Arielle Jacobs to lead HERE LIES LOVE On Broadway - News & Discussion Thread — Page 6

Here Lies Love, David Byrne and Fatboy Slim's immersive disco pop musical inspired by the life of Imelda Marcos, will come to Broadway this summer. Previews will begin on June 17 at the Broadway Theatre, with opening night set for July 20.

Conceived by Byrne, lead singer of the Talking Heads, and featuring a score by Byrne and rapper Fatboy Slim (as well as additional music by Tom Gandey and J Pardo), Here Lies Love won 2013 Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Music, Lighting, and Projection Design, as well as the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical.

The Broadway run will once again be directed by Alex Timbers and choreographed by Annie-B Parson, completing a decade-long collaboration on the project which took them from concept album to the Public Theater to the West End. Once again, the productions will have sets by David Korins, costumes by Clint Ramos, lighting by Justin Townsend, sound by M.L. Dogg and Cody Spencer, and projections by Peter Nigrini.

Timbers's staging will transform the Broadway Theatre into a dance club, where audiences will stand and move around with the actors. A wide variety of standing and seating options will be available throughout the space.

Complete casting is still to be announced. The original off-Broadway run featured Ruthie Ann Miles as Imelda, alongside Conrad Ricamora and Jose Llana.

https://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/david-byrne-and-fatboy-slims-here-lies-love-to-run_94751.html

Updated On: 1/12/23 at 09:02 AM

I loved this show off-Broadway. Very happy it's coming uptown.

I loved it downtown - although, after 20 minutes I longed for a seat. All that standing around and walking became annoying.

I hope on Broadway, they will offer seats and standing tickets

Kad said: "As someone who once saw the off-Broadway version from one of the seats that were built above and around the immersive space, being seated and distanced removes a lot of the production’s appeal."

I completely disagree. I saw it the first time from the seated balcony at the Public but at the Shed in London I decided to partake in the immersion. Did not enjoy it nearly as much.

That artwork though. I can barely read it up close. How will anyone read it on a marquee?

So will they only be using the orchestra level of the theater?

Since it's not opening until the summer, couldn't Miles conceivably do both Sweeney Todd and Here Lies Love?

BroadwayNYC2 said: "From what I heard previously, they are building a platform that raises to the mezzanine level"

If memory serves, that's precisely what they did for the Hal Prince revival of CANDIDE at the Broadway, though for that production there was seating on that platform. I agree with Betty22--standing for the downtown production became wearisome.

Updated On: 1/12/23 at 11:35 AM

Cool!

This does take some pressure off my planning for my March trip...but now do I use my remaining days off for another NYC trip later in the year?

They are sinking a lot of money into this if it requires renovating a theatre. Hope is plays for a while.

The Distinctive Baritone said: "Since it's not opening until the summer, couldn't Miles conceivably do both Sweeney Todd and Here Lies Love?"

But not PIAZZA. And where they moved it for her, it seems that she is extremely committed to it. At one time the word was she was planning to do all 3 shows, but that doesn't seem at all conceivable now.

HLL – 6/17 previews, 7/20 opening
Piazza – 6/21-6/25

How about Eva Noblezada as Imelda?

Updated On: 1/12/23 at 01:01 PM

The whisperings I’ve heard said Ruthie isn’t doing this on Broadway. But take that with a grain of salt.

I’m so excited about this. This is going to be the event of the summer, and they will set the bar high for the next Tony season.

Updated On: 1/12/23 at 02:09 PM

All this sounds too chaotic

ErmengardeStopSniveling said:
How about Eva Noblezada as Imelda?"

If Conrad's back (which based on IG activity seems like a clear lock) I'm not sure a 26 year old Imelda with a 43 year old Ninoy would necessarily work