This short article on the opening of Red River/Citrus Breeze: Sunrise was published in Nikkan Sports on March 16th. The original article can be found here, with some photos. (Archive link here.)
Continue readingEnglish translation of lyrics from the Takarazuka production based on the Off-Broadway musical.
Continue readingRelaxing Breeze (Fuwari) was a musumeyaku feature published in GRAPH, where an interview would take place at a cafe. It was focused on offstage topics such as how they destress or what they do on days off.
This interview with Misaki Rion was published in the December 2016 issue, a few months before her retirement.
Continue readingEnglish translation of lyrics from the Takarazuka production based on the Off-Broadway musical.
(Some of the text of this song is based on this poem by William Blake…it was whitewashed in the process but I believe that this originated in English versions of the show.)
Continue readingTalk DX is a GRAPH talk feature with the otokoyaku leads of a recent Grand Theatre show. This one, which was recorded towards the end of the Takarazuka run of Elisabeth, was published in the October 2016 issue, when the show was being performed in Tokyo.
Continue readingThis reader survey was published in GRAPH in April 1999, midway through Zunko’s run as Top Star of Cosmos Troupe.
The questions included which of her roles was the favorite, which of her characters people would want to be in a romantic or friendly relationship with, and others.
Continue readingEnglish translation of lyrics from the Takarazuka production based on the Off-Broadway musical.
Continue readingThis talk session with the brand-new Top Combi and nibante of Cosmos Troupe was published in the March 1998 issue of Kageki. At the time the talk was recorded, Cosmos Troupe had yet to stage a full performance; they were just about to leave for their inaugural Hong Kong tour, Mugen Houjushou/This is TAKARAZUKA!. It was published after they had returned.
Continue readingEnglish translation of lyrics from the Takarazuka production of the Off-Broadway musical.
Continue readingThis article about the Cosmos Troupe anniversary event was published in Hochi News on February 20th. (Archive link here.)
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