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Death Note: The Musical | |
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![]() Poster for the 2015 Japanese production | |
Music | Frank Wildhorn |
Lyrics | Jack Murphy |
Book | Ivan Menchell |
Basis | Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata |
Productions | 2014 Concept album 2015 Tokyo 2015 Seoul 2017 Seoul 2017 Tokyo 2017 Taichung 2020 Tokyo 2021 Moscow (concert) 2022 Seoul 2022 Rio de Janeiro 2023 Seoul (Encore) 2023 London 2024 Rio de Janeiro (concert) 2024 US |
Death Note: The Musical is a musical based on the Japanese manga series of the same name by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. The score is by Frank Wildhorn, with lyrics by Jack Murphy and book by Ivan Menchell
Development for the musical was announced in December 2013.[1] The musical had its world premiere on April 6, 2015, at the Nissay Theatre in Tokyo, Japan, with a Korean production opening the following July, running through August, at the Opera House of Seongnam Arts Center in Seoul.[2]