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Home , 9 to 5 (musical), Joe Layton, Prince of Broadway, Rob Fisher (conductor), Takarazuka Revue, Walter Bobbie

July 13 –31, 2 016

Lincoln Center Festival lead support is provided by American Express

July 20 –24 David H. Koch Theater TAKARAZUKA in

Lyrics by Music by Book by Fred Ebb & Original Production Directed and Choreographed by Bob Fosse Based on the play by Maurine Dallas Watkins Starring Saori Mine Saki Asaji Asato Shizuki Yoka Wao Wataru Kozuki Natsuki Mizu Hikaru Asami Yuga Yamato

Resident Supervising Music Director Resident Dance Supervisor Resident Director Satoshi Uegaki Kenya Osumi Noriko Kawai Scenic Design Costume Design Lighting Design John Lee Beatty Ken Billington

Orchestrations Supervising Music Director Dance Music Arrangements Script Adaptation Ralph Burns Rob Fisher Peter Howard

Based on the presentation by City Center’s Encores! SM Produced by Umeda Arts Theater Co., Ltd., Kyodo Tokyo, Inc., & Tokyo Broadcasting System In association with Barry & Fran Weissler Executive Producer for Kyodo Tokyo, Inc. Ronnie Lee Choreographer Original New York Production Re-creation of Original Production Choreography by Gary Chryst in the style of Bob Fosse

Director Original New York Production Re-creation of Original Production Direction by Walter Bobbie David Hyslop

This performance is made possible in part by the Josie Robertson Fund for Lincoln Center. Support provided by Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc., Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas), J.C.C. Fund of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New York, and MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group). Public support for Festival 2016 is provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and New York State Council on the Arts. LINCOLN CENTER FESTIVAL 2016 TAKARAZUKA in C HICAGO

Also Starring Jun Hatsukaze Keaki Mori Chihiro Isono T. Okamoto

Yuri Hoshina Yuki Aono

Haruki Suzu Kai Makise Sora Manami Shun Yuzumi Kazusa Tsukio Kazuki Misho Yuki Kaon Maito Komi Izumi Maki Sei Hayami Nodoka Maishiro Otohana Kirari Kayo Yuma Hanazuki Mariya Kitori Moe Urara

TAKARAZUKA ENCORE

Music Director Yuko Yoshida

Music Arrangements Shinichi Kuratomi and Kazuhiro Takeuchi

Set Design Yoko Kunikane

Lighting Design Nobuo Koritani

Costume Design Jun Arimura

Choreographer Koji Aoyama

Director Akio Miki

Performed in Japanese with English supertitles

Approximate performance time: 2 hours and 45 minutes, with one intermission LINCOLN CENTER FESTIVAL 2016 TAKARAZUKA in C HICAGO

Takarazuka—A History by Jennifer Robertson

The all-female Takarazuka Revue was founded in 1913 by Kobayashi Ichiz o¯, an innovative industrialist who six years earlier had established what is today the transnational Hanky u¯ Hanshin Holdings, Inc. When a public swimming pool complex he built in Takarazuka, then a hot springs resort 15 miles west of Osaka, failed to attract users, Kobayashi turned the facility into an opulent theater. The savvy impresario believed that an all-female revue would become a commercially viable alternative to the 400 year-old all-male Kabuki theater—and he was right.

Kobayashi recruited teenage girls who, after nine months of training in the performing arts, debuted in 1914 as the first Takarasiennes in a play based on the folktale Momotar o¯ (Peach Boy ), about a heroic boy born from a peach. Today, with two huge theaters in Takarazuka and Tokyo, and regularly scheduled regional and international tours, not to mention television and radio broadcasts, the Revue remains one of the most widely rec - ognized and watched of the “theaters for the masses” that were created in the early 20th century. For most of its history, Takarazuka, billed as “wholesome family entertainment,” attracted fans of both sexes; today, mainly women of all ages fill the auditoriums.

Kobayashi hired talented playwrights and musicians who created many original produc - tions, such as Japan’s first Parisian-style revue, Mon Paris (1927), a panoramic voyage from Asia to Europe via the Middle East. Takarazuka productions range from Japanese his - torical dramas, such as , to comic book-based dramas, such as the Revue’s trademark , to American musicals, such as and Oklahoma! In the ’30s and ’40s, the Revue’s repertoire included propaganda plays and dramas set in “exotic” locales within the Japanese empire.

When Kobayashi founded the Revue, stage acting was regarded as something only loose women did. By establishing a performing arts school (with the motto “Purity, Honesty, Beauty”) he helped to transform acting into a respectable profession for women. Since 1919, all Revue must graduate from the two-year Takarazuka Music School. They remain among the best-trained musical theater performers in Japan. Many well-known actresses graduated from the music school or retired from the Revue to pursue careers in show business.

