Shows · Here Lies Love
Here Lies Love
Opened 2023
148 performances
Musical, Contemporary
The rise and fall of Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos is told as an immersive disco experience, tracing her journey from a beauty queen in the provinces to the extravagant wife of dictator Ferdinand Marcos. As the regime grows increasingly corrupt and brutal, Imelda retreats into her fantasy world of parties and shoes while the Filipino people suffer, ultimately leading to the People Power Revolution of 1986.
- Music
- David Byrne & Fatboy Slim
- Lyrics
- David Byrne
- Book
- David Byrne
Productions1 on Broadway
Recordings 9 recordings
Here Lies Love is a concept album and rock musical made in collaboration between musicians David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, about the life of the former First Lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos along with the woman who raised her—Estrella Cumpas—and follows Marcos until she and her family were forced to leave the Philippines. The album features 22 guest vocalists and was released on 5 April 2010, under Nonesuch Records and Todomundo in several formats, including a deluxe double-Compact Disc set with a DVD of music videos from the album and a 120-page book. The album was adapted as a rock musical that premiered in 2013 off-Broadway at The Public Theater and ran again at the Public in 2014–2015…
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