Stage play / Musical

Mitsui Aika in Okujou Wonderland

Mitsui AikaFormer Morning Musume member Mitsui Aika will be starring in the stage play Okujou Wonderland (屋上ワンダーランド).

Okujou Wonderland will run 8 times between May 8 and 12 at Owl Spot theater, Tokyo.

Mitsui Aika will make her first appearance in a stage play since her graduation from Morning Musume in May 2012.

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Morning Musume members in Gogakuyuu

Morning MusumeMorning Musume members Fukumura Mizuki, Sayashi Riho, Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, and Kudo Haruka will make an appearance in the stage play Gogakuyuu (ごがくゆう).

The play will run from June 12 to 17 in Tokyo, and on June 22-23 in Osaka.

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Takahashi Ai and Hello! Project members in Moshimo Kokumin ga Shushou wo Erandara

Takahashi Ai - Moshimo Kokumin ga Shushou wo ErandaraTakahashi Ai will be starring in the stage play Moshimo Kokumin ga Shushou wo Erandara (もしも国民が首相を選んだら).

Hello! Project members Wada Ayaka (S/mileage), Fukuda Kanon (S/mileage), Miyamoto Karin (Juice=Juice), Uemura Akari (Juice=Juice), and Ishikawa Rika (ex Morning Musume) will also make an appearance.

The play will run from April 24 to 30 in Space Zero, Tokyo.

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Niigaki Risa in Zettai Kareshi (Absolute Boyfriend)

Niigaki RisaFormer Morning Musume member Niigaki Risa will be starring in the stage play Zettai Kareshi (絶対彼氏 ; Absolute Boyfriend).

Niigaki Risa will play the role of Izawa Riiko, a girl who has bad luck with boys and who has ordered a cybernetic boyfriend.

Zettai Kareshi is based on the manga series of the same title by Watase Yuu.

The stage play will run from March 16 to 20 at Theater 1010, Tokyo.

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Ogawa Makoto, Niigaki Risa & Mitsui Aika in Tokugawa15

Ogawa MakotoFormer Morning Musume members Ogawa Makoto, Niigaki Risa, and Mitsui Aika are going to perform in the stage play Tokugawa 15.

The stage play will run from March 20 to 24 at The Pocket, Nakano.

Ogawa Makoto will act in a lead role. Niigaki Risa will make a guest appearance on March 23, and Mitsui Aika on March 21.

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Takahashi Ai in Akage no An (Anne of Green Gables)

Takahashi AiTakahashi Ai will be starring in the musical Akage no An (赤毛のアン).

Akage no An is an adaptation of the book Anne of Green Gables written by Lucy Maud Montgomery in 1908.

Takahashi Ai (ex Morning Musume) will play the role of the main character Anne Shirley.

The musical will run from August 11 to 21 across Japan.

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°C-ute – Sakura no Hanataba

°C-ute - Sakura no Hanataba°C-ute members will be starring in the stage play Sakura no Hanataba (さくらの花束).

The play will run from March 14 to 24 at Ikebukuro Theater Green, Tokyo. It will be performed simultaneously on 3 different stages : Big Tree Theater, Box in Box Theater, and Base Theater.

Sakura no Hanataba is part of Gekidan Gekiharo project.

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Yajima Maimi in Taklamakan

Yajima MaimiYajima Maimi (°C-ute) will be starring in the stage play Hata-gumi vol.5 (秦組 vol.5) Taklamakan (タクラマカン).

Taklamakan will run from May 31 to June 10 at Owl Spot, Tokyo, and on June 11 at Sankei Hall Breeze, Osaka.

Yajima Maimi had previously performed in the stage plays Hata-gumi vol.3 Ran (らん) in 2010 and Hata-gumi vol.4 Ran ~2011 New Version~ (らん―2011New version!!―) in 2011.

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Takahashi Ai in The Wedding Singer

The Wedding SingerTakahashi Ai (ex Morning Musume) will appear in the musical The Wedding Singer (ウェディング・シンガー).

Takahashi Ai will play the role of Julia (ジュリア), a waitress.

The Wedding Singer is a musical based on the 1998 film of the same name.

The play will be held in March.

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