Japan's Takarazuka Revue to bring a touch of Taiwan in 3rd tour

Japan's all-women Takarazuka Revue musical theater troupe announced Friday that its Star Troupe will debut a production inspired by a Taiwanese puppet show in its third tour to the island later this year.Tomotsugu Ogawa, president of the Takarazuka Revue Company, told a press conference in Taipei that the upcoming performance, which will run from Oct. 20 to 28 in Taipei and from Nov. 2 to 5 in the southern city of Kaohsiung, will consist of two parts.The first part is a brand new production, Thunderbolt Fantasy, inspired by Taiwan's Pili glove puppetry shows, a modern version of traditional…READ FULL ARTICLE