A Dream in Lilac / Jewel de Paris!! (2023)

Napoléon, the Man Who Never Sleeps ~At the End of His Love and Glory~

2014 Takarazuka Revue Star Troupe production. This is the story of a hero, a man who rescued France from the chaos of revolution. His name was Napoléon Bonaparte. Having climbed to unparalleled heights after conquering Europe and becoming the first Emperor in the history of France, what was this hero seeking? Whom did he love? The truth behind this man who led such a turbulent life is about to unfold.

The Sun King ~Le Roi Soleil~

The play begins with the Fronde against Cardinal Mazarin. Young Louis is the consecrated King at Reims. But his power has been confiscated by his mother, Anne of Austria, and the Cardinal, who doubt his ability to rule France alone....

EXCITER!!

A show that stimulates, enthuses and excites, Exciter continues to give today's world some love and a few dreams. "The revolution of sound, the revolution of beauty, the revolution of man." This is a contemporary production composed of choice scenes and packed with energy. The troupe received high acclaim when it staged the show in 2009. Now a more highly evolved Flower Troupe is back with Exciter.

El Dorado

Moon Troupe's stage play.

Mind Traveller

A man wakes up in a hospital bed with no idea who he is.

The Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate

The year is 1862, the twilight of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Dramatic “S”!

This “song & dance show” presents various keywords beginning with “S.” This performance delivers a number of “show scenes” depicting the charm of the Snow Troupe starring the splendid show star Sagiri Seina.

The Revue '99

A grand restaging of the show "The Revue," which premiered in 1977 and won the Art Festival Excellence Award, based on the original "luxury, splendor and beauty" of the Takarazuka Revue, and reconstructed with a modern sense while maintaining the spirit of the first performance.

EXCITER!

A tiny catalyst and zest can change a colorless day-to-day life into a rose garden. Takarazuka can be an EXCITER that generates stimuli, enthusiasm and excitement among all as it continuously provides today's society with love and dreams. This modern and energetic show consists of choice scenes representing revolutions of sound, aesthetics and humans.

Ludwig II

In 1864, King Ludwig II is crowned the fourth King of Bavaria at the young age of 18, following the sudden death of his father, King Maximilian II. However, the government bureaucrats do not understand his actions as a patron of the arts, valuing beauty and art over politics, and he gradually becomes isolated within the royal court. Ludwig, who is wounded, is visited by a beautiful vision (a giant bird), which is neither dream nor reality.

ASIAN SUNRISE

The show is composed of strong, dynamic music and dances with elements from different Asian countries. A new take on the romantic review from writer/director Okada Keiji.

Don Juan

Captivating the hearts of countless maidens is the sexy playboy, Don Juan. One night while enjoying the company of a woman as usual, Don Juan angers the Grand Master, the woman's father, which leads to a duel. Don Juan emerges victorious but the Grand Master's dying words are: "Someday love will punish you..." Before long, those ominous words manifest themselves as a curse and an apparition haunts Don Juan.

The Treasure Sword of Habsburg -Candle in Your Mind-

Star Troupe's stage play.

Luna / Blue Moon Blue

On Crescent Island, off the coast of England, a new archaeological site is being excavated: the Lunar Palace. The tycho of Uranus Net Company, Brian Keyes, is sponsoring a beauty contest on the island to choose "a companion for the moon prince", based on local legends. Rock star Alex is invited out to judge the contest. While there he stumbles upon a necklace on the site. The female archaeologist Eileen demands the return of an important artifact, and sparks fly between their two stubborn personalities. Meanwhile we learn that Brian Keyes is not what he seems — he is actually working on mind-control and genetic alterations with the help of his mad scientist. While fleeing from Brian, who wants Alex's genius DNA, Alex, Eileen and their friends stumble across a hidden chamber belonging to the ancient Lunar Palace. (Takawiki)

A/L -The Younger Days of Phantom Thief Lupin-

19th-century Paris. At a certain aristocrat's home, the theft of a necklace occurs. Because of this a maid and her son Raoul are turned out of the house; ten years later, he has become a prodigy at Sorbonne University and is popular around the city. The nanny who has been looking after him, Victoire, is an author; her novel The Gentleman Thief becomes a best-seller and the protagonist Arsène Lupin is loved as an idol by the people. But the book is prohibited from sale, and in order to save his aunt and to have his revenge on those responsible for the earlier incident, Raoul hits upon the idea of becoming Arsène Lupin. He once again meets Agnes, whom he served in the aristocrat's home, and together they realize their love for each other.

