| DAVID BYRNE'S AMERICAN UTOPIA Announces Return Broadway Engagement in September 2020 - Tickets On Sale Now | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 05:36 pm EST 02/16/20 | |
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| "Still the Best Musical Experience on the Planet." - New Music Express David Byrne's American Utopia Announces Return Broadway Engagement September 2020 For 17 Weeks Only TICKETS NOW ON SALE Current Engagement Ends February 16 at Hudson Theatre on Broadway AmericanUtopiaBroadway.com BROADWAY PRODUCTION WILL COLLABORATE CLOSELY WITH NATIONAL RELEASE OF OSCAR®-WINNER SPIKE LEE'S FILMED VERSION OF DAVID BYRNE'S AMERICAN UTOPIA David Byrne's American Utopia producers Kristin Caskey, Mike Isaacson, Patrick Catullo, and Todomundo announced that the celebrated production, buoyed by critical acclaim and sold-out houses, will return to Broadway's Hudson Theatre September 18, 2020 through January 17, 2021, with an opening date to be announced. Tickets for the return engagement are on sale now. Ticketing information follows at the end of this release. David Byrne will be appearing with the American Utopia Broadway musicians on "Saturday Night Live" on February 29. Academy Award®-winning director Spike Lee has directed a filmed version of the acclaimed show, David Byrne's American Utopia. The film, planned for a 2020 release, will be launched in collaboration with the Broadway hit in the fall. The current run of American Utopia ends today, February 16, following a run of 121 performances on Broadway. American Utopia opened on Broadway to rave reviews on October 20, 2019 and recouped its initial $4M investment in mid-December 2019, just ten weeks after opening. David Byrne commented, "It's become obvious to us in the band, the crew and the producer team that audiences want, dare I say need? To see this show. They're not ready to have it disappear just yet. We feel the same way, we love doing this show. So, it's thrilling to us that we can announce that we'll be back in September. Tickets are on sale now." The producers said, "It has been a joy to bring American Utopia to Broadway. David Byrne is one of our greatest living artists and it's cause for celebration that he has made his Broadway debut with this brilliant production. We have been blown away by the range of audiences of all ages and backgrounds who have come to see American Utopia." Academy Award®-winning director Spike Lee is directing a filmed version of the acclaimed Broadway show, David Byrne's American Utopia. Participant, the leading media company dedicated to impact media and engagement toward positive social change, will be the lead financier and executive producer for the project, which River Road Entertainment and Warner Music Group will also co-finance. David Byrne's American Utopia will be an integral part of Participant's 2020 social impact work, building off existing work around the Broadway show and including efforts dedicated to civic engagement and democracy, both major themes of the show. The film is produced by RadicalMedia, as well as David Byrne's Todomundo and Lee's Forty Acres and a Mule Filmworks production companies. Byrne and Lee are producers while Participant's Jeff Skoll, David Linde, and Diane Weyermann are executive producers; along with Warner Music Group's David Bither, Charlie Cohen, and Kurt Deutsch; Bill Pohlad of River Road; and RadicalMedia's Jon Kamen, Dave Sirulnick and Meredith Bennett. Kristin Caskey, Mike Isaacson and Patrick Catullo, who lead produced the Broadway production, will also serve as executive producers. Talking Heads superstar David Byrne is burning down one of Broadway's most intimate houses with his triumphant rock spectacle American Utopia, playing at the legendary Hudson Theatre. Byrne is joined by 11 diverse musicians from around the globe in this "knockout theatrical concert, honoring the pleasures of music, dance and song as collective celebration" (The Hollywood Reporter). Featuring "altogether astonishing choreography by Annie-B Parson" (The New York Times), with Tony-nominated Alex Timbers (director of Moulin Rouge!) serving as production consultant, it's "an artistically stunning tour de force" (Variety) brimming with "total, buoyant joy" (New York Magazine). Nonesuch has released the cast album for David Byrne's American Utopia, with music and lyrics by David Byrne; it is available now via the Nonesuch Store, iTunes, Amazon, Apple Music, Spotify, and other digital service providers. The two-CD version and a vinyl edition are also now available. David Byrne's American Utopia features David Byrne with Jacquelene Acevedo, Gustavo Di Dalva, Daniel Freedman, Chris Giarmo, Tim Keiper, Tendayi Kuumba, Karl Mansfield, Mauro Refosco, Stéphane San Juan, Angie Swan and Bobby Wooten III. The design team includes Rob Sinclair (lighting) and Pete Keppler (sound). Karl Mansfield and Mauro Refosco are Musical Directors. Choreography and Musical Staging is by Annie-B Parson. Alex Timbers serves as Production Consultant. American Utopia began as an album that David Byrne released on Nonesuch Records in March 2018. The recording was his first to reach #1 on the Album Chart and was also his first to reach the Top Five on the Billboard 200 chart. The theatrical concert, which includes songs from American Utopia along with songs from Talking Heads and his solo career, played more than 150 dates in 27 countries over nine months in 2018, and was named "Best International Contemporary Concert" at Australia's 2019 Helpmann Awards. David Byrne's American Utopia is produced by Kristin Caskey, Mike Isaacson, Patrick Catullo and Todomundo with Hal Luftig, Jonathan Reinis, Shira Friedman, Annapurna Theatre, Elizabeth Armstrong, Steve Traxler, Thomas Laub, Steve Rosenthal, Erica Schwartz, Matt Picheny, Len Blavatnik, Nonesuch Records, Warner Chappell Music and Ambassador Theatre Group Productions. Allan Williams serves as Executive Producer. Ticket Information Tickets to David Byrne's American Utopia can be purchased at http://www.hudsonbroadway.com/ or by calling 855-801-5876. The performance schedule is Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 5pm and 9pm and Sunday at 3pm. www.AmericanUtopiaBroadway.com |
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