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Imelda show is shockingly short on shoe references

25/04/2013
Musician David Byrne’s obsession with the former first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos, which spawned a concept album in 2010, has now inspired a stage musical, Here Lies Love, that opened on Broadway in New York this spring.

According to critics, the nightclub-based set and bright, floral costumes are “refreshing”, but there is little narrative and what story there is omits to mention one of the most famous things about Imelda Marcos: that her passion for shoes was so great she owned a reputed 2,700 pairs.


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