Takarazuka Paris Festival 2019

Takarazuka special festival.

Elisabeth: The Rondo of Love and Death

Takarazuka Revue Flower Troupe 2002-2003 production of the Viennese musical Elisabeth

Red Stone ~A Distant Cry~

1920s England during the post WWI economic depression. In the southwest of England, the ancient Roman spa town of Bath, with its long history as a destination for the upper classes to go for health and rejuvenation, is also suffering from the sluggish economy. Alex Cunningham is a Vaudevillian working at Bath’s small music hall, the Palladium. He strives to soften the hearts of the weary visitors to the town by presenting them with laughter and enjoyment.

A Map Without Borders

In 1961, young Hermann goes to the British hospital to get medicine for his mother. Because of this, he ends up on the wrong side when the Berlin Wall goes up and is seperated from his mother. He is adopted by a very loving couple and grows up to become a world-famous composer. As the show opens, it is 1988, and he performs his newest piece, called "A Map Without Borders" in New York. Afterwards, he tells the tale of how he was seperated from his mother to the press. He hopes someday to be able to cross into East Berlin and find his mother again.

The Diamond as Big as the Ritz

Based on the novella of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Silver Wolf

The man known as Silver fights with demons from his past without knowning what they are. He lost his memory during some traumatic event, and was taken in by Ray. He now works with Ray to kill corrupt politicians and other powerful men. However, he has a very nihilistic outlook, believing he has nothing to live for, no matter how much Ray argues with him.

Valencian Passion

A larger-than-life musical about revenge and love set in Spain.

Don Juan

Women and wine. Always seeking pleasure. Captivating the hearts of countless maidens is the playboy, Don Juan. One night while enjoying the company of a woman as usual, Don Juan angers the Grand Master, the woman's father, which leads to a duel. Don Juan emerges victorious but the Grand Master's dying words are: "Someday love will punish you..." Before long, those ominous words manifest themselves as a curse and an apparition haunts Don Juan. After the incident, unheeding the curse, Don Juan continues to lust insatiably. But as it just so happened, by fate Don Juan meets Maria, the daughter of a sculptor who is creating a statue of the slain Grand Master. And the "curse of love" begins to afflict Don Juan...

Boiled Doyle on the Toil Trail

Takarazuka Revue musical performance based on the life of Arthur Conan Doyle.

Roman Holiday

Set in Rome, Italy, Roman Holiday portrays the fleeting love of Princess Ann and newspaper reporter Joe amidst a tour of several European countries. Starring the famous Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn, this film quickly rose to stardom and won three Academy awards. While the film premiered over half a century ago, it is still loved by people around the world. This timeless masterpiece will be rendered into a musical, starring Sagiri Seina and Sakihi Miyu of Snow Troupe. Please enjoy this heartwarming romance played out on the unique and glamorous Takarazuka stage.

FLYING SAPA

Sometime in the future, on Mercury (Polunka). A man whose past has been erased. A woman searching for her memories. It is said that if you travel to the centre of a crater known as SAPA your dreams will come true. Pilgrims chasing their dreams or pursued by their crimes journey to the crater, along with man and a woman searching for the past... Fleeing from their pursuers they wander through the 2112 hour long night, singing the forbidden songs of Earth.

Me and My Girl

Takarazuka Moon Troupe 2013 performance of Me and My Girl, based on the Broadway musical of the same name, with book and lyrics by L. Arthur Rose and Douglas Furber, music by Noel Gay.

