Death Note: The Musical/2022 Brazil

A Brazilian Portuguese-language production run of Death Note: The Musical (Death Note - O Musical) opened on July 20, 2022 in Brazil at that Clara Nunes Theater in Rio de Janeiro. It's final performance will be August 6, 2022. It is the first production of Death Note: The Musical in Brazilian Portuguese, and the seventh overall production.

The production was authorized as an editing practice – the final work of a student theater training course. The students are part of Faz Assim Arts School, which put on the play in partnership with Callaghans Productions from the United Kingdom.

It received two more performances on Miguel Falabella Theater from September 23 to 25, 2022. A video recording of the performance from August 8, 2022 will receive an online presentation on November 27, 2022.

In December 22, 2022, it was nominated for the Musical.Rio award, in the Best Editing Practice category.

Synopsis
Official synopsis for the Brazilian Portuguese version of Death Note: The Musical:

Cast
There was a "Shibuya cast" and a "Harajuku cast" that alternated the initial performances. The additional performance on August 6, 2022 was a mix of these cast members.

Crew
Crew credits for Brazilian Portuguese Death Note: The Musical:


 * Translation: Noriko Tanaka
 * Versioning: Gustavo Segundo e Luiz Gustavo Lopes
 * Adaptation and direction: Fred Trotta
 * Musical direction: Kika Tristão
 * Musical direction assistant: Luiz Gustavo Lopes
 * Movement direction: Ariane Rocha
 * Cast preparation: Karlla Guimarães
 * Costumes : Anna Paula Guimarães
 * Sound design: Leandro Lobo
 * Sound: Quintal da Ideia
 * Arts: Bernardo Mastena
 * Social media: Gabriela Salman e Larissa Guimarães
 * Supervision: Martin Callaghan
 * Production: Escola de Artes Faz Assim
 * Production assistant: Isa Canle
 * Press office: Carol Freitas Assessoria

Trivia

 * In 2023, the production team started an online funding campaign to record and release an album for Death Note: The Musical in Portuguese.