elisabeth: the first japanese production of elisabeth das musical, arguably one of the most successful musicals (I doubt there will ever be an english production after the rebecca fiasco) about empress elisabeth or sisi. it’s sarcastically narrated by her assassin who, during his interrogations in the afterworld on his decision to kill her, retorts that he just helped her with her goal as the opener. in essence it’s about an admittedly selfish woman’s ideation of death, represented in this adaptation by the main lead of death, who only leads her on in this twisted game of seduction. what’s interesting is that it’s not about elisabeth herself, but rather the myth around her, and how affected those around her.
b&c: japanese production of a short-lived broadway musical about american bandits and serial killers bonnie and clyde, active during the great depression. I don’t think they need much introducing, the adaptation also kind of focuses more on the myth of the two rather than the reality. the revue portion is where my aes comes from.
legally ?? to get the productions but there are bootlegs on youtube for the original shows, linking the 02 elisabeth though since more songs (including some of the most famous ones) were added in after the original run even if 96 doesn’t have them