that I have such a great respect for. We are definitely going to put on an amazing show for the Japanese fans."

"The Broadway Musical Concert" will feature the four Broadway Stars, accompanied by a 15 piece orchestra, led by Musical Director John Quirk. Performance selections will be comprised of solo, duet, and large group selections from "Hamilton," "The Phantom of the Opera," "Jesus Christ Superstar," "Les Miserables," "Beautiful," "Rent," "Waitress," "Glee," and more!

The concert will be presented at 1:30PM and 6:00PM on Saturday, May 18th, and at 1:30PM on Sunday, May 19th at the Tokyo Theatre Orb in Tokyo.

More information:

broadway2019.jp (Japanese)

theatre-orb.com/english/lineup/20190518.html (English)

Photo Credit: Walter McBride / WM Photos



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