Death Note: The Musical/Cast and Crew

Kenji Urai
Kenji Urai played the role of Light Yagami in the Japanese language production of Death Note: The Musical in 2015 and 2017. He was double-cast in the role along with Hayato Kakizawa.


 * Relevant articles
 * Interview: 『デスノート THE MUSICAL』は「より深く進化した」、浦井健治インタビュー（上）, IdeaNews.jp, August 10, 2017.
 * Interview: カッキーと「ありのままの自分以外は何も出せない」と、浦井健治インタビュー（下）, IdeaNews.jp, August 11, 2017.
 * Interview: 『デスノート THE MUSICAL』豪華鼎談！　浦井健治×柿澤勇人×小池徹平が作品の魅力をたっぷり語る！, Spice, April 13, 2017. Shared interview with Hayato Kakizawa and Teppei Koike.


 * External links
 * Wikipedia: Kenji Urai
 * IMDB: Kenji Urai
 * Twitter: Kenji_Staff

Hayato Kakizawa
Hayato Kakizawa played the role of Light Yagami in the Japanese language production of Death Note: The Musical in 2015 and 2017. He was double-cast in the role along with Kanji Urai.


 * Relevant articles:
 * Interview: 「涙、涙の初日でした」、『デスノート THE MUSICAL』柿澤勇人インタビュー（上）, IdeaNews.jp, August 14, 2017.
 * Interview: 「『フランケンシュタイン』の歌は、難しかった」、柿澤勇人インタビュー（下）, IdeaNews.jp, August 15, 2017.
 * Interview: 『デスノート THE MUSICAL』豪華鼎談！　浦井健治×柿澤勇人×小池徹平が作品の魅力をたっぷり語る！, Spice, April 13, 2017. Shared interview with Kenji Urai and Teppei Koike.


 * External links
 * IMDB: Hayato Kakizawa
 * Asian Wiki: Hayato Kakizawa

Teppei Koike
Teppei Koike played the role of L in the Japanese language production of Death Note: The Musical in 2015 and 2017.


 * Relevant articles
 * Interview: 「磨きがかかって楽しい」、『デスノート THE MUSICAL』小池徹平インタビュー（上）, IdeaNews.jp, August 17, 2017.
 * Interview: 「受賞、中途半端じゃなかったと救われたような」、小池徹平インタビュー（下）, IdeaNews.jp, August 18, 2017.
 * 小池徹平が舞台「デスノート」で驚いたこと, J-Wave, August 22, 2017. About Teppei's Tokyo Morning Radio interview.
 * Interview: 『デスノート THE MUSICAL』豪華鼎談！　浦井健治×柿澤勇人×小池徹平が作品の魅力をたっぷり語る！, Spice, April 13, 2017. Shared interview with Kenji Urai and Hayato Kakizawa.


 * External links
 * Wikipedia: Teppei Koike
 * Official website: teppei.fanmo.jp

Fuka Yuzuki
Fuka Yuzuki is a Japanese actress and singer who portrays Misa Amane in the Japanese language production of Death Note: The Musical in 2015 and 2017.


 * External links
 * Asian Wiki: Fuka Yuzuki
 * Momoiro Clover Z Wiki: Fuuka Yuzuki
 * Twitter: fuka_yuzuki
 * HoriPro profile: Yuduki Fuka
 * Japanese wikipedia: 唯月ふうか
 * Blog post: 「DEATHNOTE the musical」全公演終わりました！, September 26, 2017.
 * Blog post: デスノート残り3公演です(T_T), September 22, 2017.
 * Blog post: デスノート大阪公演終了！！, August 23, 2017.

Megumi Hamada
Megumi Hamada is a Japanese actress and singer who portrayed Rem in the Japanese language production of Death Note: The Musical in 2015 and 2017.


