Lazarus

@teatrcapitol

David Bowie & Enda Walsh

Show inspired by the novel THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH by Walter Tevis
As a part of an agreement with Robert Fox and Jones / Tintoretto Entertainment and The New York Theater Workshop

Polish premiere: September 26, 2020

Duration: 2 hours, no intermission

Performance in Polish, with English surtitles
Songs in English, with Polish surtitles

Suitable for audiences aged 16+

Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the start.

safety rules in the theater: please read before arrival.

Lazarus – the last work of David Bowie – is a musical “deep and touching; aesthetically delightful; mesmerizing; causing dizziness; a tribute to the giant of pop culture” as critics wrote after the New York premiere. Jan Klata’s production in The Capitol Musical theater is the Polish premiere of the musical. The performance will feature Bowie’s greatest hits: incl. Life on Mars, This is Not America, Absolute Beginners.

The screenplay by Enda Walsh is the sequel to the science fiction novel The Man Who Fell to Earth and the 1976 film in which David Bowie starred. The film and the book tell about representatives of an alien civilization looking for a place to live on Earth because of the drought ravaging their home planet. One of them, Thomas Newton, operating in human disguise, uses his skills and knowledge to gain power and influence to enable water transport to his planet. Thanks to his superhuman abilities, he gains a fortune but acquires worldly vices: greed and selfishness. He falls into alcoholism. He will not be able to complete his task. Solitary, he longs for his lost love and dreams of returning to his planet.

A perfectly realized pop show, melancholic, existential, and lined with a biblical story of salvation.
Polityka

A beautiful piece! Full of awareness of what our world is doing to people, yet – youthful.
Radio Wrocław Kultura

Producers

David Bowie & Enda Walsh
Lazarus
Show inspired by the novel THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH by Walter Tevis As a part of an agreement with Robert Fox and Jones / Tintoretto Entertainment and The New York Theater Workshop

Directed by: Jan Klata
Original orchestrations and arrangements: Henry Hey
Music Direction: Adam Skrzypek
Set Design, Costumes, Lighting Design: Mirek Kaczmarek
Projections: Natan Berkowicz
Stage Movement: Maćko Prusak
Sound Design: Krzysztof Borowicz
Vocal Preparation: Magdalena Śniadecka, Ewa Głowacka-Fierek
Director’s Assistant: Małgorzata Stobiecka
Assistant Set and Costume Designer: Krystian Szymczak
Make-up and Hair Design, MUA: Magdalena Chabrowska-Oleksiak, Agnieszka Jasiniecka, Ewa Soszyńska, Justyna Pokojewska

Translation: Michał Juzoń
Song lyrics translation: Konrad Imiela and Michał Juzoń
English language workshop: Rafał Motriuk
Japanese language consultation: Terumichi Tsuda
Translation from Japanese: Piotr Milewski

Konrad Imiela in the role of Valentine wears designer jewellery by Agata Bartos

Cast

Newton: Marcin Czarnik
Girl: Klaudia Waszak
Valentine: Cezary Studniak / Konrad Imiela
Elly: Ewa Szlempo-Kruszyńska
Michael: Adrian Kąca
Ben: Artur Caturian
Maemi: Justyna Antoniak
Zach: Albert Pyśk
Teenage Girls: Alicja Kalinowska / Magdalena Szczerbowska, Agnieszka Oryńska-Lesicka, Justyna Woźniak
Voice: Magdalena Śniadecka

Musicians:
Adam Skrzypek – conductor / bass guitar
Piotr Dziubek – conductor
Wojciech Bergander – bass guitar
Marcin Lutrosiński – keyboard I
Jacek Berg – keyboard II
Bogdan Skiedrzyński / Michał Honisz – guitar I
Magdalena Czwojda / Maciej Mazurek – guitar II
Dariusz Kaliszuk / Wojciech Buliński – drums
Artur Tomczak / Marcin Wołowiec – trombone
Robert Kamalski / Adam Bławicki – tenor sax / baritone sax