Here Lies Love, the pricey David Byrne-Fatboy Slim immersive musical that required an in depth renovation of the Broadway Theatre for its dance membership setting, will play its ultimate Broadway efficiency on Sunday, November 26.
When it closes, Here Lies Love could have performed 33 previews and 150 common performances on the Broadway Theatre.
The producers of Here Lies Love stated in a press release: “When we began this journey to carry this daring and authentic work to Broadway, we requested ourselves: Can anybody produce on Broadway in a brand new method? Is there a brand new path ahead? What does the template appear like? Will audiences need one thing radically new? Who will these audiences be?
“We have discovered an excellent deal concerning the solutions to these questions. Yes, new methods can work. Artistic excellence might be achieved. But the fact is, succeeding on Broadway means not solely producing wonderful work with inventive benefit––it additionally means creating the viewers for it. And how a lot time it takes to search out and develop new audiences is out of sync with the tight timeframes for audience-building and consciousness.
“Every facet of our manufacturing introduced new life and recent concepts to Broadway, from the modern music of David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, the gorgeous choreography of Annie-B Parson, the masterful staging by our visionary director Alex Timbers, and the jaw-dropping set, lighting, sound, and projection designs by David Korins, Justin Townsend, M.L. Dogg, Cody Spencer and Peter Nigrini, and among the many most dazzling assortment of costumes ever seen on Broadway created by Clint Ramos.
“As the first-ever absolutely binational producing group, we’re deeply proud and honored to have introduced this pioneering theatrical occasion to Broadway. The first all-Filipino appearing firm on Broadway obtained common crucial acclaim, celebrated by hundreds of individuals from various backgrounds, together with report numbers who skilled going to a Broadway present for the primary time.
“As an artistic, cultural, and commercial enterprise, we believe that Here Lies Love had to be presented on Broadway. We hope anyone who hasn’t seen the production will be able to get to the show before November 26.”
Here Lies Love might be filmed for the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive on the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. Discussions are additionally underway for 2 upcoming worldwide productions in Japan and Australia.
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