SunshineJul 17, 20192 minSushi, Knives and ImmigrationSushi, sharp knives, and the sometimes rocky road to success. Sunshine here with a short Rakugo episode. Since today’s episode is tangent...
SunshineJul 6, 20191 minDay 85 - Advertising Council of JapanThe advertising council of Japan began their annual ad campaign on Japanese television, radio and newspapers and it was a great honour to...
SunshineJul 1, 20193 min86 - Dinner with Ambassador and Mrs. Kanji YamanouchiOn June 25th we had a fantastic event hosted by the Consul General of Japan, Ambassador Kanji Yamanouchi, at his residence. One note of i...
SunshineJul 1, 20193 minDay 87 - G-20 Summit in OsakaOn Friday June 27th was held the opening reception for the G-20 Summit in Osaka. It was my great honour to be invited to act as MC for t...
SunshineJun 30, 20192 minDay 88 - Embassy of Japan in Washington DCWith our Broadway opening 99% decided (official announcement soon) Sunshine Rakugo Road Show began the other day in very cool fashion ind...
SunshineJun 23, 20191 minDay 89 - FundraisingX3The first and most important aspect of producing theatre is fundraising. This might seem surprising. Choosing a play, choosing a theatre,...
SunshineJun 22, 20191 minDay 90 - Three months to go!!! So I am sorry there was a delay. We were going to begin in May but some interesting developments occurred. Now, in case you are wondering...
SunshineFeb 10, 20191 minDay 92 - Preview Coming!So excited that Rakugo is coming back to Broadway - at least for four days! My Agency in Japan, the Yoshimoto Creative Agency, has genero...
SunshineFeb 4, 20195 minDay 93 - Invested in RakugoFor the past two years I have been raising investment for our Rakugo projects in London and New York. People both in Japan and elsewhere ...
SunshineJan 12, 20194 minDay 94 - Checking in!Flying. I do that pretty well every week these days, sometimes more. Just going between New York and Tokyo I would say twice a month now....
SunshineJan 8, 20192 minDay 95 - A Home for Rakugo in Brooklyn!Today I went to Brooklyn to visit our sponsoring partners, J-Collabo. Click here to see more about J-Collabo! Mr. Hitoshi Sagaseki and Ms...
SunshineJan 6, 20192 minDay 96 - Pine Trees and SkypeToday I had a great production meeting with Mikiko, our scenery designer, and Poe, our production manager. Meeting is an interesting word...
SunshineJan 5, 20192 minDay 97 - New York can be so... Japanese!New York is a fascinating place with fascinating people. One of the most amazing experiences I had in New York came when I was preparing ...
SunshineJan 3, 20193 minDay 98 - New Year's ResolutionsSo this is three days into New Years and I haven't broken any resolutions yet. That's because I haven't made any resolutions. There is a ...
SunshineJan 2, 20193 minDay 99 - Collaboration!No theatre happens alone. Even a one-person show like Rakugo cannot be produced alone. The key is collaboration. When on stage, you rely ...
SunshineDec 31, 20181 min100 Days to Opening NightWelcome to the countdown. This is my Producer Diary! In 100 days Rakugo will open off-Broadway. This is the final stretch of a long and ...
SunshineDec 28, 20172 minRakugo everywhere!I have written before that Rakugo is remarkable in its universality - it translates so well, which makes it a rarity for a humorous verba...
SunshineDec 28, 20172 minRakugo stories - one show or many...If there was one thing I really debated and laboured over before presenting Rakugo for 3 weeks in London and 3 weeks in New York - which ...
