From David Byrne, a Chance To Immerse Yourself in Imelda Marcos’s Long Saga
The Broadway Theatre has been transformed into a glittering playground for ‘Here Lies Love,’ with the orchestra section now occupied by platforms where much of the action unfolds within reach of standing observers.
A young girl from a humble background finds national and then worldwide celebrity after marrying a politician whose leadership will not be remembered fondly by history. This has been the premise for two Broadway musicals: The first, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s “Evita,” which opened at New York in 1979 after proving a hit at London, traced the short but busy life of Eva, the glamorous wife of an Argentinian strongman, Juan Perón.
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