David Bowie revives his “Man Who Fell to Earth” character for musicalApril 3, 2015 - 11:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - David Bowie is bringing his iconic character from 1976's cult film "The Man Who Fell to Earth" to off-Broadway for 2015-2016 season. The musician has written new songs and reworked some previously-recorded material for the stage production, AceShowbiz reports. In the classic Nicolas Roeg movie, Bowie played Thomas Jerome Newton who crash-lands on Earth while seeking water to save his dying home planet. The upcoming stage adaptation titled "Lazarus" is scheduled to debut at the New York Theater Workshop. Instead of reprising his role, Bowie co-wrote the play along with Tony-winning playwright Enda Walsh ("Once") based on Walter Tevis' 1963 novel that inspired the movie version. Avant-garde Belgian director Ivo van Hove will helm the stage musical. "It's going to be a play with characters and songs - I'm calling it music theater, but I don't really know what it's going to be like, I just have incredible trust in their creative vision," the theater's artistic director James C. Nicola told New York Times. "I'm really excited about it. These are three very different sensibilities to be colliding." Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. |