The school, one of the most competitive in Japan, accepts about 40 teenagers each spring. Divided into deferential juniors and domineering seniors, the young women live in a dormi - tory and must conform to a strict and strenuous regimen of training, which for juniors includes the meticulous cleaning of the rehearsal room. They are also divided into otokoy - aku (players of men’s roles) and musumeyaku (players of women’s roles). The former tend to be taller and have more angular features, the latter shorter with rounder features. The otokoyaku learn how to stride and adopt a wide stance, the musumeyaku to take mincing steps. Once they graduate and join the Revue proper, their natural attributes are aug - mented by greasepaint and costume: men should have darker skin, thicker eyebrows, and LINCOLN CENTER FESTIVAL 2016 TAKARAZUKA in C HICAGO straighter shoulders, while women should have lighter skin, delicately arched eyebrows, and rounded shoulders. The femininity embodied and enacted by the musumeyaku serves as a foil for the masculinity of the otokoyaku .

From its debut over a century ago, the Takarazuka Revue has been in the business of sell - ing dreams—of romance, of mysterious lands, of luxurious lifestyles. In addition, many female fans have said that they see the otokoyaku as a female unconstrained by a sexual and gendered division of labor, thus feeding an offstage dream of liberating self-sufficiency.

Jennifer Robertson is a Professor of Anthropology and History of Art at the University of Michigan. Her book, Takarazuka: Sexual Politics and Popular Culture in Modern Japan , was published by University of California Press. LINCOLN CENTER FESTIVAL 2016 TAKARAZUKA in C HICAGO

The Cast (in order of appearance)

Velma Kelly (July 20, 21) ...... Yoka Wao Velma Kelly (July 23 evening, 24) ...... Wataru Kozuki Velma Kelly (July 22, 23 matinee) ...... Natsuki Mizu Roxie Hart (July 20, 21, 23 evening, 24) ...... Hikaru Asami Roxie Hart (July 22, 23 matinee) ...... Yuga Yamato Fred Casely ...... Yuki Kaon Sergeant Fogarty ...... Shun Yuzumi Amos Hart ...... Chihiro Isono Liz ...... Kirari Kayo Annie ...... Yuri Otohana June ...... Yuma Hanazuki Hunyak ...... Yuri Hoshina Mona ...... Nodoka Maishiro Matron “Mama” Morton (July 20, 22, 23 evening) ...... Jun Hatsukaze Matron “Mama” Morton (July 21, 23 matinee, 24) ...... Keaki Mori Billy Flynn (July 20, 21) ...... Saori Mine Billy Flynn (July 22, 23 matinee ...... Saki Asaji Billy Flynn (July 23 evening, 24 ...... Asato Shizuki Mary Sunshine ...... T. Okamoto Go-To-Hell Kitty ...... Yuki Aono Harry ...... Kazusa Tsukio Doctor ...... Kazuki Misho Aaron ...... Kai Makise Judge ...... Shun Yuzumi Bailiff ...... Haruki Suzu Martin Harrison ...... Kazuki Misho Court Clerk ...... Haruki Suzu Jury ...... Sora Manami

THE SCENE Chicago, Illinois. The late 1920s.

SWINGS For Male Roles: Maito Komi, Izumi Maki, Sei Hayami For Female Roles: Mariya Kitori, Moe Urara LINCOLN CENTER FESTIVAL 2016 TAKARAZUKA in C HICAGO

Musical Numbers

ACT I “All That Jazz” ...... Velma and “Funny Honey” ...... Roxie “Cell Block Tango” ...... Velma and the Girls “When You’re Good to Mama” ...... Matron “Tap Dance” ...... Roxie, Amos and Boys “All I Care About” ...... Billy and Girls “A Little Bit of Good” ...... Mary Sunshine “We Both Reached for the Gun” ...... Billy, Roxie, Mary Sunshine and Company “Roxie” ...... Roxie and Boys “I Can’t Do It Alone” ...... Velma “My Own Best Friend” ...... Roxie and Velma

ACT II Entr’acte ...... The Band “I Know a Girl” ...... Velma “Me and My Baby” ...... Roxie and Boys “Mister Cellophane” ...... Amos “When Velma Takes the Stand” ...... Velma and Boys “Razzle Dazzle” ...... Billy and Company “Class” ...... Velma and Matron “Nowadays” ...... Roxie and Velma “Hot Honey Rag” ...... Roxie and Velma Finale ...... Company

Original Choreography for “Hot Honey Rag” by Bob Fosse

Orchestra Conducted by Hideo Hirata; Violin: Elizabeth Nielsen; Alto/Soprano Saxophones, Clarinet, Piccolo: Dan Block; Tenor/Soprano Saxophones, Clarinet, Piccolo: Mark Lopeman; Saxophone: Ed Salkin; Trumpet/Flugelhorn: Tim Leopold; Trumpet: Dave Trigg; Trombones: Wayne Goodman, Ron Hay; Tuba, String Bass: Ernie Collins; Mandolin, Ukulele, Banjo: Stephen Benson; Percussion: Yasuo Tan; Piano: Noritaka Tanaka; Piano/Accordion: Maki Matsuda.

TAKARAZUKA ENCORE “Hello Takarazuka!” ...... Company “Mambo! No.5” ...... Company “Mira Cat” ...... Company “Solamente Una Vez” ...... Saki Asaji, Natsuki Mizu and Yuga Yamato “El Tango de Roxanne” ...... Asato Shizuki, Wataru Kozuki, Yuri Hoshina and Yuki Aono “That’s Life” ...... Keaki Mori and Company “Glory to Be Takarasiennes (Takarasienne ni Eiko Ale)” ...... Yoka Wao and Hikaru Asami “Takarazuka, Home in My Heart (Takarazuka, Waga Kokoro no Furusato)” ...... Saori Mine and Company “Wenn der weiße Flieder wieder blüht (Sumire no Hana Sakukoro)” ...... Jun Hatsukaze and Company LINCOLN CENTER FESTIVAL 2016 TAKARAZUKA in C HICAGO

About Takarazuka Revue Emperor/Hemingway Revue . Other credits include Billy in Chicago: Takarazuka 100th Takarazuka Revue was founded by Ichizo Anniv. , Zatoichi , and Cinderella. Kobayashi, founder of Hankyu Railways, in Takarazuka. The terminus of a railway line Asato Shizuki (Billy Flynn, July 23 from Osaka, the city was already a destina - evening, 24) joined Takarazuka Revue in tion for tourists because of its hot springs, 1987 and became the first male-role top and Kobayashi wanted another attraction star of Cosmos Troupe in 1998 in Excalibur . that would bring more visitors to the city, She starred in and Passion: Jose boosting train ridership in the process. and Carmen before leaving in 2000, and is Takarazuka Revue is a female-only troupe currently a vocalist and an actress appear - whose first performance was in 1914 . In ing on TV and radio. Other credits include 1919 Kobayashi also established the Billy in Chicago: Takarazuka 100th Anniv. , Takarazuka Music and Opera School to Golden Songs , and Super Gift! She also train Takarazuka Revue performers. Today, produced The Prayer . in addition to the original theater in Takarazuka, the company operates another Yoka Wao/TAKAKO (Velma Kelly, July 20, theater in Tokyo, and annually performs for 21) joined Takarazuka Revue in 1988 and millions of fans throughout Japan. became a male-role top star of Cosmos Troupe in 2000. She won the Kikuta Kazuo About the Artists, Drama Award in 2004 for Boxman . She starred in Rose of Versailles and Creative Team, and and left in 2006, after Never Say Goodbye . Producers She played Velma in Chicago (Japan pre - miere) in 2008 and in Chicago: Takarazuka Saori Mine (Billy Flynn, July 20, 21) joined 100th Anniv . Other credits include Dracula , Takarazuka Revue in 1972 and became a Dietrich , and & Friends male-role top star of Star Troupe in The (Japan tour) . She won the Osaka Cinema Man from Algiers in 1983. Her notable Festival Award for Best Actress ( Chacha ). credits in Takarazuka include Yukariko and Sorrowful Cordoba . She left in 1987, after Wataru Kozuki (Velma Kelly, July 23 Portraits of Parting . She is currently an evening, 24) became a male-role top star of actress, singer, and classical Japanese Star Troupe of Takarazuka Revue in A Song dancer/choreographer for the Revue. Other for Kingdoms , winning the Theatrical credits include Billy in Chicago: Takarazuka Award of National Arts Festival in 2003. 100th Anniv. , Annie , and Les Misérables . She left in 2006, after Too Short a Time to She choreographed One Night of Stars and Fall in Love . She played Velma in Chicago: The New Tale of Genji . Takarazuka 100th Anniv. and National Tour in Japan. Other credits include Damn Saki Asaji (Billy Flynn, July 22, 23 matinee) Yankees , Calamity Jane , Silk Stockings , joined Takarazuka Revue in 1983. After she and . played Fersen and Andre in The Rose of Versailles and Rhett Butler in Gone with Natsuki Mizu (Velma Kelly, July 22, July 23 the Wind , she became a male-role top star matinee) joined Takarazuka Revue in 1993 of Star Troupe in A Map without Borders in and became a male-role top star of Snow 1995. She also starred in Elisabeth and Troupe in 2007 ( Hoshikage no Hito ), where Love at Dal Lake . She left in 1998, after she starred in Elisabeth, La Mariposa , and LINCOLN CENTER FESTIVAL 2016 TAKARAZUKA in C HICAGO