 * External links
 * Twitter: megumihamada
 * HoriPro Profile: Hamada Megumi
 * Official fanclub: fc.horipro.jp/hamadamegumi
 * Japanese wikipedia: 濱田めぐみ

Kim Junsu
Kim Junsu is a South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, and stage actor who played the role of L in the Korean language version of Death Note: The Musical in 2015 and 2017. Before performing in musicals, he was a massively popular kpop star, and he was the main star power in the Korean-language productions of Death Note: The Musical.

It was announced April 6th, 2015 that Junsu was cast in the role of L.

Junsu's final performance before serving mandatory military duty was for Death Note: The Musical in January 2017. Junsu enlisted on February 9th, 2017. Following his enlistment, Junsu continued to do occasional performances with the military, including the songs Stalemate and Playing His Game.


 * External links
 * Wikipedia: Kim Junsu
 * Twitter: 1215thexiahtic
 * Playing His Game military performances:
 * April 28, 2017/alt/alt 2 at the Gunpo Azalea Festival
 * May 20, 2017 at Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency Hwasung Station Event
 * June 28, 2017 at the Gyeonggi Provincial Traffic Safety Fair
 * July 17, 2017
 * September 16, 2017 at Gwangho Lake Park
 * June 3, 2017 at Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency Public Relations
 * Stalemate military performances:
 * September 16, 2017 at Gwangyo Lake Park Walking Tour
 * September 22, 2017 at the Jeongok Port Safety Culture Festival

Frank Wildhorn
Frank Wildhorn composed the music for Death Note: The Musical. He is an American composer and songwriter especially known for the play is Jekyll & Hyde and the song "Where Do Broken Hearts Go."

Wildhorn's work is popular in Japan, and the Japanese production company HoriPro approach Wildhorn to work on the Musical. Wildhorn was not familiar with Death Note until he was approached about the project.

In December 2014, Wildhorn had English demo tracks for the Musical recorded in a New York studio. Eight of the songs were released in 2015 as part of the promotion for the Tokyo and Korean productions.


 * Relevant articles
 * The Man Who Set “Death Note” to Music: A Talk with Frank Wildhorn, Tokyo Weekender, April 13th, 2015.
 * Broadway composer Frank Wildhorn brings life to hit manga ‘Death Note’ on stage, Japan Times, April 2, 2015.


 * External links
 * Official site: FrankWildhorn.com
 * Wikipedia: Frank Wildhorn
 * IMDB: Frank Wildhorn
 * IDBD: Frank Wildhorn
 * Twitter: FrankWildhorn
 * Facebook: Frank Wildhorn

Ivan Menchell
Ivan Menchell wrote the script/book for Death Note: the Musical. He is an American writer and producer.

In 2017, Menchell released several pages from the English-language Death Note: The Musical script, notably releasing some of the English lyrics and scenes.

Menchell has notably interacted well with fans through his Twitter, such as providing the English song titles when requested,, releasing the English lyrics to Mortals and Fools, The Game Begins, and Borrowed Time when requested, and giving a shout-out to the Death Note Wiki's page for Death Note: The Musical.


 * Relevant articles
 * Interview: Interview for Death Note: The Musical for Taiwan, April 30th, 2017.


 * External links
 * IMDB: Ivan Menchell
 * IBDB: Ivan Menchell
 * Twitter: IvanMenchell

Jack Murphy
Jack Murphy wrote the lyrics for Death Note: The Musical. He is an American lyricist, composer, and author, and he has collaborated with composer Frank Wildhorn on numerous projects.


 * External links
 * Official website: JackMurphyInc.com
 * IBDB: Jack Murphy

Tamiya Kuriyama
Tamiya Kuriyama is a Japanese director who directed both the Japanese and Korean language performances of Death Note: The Musical in both 2015 and 2017.


 * Relevant articles
 * “舞台演出家”栗山民也が語る「デスノート」韓国版と日本版の違いは？(総合), Kstyle, April 16, 2015.


 * External links
 * Japanese wikipedia: 栗山民也
 * IMDB: Tamiya Kuriyama