Kabuki actor Matsumoto Koshiro played the leading role for more than half a century, and the performance of the musical "La Mancha no Otoko", which was said to be the last performance this time, was affected by the infection of the new coronavirus, so he did not wait for Chiakiraku. It was canceled at.
"La Mancha no Otoko" is a musical based on the Spanish novel "Don Quixote". In Japan, Matsumoto Koshiro (79) has been playing the leading role for more than half a century since 1969.
Mr. Shirahama revealed that this is the last appearance in this work, and initially it was planned to perform 25 times until Chiakigaku on the 28th of this month.
However, according to the organizer Toho, due to the infection of the new coronavirus by the people concerned, it was canceled two days after the first day, and although it resumed once, it became impossible to continue because there were more infected people. As a result, it was decided to cancel the performance until Chiakigaku on the 24th.
Mr. Shirahama made a comment saying, "I am very sorry. We would like to express our sincere gratitude and apologies to the customers who have been looking forward to this work."