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Full and final casting has been revealed for Manga-to-musical Your Lie in April coming to the Harold Pinter Theatre this June.
Already announced are the leads of the show, including Zheng Xi Yong (Spring Awakening) who will reprise his role as Kosei Arima, alongside Rachel Clare Chan (Death Note, Oliver!) as Tsubaki Sawabe and Dean John-Wilson (The King and I, Aladdin) as Ryota Watari. All three actors return after starring in the concert version at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Joining them in her professional debut Mia Kobayashi as Kaori Miyazono.
Zheng Xi Yong (Kosei Arima) recently appeared in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and will feature in Boarders (BBC3) and Silo Season 2 (Apple TV). A graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, his theatre credits include The Tempest (Shakespeare’s Globe) and Spring Awakening (Almeida Theatre). He is currently filming Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.
Mia Kobayashi (Kaori Miyazono) is a recent ArtsEd graduate, known for roles in Sweet Charity and RENT; Rachel Clare Chan (Tsubaki Sawabe) starred in Death Note the Musical in Concert and has appeared in Oliver! (Leeds Playhouse) and Miss Saigon (Vienna); and Dean John-Wilson (Ryota Watari) originated ‘L’ in Death Note the Musical in Concert and has credits include The King & I, Aladdin, and Here Lies Love.
The cast will also include Ernest Stroud, Jojo Meredith, Chris Fung, Eu Jin Hwang, Daniel Nardone, Ericka Posadas, Lucy Park, Gracie Lai, Imogen Law Hing Choy and Ria Tanaka.
Your Lie in April, one of the most beloved romantic stories and tearjerkers in Japanese manga history, features music by multi-Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award-nominated Broadway composer Frank Wildhorn (Death Note The Musical, Jekyll & Hyde, Bonnie & Clyde), with lyrics by Carly Robyn Green and Tracy Miller. The production is directed and choreographed by Nick Winston (Burlesque The Musical, Death Note The Musical, Fame, Annie, Bonnie & Clyde).
Composer Frank Wildhorn said in a statement: “Your Lie In April is a love letter to the beautiful power of music – to heal, to take us through life’s adventures, to create our most precious memories… I’ve never had more fun than creating this music!”
The show centres on the story of Kōsei Arima, a young piano prodigy who is unable to play following his mother’s death. He strikes a friendship with violinist Kaori Miyazono and she slowly encourages him to perform again.
Your Lie in April is playing the Harold Pinter Theatre from 28 June to 21 September 2024.
BookYour Lie in April tickets at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London
UPDATES: First published 24 May 2024 with initial casting; Updated 30 May 2024 with full casting
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