DVD BLU RAY & TV
Nov 12, 2020
3 minutes
DAVID BYRNE’S AMERICAN UTOPIA
DIGITAL PLATFORMS
9/10
Spike Lee shoots Byrne’s once-in-a-lifetime Broadway spectacular. By Stephen Dalton
A DAZZLING blend of greatest-hits show, avant-garde ballet and timely political statement, David Byrne’s 2018 American Utopia tour was a natural candidate for an extended Broadway encore. Shot in late 2019 and premiered on HBO in October, Spike Lee’s film of Byrne’s sold-out Hudson Theater run is respectfully faithful to the stage performance, with a few deft embellishments.
Stripping the stage down to an
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