Kate Maltby — Theater Critic

Vocally, all perform well with Frank Wildhorn’s rock opera score, but the breakout performance comes from Grace Mouat as Rem, a rival shinigami keeping an eye on Light’s love interest. Her power ballad When Love Comes gives the audience a hairs-on-the-back-of-the-neck moment, as Rem realises she’s going to have to intervene even at the cost of her own immortality. Earlier, the gods have united for one of the show’s most memorable numbers in They’re Only Human. Rem, an ice goddess in white, fails to maintain this chilly attitude to mortals, but Ryuk, beautifully costumed by Sachiko Nakahara in black leather and exposed bones, stays deliciously aloof.