Passionate Barcelona . She left in 2010, star of Snow Troupe in 1988, where she after Roget . Other credits include Velma in starred in and The Rose Chicago: Takarazuka 100th Anniv. , Fiddler of Versailles . After she left in 1993, other on the Roof, Love Chase , BGBB Dance credits include Elisabeth , , The Legend Vol.1 , Argentango , and Dance Sound of Music , and . Symphony. Chihiro Isono (Amos Hart) was a male-role Hikaru Asami (Roxie Hart, July 20, 21, 23 member of Takarazuka Revue from 1974 to evening, 24) joined Takarazuka Revue in 2013, where she starred in Nova Bossa 1991 and became a male-role top star of Nova , The Great Gatsby , Casablanca , Snow Troupe in 2002, where she starred in Edward VIII , An Officer and a Gentleman , The Rose of Versailles before leaving in Kiss Me, Kate , and The Rose of Versailles . 2006. Other credits include Chicago: Other credits include Chicago: Takarazuka Takarazuka 100th Anniv. , Kiss of the Spider 100th Anniv. Woman , Elisabeth , Wait Until Dark , Roman Holiday , All My Sons, Bombay Dreams , T. Okamoto (Mary Sunshine) is a and Message to Adolf. “sopranista” who graduated from Kunitachi College of Music and from Conservatoire Yuga Yamato (Roxie Hart, July 22, July 23 Francis Poulenc (as top graduate). Notable matinee) joined Takarazuka Revue in 1995 credits include The Wiz and Chicago: and became a male-role top star of Takarazuka 100th Anniv . Cosmos Troupe in 2007. She left in 2009, after Raindrops Fall On Roses , and is cur - Yuri Hoshina (Hunyak), a female-role top rently an actress for theaters and televi - star of Takarazuka’s Star Troupe from 1997 sion, a hostess for MET Live Viewing in to 2001, appeared in West Side Story , Gone Japan, and writes about opera. Other cred - with the Wind , and The Rose of Versailles . its include Roxie in Chicago: Takarazuka Other credits include Cabaret , Chicago: 100th Anniv. , Pretty Guardian , Takarazuka 100th Anniv. , and Souvenir . and Sistina Kabuki . She has written two books, Fashionable Paris and Journey with Yuki Aono (Go-To-Hell-Kitty), a female-role Opera & Sweets. top star of Takarazuka’s Moon Troupe from 2010 to 2014, appeared in The Scarlet Jun Hatsukaze (Matron “Mama” Morton, Pimpernel and Studio 54 . Other credits July 20, 22, 23 evening), a female-role top include Chicago: Takarazuka 100th Anniv. star of Star and Moon Troupes, joined and Celebration 100! Takarazuka. Takarazuka Revue in 1961, where she appeared in Brilliant Holiday, Oklahoma!, Haruki Suzu (Bailiff/Court Clerk), a male- and The Rose of Versailles before leaving role member of Takarazuka’s Cosmos in 1976. In 2000 she returned to the stage Troupe from 1997 to 2011, appeared in in Elisabeth. Other credits include Morton Elisabeth and Singin’ in the Rain . Other in Chicago: Takarazuka 100th Anniv. , Me credits include La Vie and Chicago: and My Girl, Kiss of the Spider Woman , Takarazuka 100th Anniv . and A New Brain. Kai Makise (Aaron), a male-role member of Keaki Mori (Matron “Mama” Morton, July Takarazuka’s Snow Troupe from 1997 to 21, 23 matinee, 24) joined Takarazuka 2003, appeared in and Revue in 1979 and became a male-role top Romance de Paris . Other credits include LINCOLN CENTER FESTIVAL 2016 TAKARAZUKA in C HICAGO

Dancin’ Crazy and Chicago: Takarazuka 2015, appeared in Phantom , Ocean’s 11 , 100th Anniv . The Rose of Versailles , and Elisabeth . This is her first appearance since December 2015. Sora Manami (Jury), a male-role member of Takarazuka’s Snow Troupe from 2000 Sei Hayami (Swing), a male-role member to 2010, appeared in Elisabeth and of Takarazuka’s Moon Troupe from 2008 to Roget/Rock On! Other credits include 2014, appeared in Elisabeth , The Scarlet Dancin’ Crazy 2 and Chicago: Takarazuka Pimpernel , and Roméo & Juliette . She 100th Anniv . teaches various genres of dance.

