A.B.C-Z, Kis-My-Ft2 team up for "Shonentachi" musical

Johnny's Jr. units A.B.C-Z and
Kis-My-Ft2 will jointly star in the
musical "Shonentachi: Koushi
Naki Rougoku," it has been
announced. This will be the first
time that the "Shonentachi"
musical is performed since 1993.
"Shonentachi," written and
directed by Johnny's Jimusho
president Johnny Kitagawa, is
a story about a group of
young men at a reform
school. It was first performed by
the four-member group Johnny's
(the first boy band represented
by Johnny's Jimusho) in 1965,
and it was later remade starring
SMAP in 1993. This time, the five
members of A.B.C-Z and the
seven members of Kis-My-Ft2
will be playing the main
characters.
"Shonentachi" will be performed
at Tokyo's Nissay Theatre from
September 3 to September 26.
source: TOKYOGRAPH