HERE LIES LOVE to Play at the Mark Taper Forum This Winter
The production will be directed by CTG Brindell & Milton Gottlieb Artistic Director Snehal Desai with choreography by William Carlos Angulo.
By: Chloe Rabinowitz Nov. 12, 2025
Center Theatre Group will present a new production of the groundbreaking musical Here Lies Love at the Mark Taper Forum featuring music by Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award winner David Byrne and Grammy Award winner Fatboy Slim. The production will be directed by CTG Brindell & Milton Gottlieb Artistic Director Snehal Desai with choreography by William Carlos Angulo. The production, the first since appearing on Broadway in 2023, will be performed at the Taper from February 11 to March 22, 2026 in a transformative experience combining disco beats with adrenaline-fueled choreography and an innovative visual design.
Here Lies Love is a groundbreaking musical about former First Lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos' rise to power and the corruption, violence, and authoritarian rule during her time as First Lady and her family’s exile amidst the People Power Revolution. The show goes beyond Imelda's near-mythic obsession with shoes to explore true questions of power and responsibility. It is a story fueled by greed, power, and disco that feels as timely today as ever.
The creative team assembled by Director Snehal Desai includes William Carlos Angulo (Choreographer), Joe Cruz and Jennifer Lin (Co-Music Directors), Arnel Sancianco (Scenic Designer), Yee Eun Nam (Projection Designer), Jaymee Ngernwichit (Costume Designer), Brian Hsieh (Sound Designer), Janelle Dote Portman (Associate Director), U.J. Mangune (Associate Choreographer), Ely Sonny Orquiza (Dramaturg), and Jim Steinmeyer (Illusion Consultant). Casting by Michael Donovan Casting, Michael Donovan, CSA, Richie Ferris, CSA, and Joe Pinzon (Casting Consultant).
Los Angeles Awards - Live Stats
Best Musical - Top 3
1.
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (Hollywood Bowl)
7.5% of votes
2.
HEATHERS (Backyard Playhouse: Treetop Production)
5.5% of votes
3.
HAIR (Conundrum Theatre)
5.3% of votes
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