More recently, his 2010 album Here Lies Love, a collaboration with Fatboy Slim about the life of former First Lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos, became the basis for a musical of the same name that debuted at the Public Theater in 2013 Byrne’s musical “Joan of Arc: Into the Fire” opened at the same venue in 2017. He scored “The Catherine Wheel,” a dance project by Twyla Tharp that debuted in late 1981. Karl Mansfield will serve as musical director and Alex Timbers as production consultant, while Rob Sinclair will handle lighting design, Pete Keppler will handle sound design, and Annie-B Parson will contribute choreography and musical staging.īyrne is familiar with Broadway. The show will feature Byrne alongside Jacquelene Acevedo, Gustavo Di Dalva, Daniel Freedman, Chris Giarmo, Tim Keiper, Tendayi Kuumba, Karl Mansfield, Mauro Refosco, Stephane San Juan, Angie Swan and Bobby Wooten III. I thought to myself that this new context might be good – it might bring out the narrative arc a little bit more, to make it just a little more explicit.” “Why not? But what did that mean? Parked in a beautiful Broadway theater we can perfect the sound, the lights, the movement. “Because of how theatrical the show is, others started telling me, ‘This needs to go to Broadway,'” he continued. “As I was recording the songs for my American Utopia album it occured to me that they would be exciting to play live – and I realized that a lot of my older material would fit right in,” Byrne wrote in an essay about how the show came to fruition. “David Byrne’s American Utopia” debuts on Broadway this October.Īccording to Byrne, the production emerged directly from his high-concept 2018 tour, which grossed $22.2 million and secured a spot on Pollstar‘s Year End Top 100 Worldwide Tours chart. Tickets for “David Byrne’s American Utopia” are on sale now. And before the show heads to New York, Byrne will stage an engagement at Boston’s Emerson Colonial Theatre from Sept. Prior to its official opening, a strictly limited engagement at the Hudson Theatre will kick off Oct. 19, 2020 and feature songs from the musician’s Talking Heads and solo catalogs. The show, which shares its name with Byrne’s Grammy-nominated 2018 album American Utopia, will run through Jan. Annie-B Parson provides choreography and musical staging.David Byrne performs on his “American Utopia” tour in 2018.ĭavid Byrne shared plans Friday for “David Byrne’s American Utopia,” a Broadway show that officially opens at the Hudson Theatre on October 20. Under the guidance of production consultant Alex Timbers ( Moulin Rouge!), the show features lighting design by Rob Sinclair, sound design by Pete Keppler, and musical direction by Karl Mansfield and Mauro Refosco. The company standbys are Renée Albulario, Alena Ciera, Chris Eddleton, Evan Frierson, Abe Nouri, and Natalie Tenenbaum.
We are ready to have a good time!”ĭuring New Year's Week, American Utopia offers performances December 28 at 8 PM, December 29 at 8 PM, December 30 at 5 PM and 9 PM, January 1, 2022, at 5 PM, and January 2 at 3 PM.Īmerican Utopia features Byrne with band members Jacquelene Acevedo, Gustavo Di Dalva, Daniel Freedman, Chris Giarmo, Tim Keiper, Tendayi Kuumba, Karl Mansfield, Mauro Refosco, Stéphane San Juan, Angie Swan, and Bobby Wooten III. I know it’s going to be a 'once in a lifetime' experience, that will only be seen for a few performances. We are adding some songs by Talking Heads as well as songs from my solo catalog, that will supplement songs already in American Utopia. "What we are doing could be called Unplugged, or maybe Unchained. Unfortunately, they can’t come to the theatre for the next week or so, which means we’ve chosen to make some creative changes to enable us to put on a show. Watch a video message above from Byrne, who also said in a statement, “Fortunately, the vaccinated band members and crew who have tested positive don’t have severe symptoms and are staying home following the CDC guidelines. James Theatre December 28 with a modified program.
Rather than canceling additional shows, Byrne and the American Utopia band will return to Broadway's St. David Byrne’s American Utopia-which officially opened its return engagement October 17-has been closed since December 22 with several members of the Tony-winning production isolated at home with positive COVID-19 test results.
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