Takarazuka News (2020)

12/22/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Snow Troupe performance announced: City Hunter / Fire Fever! (Official Site & Takawiki).

12/22/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Takamine Jun will play the part of Jonathan Collins in Nice Work If You Can Get It due to Wataru Hibiki's injury (Official Site).

12/19/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Flower Troupe member Wataru Hibiki will be absent from all performances of Nice Work If You Can Get It due to injury (Official Site).

12/19/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Star Troupe Romeo & Juliette A/B cast split for underclassmen announced (Official Site & Takawiki).

12/19/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Star Troupe members Takuto Rei, Ouri Mao, Hayato Reo, Sakuraba Mai, Kirari An, Kusanagi Kizuki, and Asakura Shizuku announced their retirements at the end of the run of Romeo & Juliette (Official Site & Takawiki).

12/18/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Snow Troupe tour announced: The Emblem of Venetia / Le Poison -Again- (Official Site & Takawiki).

12/18/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Snow Troupe performance announced: The Man Who Was Magic (Official Site & Takawiki).

12/17/2020 REVUE ANNOUNCEMENT: Some limited facilities in the Takarazuka Grand Theater will be reopening for January and February Snow Troupe performances of Fortississimo / Silk Road. See the official site for specifics.

12/13/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Moon Troupe's Maya Yutaka will be absent from Welcome to Takarazuka / A Farce in Pigalle due to injury until further notice. Her part in the musical will be understudied by Nanano Ari and Saaya Ichigo will be standing in for her parts in the revue. (Official Site). Due to this, the A/B casting will be adjusted. (Official Site & Takawiki).

12/13/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Moon Troupe's Ren Tsukasa will be absent from the revue Welcome to Takarazuka until further notice, due to injury, as well as the finale rockette (scene 22B) from A Farce in Pigalle. (Official Site & Takawiki)..

11/30/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Cosmos Troupe performance announced: Sherlock Holmes / Délicieux! (Official Site & TakaWiki).

11/30/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Due to Hoshikaze Madoka's transfer, Jun Hana will become top musumeyaku of Cosmos Troupe on February 22nd, 2021. Her first performance as top musumeyaku will be Hotel Svizra House (Official Site).

11/30/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Hoshikaze Madoka will transfer to Senka on February 22nd, 2021 (Official Site & TakaWiki).

11/30/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Jun Hana announced as the musumeyaku lead for Hotel Svizra House (Official Site & TakaWiki).

11/13/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Roles announced for Nice Work If You Can Get It (Official Site & TakaWiki).

11/24/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Cosmos Troupe performance announced: Hotel Svizra House (Official Site & TakaWiki).

11/24/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Cosmos Troupe performance announced: Yume Chidori (Official Site & TakaWiki).

11/24/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Title and other details announced for Misono Sakura's music salon, From Sakura (Official Site & TakaWiki).

11/24/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Hoshikaze Madoka will have a music salon titled Dreaming Madonna in February 2021 (Official Site & TakaWiki).

11/17/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: An untitled music salon has been announced for Hana Yuuki. It will take place mid-May, 2021 (Official Site).

11/16/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Flower Troupe Top Musumeyaku Hana Yuuki has announced her retirement on July 4th, 2021, after the final performance of Augustus / Cool Beast!!, and her press conference will be held on Nov. 17th (Official Site).

11/13/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Cast announced for Augustus / Cool Beast!! (Official Site & TakaWiki).

11/13/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Main roles announced for Nice Work If You Can Get It (Official Site & TakaWiki).

11/06/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Minami Maito's dinner show has been rescheduled for early 2021 ( TakaWiki ).

11/03/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Roles announced for Fortississimo / Silk Road (Official Site & TakaWiki).

11/03/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Snow Troupe members Ayanagi Shou, Shouno Chio, Kiraha Reo, Machi Yuuka, Yume Maoto, and Asazumi Mare have also announced their retirements at the end of the run of Fortississimo / Silk Road (Official Site).

10/13/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Senka member Seira Hitomi will retire from the Revue on November 30th (Official Site).

10/12/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Members of the 106th Class have been assigned to their troupes. The transfers will become official on November 2nd (official site).

09/19/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Originally scheduled to appear in Passion d'Amour, Kujou Asu will be absent from the entire run due to poor health (Official Site).

09/19/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Roles announced for Anastasia (Official Site & TakaWiki).