Shun Yuzumi (Sergeant Fogarty/Judge), a Nodoka Maishiro (Mona), a female-role of male-role member of Takarazuka’s Flower Takarazuka’s Flower Troupe from 1998 to Troupe from 2002 to 2011, appeared in 2008, appeared in Elisabeth and Young Elisabeth and Phantom . Other credits Bloods!! Other credits include Rudolf and include Celebration 100! Takarazuka and Chicago: Takarazuka 100th Anniv . Chicago: Takarazuka 100th Anniv . Yuri Otohana (Annie), a female-role mem - Kazusa Tsukio (Harry), a male-role mem - ber of Takarazuka’s Star Troupe from 2001 ber of Takarazuka’s Flower Troupe from to 2015, appeared in 2002 to 2014, appeared in Takarazuka and Roméo & Juliette . Other credits Dazzling Dreams . Other credits include La include Super Gift! and Reon Jack . Vie and Super Gift! Kirari Kayo (Liz), a female-role member of Kazuki Misho (Doctor/Martin Harrison), a Takarazuka’s Flower Troupe from 2002 to male-role member of Takarazuka’s Moon 2015, appeared in Aoi Kuchizuke , Phan- Troupe from 2003 to 2014, appeared in tom , Fifty-Fifty , Nocturne , and Elisabeth . Elisabeth and The Scarlet Pimpernel. Other Other credits include Wana . credits include Chicago: Takarazuka 100th Anniv . and Super Gift! Yuma Hanazuki (June), a female-role member of Takarazuka’s Flower Troupe Yuki Kaon (Fred Casely), a male-role mem - from 2003 to 2011, appeared in Mai-Hime , ber of Takarazuka’s Snow Troupe from Melancholic Gigolo , and Phantom . Other 2003 to 2014, appeared in Elisabeth and credits include Super Gift! Footloose . Other credits include Chicago: Takarazuka 100th Anniv . and Pretty Mariya Kitori (Swing), a female-role mem - Guardian Sailor Moon . ber of Takarazuka’s Star Troupe from 2005 to 2012, appeared in Young Bloods!! , Maito Komi (Swing), a male-role member El Halcon—The Falcon , and Roméo & of Takarazuka’s Cosmos Troupe from 2004 Juliette . Other credits include Chicago: to 2011, appeared in Valentino . Other cred - Takarazuka 100th Anniv . its include Chicago: Takarazuka 100th Anniv . She trained at The Ailey School from Moe Urara (Swing), a female-role member 2012 to 2013. of Takarazuka’s Moon Troupe from 2005 to 2009, appeared in Elisabeth and Me and Izumi Maki (Swing), a male-role member of My Girl . Other credits include Chicago: Takarazuka’s Flower Troupe from 2007 to Takarazuka 100th Anniv ., and Super Gift! LINCOLN CENTER FESTIVAL 2016 TAKARAZUKA in C HICAGO

John Kander & Fred Ebb (Music; and Footloose, as well as Encores! produc - Book/Lyrics ) Broadway: Flora, the Red tions of Fiorello!; ; Golden Boy; Menace; Cabaret (Tony Award); The Happy No, No, Nanette; and !, in addition to Time; Zorba; 70, Girls, 70; Chicago; The the Carnegie Hall concerts of Act; Woman of the Year (Tony Award, Best and . Mr. Bobbie served as artistic Score); The Rink; Kiss of the Spider Woman director of City Center Encores! and on the (Tony Award, Best Score); Steel Pier ; and Executive Board of the Stage Directors and Curtains . Their collaboration also trans - Choreographers Society. ferred itself to movies and television as they wrote original material for the Ann Reinking (Choreographer, Original Academy Awards; Liza With a Z (Emmy New York Production) 1997 Tony Award, Award); HBO’s Liza Minnelli’s Stepping Out Best Choreography for Chicago , as well as (Emmy Award); Funny Lady (Oscar nomi - Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Astaire, nated for “How Lucky Can You Get”); and NY Drama Critics awards. Other credits Lucky Lady; New York, New York; Stepping include director, co-choreographer for Fosse Out; and Chicago (Oscar nominated for (1998 Tony Award for Best Musical); Tony Best Song). In the mid ’80s the song “New nominations for her leading performances in York, New York” became the official Dancin’ and Goodtime Charlie; recipient of anthem of New York City. Life goes on. World, Clarence Derwent, and Outer Critics Circle awards for her work as Bob Fosse (Book) First director in history to Maggie in Over Here! Film credits: Movie, win Oscar, Tony and Emmy awards in one Movie; All That Jazz; Annie; Micki and year (1973) for the film Cabaret, the musi - Maude. Recent choreography: Suite cal Pippin and the television special Liza Kander for Missouri State Ballet, Ritmo & With a Z . He won the first of eight Tonys as Ruido for Ballet Hispanico, Legends for choreographer for fol - Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, The Threepenny lowed by directing and choreographing Opera for Williamstown Theatre Festival, Redhead, Little Me, (stage Nilsson/Schmillson for Seattle’s Spectrum and film), Chicago, and Dancin’. Other Dance Theatre, for ABC-TV, choreography: , New Girl in national tour of the revival of Applause . Town, How to Succeed…, Big Deal. Film: She is the recipient of the Drama League My Sister Eileen, The Pajama Game, Damn Award for Distinguished Achievement in Yankees . Director: Lenny (Oscar nom.), All 1999, Musical Hall of That Jazz (Oscar nom.), Star 80. Fame Award 1999, Dance Library of Israel Award 1998, Distinguished Artist Award Walter Bobbie (Director, Original New 1998, School of American Ballet Artistic York production) won Tony, Drama Desk, Achievement Award 1997, National Art and Outer Critics Circle awards for his pro - Club Award for Service to the Arts 1995, duction of the international hit Chicago, and Governor’s Award-Ambassador of the now the longest-running American musical Arts for the State of Florida 1994. in Broadway history. Other NY credits include , The Landing, Golden David Hyslop (Re-creation of Original Age, The School for Lies, Irving Berlin’s Production Direction) has been affiliated White Christmas, The Submission, The with the Broadway production of Chicago Savannah Disputation, New Jerusalem, since 2005. One of his duties there has High Fidelity, The Marriage of Bette and been to rehearse dozens of new cast Boo, Sweet Charity, , members including Brandy, Huey Lewis, LINCOLN CENTER FESTIVAL 2016 TAKARAZUKA in C HICAGO

