Monday, 3 June 2013

New Sailor Moon Stage Musical Announced


Sailor Moon manga editor Fumio "Osabu" Osano revealed that the Sailor Moon stage musical will return in September. The upcoming stage musical will feature an all female cast.

The cast of the upcoming stage musical are:


Satomi Okubo (Age 17) as Sailor Moon


Miyabi Matsuura (Age 16) as Sailor Mercury


Kanon Nanaki (Age 16) as Sailor Mars


Yū Takahashi (Age 22) as Sailor Jupiter


Shiori Sakata (Age 21) as Sailor Venus


Yūga Yamato as Tuxedo Mask

The story of the stage musical is a recounting of the battles between the Sailor Scouts and the Dark Kingdom that seeks the Silver Crystal.

Producing, writing and directing the new musical is Takuya Hiramitsu with music composed by Toshihiko Sahashi. The musical will run from September 13 to 23 at Shibuya's AiiA Theater Tokyo and is co-produced by Dwango and Nelke Planning.

Ticket sales will begin in July for 6,800 yen (about US$67), but advance reservations began on Monday at noon via Nakayoshi.

Source: Anime News Network