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Snow Troupe Troupe Report, April 2017

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Troupe Report is a Kageki feature where an appointed reporter will write about current events in the troupe or ask troupe members for questions to answers sent in by readers. Reporters are generally only replaced on retirement, unlike other backstage features that rotate monthly or quarterly.

Snow Troupe’s Troupe Report has been written by Sahana Mako since 2012. The April 2017 edition focuses on Snow Troupe’s performance of One Night of Stars/Greatest Hits! in Nagoya’s now-closed Chunichi Theatre.

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Romeo et Juliette Backstage Journal – Hanabuki Noa

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Backstage Journal is a short Kageki feature where very young cast members write anecdotes about what’s going on behind the scenes of the productions. They’re not very deep, being full of emojis and more like blog entries than articles, but they are a good way to get to know the newest actresses in each troupe.

This one is by Snow Troupe member Hanabuki Noa (of the 93rd Class), and was published in the April 2011 issue.

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Former Takarazuka Top Star Sagiri Seina reveals her struggles 2 years post-retirement

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This interview with Sagiri Seina, former Top Star of Snow Troupe, was published by Oricon on October 5th. (Archive link here.) The original article was written by Uehara Kahori, and there are many pictures on the original website, so please click through!

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88th Class Ties

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This round-robin style talk with all the 88th class members was published in the May 2017 issue of GRAPH, as part of a series on the more senior classes (those who have been in the company 10 years of more).

The participants are: Kouzuki Ruu, Asaka Manato, Kagetsu Miyako, Sahana Mako, Kurenai Yuzuru, Hoshou Dai, Yugiri Rai

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ON THE RISE – On and Off: Asaka Manato

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ON THE RISE was a 2008 Kageki feature for up-and-coming young stars, asking them various questions about their on- and off-stage life. Asaka’s was published in the May issue. (Please note that she was still a Flower Troupe member at the time.)

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All For One – Tamaki Ryou interview

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The mainstream musical theater magazine MUSICAL features various interviews with Takarasiennes in every issue. This interview with Tamaki Ryou comes from a feature discussing the then-upcoming production All for One.

Please note: All for One apparently went through major revisions after the press conference performance. Thus, what Tamaki discusses in this interview may not entirely match up with the show as finally performed.

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Backstage Journal – Mariki Towa (The Rose of Versailles: Oscar 2006)

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Backstage Journal is a short Kageki feature where very young cast members write anecdotes about what’s going on behind the scenes of the productions. They’re not very deep, being full of emojis and more like blog entries than articles, but they are a good way to get to know the newest actresses in each troupe.

This one is by Snow Troupe member Mariki Towa (of the 87th Class), and was published in the June 2006 issue.

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