Takarazuka Revue News (2012)
12/28/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: All roles announced for Chunichi I Won't Forget the Young Day's Song / Shining Rhythm! (Official Site & TakaWiki).
12/27/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Cast list announced for Snow Troupe's Rose of Versailles (Official Site & TakaWiki).
12/25/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Touka Yurino will be the new fukukumichou of Moon Troupe, beginning March 24th. Asumi Rio (Moon) will transfer to Flower Troupe on March 25th. Saou Kurama (Snow) will transfer to Moon Troupe on March 1st. Nagina Ruumi (Cosmos) will transfer to Moon Troupe on January 29th.
12/19/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: All roles announced for Flower Troupe's Ocean's 11 (Official Site & TakaWiki).
12/19/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Retirement announced for Flower Troupe's Ocean's 11: Hatsuhime Saaya will retire on May 5th (Official Site).
12/06/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: All roles announced for Hakataza Legend of the Galactic Heroes performance (Official Site & TakaWiki).
12/06/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Retirement announced for Hakataza Legend of the Galactic Heroes performance, on January 28th: Houju Ichi (Official Site).
12/03/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: All shinjin kouen roles announced for Moon Troupe's Rose of Versailles (Official Site & TakaWiki).
11/22/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: All roles announced for Phoenix Wright 3 (Official Site & TakaWiki).
11/22/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Announced that Star Troupe will perform Romeo & Juliette this spring and summer (Official Site & TakaWiki).
11/20/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Retirements announced for Moon Troupe's Rose of Versailles, on March 24th: Hanase Mizuka, Kao Amiri, Aikaze Yume, Amato Riira (Official Site).
11/16/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Cast (Official Site) and main roles (Official Site) for Ocean's 11 announced (TakaWiki).
11/07/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Some summer 2013 shows announced: Cosmos Troupe National Tour Ephemeral Love / Amour de 99 (Official Site), Moon Troupe Umeda Theater show ME AND MY GIRL (Official Site), and Moon Troupe Bow Hall Tsukigumo no Miko (Official Site).
11/02/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Another Capcom / Suzuki Kei / Ranju Tomu combination announced: Flower Troupe spring/summer show Sengoku BASARA (Official Site & TakaWiki).
10/30/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Cosmos spring Grand Theater show announced: The Count of Monte Cristo / Amour de 99!! -99 Years of Love- (Official Website & TakaWiki).
10/27/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Hakataza) lead roles announced (Official Site & TakaWiki).
10/27/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Phoenix Wright 3 lead roles announced (Official Site & TakaWiki).
10/20/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Hakataza) cast announced (Official Site & TakaWiki).
10/20/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Phoenix Wright 3 cast announced (Official Site & TakaWiki).
10/20/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: South Pacific cast and lead roles announced (Official Site: Cast & Official Site: Leads & TakaWiki).
10/19/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Details of spring Star Troupe Chunichi/Taiwan Tour announced (Official Site & TakaWiki).
10/16/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Full role list announced for Victorian Jazz (Official Site & TakaWiki).
10/15/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Full cast list announced for Rose of Versailles: Oscar and Andre (Official Site & TakaWiki).
10/07/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Full role list announced for The Odd Couple (Official Site & TakaWiki).
10/04/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Full role list announced for A Second Fortuitous Meeting 2nd (Official Site & TakaWiki).
10/04/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Retirement announced for Takarazuka Japonisme / A Second Fortuitous Meeting 2nd / Etoile de Takarazuka: Senju Haru will be retiring on Feb. 10th. (Official Site & TakaWiki).
09/13/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Retirements announced for Too Short a Time to Fall in Love / Heat on Beat!: Reina Yuu will be retiring on Nov. 14th. (Official Site)
09/13/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Full role lists announced for Too Short a Time to Fall In Love / Heat on Beat! (Official Site & TakaWiki) and Spring Snow (Official Site & TakaWiki).
09/11/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Full shinko roles announced for JIN / Gold Spark (Official Site & TakaWiki).
09/06/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Lead roles announced for Spring Snow (Official Site & TakaWiki).
08/31/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Kaho Anna and Utakaze Sui have both announced their retirement on December 24th, on closing night of JIN / Gold Spark (Official Site).
08/31/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Soranami Kou's retirement was announced today, effective immediately (Official Site).
