⭐ DEATH NOTE – THE MUSICAL – LONDON CONCEPT ALBUM ANNOUNCED ⭐
Following ten sold out performances at London’s Palladium and Lyric theatres, the London Concept Album of DEATH NOTE – THE MUSICAL has been announced.
The original producers of the critically acclaimed DEATH NOTE – THE MUSICAL – IN CONCERT are thrilled to announce the 17-track album is to be released by Ghostlight Records, with a date to be announced imminently.
The forthcoming release will be produced by the legendary Nigel Wright (Evita film, Sunset Boulevard, Jesus Christ Superstar LIVE), co-produced by production musical supervisor, Katy Richardson (SIX, Bonnie & Clyde – West End & Cast Recording), and engineered by Nick Pugh.
The album will feature the stars of the original Palladium concert, including Broadway legend Adam Pascal (Ryuk), Joaquin Pedro Valdes (Light), Dean John Wilson (‘L’), Aimie Atkinson (Rem), Frances Mayli McCann (Misa Misa) Rachel Clare Chan (Sayu) and Christian Ray Marbella (Soichiro).
Palladium/Lyric ensemble members featured on the album include Jade Copas, Charlotte Coggin, Eu Jin Hwang, Jessica Lee, Nick Len, Jojo Meredith, Boaz Chad, Marcel Li-Ping and Yojiri Ichikawa, with additional singers to include Ying Ue Li, Yuki Sutton, Nicola Espallardo, Gracie Lai, Rumi Sutton, Ethan Le Phong, Leon Hong, and Aaron Teoh.
The ground breaking musical, which premiered in Japan in 2015, and is the winner of the 2022 Best Musical Korea Musical Awards, has a score by Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Bonnie & Clyde) with lyrics by Jack Murphy, book by Ivan Menchell, and orchestrations and arrangements by Jason Howland. The London concert production was directed by Nick Winston, with music supervision by Katy Richardson, and was music directed and conducted by Chris Ma.
Alongside Ghostlight Records, Frank Wildhorn serves as an executive producer of the album, along with the original UK concert producers Carter Dixon McGill, Haley Swindal/Pinnacle Productions, Louis Hobson/Indie Theatrical, and Horipro. They are joined by Van Dean and Michael Croiter/Yellowstone and Steve Swindal, with associate producers Carolyn Anthony, Greg A. Deluca, Tamara & Peter Erickson and Kenneth Novice.
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