The musical will run at the Barbican Theatre this summer.
It has been announced that Xander Pang (MacBeth, Beyond Paradise) will be playing the
brilliant protagonist ‘Light’ and Colin Ryan (Hamlet, My Brilliant Friend, The Lightning Child) will be playing the mysterious consulting detective ‘L’ when Death Note: The Musical heads to the London stage this summer. Further casting has yet to be announced.
Playing at the Barbican from the 30th July until the 12th September, Death Note: The Musical is based on est-selling Japanese manga of the same name by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata
and Shueisha.
Death Note tells the story of Light Yagami, an exceptionally gifted high school student who one day discovers a mysterious notebook bearing a chilling rule: “Any human whose name is written in this notebook will die in 40 seconds.” The notebook, known as the Death Note, has been dropped into the human world out of boredom by the Shinigami Ryuk. Disillusioned by a justice system he believes fails to punish criminals, Light tests the notebook’s power triggering the sudden death of a criminal live on television.
Convinced he has been chosen to become the “god of a new world,” Light begins using the Death Note to eliminate criminals across the globe. As unexplained deaths mount, the public coins the name “Kira” for the unseen killer, with supporters praising his actions as crime rates plummet. With no physical evidence to follow, the authorities turn to the enigmatic master detective L, setting the stage for a gripping psychological battle between two brilliant minds.
The musical features a score by Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award nominated composer Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, Bonnie & Clyde and the Whitney Houston hit “Where Do Broken Hearts Go”) and lyrics by Tony Award-nominated Jack Murphy and book by Emmy-nominated Ivan Menchell.
Meanwhile, the production is directed by Stephen Whitson, choreographer Fabian Aloise, set designer Jon Bausor and orchestration and arrangements by Jason Howland.
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