09/19/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Manami Hikaru has officially switched from otokoyaku to musumeyaku as of September 19th, 2020 (Official Site).

09/19/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Originally scheduled to appear in Anastasia, Kazeiro Hyuuga will be absent from both the Grand Theater and Tokyo runs due to poor health (Official Site).

09/19/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Aosaki Iori retired today without prior announcement (Official Site).

09/07/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Senka member Matsumoto Yuri will be retiring on January 3rd, the final night of Welcome to Takarazuka, after 63 years in the Revue (Official Site).

09/04/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Grand Theater and Tokyo Theater shows previously scheduled in 2020 have new dates in 2021 (Official Site).

09/04/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Cast list announced for Nagina Ruumi's concert Passion d'Amour (Official Site & TakaWiki).

09/04/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: A new Senka Bow Hall performance has been added to the 2020 schedule, starring Nagina Ruumi (Official Site).

09/04/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Snow Troupe top stars Nozomi Fuuto & Maaya Kiho's reitrement date has been moved to April 11th, 2021 (Official Site).

09/04/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Moon Troupe top stars Tamaki Ryou & Misono Sakura's retirement date has been moved to August 15th, 2021 (Official Site).

09/04/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: New transfers announced. Asazuki Kiwa will transfer from Flower Troupe to Snow Troupe on November 16th. Yumeshiro Aya will transfer from Cosmos to Snow Troupe on September 16th (Official Site).

09/04/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Ayakaze Sakina & Asazuki Kiwa will be the new Top Stars of Snow Toupe, beginning April 12th, 2021 (Official Site).

09/04/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Starting from September 3rd, the following Flower Troupe members were out for ill-health (not coronavirus): Mano Kazuma & Miku Rinka. Starting from September 4th, the following Star Troupe member is out for ill-health (not coronavirus): Misato Reina (Official Site).

08/28/2020 COMPANY NEWS: BIG NEWS! Please do not send any food to the actresses. Letters are still accepted, but for prevention and inspection measures, there is a NEW address to send them to. Do NOT mail anything to any theaters. Instead, mail to:

(Official Site)

08/27/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: In addition to reassurances about testing of theater performers and staff, the company has announced that all special talks and events, and all shinjin kouen will be suspended (Official Site.

08/27/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Update on Haikara-san: The Grand Theater show will reopen on September 3rd (Official Site & TakaWiki).

08/21/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Jun Hana will transfer from Snow Troupe to Cosmos Troupe on September 7th, after the run of Fiery Bolero / Music Revolution! (Official Site & TakaWiki).

08/21/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: The Snow Troupe production of Fiery Bolero / Music Revolution! dates have been shifted to August 29th - September 6th. Purchased tickets have been shifted to correlated dates. See the Japanese page for details (Official Site & TakaWiki).

08/17/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: The upcoming Dinner Shows and Music Salon will be live-streaming only. Details on the live-streams can be found on their official pages. (Todoroki Yuu's, Ayanagi Shou's, and Maaya Kiho's).

08/15/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Update on Haikara-san: After the PCR tests earlier this month, a total of 12 people had tested positive (8 actresses and 4 staff), but later another actress who had tested positive started feeling unwell at home was retested, and also tested positive. The company confirms that all cases are mild. They have decided to extend the cancellation of the run through the end of August. The shinjin kouen on August 4th is confirmed as completely cancelled, and won't be rescheduled. A decision on the September performances will be forthcoming (Official Site).

08/14/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Due to the positive test mentioned in the announcement on the 8th, the company has decided to postpone the Snow Troupe production of Fiery Bolero / Music Revolution!. An alternative performance schedule is being considered and will be announced in the future (Official Site).

08/08/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: One asymptomatic person involved in the Snow Troupe production of Fiery Bolero / Music Revolution! has tested positive for the virus. The production is in rehearsals right now, and was scheduled to open in the Umeda Arts Theater in Osaka on the 17th. Ticket sales that were scheduled to happen today have been postponed. Updates to come. (Official Site)

08/07/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Update: The Star Troupe Tokyo Theater production of Valley of Xuanyao / Ray will be closed through the 20th (Official Site).

08/06/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Update: The Tokyo Shinbun says that it was one positive test, of a performer.

08/06/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Some people (not clear if one or more) involved in the Star Troupe Tokyo Theater production of Valley of Xuanyao / Ray were tested for the virus and the test(s) came back positive today. Shows starting tomorrow, the 7th, will be cancelled. More details on the closure to be released tomorrow (Official Site).

