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.

Music
List of songs with characters performing:
 * Where is the Justice? - Light and classmates
 * Only Human - Rem and Ryuk
 * The Name is Kira! - Ryuk
 * Stalemate - Light, L, and Misa
 * Only Love You More - Misa
 * Honor Bound - Soichiro Yagami
 * Playing His Game - Light and L, during the tennis match
 * When Love Comes - Rem, sung to Misa while Misa's in prison

Japan
The musical ran in Japan from April 6, 2015 to April 29, 2015.


 * Light Yagami - Kenji Urai and Hayato Kakizawa (double-cast)
 * L - Teppei Koike
 * Misa Amane - Fuka Yuzuki
 * Soichiro Yagami - Takeshi Kaga
 * Ryuk - Kohtaloh Yoshida
 * Rem - Megumi Hamada
 * Sayu Yagami - Ami Maeshima

A CD of the songs performed was released July 2015.

Two of the live performances were recorded and will air on TV in Japan. The first, with Kenji Urai as Light, will air on October 17th, 2015. The second, with Hayato Kakizawa as Light, will air on November 7th, 2015.

South Korea
The Korean-language musical ran in South Korea from June 11, 2015 to August 11, 2015.


 * Light Yagami - Hong Kwang-ho
 * L - Kim Junsu
 * Misa - Jeong Sun-Ah
 * Ryuk - Kang Hong-Suk
 * Rem - Park Hye-Na

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