The David Bowie and Enda Walsh musical 'Lazarus' will have its Australian premiere in 2019 with a strictly limited season in Melbourne.
'Lazarus' was David Bowie's final project before his death in 2016. First staged in New York in 2015, the musical features 18 David Bowie songs including 'Changes', 'Heroes' and 'Absolute Beginners'.
Inspired by the novel 'The Man Who Fell to Earth' by Walter Tevis - the movie also starred David Bowie – 'Lazarus' focuses on Newton as he remains on Earth, unable to die. We follow him during the course of a few days where the arrival of another lost soul might finally set him free.
“Lazarus was a dream come true for David Bowie," Executive Producer Rachel D Taylor says.
"For decades he had spoken about writing a show, and when it was announced off-Broadway in 2015 the entire season sold out in a few hours. When I read the script I found it incredibly moving, especially knowing that it was one of his final projects. And seeing songs like 'Heroes' and 'Changes' come out of the story was just spine-tingling. It’s rare to find a musical like 'Lazarus'.”