1789: The Lovers of the Bastille

Paris, 1789. A young revolutionary peasant and a maid of Queen Marie-Antoinette fall in love at the brink of the French Revolution.

Sweet Little Rock 'n' Roll

A loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" set at an American high school in the 1950s.

Hustle Mates!

A revue-style production looking back on 20 years of Cosmos Troupe through their famous songs and memorable scenes, and connecting these to their brilliant future. Following in the footsteps of Cosmos Troupe's predecessors, fresh young members will sing and dance with hope for tomorrow in their hearts. Please look forward to this dynamic live performance which will bring forth various emotions.

A Fairy Tale: The Spirit of the Blue Rose

Harvey Rockwood, a world-renowned botanist, comes across bad weather and finds himself enveloped by a dense fog. Under the blanket of the mist, he hears the sound of the wind, the calls of wild birds, and then a mysterious singing voice in a garden where he meets Elu, the Spirit of the Blue Rose. Elu informs Harvey that they shall meet once again in the mist...

Tuxedo Jazz

A revue focused on America from the 1920s to the 1950s - good old Broadway, magnificent Follies, glorious jazz and the glimmer of Manhattan. It combines a mature flair with a fresh, vigorous spirit, and is based on the theme of America at a time when the myth of high society was still alive.

Mozart, the Rock Opera (Mozart, l'opéra rock)

A dramatization of the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart beginning from the age of 17 culminating with his death in 1791 at the age of 35. It uses both original pop-rock compositions as well as pre-existing music composed by Mozart and other composers, including Antonio Salieri. Based on the French musical "Mozart, l'opéra rock" first performed in 2009.

Dance Olympia

A dance concert for new top star Yuzuka Rei. The first act is a story revue — the bittersweet tale of a hero, Achilles, from Greek mythology who accidentally travels in time to the modern day. The second act is a more traditional revue.

The Red and the Black

A dramatic musical written by Shibata Yukihiro, based on the full-length novel by literary master Stendahl. It depicts the attempts of Julien Sorel, a provincial young man, to rise socially beyond his modest upbringing through a combination of talent, hard work, deception, and hypocrisy.

Me and My Girl

Takarazuka Moon Troupe 1995 performance of Me and My Girl, based on the Broadway musical of the same name, with book and lyrics by L. Arthur Rose and Douglas Furber, music by Noel Gay. Setting stage at 1930s London, William (Bill) is a young man brought up in the villages and the next heir to the Earldom of Hareford. This is the story of how Bill grew as a proper gentleman, and the romantic comedy masterpiece between him and his lover, Sally. In this Takarazuka performance, Amami Yuuki who plays character Bill, and together with Kano Maria who plays as Sally, we will present to you this heartful musical that is filled with famous songs.

The Rose of Versailles: Fersen

Takarazuka Snow Troupe production based on the manga by Ikeda Riyoko

The Rose of Versailles: Fersen

To mark the fiftieth anniversary of its premiere, it will return to the stage of the Takarazuka Grand Theater in 2024 for the first time in ten years. This story, a foundational work of shojo manga that continues to be loved by many people across ages and borders, is set in France during the raging revolution, depicting the forbidden love of two couples. The Takarazuka Revue has staged various versions of The Rose of Versailles over the years. In this version that focuses on Fersen, we present the splendid world of The Rose of Versailles in a glorious celebration of its fiftieth anniversary.

Romeo & Juliette

Takarazuka Revue Star Troupe 2023 production of Gérard Presgurvic's "Romeo & Juliette"

Matobu Sei Dinner Show "Sky Blue"

Matobu Sei's first dinner show held in 2005.

