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As the new musical LAZARUS plays out its final performances amidst rumors of a transfer to Broadway, fans have been visiting its New York Theatre Workshop home regularly to leave tributes in memory of its iconic composer/lyricist, David Bowie.
Available tickets for the limited run have been scarce even before previews began and since Bowie's passing less than a week ago fans have been willing to pay as much as $1,300 to scalpers. The non-profit theatre company has extended the show's run for three additional performances and is offering tickets for $1,000 to $2,500 to benefit the company's education department.
A fitting window display from one of New York Theatre Workshop's East 4th Street neighbors, Bond Street Chocolate.
New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) is currently presenting Lazarus by David Bowie and Enda Walsh (Once, Tony Award), inspired by the novel The Man Who Fell to Earth by Walter Tevis, and directed by Ivo van Hove (Hedda Gabler, More Stately Mansions, Obie Awards). Lazarus officially opened December 7, 2015, and will now run through January 20, 2016 at New York Theatre Workshop (79 E. 4th Street New York, NY 10003).
The cast of Lazarus includes Golden Globe winner and six-time Emmy nominee Michael C. Hall(Hedwig and the Angry Inch, "Dexter") as Thomas Newton, Tony Award nominee Cristin Milioti(Once) as Elly, and Michael Esper (The Last Ship) as Valentine, as well as Krystina Alabado(American Idiot),Sophia Anne Caruso (The Nether), Nicholas Christopher (Whorl Inside A Loop), Lynn Craig (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson), Bobby Moreno (Year of the Rooster), Krista Pioppi (Spring Awakening Nat'l Tour), Charlie Pollock (The Wild Party), and Brynn Williams (Bye Bye Birdie).
Following his revelatory production of Ingmar Bergman's Scenes from a Marriage, the internationally acclaimed director Ivo van Hove returns to New York Theatre Workshop with Lazarus. Mr. Walsh makes his return to NYTW after the successful run of Once. LAZARUS features songs specially composed by Mr. Bowie for this production as well as new arrangements of previously recorded songs.
The New York premiere of RED SPEEDO, written by Lucas Hnath (The Christians) and directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz (Hollow Roots), will begin performances at New York Theatre Workshop in February 2016. The 2015/16 Season will conclude with the world premiere of a new folk opera, HADESTOWN, by singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell. HADESTOWN was developed with and is directed by Rachel Chavkin (Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812), and will begin performances in May 2016.
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