The Rose of Versailles has been dramatized for Takarazuka Revue by Shinji Ueda. The show's role in Takarazuka history is particularly notable as it established the "Top Star" system that remains in place to this day. Rose of Versailles also triggered a large surge in the revue's popularity, commonly referred to as the "BeruBara Boom" (ベルバラブーム). The musicals have either played up the importance of the Oscar-Andre relationship, or the Fersen-Marie Antoinette relationship. Shinji Ueda, a Takarazuka producer, asked Riyoko Ikeda to write new stories with scenes from the manga never before seen on stage and by placing a focus on minor characters. In 2008 and 2009, four new musicals were staged based on the minor characters Girodelle, Alain de Soissons, and Bernard Chatelet, as well as André Grandier.

Takarazuka stage adaptations

1974, Moon Troupe, top bill: Yuri Haruna, Asou Kaoru 1975, Flower Troupe, top bill: Jun Anna, Yuri Haruna 1975, Snow Troupe, top bill: Natsuko Migiwa, Rei Asami 1976, Flower Troupe, National tour, top bill: 1979, Flower Troupe, National tour, top bill: Akira Matsu 1980, Snow Troupe, National tour, top bill: Natsuko Migiwa 1976, Star Troupe (Takarazuka version), top bill: Ran Ōtori 1976, Moon Troupe (Tokyo version), top bill: Ran Ōtori 1977, Flower Troupe, National Tour, top bill: Jun Anna 1978, Snow Troupe, National Tour, top bill: Natsuko Migiwa 1989, Snow Troupe, top bill: Keaki Mori, Ichiro Maki 1989, Star Troupe, top bill: Kaoru Hyuuga 2001, Cosmos Troupe, top bill: Yōka Wao 2006, Star Troupe, top bill: Wataru Kozuki 1990, Flower Troupe, top bill: Mizuki Ōura 1991, Flower Troupe, Ueda, top bill: Mizuki Ōura 1991, Snow Troupe, National Tour, top bill: Keaki Mori 1991, Moon Troupe, top bill: Mayo Suzukaze 2001, Star Troupe, top bill: Kō Minoru 2005, Star Troupe, Korean Tour, top bill: Wataru Kozuki 2006, Snow Troupe, top bill: Hikaru Asami 2006, Snow Troupe, National Tour, top bill: Natsuki Mizu 2008, Snow Troupe, top bill: Natsuki Mizu 2008, Flower Troupe, top bill: Sei Matobu 2008, Star Troupe, top bill: Kei Aran 2009, Cosmos Troupe, top bill: Yūga Yamato 2009, Flower Troupe, top bill: Sei Matobu 2013，Moon Troupe, top bill: Masaki Ryuu, Rio Asumi 2013, Snow Troupe, top bill: Kazuho Sou 2014, Cosmos Troupe, top bill: Kaname Ouki 2014, Cosmos Troupe, National Tour, top bill: Manato Asaka 2014, Flower Troupe, top bill: Rio Asumi 2015, Flower Troupe, top bill: Rio Asumi 2024, Snow Troupe, top bill: Sakina Ayakaze

Korean musical adaptation

Development for the musical in South Korea was announced in December 2022. The musical company, EMK, has experience creating a rococo stage in the past by producing a revised version of the musical Marie Antoinette. It was first presented as a preview gala concert on December 2–3, 2023, and then premiere at the Chungmu Arts Center Grand Theater in July 2024. In 2024, Riyoko Ikeda, the original author of The Rose of Versailles, visited South Korea ahead of that musical's premiere. It received positive reviews from critics for its cast and visual spectacle of set design but was criticized for the score and especially the story was criticized for trying to cram 10 volumes of the manga into a two-and-a-half hour musical.

Casts

• Note: Most, if not all, large scale South Korean Musicals are generally double or triple cast for a role. The actors share the role equally and alternate throughout the eight show week.