This interview about the Snow Troupe national tour was published in Sankei News on August 19th, 2017. (Archive link here.)
Continue readingThis interview was published in the June 2017 edition of With Takarazuka. The original article was written by Natori Chisato and can be found here. (Archive link here.)
Continue readingA talk from Kageki between the two former Star Troupe members, from the April 2017 issue. (At the time, Asaka Manato had not yet announced her retirement so Makaze Suzuho was not known to be the ascending Top Star for Cosmos).
Continue readingThis interview article was published by Sports Hochi on September 7, 2017; however, the page has since been removed and no archives remain.
Continue readingLyrics to the theme song of the 2017 revue.
Continue readingThis is a long interview with Sena Jun that goes into her TMS years and her journey to becoming Top Star. It was originally published in Smart Flash on August 10, 2017. (Archive link here.)
This was translated with some editing and assistance from chemicalperfume.
Smart Flash is…a bit of a tabloid, but this is direct text of an interview so I felt comfortable translating it. There are other articles about Takarazuka they have done but they feel more invasive, so probably you won’t see any other Smart Flash content unless they do more interviews like this.
Please note that many of the rules discussed have since changed due to reforms in TMS discipline guidelines.
Continue readingThis coverage of the All For One junior performance was published by Sports Hochi on August 1, 2017. However, the page has since been removed and no archives remain.
Please note, despite the headline, the article does not criticize her at all! It’s actually quoting her own reflections after the show.
Continue readingThis is the new song written by Wildhorn for the most recent productions of The Scarlet Pimpernel (it seems to have made its first appearance in the 2016 Toho production, starring Aran Kei and a man).
This song replaces the second half of the Madame Guillotine reprise in Act II; instead of Chauvelin’s solo portion, it segues into this.
Continue readingThis article about Towaki Sea’s junior lead in Bakumatsu Taiyouden was published by Sports Hochi on May 9, 2017; however, the page has since been removed and no archives remain.
Continue readingThis article about one of the new 105th class entrants was published by Nikkan Sports on March 30, 2017. (Archive link here.)
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