A millennia ago, the Wen people lived in the beautiful, fertile land of Yali, where they built the statelet of Wen. Around 800 B.C.E., King Xuan of the Zhou dynasty engaged in battle with Ma Lan, leader of Wen, and invaded the smaller state. Yali came under Zhou rule, but in the Valley of Xuanyao, a sacred place associated with the Wen's deity, Liu Liliu, a few resistance fighters covertly continued the struggle against their would-be conquerors. It is now spring. A young man who has been dispatched from Haojing, the Zhou capital, steps foot into Yali. His mission is to find the Valley of Xuanyao, where forces hostile still against King Xuan remain in hiding, and to bring them under the yoke of Zhou.
The critically acclaimed all-woman Japanese acting revue Takarazuka brings Rurouni Kenshin to life, creating a new twist on a globally loved story.
The Takarazuka Revue’s signature Show Groove features a mesmerizing and rousing collection of popular standards. Opening with a prologue highlighting spirited soul music, Greatest Hits! features scenes with popular Christmas songs and other masterpieces that enjoyed great popularity in their day yet continue to tug at our heartstrings. The greatest of the Snow Troupe performers, led by the hot and sexy yet composed Seina Sagiri, combine glimmering harmonies with glamorous dance.
Refinement with grace. Boldness with passion. A fantasia woven together by a reborn Flower Troupe led by Rio Asumi. This Revue Roman unfolds with a beat that is at times classical and at times contemporary, embedded with tradition spun from the Takarazuka Revue’s 100 years of history with time-honored Japanese beauty.
Takarazuka Revue's Phantom based on the play by Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopit.
The franchise centers on "Starlight," a dance and dance troupe beloved the world over. Karen and Hikari promised each other when they were little that one day they would perform together on that stage. Time passes and now they are both 16 years old. Karen is very excited about the dance lessons she takes every day, keeping her promise close to her heart. Hikari changed schools and now lives far away from Karen. But the gears of fate bring them together again, destined to meet again. The two, along with other hopefuls, will compete in a mysterious audition to become part of this great company.
Futaro Yamada’s novel “The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls” is a historical epic that masterfully weaves fiction into fact: Takarazuka will take on the challenge of adapting this work for the stage for the very first time.
Based on the manga The Rose of Versailles by Ikeda Riyoko.
The year is 1862, the twilight of the Tokugawa shogunate.
As there are increasing performances in the Takarazuka Revue, in 1921, the Flower Troupe and the Moon Troupe were born, and the first Flower Troupe performance was held. The year 2021 celebrates the 100th anniversary for the Flower Troupe. And in this performance, it will be led by the new top combi Yuzuka Rei and Hoshikaze Madoka. The glamourous work of "The Fascination" will celebrate the establishment and 100th anniversary of the Flower Troupe. Please look forward to the gorgeous dance settings of the "flower" theme, that connects the tradition and future "fascination" of the flower troupe in this stage.
One day lately in the seventeenth century, Spanish Santa Catalina Island is assaulted and its town is burnt down by the English pirates headed by Edgar. The governor and his wife are killed. However, the governor's son, Emilio, manages his escape and dives alone into the sea.
Takarazuka Cosmos Troupe 2014 revival of Takarazuka original musical The Rose of Versailles -Oscar-
One Night of Stars The setting is in the middle of the Edo Period during the reign of Yoshimune Tokugawa. Kinosuke Amano is the second son of the Lord of the Mikazuki clan, based in a lush green village nestled among mountains in Kyushu. He is a free-spirited youth, who slips out of the castle every night and is enchanted by looking at the stars. One summer, on the night of Tanabata (“the Evening of the Seventh”), Kinosuke encounters Sen, a girl from Hotaru Village, and Genta, her friend from childhood. Together, they assemble a turret for observing the stars. From that day onward, Kinosuke, Sen and Genta are friends, transcending social barriers, as they spend long hours every night searching out the stars La Esmeralda A Latin show that unfolds with a boundless emerald sea in the backdrop, portraying passionate love and many dreams.
Takarazuka Revue Snow Troupe 2007 production of the Viennese musical 'Elisabeth'
Takarazuka Revue’s 1992 production of "The Rose of Versailles 2001: Oscar and Andre". This version focuses on the relationship between Oscar and Andre.
A Takarazuka Revue production based on the 2016 Japanese-Taiwanese puppet drama television series.
Based on the girls comic series "Haikara-san ga Tōru" by Yamato Waki.
Takarazuka Cosmos troupe 2008 production of Singin' in the Rain
Based on the Broadway musical, based on the 1997 animated film of the same name. Anastasia transports us from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Pursued by a ruthless Soviet officer determined to silence her, Anya enlists the aid of a dashing conman and a lovable ex-aristocrat. Together, they embark on an epic adventure to help her find home, love, and family.
Edmond Dantes, a young sailor from Marseille, is being dragged in chains to the Chateau d'If, a state prison. He protests his innocence, but the jailors laugh and torment him before locking him up in solitary confinement. A few short hours before, Dantes had returned to Marseille from a voyage at sea and been reunited with his fiancée, Mercedes. Her father, Pierre Morrel, promoted Dantes to captain as a wedding gift to the couple. Into the middle of this celebration came the soldiers to arrest Dantes. He is sure he has done nothing that is against the law, and promises Mercedes he will return soon...
A dance show with the themes of "life," "love," and "hope," that creates a "sensational" atmosphere that captures the attention.