AMERICAN UTOPIA comes to Broadway

[BritCrit]

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-David-Byrnes-AMERICAN-UTOPIA-Will-Come-to-Broadway-This-Fall-20190517

Thoughts?

Personally, I am really looking forward to this. As a Talking Heads fan, I am very interested in the prospect of seeing a David Byrne musical on Broadway...

[Fordham2015]

They're billing it as a special event or Broadway residency, not a musical- so like Springsteen or the series at the Lunt Fontanne

 

[DrowsyKaye]

I saw this tour last year and it's truly a thrilling performance. Curious how much, if at all, they're going to deviate from the concert-feel of it all. I'm definitely gonna try and check it out.

[LightsOut90]

has anyone been able to figure out how to buy a ticket with the meet and greet?

[Alice147]

DrowsyKaye said: "I saw this tour last year and it's truly a thrilling performance. Curious how much, if at all, they're going to deviate from the concert-feel of it all. I'm definitely gonna try and check it out."

Does it have a narrative arc? I'm intrigued by the description on Playbill: "theatrical concert experience"!

[StageJunkie2]

Personally, I’ll pass.  Enough with the concerts eating up valuable theatrical stage space. But that’s just me...

[pathman2]

LightsOut90 said: "has anyone been able to figure out how to buy a ticket with the meet and greet?"

There are actually only maybe 6-8 meet and greet tickets available that day. If you click on the yellow/orange seats front and center, the info box that pops up should confirm that they are meet and great. They're $550 I believe.

[Alex Kulak2]

Remember when they used to do plays on Broadway? That was fun.

[DoTheDood]

BritCrit said: "Personally, I am really looking forward to this. As a Talking Heads fan, I am very interested in the prospect of seeing a David Byrne musical on Broadway..."

Honestly same, tho I think the movie "True Stories" by him would make a great adaptation to the stage and if this works out, then that could be a thing? 

[JSquared2]

Alex Kulak2 said: "Remember when they used to do plays on Broadway? That was fun."

 

Yes.  Too bad there were NO plays on Broadway last season!

[BritCrit]

Alex Kulak2 said: "Remember when they used to do plays on Broadway? That was fun."

I think that it’s fonw to have one or two projects like this for a limited period of time, but the plays come first. If American Utopia starts extending its run like Springsteen On Broadway (another concert show with some acting elements) it could really frustrate those who want to see what the Hudson will provide for the 2020 Tony Awards...

[Mike Barrett]

Alex Kulak2 said: "Remember when they used to do plays on Broadway? That was fun."

Yep, I've attended 12 of them within the past 7 months. It was fun. 

[DrowsyKaye]

Alice147 said: "DrowsyKaye said: "I saw this tour last year and it's truly a thrilling performance. Curious how much, if at all, they're going to deviate from the concert-feel of it all. I'm definitely gonna try and check it out."

Does it have a narrative arc? I'm intrigued by the description on Playbill: "theatrical concert experience"!"

Definitely doesn't have a coherent narrative arc to it, but maybe they'll tweak it a bit from what I saw. If nothing else, it has a fantastically unified sense of design and production. Really gorgeously put together. Excited to see how they expand upon Byrne's vision.

Also lolololol at Alex Kulak2, as if events like these haven't existed on Broadway for decades.

[RippedMan]

Maybe I just don’t know the fan base, but it seems like a long run, no?

[dramamama611]

It IS theatrical...not just a concert. Tegardless, obviously it wasnt taking up valuable space. Or it would have been spoken for.

[haterobics]

I saw it on tour and am not sure how to describe it... I found that the theatricality didn't make me feel engaged like I was at a concert. But it was also not just performance art with a setlist?! Neither of which isn't to say it wasn't a thrilling, unique night out... just that you should know what you're signing up for, since a lot of people around me kept waiting for it to turn into a proper concert, which never happened.

[LightsOut90]

with Alex Timbers onboard this will definately become more theaterical. This is probably the closest to a Talking Heads musical as we will get due to rights issues and I am ready to see it OVER AND OVER

[RippedMan]

Is Timbers a new addition? That peaked my interest! I love his direction.

[RippedMan]

Is Timbers a new addition? That peaked my interest! I love his direction.

[RippedMan]

Is Timbers a new addition? That peaked my interest! I love his direction.

[Broadway Joe]

This is an easy pass for me unless I get free tickets and even then meh.

[Alice147]

DrowsyKaye said: "Alice147 said: "DrowsyKaye said: "I saw this tour last year and it's truly a thrilling performance. Curious how much, if at all, they're going to deviate from the concert-feel of it all. I'm definitely gonna try and check it out."

Does it have a narrative arc? I'm intrigued by the description on Playbill: "theatrical concert experience"!"

Definitely doesn't have a coherent narrative arc to it, but maybe they'll tweak it a bit from what I saw. If nothing else, it has a fantastically unified sense of design and production. Really gorgeously put together. Excited to see how they expand upon Byrne's vision.

Also lolololol at Alex Kulak2, as if events like these haven't existed on Broadway for decades."

Ah, I see. I'd be interested to see if anything is altered for Broadway, he seemed to hint at that in his quotes!