Editing Death Note (section)

===Musical===
{{Main|Death Note: The Musical{{!}}''Death Note: The Musical''}}
In 2015, a [[Musical theatre|musical]] adaptation of the manga called ''Death Note: The Musical'' ran in both Japan and South Korea. It was originally composed in English by Broadway composer [[Frank Wildhorn]], with lyrics by Jack Murphy and book by Ivan Menchell.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/frank-wildhorn-musical-death-note-has-nyc-reading-with-andy-kelso-robert-cu-217333|title=Frank Wildhorn Musical Death Note Has NYC Reading With Andy Kelso, Robert Cuccioli and Adrienne Warren Prior to Japanese Premiere|date=April 17, 2014|access-date=April 16, 2015|magazine=[[Playbill]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150818042705/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/frank-wildhorn-musical-death-note-has-nyc-reading-with-andy-kelso-robert-cu-217333|archive-date=August 18, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> An English production was announced in May 2023 to play at the London Palladium for two nights on August 21–22, 2023,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gans|first=Andrew|title="Frank Wildhorn's Death Note: The Musical to Play 2 Concerts at London Palladium"|work=Playbill|url=https://playbill.com/article/frank-wildhorns-death-note-the-musical-to-play-2-concerts-at-london-palladium|access-date=July 14, 2023|date=May 24, 2023|archive-date=July 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717015934/https://playbill.com/article/frank-wildhorns-death-note-the-musical-to-play-2-concerts-at-london-palladium|url-status=live}}</ref> directed by Nick Winston starring Joaquin Pedro Valdes as Light, [[Dean John-Wilson]] as L and [[Frances Mayli McCann]] as Misa.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wood|first=Alex|title=Death Note musical announces lead casting for the West End|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/death-note-musical-announces-lead-casting-for-european-premiere_1205671/|website=WhatsOnStage|access-date=July 14, 2023|date=June 1, 2023|archive-date=July 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714085607/https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/death-note-musical-announces-lead-casting-for-european-premiere_1205671/|url-status=live}}</ref> The original Japanese production, produced by Japanese talent agency {{Interlanguage link|ホリプロ|lt=HoriPro|ja}}, ran from 6 to April 29, 2015, and stars [[Kenji Urai]] and {{Interlanguage link|柿澤勇人|lt=Hayato Kakizawa|ja}} double-cast as Light Yagami, and [[Teppei Koike]] as L.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deathnotethemusical.com/eng/|title=Death Note: The Musical Official English Website|date=April 1, 2015|access-date=April 16, 2015|publisher=HoriPro Inc.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417030033/http://deathnotethemusical.com/eng/|archive-date=April 17, 2015}}</ref> A Korean production of the same musical ran from June 11 to August 11, 2015, in South Korea, starring musical actor [[Hong Kwang-ho]] and [[JYJ]] member and musical actor [[Kim Junsu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soompi.com/2015/04/05/jyjs-junsu-cast-in-musical-adaptation-of-death-note/|title=JYJ's Junsu Cast in Musical Adaptation of "Death Note"|date=April 5, 2015|access-date=April 6, 2015|publisher=[[Soompi]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409001526/http://www.soompi.com/2015/04/05/jyjs-junsu-cast-in-musical-adaptation-of-death-note/|archive-date=April 9, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/90714/death-note-the-musical-unveils-jyjs-kim-junsu-and-more-in-korean-cast|title=′Death Note′ The Musical Unveils JYJ′s Kim Junsu and More in Korean Cast|publisher=Mwave|date=April 6, 2015|access-date=April 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409023422/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/90714/death-note-the-musical-unveils-jyjs-kim-junsu-and-more-in-korean-cast|archive-date=April 9, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>