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.
Continue readingThis interview with Ren Tsukasa about her then-upcoming first junior lead in ALL FOR ONE was published in the August 2017 issue of online magazine With Takarazuka. (Archive link here.)
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 article about the Three Musketeers press conference was published in Daily Sports Online on May 31, 2017. (Archive link here.)
Please note: The plot of ALL FOR ONE went through heavy alterations between the press conference and the show opening, so there may be differences from what is described in the article.
Moon Troupe’s Tamaki Ryou excited for new production about ‘The Three Musketeers’
On the 31st, the Takarazuka Revue Moon Troupe’s Top Star, Tamaki Ryou, appeared in Takarazuka city at a press conference for the new show she will be starring in, All For One ~d’Artagnan and the Sun King~ (Takarazuka Grand Theatre, Hyogo Prefecture, July 14th to August 14th; Tokyo Takarazuka Theatre, September 1st to October 8th) and declared how enthusiastic she is.
In the show, based on Dumas’ famous classic novel The Three Musketeers, Tamaki plays d’Artagnan, a novice member of the Musketeers who is ordered to serve as the king’s opponent in fencing practice. With intrigue and action, the story is full of entertainment. “I love The Three Musketeers, and adventure shows, so I’m really looking forward to this,” she said in excitement.
She is also full of motivation since the Revue’s representative, Koike Shuuichiro, is creating the new show. “Up until now, I’ve run into many barriers that I couldn’t get over without putting in 200% effort, so that has been a plus to everything about my work. To have Koike-sensei writing my second show as Top makes me so happy!” she declared strongly.
Since the new show takes place during summer vacation, Mr. Koike says “There’s a lot to enjoy about this show, and it would be wonderful if people from many different generations came to see it.” He has hopes for attracting new fans.
The show’s setting is France in the time it was ruled by the Sun King, Louis XIV, played by Manaki Reika. After discovering the king’s secret, d’Artagnan and the Three Musketeers have to combat the intrigues of the court. Dumas’ original Three Musketeers was set in the reign of Louis XIII, but Mr. Koike has made large adjustments. Top Musumeyaku Manaki Reika’s performance as the ‘male’ king also appears to be attracting a lot of attention.