The Rose of Versailles musicals
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The Rose of Versailles
has been dramatized for Takarazuka Revue
by Shinji Ueda. The show's role in Takarazuka history is particularly notable as it established the "Top Star" system that remains in place to this day. Rose of Versailles also triggered a large surge in the revue's popularity, commonly referred to as the .
The musicals have either played up the importance of the Oscar-Andre relationship, or the Fersen-Marie Antoinette relationship. Shinji Ueda, a Takarazuka producer, asked Riyoko Ikeda
to write new stories with scenes from the manga never before seen on stage and by placing a focus on minor characters. In 2008 and 2009, four new musicals were staged based on the minor characters Girodelle, Alain de Soissons, and Bernard Chatelet, as well as André Grandier.
1974,Moon Troupe, top bill: Yuri Haruna, Asou Kaoru
1975,Flower Troupe, top bill:Jun Anna, Yuri Haruna
1975,Snow Troupe, top bill: Natsuko Migiwa, Rei Asami
1976,Flower Troupe, National tour, top bill:
1979,Flower Troupe, National tour, top bill: Akira Matsu
1980,Snow Troupe, National tour, top bill: Natsuko Migiwa
1976, Star Troupe (Takarazuka version), top bill: Ran Ōtori
1976, Moon Troupe (Tokyo version), top bill: Ran Ōtori
1977, Flower Troupe, National Tour, top bill: Jun Anna
1978, Snow Troupe, National Tour, top bill: Natsuko Migiwa
1989, Snow Troupe, top bill: Keaki Mori, Ichiro Maki
1989, Star Troupe, top bill: Kaoru Hyuuga
2001, Cosmos Troupe, top bill: Yōka Wao
2006, Star Troupe, top bill: Wataru Kozuki
1990, Flower Troupe, top bill: Mizuki Ōura
1991, Flower Troupe, Ueda, top bill: Mizuki Ōura
1991, Snow Troupe, National Tour, top bill: Keaki Mori
1991, Moon Troupe, top bill: Mayo Suzukaze
2001, Star Troupe, top bill: Kō Minoru
2005, Star Troupe, Korean Tour, top bill: Wataru Kozuki
2006, Snow Troupe, top bill: Hikaru Asami
2006, Snow Troupe, National Tour, top bill: Natsuki Mizu
2008, Snow Troupe, top bill: Natsuki Mizu
2008, Flower Troupe, top bill: Sei Matobu
2008, Star Troupe, top bill: Kei Aran
2009, Cosmos Troupe, top bill: Yūga Yamato
2009, Flower Troupe, top bill: Sei Matobu
The Rose of Versailles
, also known as Lady Oscar or La Rose de Versailles, is one of the best-known titles in shōjo manga and a media franchise created by Riyoko Ikeda. It has been adapted into several Takarazuka Revue musicals, as well an anime television series, produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha and broadcast by the...
has been dramatized for Takarazuka Revue
Takarazuka Revue
The Takarazuka Revue is a Japanese all-female musical theater troupe based in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Women play all roles in lavish, Broadway-style productions of Western-style musicals, and sometimes stories adapted from shōjo manga and Japanese folktales. The troupe takes its name...
by Shinji Ueda. The show's role in Takarazuka history is particularly notable as it established the "Top Star" system that remains in place to this day. Rose of Versailles also triggered a large surge in the revue's popularity, commonly referred to as the .
The musicals have either played up the importance of the Oscar-Andre relationship, or the Fersen-Marie Antoinette relationship. Shinji Ueda, a Takarazuka producer, asked Riyoko Ikeda
Riyoko Ikeda
is a Japanese manga artist and singer. She is included in the Year 24 Group. She was one of the most popular Japanese comic artists in the 1970s, being best known for The Rose of Versailles.- Biography :...
to write new stories with scenes from the manga never before seen on stage and by placing a focus on minor characters. In 2008 and 2009, four new musicals were staged based on the minor characters Girodelle, Alain de Soissons, and Bernard Chatelet, as well as André Grandier.
Takarazuka stage adaptations
- The Rose of Versailles - The plot of this original performance is said to be the closest to Ikeda's manga
1974,Moon Troupe, top bill: Yuri Haruna, Asou Kaoru
- The Rose of Versailles: Andre and Oscar - The plot focus on the relationship between Oscar and Andre. The show went through several revisions over the course of the years. In later versions, Oscar is typically the lead role. However, in earlier versions, the show is often considered to have a double lead.
1975,Flower Troupe, top bill:Jun Anna, Yuri Haruna1975,Snow Troupe, top bill: Natsuko Migiwa, Rei Asami1976,Flower Troupe, National tour, top bill:1979,Flower Troupe, National tour, top bill: Akira MatsuAkira Matsu
is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Kanagawa Prefecture and former member of Takarazuka Revue, she was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1995 as a candidate for the New Frontier Party...
1980,Snow Troupe, National tour, top bill: Natsuko Migiwa
- The Rose of Versailles Ⅲ - The plot focus on the relationship between Hans Axel Von Fersen and Marie AntoinetteMarie AntoinetteMarie Antoinette ; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was an Archduchess of Austria and the Queen of France and of Navarre. She was the fifteenth and penultimate child of Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa and Holy Roman Emperor Francis I....
