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(born August 4, 1977) is a former '' otokoyaku'' (a female playing a male part) for Cosmos Troupe of
Takarazuka Revue The is a Japanese all-female musical theatre troupe based in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Women play all roles in lavish, Broadway-style productions of Western-style musicals and stories adapted from films, novels, manga, and Japa ...
. She joined the company in 1995 and became the top star in February 2007 upon the resignation of Kei Takashiro, which made her the first otokoyaku to be top in her class. She resigned from the company in July, 2009, and is currently pursuing a stage career. She is from Bunkyō, Tokyo.


Troupe history

* Moon Troupe: 1996–2003 * Cosmos Troupe: 2003–2009


Biography

Yūga Yamato began her career in Takarazuka in 1995. She was one of the young stars that were promoted by the company in 1999 (along with Sumire Haruno, the former top star for Flower Troupe and
Hikaru Asami Hikaru Asami (朝海 ひかる, born January 24, 1972) is a Japanese performing artist and a former member of the Takarazuka Revue, where she specialized in playing male characters (Otokoyaku). She joined the revue in 1991 and resigned in 2006. S ...
, the former top star for Snow Troupe). Before she was promoted to top star, she was considered as one of top-stars-in-waiting along with Kei Takashiro, the former top star for Cosmos Troupe, Kei Aran, the current top star for Star Troupe, Jun Sena, the current top star for Moon Troupe, and Natsuki Mizu, the current top star of Snow Troupe. Even when she was in her underclassman years, she was already in some roles that were quite inside the nuclear cast of the regular cast production. Along with Yūhi Ōzora and Hiromu Kiriya, they were the major trio for the young batch in Moon Troupe. When the trio were still underclassmen, they were always cast in the title roles for the new actor production alternatively. When Jun Shibuki became the top star for Moon Troupe, she became the second man for Shibuki. In 2003, she was transferred to Cosmos Troupe, rejoining Natsuki Mizu, former troupe mate from Moon Troupe. It seemed that she had been downgraded when she is in the role of Rolan Sabatier (considered a role for a third-tier actor) in ''Lightning in the Daytime''. But it was proven wrong when she was in the role of Barak in ''Calaf & Turandot'' in the Hakataza Theater performance (replacing Mizu who had a Bow Hall performance at the same time). In the same year, she went on stage with Kei Aran of Star Troupe for '' Singin' in the Rain''. Same as Mizu, she had a special appearance in 2004 for the Star Troupe in ''A Love Story in 1914'' and ''Ch'Ang-an: Full of Swirling Flowers'' (replacing Kei Aran in the Hakataza Theater performance). Also she got her solo lead performance ''The Last Party: S.Fitzgerald’s Last Day'' at Bow Hall. In 2005, with the sudden troupe transfer for Mizu, she became the solo second man for
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. With the resignment of Wao and her successor Kei Takashiro, she became the fourth top star for the youngest troupe of the company, and the youngest of the five. In 2013, she starred in the '' Sera Myu'' revival as
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, and made her TV drama debut in the series ''
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''.


Notable performances and roles

*'' Me and My Girl'' - Gerald *''Descendant of Baron'' - Henry *''El Dorado'' - Ignacio (first lead role) *''
West Side Story ''West Side Story'' is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play '' Romeo and Juliet'', the story is set in the mid ...
'' - Tony (lead role shared with Yūhi Ōzora, her role in regular cast is A-Rab) *''Dark Brown Eyes'' (An adaptation of ''
The Captain's Daughter ''The Captain's Daughter'' (russian: «Капитанская дочка», Kapitanskaya dochka) is a historical novel by the Russian writer Alexander Pushkin. It was first published in 1836 in the fourth issue of the literary journal '' Sovrem ...
'') - Nicolai (lead role) *''
The Prisoner of Zenda ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' is an 1894 adventure novel by Anthony Hope, in which the King of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation and thus is unable to attend the ceremony. Political forces within the realm are such that, in orde ...
'' - Count of Hentzau (her role in regular cast is Anthony) *''Great Pirates'' - Emilio (lead role; this is her final participation for new actor production) *''Fake Love'' - Michael (Bow Hall production starring Asato Shizuki) *''
Twelfth Night ''Twelfth Night'', or ''What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Vi ...
'' - Duke Orsino (Bow Hall production) *''Practical Joke'' - David *''Great Pirates'' - Rockwell/Edgar (replacing Wataru Kozuki for the national tour) *''
Guys and Dolls ''Guys and Dolls'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" (1933) and "Blood Pressure", which are two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also bo ...
'' - Nathan Detroit *''At the End of a Long Spring'' - Brice *'' Singin' in the Rain'' - Cosmo (Starring Kei Aran of Star Troupe, may consider as special appearance) *''Calaf & Turandot'' - Barak (replacing Natsuki Mizu in the Hakataza Theater performance) *''Lightning in the Daytime'' - Rolan Sabatier *''A Love Story in 1914'' - Amedeo Modigliani (Special appearance for Star Troupe) *''Ch'ang-an, Full of Swirling Flowers'' - An Lu-shan (Special appearance; replacing Kei Aran in the Hakataza Theater performance) *''The Last Party: S.Fitzgerald’s Last Day'' - Scott Fitzgerald (Bow Hall Production) *''Hotel Stella Maris'' - Guy Prescott/Allen Kendall (National Tour) *''A Kiss to the Flame'' - Barria *''Never Says Goodbye'' - Vincent Romero *''Sketches from the Life of Ryoma Sakamoto'' - Shintaro Nakaoka * ''A/L: The Youth of Phantom Thief Lupin'' -
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(Top Star Debut) * ''Hot Flower of Valencia'' - Fernando Delvarez (Top Star Debut at Grand Theater) * ''Dawn Wind'' - Douglas MacArthur * '' Singin' in the Rain'' - Don Lockwood * ''Paradise Prince'' - Stuart Green Menfield * ''Gaiden - The Rose of Versailles: André'' - André Grandier * ''
Higanjima is a Japanese manga series by Kōji Matsumoto. It was adapted into a live action film in 2010. It also spawned two sequel series, ''Higanjima: Saigo no 47 Nichikan'', and ''Higanjima 48 Nichigo…'', both published in Kodansha's ''Week ...
'' - Asuka * '' Kaitō Queen wa Circus ga Osuki (Mirage Queen Aime Cirque)'' - Queen (voice role)


References

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