Your Lie in April manga stage musical to play in concert at the Theatre Royal Drury lane

A new manga-to-stage show is coming to the West End, with a concert version of musical Your Lie in April.

From the producers of recent hit Death Note The Musical In Concert, the European premiere of Your Lie in April The Musical in Concert will take place at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 April 2024.

Like Death Note, Your Lie in April has music by multi Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award nominated Broadway composer Frank Wildhorn (Bonnie & Clyde The Musical, Jekyll & Hyde).

The show is based on the blockbuster manga by Naoshi Arakawa, and has a book by Riko Sakaguchi, with an English language book by Rinne B. Groff, and lyrics by Carly Robyn Green and Tracy Miller.

The concert is directed and choreographed by Nick Winston (Burlesque The Musical), who was also announced this week as the director of Wild About You in concert, also at Drury Lane, and starring Eric McCormack.

Romantic tearjerker Your Lie in April is 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.

The creative team for the show also includes Music Arrangement and Orchestration by Jason Howland; Design by Justin Williams; Musical Supervision by Katy Richardson; Musical Direction by Christopher Poon; Casting by Harry Blumenau; and Produced by Carter Dixon McGill Productions and Indie Theatrical.

Composer Frank Wildhorn said in a statement: “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.”

Casting is to be announced. Tickets go on sale at 10am on 1 December 2023.

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Main photo: Your Lie in April - London. Photo courtesy of the production