. The Takarazuka run featured guest stars from other troupes performing in the role of Oscar. The show underwent a quick partial rewrite for the Moon Troupe performance, placing more emphasis on Fersen.
1976, Star Troupe (Takarazuka version), top bill: Ran Ōtori1976, Moon Troupe (Tokyo version), top bill: Ran Ōtori
- Fantasy The Rose of Versailles - A shortened version of the Takarazuka version of Andre and Oscar
1977, Flower Troupe, National Tour, top bill: Jun Anna
- Takarazuka Fantasy The Rose of Versailles - A shortened and revised version of Andre and Oscar
1978, Snow Troupe, National Tour, top bill: Natsuko Migiwa
- The Rose of Versailles: Andre and Oscar - The plot focuses on the relationship between Oscar and Andre. Andre is given the lead role.
1989, Snow Troupe, top bill: Keaki Mori, Ichiro Maki- The Rose of Versailles: Fersen and Marie Antoinette - The plot focus on the relationship between Fersen and Marie Antoinette. Fersen is given the lead role.
1989, Star Troupe, top bill: Kaoru Hyuuga2001, Cosmos Troupe, top bill: Yōka WaoYoka Wao
' is a Japanese performing artist and a former member of the Takarazuka Revue, where she specialized in playing male characters . She joined the revue in 1988 and resigned in 2006....
2006, Star Troupe, top bill: Wataru KozukiWataru Kozuki
is a Japanese performing artist and a former member of the Takarazuka Revue, where she specialized in playing male characters . She joined the revue in 1989 and resigned in 2006. She is from Iruma, Saitama ....
- The Rose of Versailles: Fersen - A variation of Fersen and Marie Antoinette. Fersen is given the lead role.
1990, Flower Troupe, top bill: Mizuki Ōura1991, Flower Troupe, Ueda, top bill: Mizuki Ōura- The Rose of Versailles: Oscar, Andre
1991, Snow Troupe, National Tour, top bill: Keaki Mori- The Rose of Versailles: Oscar - The plot focues on Oscar, her love with Andre and her tragic end.
1991, Moon Troupe, top bill: Mayo SuzukazeMayo Suzukaze
is a Japanese film and television actress from Ishinomaki. Suzukaze has also done some voice work as a voice actress, namely as the voice of Himura Kenshin in Rurouni Kenshin. She was previously a Takarazuka Revue stage actress and the Top Star of Moon Troupe...
- The Rose of Versailles: Oscar and Andre - The plot focuses on the relationship between Oscar and Andre. Oscar is given the lead role.
2001, Star Troupe, top bill: Kō Minoru- The Rose of Versailles - An abbreviated variation of Fersen and Marie Antoinette adapted specifically for the Takarazuka performances in SeoulSeoulSeoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
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2005, Star Troupe, Korean Tour, top bill: Wataru KozukiWataru Kozuki
is a Japanese performing artist and a former member of the Takarazuka Revue, where she specialized in playing male characters . She joined the revue in 1989 and resigned in 2006. She is from Iruma, Saitama ....
2006, Snow Troupe, top bill: Hikaru AsamiHikaru Asami
Hikaru Asami is a Japanese performing artist and a former member of the Takarazuka Revue, where she specialized in playing male characters . She joined the revue in 1991 and resigned in 2006...
2006, Snow Troupe, National Tour, top bill: Natsuki MizuNatsuki Mizu
Natsuki Mizu is the former top star for Snow Troupe of Takarazuka Revue from 12/24/06 to 09/12/10. She joined the company in 1993 and became the top star in December 2006 upon the resignation of Hikaru Asami...
- Gaiden - The Rose of Versailles: Girodelle - Focussing on Girodelle's love interest with Sophie, Fersen's younger sister.
2008, Snow Troupe, top bill: Natsuki MizuNatsuki Mizu
Natsuki Mizu is the former top star for Snow Troupe of Takarazuka Revue from 12/24/06 to 09/12/10. She joined the company in 1993 and became the top star in December 2006 upon the resignation of Hikaru Asami...
- Gaiden - The Rose of Versailles: Alain - Focussing on Alain, his unrequited love for Oscar and his relationship with his younger sister Dianne
2008, Flower Troupe, top bill: Sei Matobu- Gaiden - The Rose of Versailles: Bernard - Focussing on Bernard and his love for Rosalie.
2008, Star Troupe, top bill: Kei AranKei Aran
, , is a Japanese actress and former top star otokoyaku of the Japanese Takarazuka Revue's Star Troupe. She joined the revue in 1991 and became the top star in 2007, five years after her fellow classmates Sumire Haruno and Hikaru Asami became top stars...
- Gaiden - The Rose of Versailles: Andre - Focussing on Andre's childhood and a girl he knew before he fell in love with Oscar.
2009, Cosmos Troupe, top bill: Yūga YamatoYuga Yamato
is a former top star for Cosmos Troupe of Takarazuka Revue. She joined the company in 1995 and became the top star in February 2007 upon the resignation of Kei Takashiro, which made her the first otokoyaku to be top in her class...
2009, Flower Troupe, top bill: Sei Matobu