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Ko Tanaka is a Japanese composer and musical theater writer based in New York City. Originally from Saga, Japan, he began his career composing for Japanese video game companies before shifting his focus to musical theater, inspired by a deep passion for storytelling through music. After honing his skills in game music, Ko made a bold move into musical theater. His first original show, The Monster, premiered in Nagoya, Japan, marking the start of his journey as a theater composer. He continued contributing to commercial musicals in Japan through 2024. In 2017, Ko relocated to the U.S. to study Broadway-style composition and lyric writing at Berklee College of Music

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Japanese Composer Ko Tanaka: Jazz, Ballet, And The Fusion Japanese And American Musical Theater

July 1, 2025

Ko Tanaka, the first Off-Broadway Japanese composer known for his fusion of jazz with American musical theater and Japanese musical traditions, is composing a ballet rendition of the internationally-acclaimed Off-Broadway musical Poupelle of Chimney Town. Tanaka, composer of the musical Poupelle of Chimney Town, which premiered Off-Broadway at New York's Pershing Square Signature Theater in 2024, ...