⭐ DEATH NOTE – THE MUSICAL – IN CONCERT ANNOUNCED FOR LYRIC THEATRE – SEPTEMBER 2023 ⭐
The award-winning DEATH NOTE – THE MUSICAL in Concert will transfer to the Lyric Theatre, it has been announced.
Following its European premiere at the London Palladium next month, the concert production will also be playing the Lyric Theatre for six performances, running from 7th – 10th September 2023.
Casting for the Lyric Theatre run is set to be revealed at a later date.
Based on the best-selling Japanese manga series (60 million copies worldwide) of the same name by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, this ground breaking musical (Winner Best Musical, Korea Musical Awards) has a score by Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, Bonnie & Clyde) with lyrics by Jack Murphy and book by Ivan Menchell.
Light Yagami, a bright but dissatisfied high school student in Tokyo comes across a discarded notebook owned by Ryuk, a mythological god of death. Discovering he can kill anyone by just writing their names in the supernatural notebook, Light takes justice into his own hands by filling the notebook with names of the nation’s most wanted criminals. But a detective only known as “L” is soon tracking him down…
The concert production will be directed by Nick Winston and produced by Carter Dixon McGill Production and Indie Theatrical.
Also featuring associate director & choreographer Alex Sarmiento, costume designer Kimie Nakano, musical supervisor Katy Richardson, musical director Chris Ma, orchestrator Jason Howland, designer Justin Williams, lighting designer Ben Cracknell, sound designer Ben Harrison, casting Harry Blumenau and artwork by Rebecca Pitt Creative.
DEATH NOTE – THE MUSICAL will play the London Palladium, on 21st & 22nd August 2023 and the Lyric Theatre from 7th – 10th September 2023.
Tickets go on general sale for the Lyric Theatre run at 12pm today.
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