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Takarazuka Revue Star Troupe 2017 production based on Baroness Orczy's novel 'The Scarlet Pimpernel'

All for One - D'Artagnan and the Sun King

It is 17th-century France, where Louis XIV, the "Sun King," reigns. The Musketeers, who answer to the king, diligently train themselves day in and day out to protect their liege and the state. Each of these highly skilled warriors also has a unique personality: Porthos is courageous and daring, Athos is calm and reassuring, Aramis is a ladies' man like none other in his time, while d'Artagnan is our invincible hero. All, meanwhile, are utterly proud and brave warriors.

Le Poison

A restage of the original 1990 revue, updated for 2021.

Charme!

The French word "charme" can express ideas such as "attractiveness," "loveliness," "magic" and "bewitchment." Lurking amid the flowers and lights of the city of Paris is a revue that unfolds on a stage below the city streets that is at once both provocative and captivating. Flower Troupe, a unique group led by Asumi Rio and her ability to amaze and mesmerize audiences with the variegated forms she takes on with each performance, hits the stage to present sophisticated brilliance, sensual beauty, along with hope of finding the light in the darkness.

El Halcon -The Falcon-

A musical based on Aoike Yasuko's manga "El Halcon" and "Seven Seas, Seven Skies"

The Emblem of Venezia

Based on the novel The Murder of Saint Marco by Shiono Nanami, this is a romantic epic of love and ambition set in Italy in the first half of the 16th century, where a man born the illegitimate son of the former king risks his life in battle for the woman he loves.

Casanova

During the 18th century, at the height of Rococo culture, Giacomo Casanova charmed the ladies and enjoyed his earthly affairs as he traveled across Europe. Set in Venice, the city of water against the Adriatic Sea, a new story of adventure unfolds for Casanova, who dreamed of freedom and longed for true love.

Augustus -The Illustrious One-

Octavian: the first emperor of Rome, who was granted the title "Augustus," meaning “the illustrious one.” How did this man become the heir of Julius Caesar, who had died in the middle of his career? This young hero who, following clashes with Caesar’s confidants like Mark Antony and Brutus, reached at the boundaries of the Pax Romana, is portrayed in this drama that interweaves historical fact with imaginative fiction.

Cool Beast!!

Yuzuka Rei, with wild seductiveness, is really a “Cool Beast”!! With Yuzuka Rei and Hana Yuuki donning the garb of the Beast and Glossy Flower respectively, a fascinating world is woven of the dreams of the beautiful and kind Beast. Enjoy a passionate and exciting Latin show from the highly unique and original Flower Troupe performers!

Baddy

The story is set in the capital of Earth, Takarazuka-City. The peaceful planet Earth — a united world where war, crime, and all evils have been overcome — receives a visit from Baddy, a vagabond rogue from the moon. Baddy is a super-cool, elegant, and a heavy smoker. But he soon finds that smoking is outlawed across the face of the Earth. Baddy, accepting no limits, leads his gang and engages in all sorts of wrongdoing to make the dull world more interesting. His final goal is to steal the planetary budget guarded in Takarazuka Big Theater Bank. But all-mighty female investigator Goody is gaining on him!

Enter the Revue

A modern, fast paced Takarazuka Revue in keeping with the spirit of the Paris Revue, yet looking forward to the 21st century.

Never Say Goodbye ~The Footsteps of Lovers~

Set against the background of the Spanish Civil War, the plot centers on socialist playwright Katherine McGregor and renowned photographer Georges Malraux, a Polish Jew who fled his homeland for Paris. The two first meet in Hollywood at a party announcing the film adaptation of Katherine's play Tempest in Spain, based on the opera Carmen. The two are reunited in Barcelona, where they unexpectedly find themselves falling in love as they become embroiled in a battle against fascism.

Romanesque Mask -From Laclos' "Les Liaisons Dangereuses"- / Gato Bonito!! -A Man Like a Beautiful Cat-

Takarazuka Revue production based on Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Choderlos de Laclos. Followed by a gorgeous and dramatic Latin show composed of a variety of scenes, combining the cool, whimsical nature, graceful and supple movements of cats, and the uniqueness of the snow group members.