We bring you this episode at long last after many rounds of re-dos and technical difficulties! Join Lella, Julie, Heidi, and Jenn for an extensive chat about Cosmos Troupe’s Spring Grand Theater show ‘The Sky Is On The Banks Of The Red River’ and ‘Citrus Breeze: Sunrise’. It’s kind of a long one, but it’s … Continue reading Episode 37: Red River / Citrus Breeze -Sunrise-

Hi everyone! On this episode, Carly and guest violetposies talk about understudies in Takarazuka, and the understudy performances that took place during this year’s Elisabeth. CLARIFICATION: we mention that Grand Hotel was at the same time as Rurouni Kenshin, but they weren’t running simultaneously; they took place at roughly the same time of year but … Continue reading Episode 36: Understudies

Hi all! A short episode continuing the history of the Takarazuka Revue, this time focusing on the 1950s. Please enjoy, and don’t forget to join the conversation on the blog, Facebook, or Twitter! Thanks! Sources for this podcast episode: 「夢を描いて　華やかに」(Painting Dreams Gloriously: Takarazuka Revue’s 80th Anniversary)  ISBN 4-924333-11-5 「すみれ花歳月を重ねて」(Gathering Up the Years of the Violets: … Continue reading Special #15: The Golden Age of Takarazuka (1950s)

Here is a very tired but enthusiastic bunch of fans reporting on the latest “World of Dreams” North American tour. It was so much fun! Thank you to Sakiko, Aube, J. College, and all of the people who made this show possible. Including, of course, the lovely ladies who came back to perform yet again … Continue reading Special #14: Montréal “World of Dreams”!

Join Carly and Jen as they talk about the shows Carly has seen over the last few months. Shows Discussed in This Podcast: Company / Baddy The Sky Is on the Banks of the Red River / Citrus Breeze -Sunrise- Another World / Killer Rouge Arch of Triumph / Gato Bonito!! Messiah / Beautiful Garden … Continue reading Episode 35: Catching Up on 2018!

This was such a fun episode to put together, and I hope some of our listeners enjoy it! Sorry for the long wait, but hopefully we’ll have some more new episodes for you soon! In the 1920s, otokoyaku (male-role players) had not yet begun to cut their hair short, and instead bound it up out … Continue reading Special #12: The War Years (1930s and 1940s)

Aaaand, we’re back with more quiz show goodness! This time we are super excited that we managed to get a lot of the crew together, so please join Anna, Carly, Elin, Jen, Kitty, and Julie and play along at home. Apologies, there were a lot of technical difficulties, which means that although we recorded this … Continue reading Special #11: Trivia Quiz!

(Correction: Senka really got rid of the sub-categories in the early 80s, not late 60s.) Links to Things Mentioned In the Podcast: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (Wikipedia) Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (Japanese site) OSK Revue (official site) OSK Revue fan blog (tumblr) Jen’s ancient and out-of-date OSK … Continue reading Episode 34: Senka （専科）

Join Carly, Heidi, and Lella for a recap of recent news and an in-depth report of Cosmos Troupe’s recent production of West Side Story in Tokyo. LINKS: West Side Story: Tokyo International Forum cast Takarazuka Journal review of West Side Story (Japanese) Carly’s translation of the program special talk West Side Story special edition Le … Continue reading Episode 33: West Side Story

Join Jen and Julie for some top star musumeyaku love. Present and past star love, with a bit of talk about musumeyaku fandom. (This was recorded the weekend just before Chapi’s retirement was announced, which is why we don’t mention it at all.) PS – Okay! Email us with trivia questions for our game at … Continue reading Episode 32: Musumeyaku