Not sure how much interest there is here in non-top star OG news, but recently retired Star Troupe musumeyaku Koto Marie was married on June 2nd. Her new husband is 23-year old professional baseball pitcher Imai Keisuke. They chose the marriage registration date (6/2) as a lucky day to match his player number (62). The wedding ceremony itself will ( Read more... )

Sorry for imposing, but I thought that the topic might be of some interest for the Community, considering the subject.

A new, commemorative, edition of "Can't stop dancin'" is going to be held in November (two dates), at Aoyama Theatre.

The full title is "Can't stop dancin' 2010".

The show is dedicated to Nakura Kayoko, currently a Takarazuka ( Read more... )

I got a small crush on Shirota Yuu... can't help it.
ANYWAY! This is the Takarazuka Community, so let's talk about this BEAUTIFUL OG's: Sena Jun and Asami Hikaru.


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I'm so excited I could burst!

Recently retired otokoyaku Ayabuki Mao will appear in a show this July. Splash page and lots of eyeliner here:

http://www.tohostage.com/dr/index.html

Apparently, Umeda Arts Theater, home to Zuka productions sometimes, put on "Phantom" in 2008 (with Zunko as Belladova!), the same version Zuka did in 2004 with WaoHana and in 2006 with Osa and Ayane-chan.  It must have done well because this year they're putting on a new production starring a few actors I've never heard of, a fashion model as ( Read more... )

Just in case anyone hasn't heard: Toho has announced the cast for the 2010 August-October production of Elisabeth. There are seven OGs in the cast ( Read more... )

I started watching Takarazuka about 8 years or so...I can't remember the exact year only remember how sad I was when Tartan retired. I would like to name a few OGs that I adore, I like Tartan, Mariko, Fubuki, Ichiro, Noru, Shion, Zunko, Touko...and quite a few though... What about you?

Here's an article from today's Japan Times on Takarazuka.

An interesting excerpt about OG's in politics:

A very few have entered politics, including Chikage Ogi, former president of the Upper House who also served as transport minister. Now retired from politics, she was the top Takarazuka star playing a girl's part in the 1950s.

Miyuki Hatoyama, ( Read more... )

Ex Tsukigumi top musume yaku, Mai Kazahana will be "25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" in Japan as Marcy Park. I've seen Spelling Bee in various cities, but this production would be totally different.

Ex Hanagumi top star, Mira Anju (Yan san) will be in the show too. Too bad there's not much dancing in this show.


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Aida, Touko's first show after her retirement from Takarazuka turns out to be a reproduction of 王家に捧ぐ歌　A Song for Kingdoms, written/directed by Kimura Shinji a.k.a. Kimushin and performed by Hoshigumi back in 2003 as Wataru's ohirome show.

The leads are :
Aida : Aran Kei
Radames : Irei Kanata (one of Rudolf actors of the Toho production of Elisabeth ( Read more... )