YOUR LIE IN APRIL: THE MUSICAL Original London Cast Recording released today
Ghostlight Records have announced that Frank Wildhorn’s Your Lie in April: The Musical (Original London Cast Recording) is available in streaming and digital formats from today (4 April).
Your Lie in April, one of the most popular romantic stories and greatest tearjerkers in the history of Japanese manga – which is a popular form of graphic novel – features music by multi-Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award-nominated Broadway composer Frank Wildhorn, with lyrics by Carly Robyn Green and Tracy Miller. Based on the manga by Naoshi Arakawa, the musical features a book by Riko Sakaguchi and English language book by Rinne B. Groff. Your Lie in April was directed and choreographed by Nick Winston, and co-directed by Jordan Murphy.
The recording of Your Lie in April: The Musical was based on the show’s West End premiere, which ran at London’s Harold Pinter Theatre last summer.
Following his mother’s death, teenage piano prodigy Kōsei Arima (Zheng Xi Yong) finds himself unable to play music. But when he strikes a friendship with the brilliant violinist Kaori Miyazono (Mia Kobayashi), she slowly encourages him to perform again.
Frank Wildhorn said: “From the day my son Justin introduced me to Your Lie in April, it has been the most inspired, joyful, wonderful adventure. I am so grateful to my beautiful partners and the entire Your Lie in April family for getting us here and for people all over the world to be able to hear the incredible UK cast perform these songs.”
The album’s cast includes Zheng Xi Yong, Mia Kobayashi, Rachel Clare Chan, Dean John Wilson, Theo Oh, Lucy Park, Ericka Posadas, and Ernest Stroud. The music arrangements and orchestrations are by Jason Howland, with Katy Richardson serving as musical supervisor. The musical director and conductor is Chris Poon.
You can stream or download the Your Lie in April album here.