I have a Talking Heads in 78 story I will tell… one day. That’s one pissed David Byrne
Responding to criticism in The New York Times, a spokesperson for the production claimed that the decision to use pre-recorded music was “part of the karaoke genre inherent to the musical and the production concept.” Byrne issued a statement of his own defending the production choices, explaining the “dance club track-act immersion” as part of the show’s nontraditional staging. “The performance of the live vocals to pre-recorded, artificial tracks is paramount to its artistic concept. Production has ripped out the seats in the theater and built a dance floor. There is no longer a proscenium stage,” he wrote in part.
Source: David Byrne and Broadway Musicians’ Union Reach Hiring Agreement for Here Lies Love | Pitchfork