Hot on the heels of Death Note, London’s Theatreland is getting another manga musical for 2024 with Your Lie in April making its European debut for two nights only.
The team behind the hugely well-received Death Note shows are tackling another manga favourite, this one written by Naoshi Arakawa – but fans keen to see the show will need to act quickly to snag those all-important tickets.
Death Note The Musical in Concert proved a huge hit with theatregoers in London earlier this year, with two nights eventually expanding into a ten show sold-out run. The producers behind the production have been reunited with previous collaborator, Death Note’s Multi-Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award nominated Broadway composer, Frank Wildhorn for the hotly-anticipated new musical.
Your Lie in April is one of the biggest tearjerkers in manga history and has sold 7.5million copies worldwide as well as being adapted into a 22-part anime TV show and live-action film. But now fans can see the show in a whole new way – on stage.
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The musical will get its premiere in the West End at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on Monday 8 April and Tuesday 9 April, 2024. Tickets go on sale on Friday, December 1 from 10am at LW Theatres.
Your Lie in April tells the poignant story of Kōsei Arima, a young piano prodigy, and his inability to play following his mother’s death. He strikes a friendship with violinist Kaori Miyazono and she slowly encourages him to perform again.
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Composer Frank Wildhorn, who also wrote London fan-favourite musical Bonnie & Clyde, said: “I watched the anime of ‘Your Lie in April’ and when I was done crying, I raced to the piano and wrote it in one fit of inspiration. It’s a love letter to the healing power of music, a
coming-of-age story with truly universal themes of family, friendship, loss, first love and the bridge between childhood and becoming a young adult. I’m thrilled for West End audiences to hear the English language debut.”
As well as Wildhorn, Your Lie in April has many members of the same creative team as Death Note The Musical including director Nick Winston (also behind the much-loved Bonnie & Clyde) and designer Justin Williams. The cast is yet to be announced but with Bonnie & Clyde and Death Note sharing several well-known musical theatre actors fans of the genre will be watching closely for updates.
Tickets will be available here from 10am on Friday (December 1).
