The first international production (outside of North America) of the 2014 Tony-winning Best Musical A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder opened in Tokyo, in Japanese, in April, 2017 in a spectacular production at the Nissay Theatre, with runs in Kyoto and Osaka to follow. Robert L. Freedman wrote the Tony-winning Book, and the Tony-nominated Score is by Steven Lutvak (Music) and Robert L. Freedman and Steven Lutvak (Lyrics).