In the Now: David Byrne’s ‘Here Lies Love’ offers an exuberant look back at Imelda Marcos, with lyrics by Fatboy Slim

Imelda Marcos was a world-class shoe junkie. And though footwear doesn’t figure into Here Lies Love, this giddiness-inducing musical about her rise and fall will leave you walking on air. Credit creator David Byrne of Talking Heads fame. He came up with the idea and lyrics and wrote the disco-happy music with Fatboy Slim. Director Alex Timbers’ ingenious staging puts the audience in the middle the action. Be ready to move and groove with the ace ensemble led by Jose Llana as Ferdinand Marcos, Conrad Ricamora as Ninoy Aquino and the incandescent Ruthie Ann Miles as the Philippine First Lady.