Casting announced for European premiere of DEATH NOTE THE MUSICAL

It has been announced that Frances Mayli McCann (Bonnie & Clyde, West End), Dean John-Wilson (The King & I, West End) and Joaquin Pedro Valdes (Heathers, The Other Palace) will star in Death Note: The Musical at the London Palladium on 21 & 22 August.

Following acclaimed productions in Japan and Korea, Death Note: The Musical will receive its English language premiere with two star-studded concerts, which go on sale at 10am on 2 June.

Based on the best-selling Japanese manga series of the same name by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, this ground breaking musical has a score by Frank Wildhorn, with lyrics by Jack Murphy and a book by Ivan Menchell.

Directed and co-choreographed by Nick Winston, Frances Mayli McCann will play famous model Misa, alongside Dean John-Wilson as enigmatic, mysterious, international consulting detective known only as ‘L’, and Joaquin Pedro Valdes as the brilliant but bored genius, Light. Further casting is to be announced.

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 concerts feature co-choreography by Alex Sarmiento, with costumes by Kimie Nakano, musical supervision by Katy Richardson, musical direction by Chris Ma, orchestrations by Jason Howland, design by Justin Williams, lighting by Ben Cracknell, sound by Ben Harrison, and casting by Harry Blumenau.

Frank Wildhorn said: “Death Note: The Musical has been the most unique, strange, edgy, and wonderful musical journey for me. It’s been a dream of mine to bring this show from Asia to the West End of London, and here we are!”

The producers said: “We are beyond excited to be presenting the first English language production of Death Note: The Musical for two nights only this summer! Fans and those we look forward to welcoming into the world of Death Note are in for a musical treat.”

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