Your Lie in April London Cast Album set to release
Frank Wildhorn's musical, adapted from a manga series, was running at the Harold Pinter Theatre
The cast recording is produced by Ghostlight Records and they will release digital and streaming formats on 4th April. The recording is based on the West End production.
Your Lie in April is an adaptation of a manga favourite story, bringing to life the poignant story of Kōsei Arima, a young piano prodigy, and his inability to play following his mother’s death. He strikes up a friendship with violinist Kaori Miyazono, and she slowly encourages him to perform again.
The musical has music by Frank Wildhorn, lyrics by Carly Robyn Green and Tracy Miller, an English book by Rinne B Groff, music arrangement and orchestration by Jason Howland and an original book by Riko Sakaguchi.
The cast of the recording will be Zheng Xi Yong (Spring Awakening) as Kosei Arima, Rachel Clare Chan (Oliver!) as Tsubaki Sawabe and Dean John-Wilson (The King and I) as Ryota Watari, joined by Mia Kobayashi.
The stage show was directed and choreographed by Nick Winston, co-director Jordan Murphy, musical supervisor Katy Richardson, musical director and conductor Chris Poon, set designer Justin Williams, costume designer Kimie Nakano, sound designers Rob Bettle for Sound Quiet Time and Adam Fisher, lighting designer Rory Beaton, video designer Dan LightAssociate director and choreographer Tommy Franzen, associate musical supervisor and associate musical director Chris Ma, associate set designer Christophe VandenEynde, assistant musical director Cerys McKenna, and costume supervisor Rachel Dickson. Orchestral management by Rich Morris for Music Solutions Ltd, production manager Toby P Darvill, and casting director Harry Blumenau. Associate production manager Charlie Rayner, WHAM supervisor Becky Rungen, casting associate Laura Seaborn, and children’s casting assistant Nikki Seymour.
The album’s music arrangements and orchestrations are by Jason Howland, with musical supervisor Katy Richardson. The musical director and conductor is Chris Poon. The recording is produced by Nigel Wright and co-produced by Wildhorn and Katy Richardson.
Louis Hobson, Pinnacle Productions, Susan Goulet, MatPat and Stephanie Patrick, Willette and Manny Klausner, and Timothy Lacynski are the executive producers. The album’s associate producers are Mark and Analee Reutlinger, Lorraine Lettieri, Diane DiVita, Don Lawrence and Mary Ann Hay, Black Irish Productions, Joyce Storey, Annaleise Loxton, and Bartos Entertainment Group LLC.
