Japanese Musicals

[Marielle]

List of current and upcoming musicals in Japan:

Les Miserables:
www.toho.co.jp/stage/lesmis/welcome-j.html

Me & My Girl:
www.toho.co.jp/stage/meandmygirl/welcome-j.html

Elisabeth
www.toho.co.jp/stage/elizabeth/welcome-j.html
(I can't stand this new Tod's hair!! This will also probably be Yamaguchi's last performance as der Tod)

Tanz der Vampire:
www.toho.co.jp/stage/vampire/top.html

Marie Antoinette:
www.toho.co.jp/stage/ma/welcome-j.html
(the trailer is now up... look at the orange square on bottom left)

And I just found out that Takarazuka is doing Yeston and Kopit's "Phantom"! Bleh... no way am I watching that.


There is also rumor that Rebecca will be coming out some time next year, but not much info is available at the moment except that Yamaguchi will probably be in it.

[Valjean87]

Also I think Takarazuka is doing "Versailles no Bara"(The Rose Of Versailles). Cool stuff and also I think I mentioned this, ANZA is extending her performances as Eponine.

[Jo]

Marielle~ Who's Yamaguchi?? where can I see his photo??

[Marielle]

Yuichiro Yamaguchi is the leading male performer in Japan... he's played major roles like the Phantom in PotO and Valjean in Les Mis. Here are a couple of links with some photos:

www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~yumiko/photos.htm

www.s-woman.net/yamaguchi/

[Jo]

Thanks!! for no reason at all he seems to look familliar ...o-oh ^^

[Milady]

marielle said:

Elisabeth
www.toho.co.jp/stage/elizabeth/welcome-j.html
(I can't stand this new Tod's hair!! This will also probably be Yamaguchi's last performance as der Tod)

I *love* the portrait that this poster alludes to:

www.sissiweb.net/gallery/104.jpg

I also really like the colors in the poster, too... no idea why!

MiladyDeWinter

[Sissi]

marielle said:

Yuichiro Yamaguchi is the leading male performer in Japan... he's played major roles like the Phantom in PotO and Valjean in Les Mis. Here are a couple of links with some photos:

www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~yumiko/photos.htm

www.s-woman.net/yamaguchi/

He... looks like a woman in those pics...

[Hikagekun]

Without make-up he looks like a Japanese (freudian slip there! I wrote male instead of Japanese... sorry Andrew) Andrew Lloyd Webber.

[Valjean87]

hikagekun said:

Without make-up he looks like a Japanese (freudian slip there! I wrote male instead of Japanese... sorry Andrew) Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Nah, he looks like Mamo-chan from Sailormoon. Plus Yamaguchi-sama has a great voice. With the Der Tod Makeup, he reminds me of Sephiroth in Final Fantasty VII.

[vampbear]

I found some clips from Marie Antoinette; some of it is english the rest japanese.

'A Voice in my Heart' is the same music as 'Engel in Schwartz'! But hey, I guess they are allowed to re-use their own music

They are a busy pair with two new musicals at the same time. I just hope they can give both the attention they need to be successful.

[Valjean87]

This clip from Takarazuka scared me to the fact I had nightmares but now I laugh at it a little but it looks...Interesting:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3jFcaJhsoE


Also Takarazuka is one again doing "Versailles no Bara":
img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/soloflight87/Oscar_Takarazuka.jpg

[Valjean87]

About that clip that scared me, it promotes Alcohol ;D.

[exedore]

valjean87 said:

About that clip that scared me, it promotes Alcohol ;D.

A friend of mine gave me a DVD of that one. It's not one of the best revues that Takarazuka have ever done, but I still found it quite enjoyable.

[Valjean87]

Whats the story of "C ocktail" about? IMHO, it looks great but not as great as their "Elisabeth" and "Versailles".

[exedore]

valjean87 said:

Whats the story of "C ocktail" about? IMHO, it looks great but not as great as their "Elisabeth" and "Versailles".

It's a revue of songs related to drinking/alcohol/partying. There's no real plot, just a lot of (sometimes ridiculous) costumes and song-and-dance sequences.