"Takarazuka Boys,"a stage play focusing on a men's troupe that existed shortly after World War II premiered in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Saturday, 7 July. Takarazuka is theatrical company which is composed of all-female member. The men's troupe was established by Ichizo Kobayashi, founder of the Takarazuka Revue, after he received a letter requesting that the troupe stage a full-scale musical by adding men to the revue. But the men's troupe was disbanded in 1954 because of the fans' resistance to having men perform at the Takarazuka Grand Theater in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture. Six men who belonged to the troupe visited the Hyogo Performing Arts Center in Nishinomiya on Saturday to watch the performance and engage in a bit of nostalgia.
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