Japanese all-female theatre troupe
Takarazuka Revue|
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Parisette, 1930 |
Formation | 1913 (1913) |
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Type | Theatre group |
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Purpose | Musical theatre |
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Website | kageki.hankyu.co.jp |
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The Takarazuka Revue (Japanese: 宝塚歌劇団, Hepburn: Takarazuka Kagekidan) is a Japanese all-female musical theatre troupe based in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Women play all roles in lavish, Broadway-style productions of Western-style musicals and stories adapted from films, novels, shōjo manga, and Japanese folktales. The Takarazuka Revue Company is a division of the Hankyu Railway company; all members of the troupe are employed by Hankyu.