David Byrne News

Sudanese-American musician Sinkane releases his new single “Everything is Everything,” launching a new era of exciting global music. Released via City Slang, “Everything Is Everything” is the first original Sinkane track since the release of the last album Dépaysé in 2019. Watch the new music video now!

Nouveau Riche and Jessica Hagan reunite after Queens of Sheba for a new comedy that explores the absurd pressures thrust upon women by society. A bad breakup and her family’s constant comparisons to her happily wedded younger sister push Ama to look into having a baby on her own. It’s nothing short of an odyssey. There’s plenty to like in Hagan’s writing, but this play is, unfortunately, incohesive and inconclusive. 

Watch the male ensemble of Here Lies Love perform an unplugged version of 'Child of the Philippines' here!

Did you know that these Columbia alumni are behind some of Broadway’s biggest hits?

The Squint Playwriting Award Showcase will present the work of nine emerging playwrights from low-income backgrounds. The showcase features ten minutes of each writer's work from a full-length play they are developing, performed by a professional cast. Get all the details here!

Fans of Here Lies Love, the groundbreaking new musical from David Byrne and Fatboy Slim now playing at the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway at 53rd Street), will have the chance to bid on three exclusive experiences through a Charitybuzz auction that is live now in support of the show's Democracy in Action Ticket Initiative via Producer Hub/The Tank NYC.

Watch Here Lies Love cast members Sarah Kay and Nathan Angelo perform an unplugged version of 'Walk Like A Woman' below!

Watch Here Lies Love Broadway cast members Sarah Kay, Nathan Angelo, and Angelo Soriano perform an unplugged version of 'Opposite Attraction'!

The Perelman Performing Arts Center will present Is It Thursday Yet?, The March, and Motion/Matter: Street Dance Festival at the new performing arts center at the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan. 

London's New Diorama Theatre, one of the UK's most significant agenda-setting independent theatre studios, has announced award winning director and programmer Bec Martin as its next Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer.

BroadwayWorld has just learned that Here Lies Love will play its final Broadway performance on Sunday, November 26, following 33 previews and 149 regular performances.

Last week, London’s National Theatre announced that starting in February 2024, select Tuesday and Thursday performances for new productions will begin at 6:30pm. Is it a good idea? Should the West End or Broadway adopt 6:30pm curtains? It’s hard to know, but it could pay off.

Celebrate GLAAD Spirit Day with a Post-Show DJ Set by Griffin Maxwell Brooks at HERE LIES LOVE. Join us this Thursday, October 19 for a night of music and support.

Discover the meditative sounds of Aubele's latest studio album. Brooklyn-based Argentine singer/songwriter Federico Aubele shares his meditative seventh studio album Time Drips On My Bed out everywhere now. Alongside the full project, Aubele shares Spanish guitar-driven track and video 'Silent Film' out now.

Experience the brilliance of Tony Award-winning actor Bill Irwin as he performs 'On Beckett' at Two River Theater from December 7 - 10, 2023. Don't miss this intimate one-man show that brings Samuel Beckett's words to life. Tickets available now.

Newly Restored 'Stop Making Sense' screens at The Park Theatre in Jaffrey, NH. This iconic 1984 concert film by Talking Heads is considered the greatest of all time. Don't miss this special screening on October 14. Tickets available at theparktheatre.org.

Apl.de.Ap of Black Eyed Peas will DJ a post-show set after the October 12 performance of HERE LIES LOVE on Broadway. Don't miss this exciting musical event!

Don't miss the return of Alex Edelman's acclaimed solo show JUST FOR US as it comes back to Boston for a limited engagement. Catch the three shows only at the Emerson Colonial Theatre.

David Byrne sat down with Seth Meyers on Late Night With Seth Meyers last night to discuss his new, immersive Broadway musical, Here Lies Love. Byrne discussed the musical's origins and how he came up with the idea of having half of the audience watching the show on a dance floor. Watch the video now!

Last night, October 4, the New York City Mayor’s Office honored Here Lies Love with a Mayoral Proclamation timed to Filipino American History Month (October) and celebrating the diversity and story of the show. Check out video from the proclamation here!