08/26/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Shinjin kouen roles announced for Legend of the Galactic Heroes @ Takarazuka (Official Site & TakaWiki).
08/24/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Flower Troupe's spring 2013 Grand Theater show is announced to be Ocean's 11 (TakaWiki & Official Site).
08/24/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Information about the 2012 Takarazuka Special is released (TakaWiki & Official Site)
08/18/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Soranami Kou will be absent from Footloose starting with the 4:30 pm show today due to ill health. Her return is undecided at the present time (official site).
08/16/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Haruhi Urara will be absent from Saint-Exupery / CONGA!! starting with the 11 am show today due to injury. Her return is undecided at the present time (official site).
08/09/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Full role list announced for Star Tour In the Amber-Hued Rain / Celebrity (Official Site & TakaWiki).
08/09/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Full role list announced for Star Bow Hall Jean-Louis Fargeon (Official Site & TakaWiki).
07/31/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Full cast list for Moon Tour Too Short a Time to Fall in Love / Heat on Beat! announced (Official Site & TakaWiki).
07/31/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Full cast list for Moon Bow Hall Spring Snow announced (Official Site & TakaWiki).
07/31/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Full cast list for Snow Streak of Light announced (Official Site & TakaWiki).
07/31/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Full cast list for Victorian Jazz announced (Official Site & TakaWiki).
07/31/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Full cast list for The Odd Couple announced (Official Site & TakaWiki).
07/31/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Grand Theater winter/spring The Rose of Versailles shows announced for Moon and Flower: The Rose of Versailles: Oscar and Andre & The Rose of Versailles: Fersen (Official Site).
07/31/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Chunichi Theater winter show announced Legend of the Galactic Heroes @ Takarazuka (Official Site).
07/31/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Theater Drama City and Nippon Seinenkan winter shows announced Phoenix Wright 3 (Cosmos) and Black Jack (Snow) (Official Site)
07/31/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Schedule announced for 2013! (Official Site & Takawiki)
07/28/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Lead roles announced for Takarazuka Japonisme / A Second Fortuitous Meeting 2nd / Etoile de Takarazuka (Official Site & TakaWiki).
07/28/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Cast list announced for Takarazuka Japonisme / A Second Fortuitous Meeting 2nd / Etoile de Takarazuka (Official Site & TakaWiki).
07/27/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Shinjin kouen lead roles announced for Legend of the Galactic Heroes @ Takarazuka (Official Site & TakaWiki).
07/21/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Further roles announced for Legend of the Galactic Heroes @ Takarazuka (Official Site & TakaWiki).
07/17/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Retirements announced for Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Tsukie Juma and Yukino Kokomi will be retiring on Nov. 18th (Official Site).
06/26/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Further retirements announced for Danza Serenata / Celebrity: Renju Kouki and Sawa Kazuki will also be retiring on August 5th, 2012 (Official Site).
06/23/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Announced retroactively, Senka member Kou Akemi retired on June 22nd.
06/22/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Shinjin kouen leads announced for Saint-Exupery / CONGA!! (Official Site & TakaWiki).
06/16/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Further roles announced for Hyperbolic Chart (Official Site & TakaWiki).
06/11/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: As yet unnamed Dinner Show announced for Aine Harei in Aug - Sept (Official Site).
06/11/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Snow Troupe top musumeyaku Maihane Mimi has announced her retirement after the final performance of JIN / Gold Spark! on December 24th, 2012. A press conference will be held tomorrow (Official Site).
06/11/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Retirements announced for Saint-Exupery / CONGA!! Aine Harei, Kira Masato, Ginka Sui, Aiha Fubuki and Yukihana Sakura will be retiring on October 12th, 2012 (Official Site).
06/11/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Roles announced for Saint-Exupery / CONGA!! (Official Site & TakaWiki).
06/08/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Cast and lead roles announced for Star Troupe's Jean-Louis Fargeon (Official Site & TakaWiki).
06/08/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Cast and lead roles announced for Star Troupe's In the Amber-Hued Rain / Celebrity (Official Site & TakaWiki).
06/07/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Star Troupe Sawa Kazuki will be absent from the Grand Theater run of Danza Serenata / Celebrity until further notice due to poor health (Official Site).
