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 irresistible score is similarly like nothing else on Broadway, to use an exhausted phrase that is in this case the simple truth. Mr. Byrne has always been a musical magpie, and here he proffers a dizzyingly eclectic range of songs. There is melodic balladry for the numbers that explore Imelda’s rise from poverty on a provincial island in the Philippines to her fairy-tale marriage to a political up-and-comer. Once Imelda, played with radiant seductiveness by Arielle Jacobs, and her husband, Ferdinand (Jose Llana, exuding cool ambition), have secured the presidency and become beloved public figures, the party proper begins, with powerful basslines surging forth and the audience encouraged to join in the happy melee, even to the point of being given choreographic instructions.
The ingenuity that Bryne demonstrated in “American Utopia,” an astute compilation of existing hits into a treatise on democracy, is unevenly expressed here. Though their dynamic musicianship is undeniable, it’s hardly clear what the creators make of the Marcos’ fraught legacy. According to the script, many of the show’s lyrics are drawn from its historical figures' public remarks. But the Marcos’ words have been artfully assembled here without a coherent or critical point of view about their politics or public personas. The pair’s duplicity and alleged wrongdoings are distilled into mere headlines, in projection design by Peter Nigrini.
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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