Los Angeles Times

David Byrne’s Imelda Marcos musical ‘Here Lies Love” gets a thoughtful makeover at the Taper

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Imelda Marcos’ fetish for fiendishly expensive shoes was a running gag in the 1980s. But did you know that she was ...
NPR

Songs of Love writes personalized music for kids — but can AI carry the tune?

Logan Becker loves his song — it was written just for him. Logan has a rare connective tissue disorder, and in 2020, when he was 9, he received his personalized, upbeat anthem from the Songs of Love ...
Variety

‘Here Lies Love’: David Byrne and Director Snehai Desai on Adapting the Dance Musical for L.A.’s Taper, and Why Imelda Marcos’ Story Nervously Parallels Contemporary ...

“I’m very curious how the non-immersive staging will work,” Byrne tells Variety, in an email interview about the Taper production. He’s busy overseas with his acclaimed “Who Is the Sky?” tour — a ...
The New York Times

11 Musical Love Letters From Artists to Their Heroes

Hear the Replacements (on Big Star), Sonic Youth (on Karen Carpenter), Stevie Wonder (on Duke Ellington) and more. By Lindsay Zoladz The first time the Replacements frontman Paul Westerberg met one of ...