‘Here Lies Love’: How Scenic Designer David Korins Turned Broadway Into a Nightclub
variety.comJazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Award-winning scenic designer David Korins calls his work on Broadway’s newest sensation “Here Lies Love” the “most ambitious piece of theater I’ve ever done.” And that’s a high bar: Korins counts The Oscars, “Beetlejuice” and “Hamilton” among his credits.
Set to throbbing beats from David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, “Here Lies Love” centers on the Philippines’ controversial former First Lady, Imelda Marcos.
The idea was to make the show as immersive as possible and turn a Midtown Manhattan theater into a disco ballroom. Says Korins, “When we did it at the Public Theater, a bunch of people were standing, and some were looking over the ledge.
That experience was so new and rare.” After its Off-Broadway debut in 2013, the show went to London and then Seattle. Korins says the production team looked at over 50 venues before “Here Lies Love” would eventually find a home in the Broadway Theater.
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