spelled out with famous songs from Broadway musicals.
Musical on Ice

Prince Ice World 2023-2024 A NEW PROGRESS - Saga Performance Report

On Saturday, May 13, 2023, "Prince Ice World 2023-2024 A NEW PROGRESS - BROADWAY CLASSICS - A Musical on Ice" was held at the grand opening of SAGA Arena in Saga City. Musical on Ice" was held on June 10 (Sat.) and 11 (Sun.), 2023, for a total of three performances.

Prince Ice World (hereafter PIW) was established in 1978 as the first ice show in Japan.40With a history spanning more than a year, the PIW team of 22 professional skaters is known for its powerful group dances and unique performances by top skaters from Japan and abroad. This season, under the title of "A NEW PROGRESS - BROADWAY CLASSICS", the PIW team will perform classic numbers from Broadway musicals such as "Guys and Dolls", "The Sound of Music", "The Man from La Mancha", "Les Miserables", and "Miss Saigon" as well as popular musical numbers. Each famous song is performed by the Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra, and the original songs are recorded with vocals by the talented stars who are leading the Japanese musical world. In addition to their skating skills, the dancers took on the challenges of theatrical and musical dance, and made full use of their rich individual expressive abilities to create a rich variety of content.

Also, for the first time, the Saga performance will feature 10 guest skaters, including Torino Olympic gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa, Pyeongchang Olympic bronze medalist Javier Fernandez, Pyeongchang Olympic silver medalist Masama Uno, who is the current world champion, Takeshi Honda, Miki Ando, Nobunari Oda, Takahashi Daisuke, Yanaka Muramoto, Detective Tanaka, Marin Honda, and Mochiyui Honda. The newly opened SAGA Arena was a glamorous and unique musical world different from the competitions, with skaters' performances on the ice and a high level of entertainment through a fusion of lighting and laser lighting technology.

The SAGA Arena is the largest arena in Kyushu, with four floors above ground, seating up to 8,400 people, as well as wheelchair seats, box seats, family seats, VIP rooms and premium lounges, making it a multipurpose arena capable of hosting large-scale professional sports events and concerts. The expectations were high for Japan's premier ice show, which had just been unmasked, and all three performances held this time were fully booked, attracting a total of 17,000 spectators.

PIW members and guest skaters faced the audience, which stretched from the first to fourth floors, and posed, smiled, waved, and cheered for the audience in response to their requests. The event was a great success.

*The wearing of masks and infection control measures are at the discretion of the individual, and the guide guides participants to be considerate of their surroundings by talking loudly, cheering, and practicing coughing etiquette in the venue.

*This report is a summary of three performances over two days.

venue

SAGA Arena

date(s) (e.g. for exhibition)

June 10 (Sat.) & 11 (Sun.), 2023 (2 days) 3 performances in total

Composition and Direction

Kanno Kounoumei

performance

Regular performers
Prince Ice World Team (total 22 members)

Guest skaters
Shizuka Arakawa / Javier Fernandez / Shoma Uno / Takeshi Honda / Detective Tanaka / Miki Ando / Nobunari Oda / Daisuke Takahashi / Yanaka Muramoto / Marin Honda / Nozomi Honda

organizing

Saga TV / GAKUON Unity Face

special cooperation

Saga prefecture (Kyushu)

joint sponsorship

The Nishinippon Shimbun

special sponsorship

Kyushu Electric Power Company / Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical / Matsuo Construction / Mizokami Pharmacy

support

Iwataya Food / UEMURA HOSPITAL / Eiseikai / NTT West Saga Branch / Saga Bank / Sekisui Heim / Togami Electric Manufacturing / Nakano Construction / Hachitaro's Online Salon

support

Japan Skating Federation / Saga Skating Federation / TV Nishinippon / TV Nagasaki / TV Kumamoto / The Saga Shimbun / FM Saga

planning and production

Blue Muse / GAKUON Unity Face
GAKUON Unity Face Inc.

set list

Overture (from Gypsy)

On Broadway

M3.My Favorite Things

One Song Glory

Guest1:Mochiyu Honda (Gangnam Style)

▼ Main Results
2018 Kinki Championship (Junior), 4th place
2018 West Japan Junior Championship, 8th place
2018 All-Japan Junior Championships, 12th place

Guest2:Marin Honda (Faded)

▼ Main Results
2016 World Junior Championships Winner
2017 World Junior Championships, 2nd place

M7.42nd Street

Luck Be A Lady

The Impossible Dream

Guest3:Takeshi Honda (Your Song)

▼ Main Results
1999,2003 Four Continents Champion
2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, 4th place
2002,2003 3rd place at the World Championships
Won the All-Japan Championship 6 times

Guess4:Miki Ando (Merry Christmas at the Battlefield)

▼ Main Results
2007,2011 World Champion
2010 Vancouver Olympics, 5th place
2011 Four Continents Champion
Won the All-Japan Championship 3 times

M12.On My Own

Guest5:Nobunari Oda(Hold me in your heart-Sex is in the heel~)

▼ Main Results
2006 Four Continents Champion
2006 World Championships, 4th place
2008 All Japan Champion
2010 Vancouver Olympics, 7th place

M15.New York, New York

M16.Don't Rain On My Parade

Guest6:Detective Tanaka (Foever Young - playing ver.)

▼ Main Results
2016,2017 2nd place at the All-Japan Championships
Participated in the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics
2017,2018,2019 World Championships Participant

Guest7:Daisuke Takahashi & Yanaka Muramoto (MASK)

▼ Main Results
2022 Four Continents Championships, 2nd place
2022 All Japan Championship Winner
2023 World Championships, 11th place

M18.Bring Him Home

M19.I'd Give My Life For You

M20.Tomorrow

Guest8:Javier Fernandez (TACO TEQUILA)

▼ Main Results
2010 Vancouver Olympics
2014 Sochi Olympics, 4th place
2015,2016 World Championships Winner
2018 PyeongChang Olympics, 3rd place

M22.Anything Goes

M23.This Is The Moment

Guest9:Shizuka Arakawa (Memory)

▼ Main Results
1998 Nagano Olympics
2004 World Champion
2006 Olympic Gold Medal, Turin, Italy

Guest10:Shoma Uno (Come Together)

▼ Main Results
Silver medal, Pyeongchang Olympics, 2018
2017,2018 World Championships, 2nd place
2019 Four Continents Championships Winner
2022,2023 World Championship Winner
2022 Beijing Olympics Bronze medal
Won the All-Japan Championship 4 times