Usher, Brian McKnight, John O’Hurley, Lisa John Lee Beatty (Set Design) Broadway: A Rinna, George Hamilton, and Sofia Vergara. Delicate Balance, The Heiress, The Sisters He has over 20 Broadway credits as a Rosensweig, The Most Happy Fella, Burn stage manager, including Priscilla, Queen This, Penn & Teller, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Tally’s of the Desert, La Cage, Democracy, 16 Folly, Fifth of July, Crimes of the Heart, Wounded, The Rocky Horror Show, The Baby, and Anna Christie , among many oth - Blue Room, Jekyll & Hyde, An Ideal ers. Off-Broad way: Sylvia; The Cryptogram; Husband, !, and A Few Good Men . The Destiny of Me; The Substance of Fire; Resident theaters include seasons with The Road to Mecca; Song of Singapore; PCPA/Solvang Theatrefest and with The Lips Together, Teeth Apart; A Life in the American Conservatory Theatre in San Theatre; 20 seasons at MTC and Circle Rep. Francisco. He has served as associate Major regional theaters, film, opera, and director for the U.S. Tour of Chicago since television. Recipient of Tony, Obie, Drama 2012, as well as the U.S. Tours of Peter Desk, and Outer Critics Circle awards. Pan 360 and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Graduate: Brown and Yale.

Gary Chryst (Re-creation of Original William Ivey Long (Costume Designer) Production Choreography) staged the For Kander and Ebb: Steel Pier, Cabaret Chicago choreography on every continent (1998 and 2014 revivals), Curtains and except Antarctica. In June 2016 Mr. Chryst Chicago, now in its 20th year on Broadway. appeared as the Tsar in the American pre - Other Broadway credits include On the miere of Alexei Ratmansky’s The Golden Twentieth Century, Rodgers + Hammer - Cockerel with American Ballet Theatre at stein’s Cinderella, The Mystery of Edwin the Metropolitan Opera House. In 2013 Jiri Drood, Grey Gardens, , The Kylian created a work featuring Mr. Chryst, Boy From Oz, , Contact, Cabaret, East Shadow, which has been seen in the - The Music Man, Annie Get Your Gun, aters throughout the world. His stagings Swing!, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Crazy for You, include Michel Fokine’s Petrouchka for the , A Christmas Carol, Lend Mariinsky Theater, the National Ballet of Me a Tenor, Nine . Mr. Long has designed Canada, and American Ballet Theatre, and 70 Broadway shows, been nominated for ’ NY Export: Opus Jazz for 15 and won six times. He the Juilliard School. He was co-choreographer was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame of a new production of West Side Story in in 2005 and was elected chairman of the Brazil and choreographed a new American American Theatre Wing in June 2012. production of South Pacific, Nijinsky in WilliamIveyLong.com Japan and numerous MTV videos. Mr. Chryst danced on Broadway in Guys and Ken Billington (Lighting Designer) Almost Dolls, Bob Fosse’s Dancin’, and A Chorus 100 Broadway shows, including Chaplin; Line, and international tours of A Chorus Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway; The Line and West Side Story. He had a notable Scottsboro Boys; [title of show]; White career as a classical dancer with the Joffrey Christmas; The Drowsy Chaperone; Ballet and Nederlans Dans Theatre 3 and as Footloose; Sweeney Todd; Sondheim on a guest with the companies of , Sondheim; Side by Side by Sondheim; David Parsons, Lar Lubovitch, Eliot Feld, Sunday in the Park with George (’08); Jose Limon, and Nureyev and Friends, Chicago (Tony Award); Annie (’97); Hello, among others. Dolly! (’95); and Fiddler on the Roof (’76, ’81, ’90). Tours include 9 to 5, High School LINCOLN CENTER FESTIVAL 2016 TAKARAZUKA in C HICAGO

