Monkey: Journey to the West, a musical theater production by Gorillaz partners Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett and director Chen Shi-Zheng, will travel to New York City, with a series of performances this summer. The New York production will be staged 27 times from July 6-28 at the David H. Koch Theater.

Albarn composed the score, Hewlett did design, animation, and costumes, and Chen Shi-Zheng came up with the concept, wrote the libretto, and directs the production. The 100-minute show is based on a Chinese folktale about a monk on a journey from China to India, in search of sacred Buddhist scriptures. The monk is led by the Monkey King, accompanied by several animal friends. The trailer is below.

Monkey: Journey to the West Show Schedule:
Saturday, July 6 at 8 pm (preview)
Sunday, July 7 at 2 and 8 pm (previews)
Tuesday, July 9 at 8 pm.
Wednesday, July 10 at 8 pm
Thursday, July 11 at 8 pm
Friday, July 12 at 8 pm
Saturday, July 13 at 2 and 8 pm
Sunday, July 14 at 2 and 8 pm
Tuesday, July 16 at 8 pm
Wednesday, July 17 at 8 pm
Thursday, July 18 at 8 pm
Friday, July 19 at 8 pm
Saturday, July 20 at 2 and 8 pm
Sunday, July 21 at 2 and 8 pm
Tuesday, July 23 at 8 pm
Wednesday, July 24 at 8 pm
Thursday, July 25 at 8 pm
Friday, July 26 at 8 pm
Saturday, July 27 at 2 and 8 pm
Sunday, July 28 at 2 and 8 pm

(via P4k)