This article about Yuzuka Rei\u2019s Drama City show was published by Sports Hochi on October 7th; however, the page has since been removed with no archives remaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Even the original creator declares \u2018It\u2019s lovely!\u2019 Opening of Flower Troupe member Yuzuka Rei\u2019s lead show ‘Here Comes Miss Modern\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Takarazuka Revue Flower Troupe musical\u00a0Here Comes Miss Modern\u00a0<\/em>(written and directed by Koyanagi Naoko), with third level star Yuzuka Rei in the lead role, opened in Osaka\u2019s Umeda Theatre Drama City on the 7th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yamato Waki\u2019s romantic comedy manga was originally serialized in Weekly Girl\u2019s Friend<\/em> magazine from 1975-77, and has been adapted into a film and an anime. It is set in Taisho era Tokyo, and details the dramatic love story between tomboyish schoolgirl Hanamura Benio (played by Hana Yuuki), and her fiance, army Second Lieutenant Ijuuin Shinobu (Yuzuka).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yuzuka, who is performing in her first outside theatre lead in her 9th year as a member of the Revue, says \u201cit\u2019s just THE shojo manga world. Full of dreams. It\u2019s not just a cast full of pretty boys, there are all sorts of character types, and I thought it was just the thing for Takarazuka. And they gave me the lead! I was so happy.\u201d She played a lively officer, exactly as the creator envisioned. Playing the titular ‘Miss Modern\u2019 is Hana, who is from the 100th class and in her 4th year as a member of the Revue. About her, Yuzuka said \u201cshe\u2019s naturally very lovable and charming – I totally fell for Benio.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the 6th, during the full dress rehearsal before opening night, Ms. Yamato, the original creator, was watching from the audience seats. She encouraged Yuzuka and Hana afterwards. Ms. Yamato, whose works\u00a0Lived in a Dream<\/em>1<\/sup>\u00a0and\u00a0Natasha of the Rainbow2<\/sup><\/em>\u00a0have previously been adapted into Takarazuka productions, said with a smile \u201cIt was an excellent condensation of a long work, while still keeping the original source\u2019s image at heart.\u201d About Yuzuka, she continued \u201cher proportions are unbelievable. She\u2019s a living second lieutenant exactly from the manga. Just wonderful. Benio-san (Hana) was also just as I pictured. Everyone worked so hard on the show,\u201d she concluded, deeply moved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Drama City performance continues until the 15th. It then moves to the Tokyo Nippon Seinenkan Hall from the 24th to 30th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 – Lived in a Dream<\/em>, Yamato\u2019s manga based on The Tale of Genji, had two Takarazuka adaptations,\u00a0one in 2000<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0one in 2007.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n