PhotosCheck Out New Photos of the Broadway Return of David Byrne's American UtopiaThe Tony Awarded production officially opens October 17 at the St. James Theatre.
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Andrew Gans
October 15, 2021
David Byrne’s American Utopia, which returned to Broadway September 17, will officially open at the St. James Theatre October 17. The acclaimed production also received a Special Tony Award at the September 26 Tony Awards ceremony.
The show features songs from Byrne's 2018 album of the same name, along with hits from his time with Talking Heads and throughout his solo career. Byrne is joined by 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. The company standbys are Renée Albulario, Alena Ciera, Chris Eddleton, Evan Frierson, Abe Nouri, and Natalie Tenenbaum.
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Check Out New Photos of the Broadway Return of David Byrne's American Utopia
Check Out New Photos of the Broadway Return of David Byrne's American Utopia
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Chris Giarmo, David Byrne, and Tendayi Kuumba in David Byrne's American Utopia
Matthew Murphy
Angie Swan, Stéphane San Juan, and Karl Mansfield in David Byrne's American Utopia
Tendayi Kuumba, Karl Mansfield, and Chris Giarmo in David Byrne's American Utopia
David Byrne and cast in David Byrne's American Utopia
Tendayi Kuumba, Bobby Wooten III, David Byrne, Angie Swan, and Chris Giarmo in David Byrne's American Utopia
Daniel Freedman, Mauro Refosco, Jacquelene Acevedo, Gustavo Di Dalva, Angie Swan, Stéphane San Juan, David Byrne, Tendayi Kuumba, Karl Mansfield, Tim Keiper, Chris Giarmo, and Bobby Wooten III in David Byrne's American Utopia
David Byrne and cast in David Byrne's American Utopia
Jacquelene Acevedo, Bobby Wooten III, and Gustavo Di Dalva in David Byrne's American Utopia
David Byrne and cast in David Byrne's American Utopia
Matthew Murphy
David Byrne and cast in David Byrne's American Utopia
Matthew Murphy
Tendayi Kuumba, Bobby Wooten III, Angie Swan, and Chris Giarmo in David Byrne's American Utopia
Gustavo Di Dalva, Mauro Refosco, Jacquelene Acevedo, and Stéphane San Juan in David Byrne's American Utopia
Gustavo Di Dalva, David Byrne, and cast in David Byrne's American Utopia
Gustavo Di Dalva, Jacquelene Acevedo, Daniel Freedman, Mauro Refosco, Stéphane San Juan, and Tim Keiper in David Byrne's American Utopia
Matthew Murphy
David Byrne and cast in David Byrne's American Utopia
Tendayi Kuumba in David Byrne's American Utopia
Daniel Freedman and Bobby Wooten III in David Byrne's American Utopia
David Byrne and cast in David Byrne's American Utopia
David Byrne and cast in David Byrne's American Utopia
The American Utopia band in David Byrne's American Utopia
Matthew Murphy
The American Utopia band in David Byrne's American Utopia
David Byrne and cast in David Byrne's American Utopia
The initial run opened October 20, 2019, and continued into 2020. The production recouped its initial $4 million investment in mid-December, 10 weeks after opening.
Oscar winner Spike Lee filmed the theatrical concert during the tail end of its Broadway run; it premiered on HBO October 17, 2020. The film recently won two Creative Arts Emmy Awards: Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Special and Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special.
Under the guidance of production consultant Alex Timbers (Moulin Rouge!), the show features lighting design by Rob Sinclair, sound design by Pete Keppler, and musical direction by Karl Mansfield and Mauro Refosco. Annie-B Parson provides choreography and musical staging.
David Byrne’s American Utopia is produced by Kristin Caskey, Mike Isaacson, Patrick Catullo and Todomundo with Hal Luftig, Jonathan Reinis, Shira Friedman, Annapurna Theatre, Elizabeth Armstrong, Thomas Laub, Steven Rosenthal, Erica Lynn Schwartz, Matt Picheny, Steve Traxler, Len Blavatnik, Nonesuch Records, Warner Chappell Music, and Ambassador Theatre Group Productions. Allan Williams serves as executive producer.
