From Talking Heads frontman DAVID BYRNE; the beat master of “Praise You,” DJ FATBOY SLIM; and the Tony®-winning director of Moulin Rouge! The Musical, ALEX TIMBERS, comes HERE LIES LOVE—“an experience the likes of which Broadway has rarely if ever seen” (Variety). Witness the dazzling rise and fall of a young woman who gets catapulted to a life of fame, excess, and intoxicating power after winning the hearts of two political rivals. HERE LIES LOVE is “the best time to be had on Broadway right now” (Town & Country).
The result is that you may well feel more personally involved in the historical proceedings than you did if you attended, say, “Hamilton,” or even earlier efforts by Mr. Timbers such as the stirring “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson” or “Joan of Arc: Into the Fire,” for which Mr. Byrne wrote the book, music, and lyrics. (Mr. Byrne is the sole lyricist for “Love” as well; Tom Gandey and José Luis Pardo are credited with additional music.)
Thanks in part to their hard work, Here Lies Love is a great, unsettling time. The show originates with David Byrne, who conceived an album built around Imelda’s story with lyrics largely excerpted from her and other political figures’ interviews and speeches, laid juicy get-on-your-feet hooks devised in collaboration with Fatboy Slim. The resulting music is irresistible to a totalitarian degree. The title song references the phrase Imelda (still alive at 94) has said she wanted on her gravestone, and starts out with her diaphanous platitudes about her humble upbringings before it hits a chorus that hints at her megalomaniacal ambitions and practically begs everyone to sing along. The point, as elsewhere in the show, is to get the audience grooving with the synthy messaging of dictatorship, with enough moral dissonance to make your stomach churn as your feet keep moving—a that’s how they get you parable.
Rush Tickets:
Price: $35
Where: Box Office only
Limit: Two per customer, subject to availability
Restrictions: Rush tickets will be available in-person at the Broadway Theatre box office on the day of the performance. Tickets are subject to availability.
Digital Lottery:
Price: $39
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When: Entries for the Here Lies Love digital lottery start at 12am, one day before the performance, and winners are drawn the same day at 10am and 3pm.
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Information: Drawings only appear when they are open for entries.
2013 | Off-Broadway |
Public Theater Production Off-Broadway |
2014 | Off-Broadway |
Return Production Off-Broadway |
2014 | West End |
West End Premiere West End |
2023 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2024 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance | Conrad Ricamora |
2024 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Alex Timbers |
2024 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Here Lies Love |
2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | Justin Townsend |
2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Here Lies Love |
2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Scenic Design (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | David Korins |
2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Sound Design (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | M.L. Dogg |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Choreography | Annie-B Parson |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | David Byrne |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Musical | David Korins |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Musical | M.L. Dogg |
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