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Lazarus: The Complete Book and Lyrics

Contributor(s): Bowie, David (Author), Walsh, Enda (Author)

ISBN: 9781559365581

Publisher: Theatre Communications Group

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Pub Date: May 2, 2017

Dewey: 782.140268

Lexile Code: 0000

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Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.40" H x 8.30" L x 5.30" W ( 0.31 lbs) 112 pages

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Description: "Beautiful...a last transmission from a dying star." - Time Out

One of the last works completed by beloved pop icon David Bowie before his death in early 2016, the otherworldy musical Lazarus is a poignant homage to his legacy. Inspired by the 1963 novel The Man Who Fell to Earth, Lazarus weaves a thrilling rock opera from new compositions by Bowie as well as many of his classic songs.

Review Quotes: "Blazingly original...adds another mysterious chapter to a career that was full of infinite mystery." - The Stage

"David Bowie's parting gift to the world - and what a rare and mesmeric testament this is...it's all unforgettable. I sat rapt throughout' - Independent

"Captivating, tense, and emotional... shows like this don't come along very often." - Radio Times

"Lazarus...continually emphasizes the surreal over the explicit at nearly every turn... It's all strange and wonderful and heartbreaking and funny in alternating measure." - Rolling Stone

"[A] poignant remembrance as well as a satisfyingly chewy work in its own right." - Financial Times

"Gripping... [a] strangely poetic piece of music theatre... there's nothing at all conventional about this. It is festive. Riotous. Dionysian. Wonderful." - BritishTheatre.com

"Like David Bowie himself, this is a show that defies definition. It's both all and none of a musical, a play, a gig, performance art, philosophical meditation, a fever dream, a collective trip into the unknown... strangely fascinating and fascinatingly strange." - Broadway World

"Fascinating to watch... [a] spectacular study of a pained outsider's search for peace." - Guardian

"Bowie's ghost is movingly present... the play feels part celebration, part wake; sorrow and death fug up the theatre like some sort of paranormal mist." - GQ Magazine

"Intriguing and nuanced... a fitting memorial to one of the giants of popular culture." - Gay Times

"Outstanding... full of wild energy, magical effects and overwhelming music." - WhatsOnStage

"Enda Walsh's book is full of longing - for love, for peace, for release from earthly ties - while songs from Bowie's iconic catalogue, an astonishing legacy spanning four decades, are reimagined in a new context whilst somehow retaining the potency they once exerted during the course of a life richly lived. No jukebox musical, this... [the] entire creation is infused with the spirit, the quirkiness, the capriciousness of Bowie, and Walsh could not be more in tune with all of it." - The Arts Desk

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