A new international production of The Full Monty is set to play Japan this summer, starring Koji Yamamoto and Yuriyan Retriever alongside a cast of Broadway performers.

Directed by Trey Ellett, the production will star Koji Yamamoto as Jerry and Yuriyan Retriever (comedian and America’s Got Talent performer) as Georgie, joined by an international company including Adam Chanler-Berat as Malcolm, John Hemphill as Harold, Charles Wallace as Horse, Stephen Rochet Lopez as Ethan, and Michael Graceffa as Keno. Additional casting includes Kelsey Venter as Pam, Coleen Sexton as Vicki, and Mylinda Hull as Jeanette, along with an ensemble featuring Alana Cauthen, Olivia Cece, Gregory Haney, Cody Jenkins, Natalie Joy Johnson, Missy Moreno, James Schoppe, and Jamison Stern. Jennifer Hemphill will serve as swing.

Set in Buffalo, New York, The Full Monty follows a group of unemployed steelworkers who, desperate for money and a sense of purpose, decide to form a male strip act. As they struggle with insecurity, pride, and personal hardship, the men gradually find friendship, courage, and a renewed sense of self—ultimately daring to bare everything in more ways than one.

Based on the hit 1997 British film of the same name, the musical features a book by Terrence McNally and a score by David Yazbek. The original Broadway production opened in 2000 and received nine Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical, and went on to earn additional recognition from the Drama Desk Awards and Outer Critics Circle Awards.

This new production marks the first-ever Japan–U.S. collaboration for The Full Monty, performed entirely in English with Japanese subtitles and featuring a live orchestra. Yamamoto, who previously appeared in the Japan–U.S. co-production of RENT in 2024, reunites with Ellett for this new staging.

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*Running time: 2 hours 30 minutes (including intermission)

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