THE SYMPHONIC EXPERIENCE comes to State Theater New Jersey this spring

State Theater New Jersey presents NARUTO: The Symphonic Experience on Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 7 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, December 6th at 10 a.m. Tickets are $39 to $99.

NARUTO: The Symphonic Experience will visit more than 60 cities on its first North American tour, including a stop at the State Theater New Jersey. For the first time, viewers have the chance to see an original, unforgettable two-hour feature film (with subtitles), carefully crafted by Julien Vallespi and Quentin Benayoun from the first 220 original episodes of the popular NARUTO animated series, currently celebrating its 20th anniversary. anniversary of its original TV anime adaptation. The orchestra will perform the series’ best-known songs and themes live on screen, while the scenes are projected onto a large-format HD cinema screen.

“We invite NARUTO fans to celebrate NARUTO with this unique live-to-picture experience. “We created a two-hour film with a live symphony orchestra because the soundtrack plays such a big role in the success of the anime and is consistently praised by its legions of fans,” says producer Julien Vallespi. “The original music composed by Toshio Masuda is a perfect blend of pop and rock arrangements as well as traditional Japanese instruments such as shakuhachi and shamisen.”

With worldwide popularity and more than 250 million copies sold, NARUTO by Masashi Kishimoto is a shonen manga that began in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1999 and ended in 2014 after 700 chapters. The story revolves around Naruto Uzumaki, a ninja who overcomes his past and fights against countless rivals while dreaming of being Hokage, the leader of the village Hidden in the Leaves.

The anime first aired on TV Tokyo in 2002, followed by NARUTO SHIPPUDEN (2007-2017). The 20th anniversary of the TV broadcast was celebrated in October 2022. The worldwide distribution immediately after airing in Japan has made NARUTO an internationally acclaimed series loved by people all over the world. Eleven animated feature films have also been released, as well as apps, games and merchandise, art exhibitions, 2.5D musicals, music festivals and Kabuki performances.

Vallespi spent months selecting the best and most iconic moments from more than 70 hours of the first 220 episodes, identifying and selecting appropriate narrative threads and combining the best dialogue, scenes and musical sequences. In order to adapt the score to the film and make everything as smooth as possible for the conductor and musicians, extensive synchronization work was required. “This symphonic rock show is a tribute to Kishimoto’s anime and Masuda’s music,” says Vallespi.

For tickets, more information or group discounts, call State Theater Guest Services at 732-246-SHOW (7469) or visit online at STNJ.org. State Theater Guest Services is located at 15 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick, New Jersey and is open Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. by phone and email only. For on-site purchases, Guest Services is open Tuesday through Friday from 12:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Additional ticket and transaction fees may apply.

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