“Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen,” a musical, now showing on 27th Street

Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen, a musical based on a Japanese manga novel by the same name about a sex worker in 20th Century France, is playing from September 25, 2026 through January 3, 2027 at The Culture Club, the former site of Sleep No More. You can go inside the rehearsals here and see a write-up from New York Theatre guide here, excerpted below:

In Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen off Broadway — the first Japanese manga to be adapted into an American musical — Colette (Beetlejuice's Sophia Anne Caruso) is a dreamer in twentieth century Paris who uses her writing to cast herself out of her place at a brothel. In her writing, she transforms the fantasies, confessions, and private sorrows of her eccentric clients, turning herself from object into observer. All the while, she has a desire even she can't outrun: a lingering, destructive attachment to Léon, her childhood love.

Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen is a thrilling and sharp new musical about passion, connection, and the power of writing. Moyoco Anno is one of Japan’s most renowned manga artists, known for her complex look into character psychology, and now her story comes to the stage. Now, Tony Award winner Rob Ashford directs this new musical from Sheik, who passed away in 2026, and Leah Nanako Winkler.

We love this space on 27th Street and highly recommend seeing any show you can here.