Dancing☆Star Pretty Cure The Stage

Dancing☆Star Pretty Cure The Stage (Dancing☆Starプリキュア The Stage)^? is a stage play to celebrate the Pretty Cure franchise's 20^th anniversary.

Directed by Hosa Kayou and supervised by Washio Takashi, the stage play was held in Fall 2023 in Tokyo and Osaka. The stage play is based on an original story filled with dancing and battles, that follows 5 male high schoolers who transform into Pretty Cure.

Production

Dancing☆Star Pretty Cure The Stage was first revealed on April 28^th, 2023^[1], along with an animated key visual. On May 30^th, 2023, the cast was revealed with an updated visual to feature the stage play actors^[2]. On July 3^rd, 2023, new cast members were revealed^[3]. Later, on August 29^th, 2023, the new cast members were revealed wearing their characters' costumes^[4], as well as the civilian names for the main Cures^[5].

On April 5^th, 2024, it was announced that a sequel stage show would be taking place in February & March 2025^[6]. On December 20^th, 2024, it was announced that an English ticketing website has opened for overseas customers.^[7]

Synopsis

Hoshikawa Gaku loves to dance! He also specializes in dance!
He's a second year high school student who dreams of winning the national championship in the dance club of his dreams.

While on his way to the regular selection test, Gaku meets a young boy wearing a strange costume【Pas De Deux】, and a man in a suit with a blank expression.
The man in the suit suddenly starts to feel the rhythm to eerie music, where his appearance changes before going on the offense.
Just as he thought he had no escape, Pas De Deux's pendant shines brightly and a light surrounds Gaku...

"Pounding in my heart, a beat of hope! Cure Top!"
...Wait, what am I saying? And also, what's with this outfit!?

Ride the "rhythm of light" that turns despair into hope! Dancing☆Star Pretty Cure begins now!

Characters

Pretty Cure

Hoshikawa Gaku (星河楽, Hoshikawa Gaku)^? / Cure Top (キュアトップ, Cure Top)^?
Natsume Hayato (夏目颯斗, Natsume Hayato)^? / Cure Lock (キュアロック, Cure Lock)^?
Tsukimiya Sasana (月宮爽々奈, Tsukimiya Sasana)^? / Cure Soul (キュアソウル, Cure Soul)^?
Tengen Kouga (天弦晃雅, Tengen Kouga)^? / Cure Kagura (キュアカグラ, Cure Kagura)^?
Kurose Maito (黒瀬舞人, Kurose Maito)^? / Cure Break (キュアブレイク, Cure Break)^?

Mascots

Pas De Deux (パドドゥ, Pas De Deux)^?

Minor Characters

Suzunoki Kei (鈴ノ木蛍, Suzunoki Kei)^?
Utsumi Mitsuru (内海充, Utsumi Mitsuru)^?
Muroi Kazuho (室井一帆, Muroi Kazuho)^?
Himenuma Nobara (姫沼のばら, Himenuma Nobara)^?
Otogiri Yuriya & Nemu (音切百合夜ゆりや&眠, Otogiri Yuriya & Nemu)^?
Tengen Souichirou (天弦総一郎, Tengen Souichirou)^?
Asabuki Taiyou (朝吹太踊, Asabuki Taiyou)^?
Clown (クラウン, Clown)^?

Trivia

Dancing☆Star is the first instalment of the franchise to:
- consist of a team of male Cures.
- not be an anime series. Instead, it's a stage play.
- consist of a team made up of only high schoolers.
- use profane language.