Musical CD Dear Boys

[Machine Translation] DEAR BOYS" (original story by Hiroki Yagami) began serialization in "Monthly Shonen Magazine" (Kodansha) in 1989. DEAR BOYS ACT II" is currently being serialized, and the series has sold more than 36 million copies and won the 31st Kodansha Manga Award in the Juvenile Division. A CD containing live sound recordings of the musical "DEAR BOYS" performed at Zen-Rosai Hall/Space Zero from December 20 to 29, 2007, will be released! The cast features fresh young actors selected by audition, mainly those with basketball experience, including Ryuji Ikeda (Kazuhiko Aikawa), Tomohiro Tsurumi (Takuya Fujiwara), and Keisuke Minami (Ranmaru Miura)! The film is a story about the characters who "want to play basketball as much as they can! The characters' feelings of "I want to play basketball with all my might" are expressed with their dynamic bodies. The stage production will recreate a basketball game on stage, with the rhythm of dribbling, music, and dance echoing through the hall. The powerful stage performance, which no one has ever seen before, will heat up the hearts and bodies of those who see it!

1989年に「月刊少年マガジン」(講談社)にて連載がスタートした『DEAR BOYS』(原作: 八神ひろき)。現在も『DEAR BOYS ACTII』を連載中で、シリーズコミックは累計3,600万部以上、第31回講談社漫画賞少年部門を受賞した名作がミュージカル化!! 2007年12月20～29日＠全労済ホール/スペース・ゼロで行われたミュージカル『DEAR BOYS』のライブ音源を収録したCDがリリース!! キャストにはバスケ経験者を中心にオーディションで選ばれた池田竜治(哀川和彦役)、鶴見知大(藤原拓弥役)、南圭介(三浦蘭丸役)等、フレッシュな若手俳優たちを起用!! 「バスケットを思いっきりやりたい!」という登場人物たちの心情を、躍動するカラダで表現する。舞台上でのバスケットボールの試合を再現する演出、会場に響くドリブルのリズムと音楽、そしてダンス。誰も見たことがない迫力のステージングが、見る人の心と身体を熱くする!!