masahi: (Star Troupe - Hoshigumi)
Summary: Mikhail Cherinka is the top star of the Russian ballet, but he's unhappy where he is behind the Iron Curtain. He managed to escape, leaving behind his beloved wife and son, and takes refuge in Canada, before making it to Broadway, where he becomes a big star. However, he never forgets his wife and his son.
A revue follows in act II.

Young Bloods - Twinkle Twinkle Star - Star Troupe 2006 )
masahi: (Star Troupe - Hoshigumi)
Summary: Mikhail and Tatiana have a Past. When they were younger, the two ballet stars tried to break through the Iron Curtain. Tatiana succeeded. Mikhail failed. 10 years later, she returns to Moscow with her husband, who is seeking religious icons. However, it transpires the reason for this modest collecting is far more sinister, and Tatiana and Mikhail soon find themselves up to their necks in trouble from ex-ballet-teachers (yes, really) and a cult known as Lucifer.

Lure of the Icon - Star Troupe 1998 )

So, yes. I have a new show to add to my top five. Will have to shuffle them around, but I will fit it, somehow.
masahi: (Star Troupe - Hoshigumi)
Summary: During the Bafuku period, Princess Kazu, half-sister of Emperor Koumei, is sent - to her distress - to marry the young Shogun, Iemochi Tokugawa. She is accompanied by Hashimoto Saneyana, a childhood friend of Kazu and the envoy of the Emperor, who is as grieved as she by the decision. It is expected to unite the two houses as the Tokugawa power wanes, but with Iemochi's death, matters change. Hashimoto is reunited with her during the surrender of Edo Castle.

(This is a loose estimate, I'm afraid)

Vanished in the Musahino Dew - Star Troupe 1997 )
masahi: (Star Troupe - Hoshigumi)
Summary: In 1900s Argentina, Nicholas - a former extremist leader - is released from prison after 7 years of incarceration. He finds a new position in a tango-bar and reunites with some of his old compatriots, although his old lover has now moved on.

He agreed to help Isabella, a promising tango dancer, but the lifestyle of his old friends means that things don't remain comfortable and peaceful for long.

Winds of Buenos Aires - Star Troupe 2008 )
masahi: (Star Troupe - Hoshigumi)
Summary: Loosely based on the comedy of errors that is Twelfth Night, Epiphany is a piece of meta-comedy-drama, which looks back at the roots of co-ed theatre in Japan, from the heart of the kabuki tradition.

Set in Meiji-era Japan, the story follows Raikoya Otoka who, when her brother runs away from his familial responsibilities and the opportunity to join the Enoza kabuki theatre, decides to take his place until his return.

With all the confusion, Otaka finds herself in a muddle of a love-triangle with Iriya, master of the Enouza, who is in love with his former tutor's daughter, Mari, who in turn falls in love with the person everyone assumes is Takagoro.

There is also the subplot of Mari's father's love affair in Europe, the influence that still has on him and the way it changes Japanese theatre. There is a more detailed summary here.

Epiphany - Star Troupe 1999 )

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