Death Note: The Musical

Death Note: The Musical is a stage production based on the Death Note manga series.

The musical was originally written in English and translated into Japanese and Korean for their respective productions performed in 2015.

The musical was composed by Broadway composer Frank Wildhorn, with lyrics by Jack Murphy and book by Ivan Menchell. In 2014, some of the English versions of the songs were leaked online, leading to rumors of an English performance, but no English performance is currently planned.

Japan
The musical ran in Japan from April 6, 2015 to April 29, 2015. It starred Kenji Urai and Hayato Kakizawa double-cast as Light Yagami, and Teppei Koike as L.

South Korea
The Korean-language musical ran in South Korea from June 11, 2015 to August 11, 2015. It starred Hong Kwang-ho as Light Yagami, and Kim Junsu as L.

America
There have been rumors since 2014 of a Broadway production, but no production has been announced.

The songs were originally composed in English, and were demoed by a New York cast:
 * Light Yagami - Jeremy Jordan
 * L - Jarrod Spector
 * Misa Amane - Adrienne Warren
 * Soichiro Yagami - Michael Lanning
 * Ryuk - Eric Anderson
 * Rem - Carrie Manolakos