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Aya Hirano to Make Stage Debut with Wuthering Heights Musical
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A musical version of Emily Brontë's classic English novel Wuthering Heights will open in Japan next July with Luna Sea singer Ryūichi Kawamura, voice actor/talent Aya Hirano, and former Morning Musume singer Natsumi Abe. It is the debut stage performance for Hirano. Both Hirano and Abe will play the female lead Catherine, while Kawamura will play the male lead Heathcliff. Ikuzaburō Yamazaki also stars as Heathcliff's rival for Catherine's affections, Edgar.
Hirano has gradually stepped away from voice acting roles this year as she pursued other avenues in the entertainment industry, such as television variety show appearances. The original Wuthering Heights novel was adapted into a manga that was bundled in Japan with the 1939 black-and-white film version starring Laurence Olivier.
Source: Sports Hochi
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