#john dean wilson

[quietbreeze97]

I've waited until today to write my thoughts on Death Note: The Musical because I've been so exhausted from being in London and generally just collecting my thoughts on the show (had a good post-show drink with my friend in the pub to talk about it last night).

But now I have a free moment to go on Tumblr and splurge, I have to summarise by saying: WOW. WHAT. A. SHOW!!!!

I had such a blast watching it; I think I was grinning pretty much throughout the whole thing. Every song is brilliant (I've been listening to them on repeat all of today), the actors are mega talented with amazing voices, and it's a really INTERESTING (wink!) adaptation of the anime I love so much.

It wasn't without its flaws, that's for sure. My main gripe was perhaps the ending, as it felt a little rushed and out of character for L, but given that one musical would never be able to cover the full story of the anime or manga, they did a great job considering what they had to work with, and it was always going to be a condensed version of the story we know.

My main highlights:

Rem was an unexpected delight! She looked stunning, resembling a white angel next to Ryuk's pure blackness, and the actress' voice was GORGEOUS.

Ryuk, of course. Adam Pascal nailed this role, both the comedic and dark elements of his character, and like Rem, he LOOKED perfect.

John Dean-Wilson was an AMAZING L, just as I expected. His interpretation was slightly more unhinged than anime/manga L, and I honestly loved that. His mannerisms were on point and every song of his was memorable.

My favourite song and scene in the whole musical was definitely 'Playing His Game' which was sung DURING L AND LIGHT'S TENNIS MATCH. That entire number gave me chills and summed up their dynamic perfectly. I'll be playing this song over and over again for weeks.

But yeah, as you can tell, I LOVED THIS MUSICAL, and really hope I get an opportunity to see it again at some point. <3

[deantavias]

eat

read fanfic

cry

sleep

rinse & repeat

[lets-steal-an-archive]

" ... Leverage creator John Rogers himself is coming on board as Season 3’s new showrunner*."

*Serving as EPs alongside Rogers and Devlin are Redemption co-creator Chris Downey, Marc Roskin and Rachel Olschan-Wilson. (TV Line)

[kookiekult]

HAPPY PRIDE BITCHES 🔥🔥🔥

[cannibaldetective]

i love miserable gay men

[f-misc]

Spies Are Forever West End Concert rehearsals in full swing!

[mastersoftheair]

new stills from episode 7!

[deathnote-dramanmusical]

[DEATH NOTE THE MUSICAL UK]

Cs. Whatsonstage

[punkeropercyjackson]

Every single person i've seen saying underaged x way older and incest dynamics are inherently lgbt culture has been white...........Yeah okay okay,i think i get it now

[antisocialpyromaniac]

Fans: My little blorbo has been through enough. Please, universe, stop hurting my little guy.

(The universe gives them a break)

Fans: Well, Canon has been suspiciously wholesome and fluffy lately. *Cracks knuckles* Let’s see what I can do about that.

[cosmoweirdkid]

[imtoouncreativeforaname]

i realized lately that i'm getting queerbaited by tv shows since i was eleven years old and tbh i am not okay

[imagopersonal]

pookies board

[mooredanxieties]

"That's the thing about depression:

A human being can survive almost anything,

as long as she sees the end in sight,

but depression is so insidious, and it compounds daily,

that it's impossible to ever see the end."

-Elizabeth Wurtzel

[normalaboutdntm]

Death Note the Musical Update 9/1/24

No album release? Fine, I'll do it myself. /ref

Some of you may remember there was an album listening party at NYCC last year where they played some of the finished tracks for the new upcoming cast album! Unfortunately my phone was almost dead so I didn't record the whole panel, and even more unfortunately the album has been delayed almost an entire year. I'm still hopeful we'll get it soon now that the Your Lie in April musical has closed its doors, but in the meantime. . .

Behold! The four official tracks I did manage to record (well, more like three and a half - sort of - contains The Game Begins, Where is the Justice, part of Kira, and the full backing track of Hurricane):

I'm also releasing/compiling other footage from the day, which includes live performances of Kira (the whole thing this time), Playing His Game, and The Way Things Are; a bonus track of When Love Comes sung by Ashley Loren, who is a Broadway actor and was not involved in the West End concert; and some promotional footage.

The "album tracks" folder is included in the NYCC 2023 folder, I just wanted to link it separately for ease of access. Enjoy!

My only other news is that Dean John-Wilson recently posted on Instagram a picture of himself playing L with the caption "12 month of missing this guy… Drop a 💚 below for the return of L." (Thank you allies-with-benefits for sharing this with me.)

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Me too, DJW. Me too.

[holmeswatsonacsaneroxiadalt]

My therapist: So, what do you do in your free time?

Me: I watch all day on edits with my favorite sick fandom, so that later I can argue with everyone else who rejects my theories about the relationship between the characters, who have btw personality disorders, but I LOVE THEM OMG I CAN'T BREATHE THEY ARE SOO INTO EACHOTHER.....

The therapist: