Ocean's 11 Started!!
Hyaaaaa............ it's happening~ !!!
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- Koji-Rusty gets 4 new songs to sing compared to the Takarazuka version, no solo song, but 2 new songs are a duet with Danny and a duet with Paula, his girlfriend. Rusty-Paula's duet song titled Let Me Love You, about Paula wanting them to get married but Rusty says he's not marriage material. Opinion says Paula is very cute and adorable, and the actress is such a good singer.
- In the original Takarazuka version, there was never a duet song with just Danny and Rusty. If there was even a scene where Danny and Rusty sing together, always together with the other cast as chorus. But in this ShinKoji version apparently a duet song with just Danny and Rusty alone titled "Ocean's 10" has been added. It's a song about smth like "if you and I work together, we'll make a great work and team"
- The above point shows how Koji-Rusty's role has been highly increased compared to the Takarazuka version. However, according to some comment, the musical still focuses much more on Danny/Tess' love story, rather than O11 as a heist team. Those who have only watched the movie might be a bit surprised/disappointed.
- Shingo's Danny was always cool and kakkoii from the beginning to the end and never breaks. The comedic scenes are done by Rusty and the other O11 members, never once it comes from Danny.
- A comment says, Shingo's Danny is close to Clooney's Danny, Arisa's Tess is close to Takarazuka's Tess, and Koji's Rusty is just Koji himself, lol. But another comment says Arisa's Tess is closer to Julia Roberts' Tess, a strong-willed woman. I have to say, I agree with the latter. From the previews, Arisa's Tess does look more like Roberts' Tess, rather the Tess played by the Takarazuka ladies. How should I put it.... though Arisa is only 1/4 American, I always think her appearance and her character is more like an American woman rather than Japanese. So even though I haven't watched the whole show, I believe Arisa's Tess is closer to Roberts'. It might looked closer to Takarazuka's Tess cause she's singing the same songs and reciting the same lines as the Takarazuka's version.
- The duration of the show is 3 hours.
Act 1: 90 mins
Break: 20 mins
Act 2: 65 mins
- During the escape scene, some of the O11 members would suddenly appear on the 2nd floor seats. The members appear on 2nd floor might be different each time.