06/04/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Lead roles announced for Cosmos Troupe's Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Official Site & TakaWiki).
06/02/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Other roles announced for Snow Troupe's Footloose (Official Site & TakaWiki).
06/01/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Title decided for Todoroki Yuu August dinner show Fever! (Official Site).
05/28/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Snow Troupe's Daigo Seshiru has changed to a musumeyaku (Official Site).
05/25/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: More shows from the winter 2012 lineup announced. Senka Nippon Kinenkan The Odd Couple (Official Site & TakaWiki), Flower Troupe Bow Hall Victorian Jazz (Official Site & TakaWiki), Flower Troupe Drama City Streak of Light (Official Site & TakaWiki).
05/12/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Full shinko cast announced for Danza Serenata (Official Site & TakaWiki).
05/11/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Another show announced. Star Troupe Grand Theater performance Takarazuka Japonisme / A Second Fortuitous Meeting 2nd / Etoile de Takarazuka (Official Site & TakaWiki).
05/01/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: More shows from the autumn/winter 2012 line-up announced. Moon Troupe National Tour Too Short a Time to Fall in Love / Heat on Beat! (Official Site & TakaWiki), and Moon Troupe Bow Hall / Nippon Seinenkan Spring Snow (Official Site & TakaWiki).
04/24/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: The 98th class will not be assigned to troupes after the Grand Theater run of Brilliant Days / Climax; instead, they will be divided into four groups and appear in various performances. Troupe assignments will be announced in February of next year (Official Site & TakaWiki).
04/23/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Snow Troupe top star Otozuki Kei has announced her retirement after the final performance of JIN / Gold Spark! on December 24th, 2012. A press conference will be held tomorrow (Official Site).
04/23/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Snow Troupe's next Grand Theater performance is announced: JIN / Gold Spark! (Official Site & TakaWiki).
04/16/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Ouki Kaname and Misaki Rion's Grand Theater debut performance will be titled Legend of the Galactic Heroes @ Takarazuka (Official Site & TakaWiki).
04/16/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Ouki Kaname is announced as the next top otokoyaku of Cosmos Troupe. Misaki Rion will transfer from Flower Troupe on May 29th to become the next top musumeyaku of Cosmos Troupe (Official Site).
04/09/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Principal roles announced for Romeo & Juliette (Official Site & TakaWiki).
04/06/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Roles and principal shinko roles announced for Danza Serenata (Official Site & TakaWiki).
04/06/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: A yet-untitled dinner show is announced for Suzumi Shio, directed by Ikuta Hirokazu. Supporting cast members are Miki Chigusa, Shirahana Remi, Tenju Mitsuki and Yuuka Riko. (Official Site).
04/06/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Retirements announced for Danza Serenata / Celebrity: Suzumi Shio, Aomi Rima, Shirahana Remi, Minakaze Rina, Kitori Mariya and Hinatano Karin will be retiring on August 5th, 2012. There will be a sayonara show held for Suzumi Shio on the final nights of both the Grand Theater and Tokyo performances (Official Site).
04/01/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: More shinko roles announced for Brilliant Days (Official Site & TakaWiki).
03/26/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Tsukishiro Kanato is announced recovered and performing in Don Carlos / Shining Rhythm! again as of the 1:00PM performance today (Official Site).
03/23/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Due to illness, Tsukishiro Kanato will be absent from Don Carlos / Shining Rhythm! until further notice. Amatsuki Tsubasa will cover her role of Jaime (Official Site).
03/19/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Due to injury, Kanoha Toki will be absent from the entire Tokyo run of Edward VIII / Misty Station (Official Site).
03/19/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Roles announced for At the End of a Long Spring / Canon (Official Site & TakaWiki).
03/18/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Roles announced for Chikamatsu: Journey on the Road of Love (Official Site & TakaWiki).
03/11/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Cast and principal roles announced for Hyperbolic Chart (Official Site & TakaWiki).
03/11/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Cast and principal roles announced for Footloose (Official Site & TakaWiki).
03/09/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Principal shinko roles announced for Brilliant Days (Official Site & TakaWiki).
03/08/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Due to poor health, Hiroka Yuu will be absent from the entire Theater Drama City run of REON! (Official Site).
03/05/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Due to an injury, Karen Emiri will be absent from both the Grand Theater and Tokyo runs of Don Carlos / Shining Rhythm! (Official Site).