Musical, Annie . Other: Riverdance (lighting more. He has also directed shows in New supervisor), Radio City Christmas York, London, and Hong Kong. Spectacular (’79 –’06), Smash for NBC, SeaWorld Parks’ One Ocean and Shamu Satoshi Uegaki (Resident Supervising Celebration, Tavern on the Green (’14). Music Director) attended Hochschule für Awards: Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, Musik Berlin after graduating from Tokyo Lumen, Ace. University of the Arts. As a guest conduc - tor, he has led various orchestras in Japan, Rob Fisher (Supervising Music Director) and he has conducted most musicals of Original conductor and music director for the Shiki Company from 1990 to 2012. Chicago and its Grammy Award –winning Other music director/conductor credits cast album and supervisor of Chicago com - include Chicago, Dracula, Mitsuko, The panies worldwide. Music director and con - Count of Monte Cristo (Takarazuka), Chess, ductor of City Center’s Tony Award –winning The Full Monty, The Mystery of Edwin Encores! series since its inception in 1994. Drood, Lady Bess, and Elisabeth (Toho) . Other credits: Garrison Keillor’s radio broad - casts, concerts at Carnegie Hall, New York Kenya Osumi (Resident Dance Supervisor) City Opera, PBS, the White House, guest performed in Japan with the touring com - symphony conductor, and more than 20 pany of Fosse in 2002. He played Fred in recordings. Broadway/tour: 3 Penny Opera Chicago ’s Japan production in 2008 and starring Sting, Me and My Girl, A History of 2010 and served as assistant choreographer the American Film, A Day in Hollywood/A under Gary Chryst. He also staged Takara - Night in the Ukraine, Little Johnny Jones, zuka 100th Anniv. Other credits include Big River. Saturday Night Fever, Grand Hotel, Titanic, The Wedding Singer, Damn Yankees, David Thompson (Script Adaptation) Pippin, and Sister Act . He has also appeared Projects include The Scottsboro Boys in many television shows and films. (London’s Critics’ Circle Award, Evening Standard Award, Tony and Drama Desk Noriko Kawai (Resident Director) has cred - Award nominations), Steel Pier (Tony nom - its including The Addams Family, Big, ination), Thou Shalt Not . Off-Broadway: Dames at Sea, Fantasticks, Godspell, The And the World Goes ’Round (Drama Desk Goodbye Girl, Grand Hotel, The King and I, and Outer Critics Circle Awards); Flora, the Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Light in the Red Menace (Drama Desk nomination). Mr. Piazza, Merrily We Roll Along, Mikado, Thompson is a graduate of Northwestern’s Nine, Pacific Overtures, Prelude to a Kiss, Medill School of Journalism. Silk Stockings, South Pacific, Sweeney Todd, Triumph of Love, and The Wiz . She Akiko Miki (Director of Takarazuka Encore) has worked for the Siegfried & Roy produc - recently directed and adapted Me and My tion (directed by Joe Layton) and has a mas - Girl for Flower Troupe of Takarazuka Revue. ter’s degree from New York University. Joining Takarazuka Revue in 1971, he made his debut as a director with One Barry & Fran Weissler (Producers) Barry More Dream (Moon Troupe) at Bow Hall in and Fran Weissler are the recipients of 1980. The same year, he directed Fancy seven Tony Awards: Othello starring James Game at Takarazuka Grand Theater. Other Earl Jones and Christopher Plummer, notable credits include Barry Manilow’s Fiddler on the Roof with Topol, Gypsy with Copacabana, Celebration 100! Takarazuka, , Annie Get Your Gun with Super Gift! from Takarazuka stars, and Bernadette Peters and Reba McEntire, the LINCOLN CENTER FESTIVAL 2016 TAKARAZUKA in C HICAGO

