Full casting announced for 'Death Note: The Musical'

Frank Wildhorn's manga-inspired musical, which is coming to London's Barbican this summer, will feature Telly Leung, Grace Mouat, Stephanie Zaharis, and Paolo Montalban.

Summary

• Death Note: The Musical is coming to London's Barbican in July
• The production has announced the full cast including Telly Leung and Grace Mouat
• Other cast members include Stephanie Zaharis and Paolo Montalban

Full casting has been announced for Death Note: The Musical, the acclaimed show based on the manga created by writer Tsugumi Ohba and illustrator Takeshi Obata. The production plays at London's Barbican from 30 July.

Joining the previously announced Xander Pang and Colin Ryan are Stephanie Zaharis as Misa Amane, Telly Leung as Ryuk, Grace Mouat as Rem, Paolo Montalban as Soichiro Yagami, Chloe Saracco as Jerasu, and Elise Buckley as Sayu.

The ensemble features CJ Benoiton, Louise Liluna Browning, Aoife Haakenson, Samantha Ho, Katie Ka Lay Ho, Olivia Hazel Jones, Matthew Koon, Abel Law, Luchia Moss, Patrick Munday, Richie Paisley, Regine Phua, Nicky Wong Rush and Ernest Stroud. The company is completed by Nicole Carlisle, Renz Cardenas and David Ouch who are Swings, and Sian Yeo as Swing/Dance Captain.

This Barbican production features a revised script and newly written songs alongside the original acclaimed score by Frank Wildhorn, with lyrics by Jack Murphy and a book by Ivan Menchell. The musical has already been seen in London in a concert setting, but now heads to the Barbican in a full reimagined production.

The globally popular Death Note tells the story of a gifted high school student Light Yagami, who one day discovers a mysterious notebook that includes the rule: “Any human whose name is written in this notebook will die in 40 seconds.” The bored supernatural entity Shinigami Ryuk has sent the notebook to the human world. However, when Light tests the notebook’s power by triggering the death of a criminal live on television, and then continues to kill with it, master detective L begins to investigates the deaths, and the pair are locked in a psychological battle.

Mr Hori, Chairman of HoriPro Group, said: “When we first brought Death Note to the stage ten years ago, we could only dream of the incredible international performers who would one day take on these roles. I am absolutely thrilled by the exceptional company we have assembled for this new London production. Combined with our visionary creative team, they are ready to create something truly unforgettable.”

Sir Howard Panter, Joint CEO and Creative Director of Trafalgar Entertainment, said: “With this announcement, we complete a truly outstanding company for Death Note: The Musical. We have assembled a spectacular group of performers whose talent, energy and passion will bring this thrilling new production to life. Their brilliance and imagination will make this reimagined production something very special indeed, and we look forward to welcoming audiences to the Barbican this summer.”

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Photo credit: Teddy Leung and Grace Mouat (Photos courtesy of the production)