Call it Studio 53. For the Imelda Marcos bio-musical “Here Lies Love,” which opened Thursday night a block away from the nightclub-turned-venue Studio 54, the Broadway Theatre has been transf…
For the Imelda Marcos bio-musical “Here Lies Love,” which opened Thursday night a block away from the nightclub-turned-venue Studio 54, the Broadway Theatre has been transformed into a sexy discotheque. One hour and 30 minutes, with no intermission. At the Broadway Theatre, 1681 Broadway.
And standing in the theater that once hosted the original production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Evita” — a similar story about Argentina’s power-hungry first lady Eva Peron — makes you crave a stronger point of view on Marcos, rather than just an excuse for party time. The musical, somewhat shallowly, paints the woman as a kindly victim who was swept up by the decadence and momentum as much as we are.
She becomes a beauty pageant contestant and dates promising politician Ninoy Aquino , who gets the audience chanting “Give our people a break!” The zippy, fairytale first half is told entirely in pulsing music — and no spoken scenes — with the vibe of a fashion week runway, as the fabulous cast struts and dances up and down elevated catwalks. The stages rotate and the standing audience moves around with them. All the while, we become the citizens and cameras film us shaking hands with Ferdinand and Imelda at spirited rallies.
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