Toho Elisabeth: Omigod you guys!

[winter]

Toho Elisabeth cast is up for the August-October 2010 run.

I saw it and kind of fell over.

First of all, I hereby crow about the Asako!Elisabeth rumour being confirmed. She must be working hard on recovering her soprano, but this is a glorious normal-theatre debut, a great role to start with, and she's going to own the stage.

Komu got Elisabeth again ♥ I just hope that this time, enterprising fans with cameras will do better ;)

Yuichiro Yamaguchi is Death again, because you'll have to hit him over the head with a shovel to get him off the stage. Since his voice is pure honeyed velvet, that is a YAY in my book.

We get two new Deaths, too. Shirota Yuu (since he has TeniMyu and SeraMyu history... *eyes TeniMyu and SeraMyu fans* any comments on how he'll handle a forceful rockstar demon?) and Ishimaru Kanji, an ex-Raoul I haven't seen.

And the real Omigod-You-Guys is for Sophie. Mori Keaki. Who's had like one role since her retirement as Yukigumi topstar (and Andre to Maki's Oscar) in 1993. Kotobuki Hizuru's the other Sophie, as usual, but Mori!

FYI, the Rudolf-of-the-month for October is Urai Kenji, Lucheni is Takashima Masahiro (aka Mr Sylvia Grab), and Franz Joseph is... Ishikawa Zen. Dear heavens, this is going to be good.

Now, where was my airplane ticket search engine?

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Comments

[amamiyarin.livejournal.com]

...Shirota is Death? SHIROTA YUU IS DEATH? Oh my God. OH MY GOD.

Ahem. Sorry.

I... don't know about the 'forceful rockstar' aspect. *grins* But Shirotan is definitely much better on stage than on recording. And GODDAMMIT. I can't wait to see him in full costume now.

Heeee, Irei Kanata is still one of the cast for Rudolf?

brb, still keeling over about Shirotan.

[alice_montrose]

Ooooo, more AsakoBeth! ♥ And hey, with Yuichiro Yamaguchi too, which should be stunning.

[rkold.livejournal.com]

Personally, I don't think Shirota Yuu can sing worth a damn, but he has a good stage presence and isn't as poor an actor as a lot of the people in Tenimyus. (He's actually been making a name for himself doing lots of live-action stuff.)

Of course I am spoiled and hold people who perform in musicals up against people who do the same work in NY. And yes, I saw Shirota live. I have no patience to watch Tenimyu things, the music is beyond atrocious.

[utena1409.livejournal.com]

Woah, wish I could see this cast:

Elisabeth: Asako
Tod: Shirota Yuu
Rudolph: Urai Kenji

Though I actually think Kenji has a much better voice than Yuu and should have gotten Tod instead... T___T (But I guess he's just not attractive/manly enough for it... :/ )

I think Yuu has a nice voice, but I am not sure if he can handle Asako... ^^;;;;; But I just know him as "Mamoru, the nice boyfriend and hero", so maybe he does have a much stronger, more forceful side I just haven't seen yet.... ^^

[flower-ballet.livejournal.com]

Isn't Urai Kenji a former Tux from SeraMyu as well? *has been out of the fandom for too damn long* I've heard the name before and I'm pretty sure that's where. *googles* Yep, he was Tux! I was right. I always loved him, he was one of my favourites with a really good voice, so I think he'll be doing great as Rudolph. I always liked Yuu and thought he was a really good singer, though I'm not sure he's... got the air going for him to convince me as Tod. Otherwise, whoa, that's a lot of 'siennes.

[sarabakanashimi.livejournal.com]

I shall squee here again <3333

Asabeth <3 <3 <3 I'm so happy, I can't even babble about it in my lj XD

[nemo-de-la-meer.livejournal.com]

WAIT. ANOTHER TOHO ELISABETH?! I'M EXCITED!

But, Yuichiro Yamaguchi? Again? Wasn't there another guy who played Der Tod back in 04? People hated him but I rather liked him, too. -.-

Anyway, sounds good to me! Their staging for Wenn Ich Tanzen Will is good.

[xwingace]

I only know Shirota Yuu from Jdrama's. From the things I've seen him in, he's far, far better at playing comic relief than tough guy. Which makes it a bit strange that he's cast in the second role more (unless I've missed something -- eminently possible).

XWA