08/05/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Update: According to various news sources, including Yahoo! and Chunichi, there were 3 Flower Troupe actresses who tested positive, and one staff member.

08/04/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Update on Haikara-san: Temperature checks are an automatic part of every work day at the theater, and one of the people concerned with the performance had an abnormal temperature. Since it was caught in this routine screening, the person concerned was tested for the virus, and the test came back positive today. They have a mild to asymptomatic infection, and were not in direct contact with the audience. The show will be closed until the 16th while they run contact tracing and quarantine (Official Site).

08/02/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: The two Flower Troupe Grand Theater performances of Haikara-san on this day were abruptly cancelled due to one of the people involved in the production having a temperature. Later, they announced that the performances on the 3rd and 4th would also be canceled, including the shinjin kouen performance on the 4th. The shinko may be rescheduled, details to come (Official Site).

07/21/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: A new dinner show has been added to the schedule for Snow Troupe's Ayanagi Shou (Official Site & TakaWiki)

07/21/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: New dates released for Flower, Moon, and Cosmos shows which had been cancelled (Official Site & TakaWiki).

07/19/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Todoroki Yuu is stepping down from the Board of Directors, and will instead be taking the title of Special Assistant (a position also held by Ueda Shinji, Koike Shuuichirou, and Matsumoto Yuri) (Official Site).

07/16/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Amase Hatsuhi's new retirement date has been set for September 15th (Official Site).

06/29/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Senka, Snow, and Cosmos Troupe performances which were previously canceled has been rescheduled (Official Site & TakaWiki).

06/29/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Jun Hana's transfer from Snow Troupe to Cosmos Troupe has been rescheduled to August 26th, 2020 (Official Site).

06/26/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Miki Chigusa's promotion to Star Troupe kumichou, and Shirotae Natsu's promotion to vice-kumichou, have been rescheduled to September 21st, 2020 (Official Site).

06/26/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Mari Yuzumi's transfer to Senka has been rescheduled to September 21st, 2020 (Official Site & TakaWiki).

06/26/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Hanagata Hikaru's retirement date has been rescheduled to September 20th, 2020 (Official Site & TakaWiki).

06/26/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Valley of Xuanyao / Ray -Stellar Light- has been rescheduled to run at the Tokyo Takarazuka Theater from July 31st - September 20th, 2020. In accordance with COVID-19 safety guidelines, the number of performers each day has been reduced (Official Site & TakaWiki).

06/15/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern has been rescheduled to run at the Grand Theater from July 17th - September 5th, 2020 (Official Site & TakaWiki).

04/09/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Closures have been extended through June 30th (Official Site). Additionally, all troupe transfers and taidan (including those for top star combis Nozomi Fuuto/Maaya Kiho and Tamaki Ryou/Misono Sakura) have been postponed for the time being.

03/30/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: The closure was extended through April 12th (Official Site).

03/25/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Shows will be closed from March 27th through March 31st. :( Shops in the Theaters are closed again. (Official Site)

03/22/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern will open in the Grand Theater on March 27th. Once Upon a Time in America will hold its two final performances in the Tokyo Takarazuka Theater on March 22nd. The live movie theater broadcasts are cancelled, but it will be broadcast on Sky Stage. Valley of Xuanyao / Ray will open as scheduled in the Tokyo Takarazuka Theater on March 27th. All previous precautions for seeing a show remain in place. (Official Site).

03/22/2020 REVUE ANNOUNCEMENT: Shops on the 2nd and 4th floors of the Tokyo Takarazuka Theater will reopen, although some may remain closed at their discretion. The Quatre Reves inside the theater will remain closed. (It looks like the one in Hibiya across the street may be reopen after renovation? It says until 3/19 on their web site.) (Official Site).

03/21/2020 REVUE ANNOUNCEMENT: The Grand Theater will remain closed until March 26th, including all stores and restaurants in the complex (Official Site).

03/19/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Jun Hana will be transferring from Snow Troupe to Cosmos Troupe on May 27th. Her first show with Cosmos Troupe is not yet announced (Official Site).

03/16/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Moon Troupe top star Tamaki Ryou will be retiring on February 14th, 2021, after the final performance of Ouranki / Dream Chaser. A press conference will be held tomorrow (Official Site & TakaWiki).

03/16/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Misono Sakura Musical Salon announced, no title yet (Official Website).

03/16/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Upcoming Moon Troupe performances announced (Official Site & TakaWiki).

