David Byrnes Here Lies Love Reaches Deal With Broadway Musicians
The New York Times After the musicians union raised objections to the shows plans to use recorded music instead of a live band, the show agreed to use 12 musicians.
Here Lies Love, the new David Byrne musical scheduled to start previews on Broadway next week, has bowed to objections by a labor union and agreed that 12 musicians will be part of the production.
The producers of the musical, which is a dance-club-like show about Imelda Marcos, and the union, Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians, announced the agreement late Friday afternoon.
On behalf of our entire cast, company and creative team, we have reached an agreement with Musicians Union Local 802, per the collective bargaining agreement, the producers of the musical said in a statement. We look forward to welcoming audiences to experience the revolutionary musical experience that is Here Lies Love at the Broadway Theater beginning on Saturday, June 17.