2010 revival of La Cage aux Folles with Takarazuka Revue Company that provides Kelsey Grammer, the 2013 revival of Pippin live entertainment worldwide, such as the - (currently on tour), and Chicago, the ater, musicals, and more. In 2015 the com - longest-running American musical on both pany produced the world premiere of Broadway and the West End. Other Prince of Broadway , an autobiographical Broadway credits include Finding musical of legendary Broadway director Neverland, Zorba, My One & Only, , staged by Prince himself Falsettos, Grease, Seussical, Wonderful and . Town, Sweet Charity, and The Scottsboro President and Executive Producer Junichi Boys . Most recently, the Weisslers pro - Otsuka duced Waitress, the musical adaptation of Producers Katsutoshi Takayama, Takashi Adrienne Shelly’s independent film directed Arao, Mai Takahashi by with an original score by Sara Bareilles, starring Jessie Mueller. Tokyo Broadcasting System (Producer) is City Center’s Encores! one of the major television networks in Great American Musicals in Concert Japan. In addition, TBS has expanded and City Center, a not-for-profit theater founded taken a large role in production of musicals, in 1943 as Manhattan’s first performing dramas, operas, ballets, and concerts in arts center, is home to many of America’s Japan. Production credits include Rent, leading dance companies, education pro - Chicago, West Side Story, A Chorus Line, grams, and popular engagements. The Dreamgirls, War Horse, and more. TBS award-winning series Encores! was cre - owns and operates the prominent Akasaka ated in 1994 to revisit rarely heard scores, ACT Theater and Akasaka BLITZ in Tokyo. of which Chicago is one. President and Executive Producer Naoko Yoshida, Jin Yokoi Kyodo Tokyo (Producer) has been Japan’s Producers Kumi Shiraishi, Mayu Myoga most innovative promoter/producer of the - ater, concerts, performing arts, and live events since 1950. Recent Broadway cred - Ronnie Lee (Executive Producer for Kyodo its include Pippin (Tony Award), Something Tokyo, Inc.), who began his performing Rotten!, Wolf Hall . Concerts include The career at age ten, appeared in several Beatles (1966), Paul McCartney, The Rolling Broadway shows, including the original Stones, Michael Jackson, Taylor Swift, and production of West Side Story . He founded Cyndi Lauper. Theatrical credits in Japan Group Sales Box Office, the largest whole - include Chicago, Blast, Rent, Jersey Boys, sale theatre ticket service in the U.S., in Movin’ Out, Fosse, Full Monty, Fuerza 1960, and produced three plays on Bruta, De La Guarda , and more. Broadway and six musicals on the West End, including the first revivals of South President and Executive Producer Yoshito Pacific and The King and I. He first collabo - Yamazaki rated with Kyodo Tokyo in 1988 as the Producers Satoko Kawaike, Kazuki company’s exclusive associate for the Takato, Ruka Katsuta importation of stage productions from the U.S. and the U.K., in addition to produc - Umeda Arts Theater (Producer), a theatri - tions from Cuba, Argentina, Australia, and cal producer that owns and operates two South Africa. theaters in Osaka, is a group company of LINCOLN CENTER FESTIVAL 2016 TAKARAZUKA in C HICAGO

Staff for Takarazuka Chicago Staff for Chicago Production Electrician Naoshi Soejima Japanese Translation Keiko Tsuneda Head Electrician Yoshiyuki Hashimoto Japanese Lyrics Yukinojo Mori Assistant Electrician Naoko Kaihara Associate Resident Supervising Music Production Sound Koichi Yamamoto Director Hideo Hirata Head Sound Natsuko Miyawaki Associate Resident Dance Supervisors Assistant Sound Makiko Tsutsumi, Naoki Kamiya, Rena Hasaya, Yuki Toshiaki Noguchi Morizane Wardrobe Yayoi Miki, Mikiko Nagayama, Vocal Coach Hiroshi Kanazawa Noriko Sakurai, Saori Kakehi Subtitles Yumiko Yokoo and Make-up Supervisor Emi Tanaka Music Preparation Keisuke Shimizu, Hair and Make-up Assistant Kumi Kimura, Yukina Miyagi Sachiko Takahashi Production Stage Manager Toshiko Staff for Takarazuka Encore Takihara Associate Dance Supervisor Yuki Associate Production Stage Manager Taro Morizane Enoki Stage Set and Stage Costume Coordination Assistant Stage Manager Hiroaki Takarazuka Stage Co., Ltd. Masaoka, Yosuke Mikami Project Cooperation Takarazuka Revue Production Manager Kumi Odaira Company Production Interpreter Nao Suzuki Company Manager Masashi Mikame Assistant Company Manager Noriko Chicago Worldwide Sugigami Executive Producer Alecia Parker International Manager Nina Skriloff Head of Business Affairs Daniel M. Posener V.P. of Marketing Billy Zavelson Director of Marketing Ken Sperr Worldwide Art Direction Spotco Associate Costume Designer Donald Sanders Associate Lighting Designer John Demous Music Preparation Chelsea Music Services, Inc. Donald Oliver LINCOLN CENTER FESTIVAL 2016 TAKARAZUKA in C HICAGO

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