03/12/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: The March performances of Todoroki Yuu's Dinner Show Yū, Sparkling Days have been moved to July (Official Site & TakaWiki).

03/11/2020 REVUE ANNOUNCEMENT: Following a Japanese government request on 3/10 that all large sports and cultural events be cancelled or postponed for 10 days in order to gauge the effectiveness of COVID-19 coronavirus safety measures, from March 12th to March 19th, both Takarazuka Theater campuses will be almost completely closed, including Quatre Reves. All performances from March 12th to March 19th have been cancelled. (Theater closures & list of affected shows.

03/06/20 COMPANY NEWS: About Takarazuka Performances from March 9th

03/05/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Cast announced for El Halcon / Ray (Official Site & TakaWiki).

03/05/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Cast announced for Cyrano de Bergerac (Official Site & TakaWiki).

03/05/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Lead roles announced for Anastasia (Official Site & TakaWiki).

03/05/2020 MEDIA NEWS: Upcoming guests announced for Cafe Break (Official Site & TakaWiki).

03/01/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Full role list announced for The Magnificent Emperor (Official Site & TakaWiki).

02/27/2020 REVUE ANNOUNCEMENT: Due to safety concerns over the COVID-19 coronavirus, from February 29th to March 8th, both Takarazuka Theater campuses will be almost completely closed, including Quatre Reves. All performances from February 29th to March 8th have been cancelled. (Theater closures & lists of affected shows 1 and 2).

02/22/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Cosmos Troupe's Amase Hatsuhi has announced her retirement on April 15th, the final performance of Flying Sapa (Official Site & TakaWiki).

02/20/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Full role list was announced for Flying Sapa (Official Site & TakaWiki).

02/21/2020 REVUE ANNOUNCEMENT: Announcement related to the coronavirus, COVID-19

02/17/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: The shinjin kouen leads have been announced for Haikara-san (Official Site & TakaWiki).

02/17/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Snow Troupe Top Musumeyaku Maaya Kiho has announced her retirement on October 11th, the final performance of Fortississimo / Silk Road, and her press conference will be held on Feb. 18th (Official Site).

02/17/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Snow Troupe Top Star Nozomi Fuuto has announced her retirement on October 11th, the final performance of Fortississimo / Silk Road, and her press conference will be held on Feb. 18th (Official Site).

02/15/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Star Troupe Iroha Reo returned to Valley of Xuanyao / Ray after her absence (Official Site & TakaWiki).

02/14/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: New Flower Troupe Grand Theater performance announced for the fall/winter: Augustus / Cool Beast!! (Official Site & TakaWiki).

02/07/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: The Takarazuka Revue Company asks for understanding that due to the new Coronavirus, the actresses will not be doing high-fives or shaking hands with the audiences during performances (Official Site).

02/06/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Flower Troupe performance announced: Nice Work If You Can Get It (Official Site & TakaWiki).

02/06/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Flower Troupe performance announced: Prince of Roses (Official Site & TakaWiki).

02/04/2020 MEDIA NEWS: Upcoming guests announced for Cafe Break (Official Site & TakaWiki).

01/24/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Sahana Mako has returned full to her role in Once Upon a Time in America. She has been out for some portions of the program since the 18th. (Official Site & TakaWiki).

01/24/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Full shinjin kouen role list released for Valley of Xuanyao / Ray (Official Site & TakaWiki).

01/11/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Due to an injury, Amaji Sora will be absent from both the Grand Theater and Tokyo runs of Valley of Xuanyao / Ray (Official Site & TakaWiki).

01/07/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Cast announced for Maaya Kiho's music salon La Voile (Official Site & TakaWiki).

01/07/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Roles announced for The Red and the Black (Official Site & TakaWiki).

01/06/2020 ACTRESS NEWS: Moon Troupe retirement announced: Suou Mahiro will retire on March 4th, after the final performance of The Red and the Black (Official Site & TakaWiki).

01/05/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Roles announced for The Microcosmic War of Dejima (Official Site & TakaWiki).

01/04/2020 MEDIA NEWS: Upcoming guests announced for Cafe Break (Official Site & TakaWiki).

01/01/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Main roles announced for El Halcon (Official Site & TakaWiki).

01/01/2020 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Main roles announced for Cyrano de Bergerac (Official Site & TakaWiki).

01/01/2020 MEDIA NEWS: The Takarazuka Revue now has an Official Instagram and a Official Facebook page.