Tokyo, Japan – WOWOW, Japan’s leading premium pay TV broadcaster, announced that Matthew Morrison, Kelli O’Hara and well-known Japanese actor Yoshio Inoue have signed on as headline performers for WOWOW’s highly anticipated “Tony Awards Concert In Tokyo,” which will take place in March next year.

Morrison, who most recently starred as “J.M Barrie” in the Harvey Weinstein musical Finding Neverland, and was nominated for a Tony Award for his role in The Light in the Piazza, and O’Hara, the 2015 Tony-Award winner for The King and I, will bring cherished Broadway hits to life and recreate the magic for the Japanese audience. WOWOW will broadcast the concert from the Tokyo International Forum, which seats over 5,000 people.

Kayo Washio, who runs WOWOW’s Los Angeles office, and is producing the concert event for WOWOW, said, “These performers have instilled in me a passion for theatre over the years. Matthew’s reputation on Broadway precedes him. And Kelli’s voice takes me to another time and place. Yoshio has established himself as the foremost musical actor in Japan and I can’t wait to see what he’ll bring to our stage. I’m so honoured to have them all on board for our special concert.”

The premium musical concert has official recognition from the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League. An increase in Broadway musical fandom in Japan has led to aspirations for this concert to become an annual event, with WOWOW to continue to produce alongside a variety of major stage show programs such as straight plays, musicals, ballets, traditional Japanese theatre, and opera (WOWOW is official broadcaster of New York’s’ famed Metropolitan Opera, The Met).

WOWOW has an agreement to broadcast the Tony AwardsJ that see the annual show broadcast live in Japan, exclusively on WOWOW.  The American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. The concert set list will consist of renowned Broadway musical songs and memorable performances from the Tony Awards.