03/02/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Further retirements announced for closing night of Brilliant Days / Climax, July 1st: Kazari Jin, Hanatsuyu Sumika, Fujisaki Eri and Momochi Ito (Official Site).
03/02/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Roles announced for Brilliant Days / Climax (Official Site & TakaWiki).
03/02/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Cast list announced for Danza Serenata / Celebrity (Official Site & TakaWiki).
03/01/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Cast list announced for Romeo & Juliette (Official Site & TakaWiki).
02/28/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: More shinko roles announced for Don Carlos (Official Site & TakaWiki).
02/24/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: New shows from the 2012 summer/autumn line-up announced. Flower Grand Theater Saint-Exupéry / CONGA!! (Official Site & TakaWiki), Snow Bow Hall Hyperbolic Chart (Official Site & TakaWiki), Star Bow Hall Jean-Louis Fargeon (Official Site & TakaWiki), Star National Tour In the Amber-Hued Rain / Celebrity (Official Site & TakaWiki), Snow Umeda Arts / Hakataza Footloose (Official Site & TakaWiki).
02/24/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Kanoha Toki announced recovered and has returned to performing as of today's 1PM performance of Edward VIII / Misty Station (Official Site).
02/16/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Ougi Megumu has recovered and will be performing again in Resurrection / Canon as of today (Official Site).
02/12/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Moon Troupe's next Grand Theater performance will be Romeo & Juliette, with Manaki Reika as Juliette and Ryuu Masaki and Asumi Rio switching between Romeo and Tybalt (Official Site & TakaWiki).
02/12/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Regarding the New Structure of Moon Troupe
02/12/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Due to illness, Ougi Megumu will be absent from Resurrection / Canon until further notice. Ginka Sui will cover her role of Kartrinkin (Official Site).
02/10/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Due to injury, Kanoha Toki will be absent from Edward VIII / Misty Station until further notice (Official Site).
02/07/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Roles announced for The Angels' Ladder (Official Site & TakaWiki).
02/07/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: 97th class troupe assignments announced (Official Site).
02/04/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: More retirements announced for Resurrection / Canon: Uraki Hiroto and Hitomi Yuyu will also be retiring on March 18th, 2012 (Official Site).
02/01/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: 97th class otokoyaku Yumeto Asami retired yesterday (Official Site).
01/31/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Dinner show announced for Oozora Yuuhi: YUHizm (Official Site & TakaWiki).
01/31/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Music salon announced for Nono Sumika: GIFT (Official Site & TakaWiki).
01/31/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Untitled dinner show announced for Asumi Rio, directed by Saitou Yoshimasa (Official Site).
01/31/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Principal shinko roles announced for Don Carlos (Official Site & TakaWiki).
01/31/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: The title of Star Troupe's upcoming Grand Theater performance has been changed to Danza Serenata / Celebrity (Official Site & Takawiki).
01/28/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Cast announced for Brilliant Days / Climax (Official Site & TakaWiki).
01/28/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: The 23rd Isolabella Salon Concert is announced, starring Marino Yui (Official Site & TakaWiki).
01/26/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: More shinko roles announced for Edward VIII (Official Site & TakaWiki).
01/26/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Roles announced for Don Carlos (Official Site & TakaWiki).
01/26/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Retirements announced for Don Carlos / Shining Rhythm!: Suzuhana Risa and Hanabuki Noa will be retiring on May 27th, 2011 (Official Site).
01/21/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Principal roles announced for Chikamatsu: Journey on the Road of Love (Official Site & TakaWiki).
01/16/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Titles announced for Moon Troupe dinner shows. Kiriya Hiromu's dinner show is titled Grand Dreamer (Official Site & TakaWiki), and Aono Yuki's music salon is called Very Best of Me (Official Site & TakaWiki).
01/15/2012 PERFORMANCE NEWS: Cast lists announced for At the End of a Long Spring / Canon (Official Site & TakaWiki) and Chikamatsu: Journey on the Road of Love (Official Site & TakaWiki).
01/05/2012 ACTRESS NEWS: Cosmos Troupe top musumeyaku Nono Sumika announced her retirement after the final performance of Brilliant Days / Climax on July 1st, 2012. A press conference will be held tomorrow (Official Site).