Earlier today, David Byrne, star of American Utopia on Broadway, and Senator Chuck Schumer, sponsor of the landmark “Save Our Stages” Act joined forces to celebrate the return of Broadway and live music to New York City. Check out photos of the duo as they arrived by bike at the St. James Theatre after a short bike ride down Broadway!
David Byrne and the cast of American Utopia appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to perform 'I Zimbra'. The cast also features 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. Watch the full performance now!
David Byrne and the cast of American Utopia appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to perform 'I Zimbra'. The cast also features 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. Watch the full performance now!
The acclaimed production, which received a Special Tony Award at the Tony Awards ceremony on September 26, features David Byrne with returning band members 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.
David Byrne’s American Utopia will reopen on Broadway this Sunday, October 17 at the St. James Theatre (246 West 44th Street).
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Nineteen months after the band’s last performance together, David Byrne’s American Utopia returned to the live stage this evening – Friday, September 17 – at the St. James Theatre on Broadway (246 West 44th Street).
A limited number of $44 seats for each performance of David Byrne's American Utopia will be sold via a digital lottery random drawing powered by Lucky Seat. Entries for one or two tickets per entrant open at 10:00am ET on the Monday of the week prior to performances. For weekday performances, entries close at 9:59am ET the day prior to the performance.
The acclaimed show returns to the live stage this Friday, September 17 at the St. James Theatre (246 West 44th Street), and will receive a Special Tony Award at the upcoming Tony Awards ceremony on September 26.
Featuring performances and readings by: Nathalie 'Natie' Barret-Mas (The Met Museum), Staceyann Chin (Park Avenue Armory), Caridad “La Bruja” De La Luz (Park Avenue Armory), Abby Dobson (Laundromat Project), Amanda Gookin (National Sawdust), Tendayi Kuumba (Urban Bush Women), Henu Josephine Tarrant (La MaMa), Adama Delphine Fawundu (New York University), and more.
Byrne will record a special introduction for the theatrical release, which includes a conversation between Byrne and director Spike Lee.
The Tony Awards Administration Committee announced today that they will present three Special Tony Awards to The Broadway Advocacy Coalition; David Byrne’s American Utopia and Freestyle Love Supreme.
David Byrne's American Utopia will return to Broadway this fall at the St. James Theatre. As previously announced, performances will begin Friday, September 17, 2021.
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The show's Broadway run received much critical fanfare and played to sold out houses throughout.
David Byrne's American Utopia will return to the live stage on Broadway in the fall of 2021 at a theatre to be announced. Performances will begin on Friday, September 17, 2021.
The filmed version of the critically acclaimed Broadway show, DAVID BYRNEa??S AMERICAN UTOPIA debuts SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 (8:00-9:45 p.m. ET/PT).
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