David Byrne Wrote a Musical About Joan of Arc

David Byrne has announced a new musical, Saint Joan. Set for premiere at the Public Theater in New York City on February 14, 2017, it will tell the story of Joan of Arc.

Public Theater’s Joan of Arc: Into the Fire Finds Its Title Player

See who will star as the iconic Joan of Arc in David Byrne and Alex Timbers’ newest show.

David Byrne Casts tUne-yArDs’ Jo Lampert as Joan of Arc in New Musical

Joan of Arc: Into the Fire is set to premiere in February.

David Byrne details his upcoming Joan of Arc musical (tickets on sale)

I started collecting pictures of Grimes, Madonna, Kate Bush, Sinèad O’Connor, on and on—popular musicians are obsessed with her.

Jo Lampert Rises to the Occasion as Joan Of Arc in a New Production at the Public Theater

When she came in, on a day’s notice, to perform two songs from the show, “it left us all in tears,” Timbers recalls, “because it was immediately clear that she had a profound connection with this character.”

Go Into the Fire With Jo Lampert and David Byrne in New Joan of Arc Video

The Public Theater's new production of David Byrne's Joan of Arc: Into the Fire has released its first video footage.

A PROTEST MUSICAL FOR THE TRUMP ERA

The director Alex Timbers, who specializes in shows about historical figures, has collaborated with David Byrne on the galvanizing “Joan of Arc.”

David Byrne on His Joan of Arc Musical & Her ‘Borderline Sexual’ Connection to God

“I was never a huge musical theater fan,” says Byrne, 64. “But the power of songs to tell a story is so tempting -- how a song can get into a character’s heart and mind in a way text can’t.”

Joan of Arc: Into the Fire review – David Byrne salutes martyr with rock musical

A banner greeting the audience on entry makes explicit the parallels between Joan’s time and our own with a banner recalling Senator Mitch McConnell’s condemnation of Senator Elizabeth Warren...

‘Joan of Arc: Into the Fire’ Theater Review

"Have faith. Be strong" is the musical motif that recurs throughout, defining both Joan's rallying cry and her prayer to herself in moments of doubt.

David Byrne Misfires with Aimless ‘Joan of Arc’

“Joan of Arc” begins with a promise before the actors ever appear. On a flame-orange curtain are scrawled the words of Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell, having shut down testimony by Elizabeth Warren during the Jeff Sessions nomination hearings: “She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted.”

Theater Review: David Byrne Gives Joan of Arc the Imelda Treatment

By the time the song ends with Joan herself singing, “Let me be your Joan of Arc,” you can’t help but get the point: Despite the story’s setting in 15th-century France, the fire is here and now.

Review: ‘Joan of Arc’ and the Monotony of Sainthood

Here she is, in iconographic silhouette and sleek biker leathers... intoning her watchwords with the clarion summons of a trumpet: “Have faith, be strong.”

‘Joan of Arc’ review: David Byrne’s musical is a trial

“I’m not a boy and I’m not a girl,” she sings, with a clear, steely, soulful voice.

Theate review: David Byrne’s Joan of Arc musical is a major misfire

Photograph: Joan Marcus Written by Adam Feldman How do you solve a problem like Joan of Arc? The story of the 15th-century French teenager is almost too interesting: In her brief life,…

‘Joan of Arc: Into the Fire’: David Byrne Is a True Believer About Butch Christian Sa

On the subject of Christianity’s top butch female warrior, Byrne turns out to be a true believer.

Joan of Arc: Into the Fire: EW stage review

If you’re wondering whether Into the Fire will be a contemporary retelling of Joan of Arc, the virgin idol burnished by nearly six centuries of legend, you’ll only have to walk into the Newman Theater’s 299-seat space to know...

David Byrne’s Inspired ‘Joan Of Arc’ Rocker & ‘The Outer Space’ At The Public: Review

David Byrne’s boisterous segue from Imelda Marcos (Here Lies Love) to Saint Joan (Joan of Arc: Into the Fire) is the ultimate example of crab-walking from the ridiculous to the sublime.

Why a Real Hero Stands Alone: Reviews of ‘Joan of Arc: Into The Fire’ and ‘Enemy of the People’

It’s a sentiment that also applies to the heroine of the night, another spit-fire female who refused to bend to the patriarchy of her time: the French farm girl, Joan of Arc.

David Byrne’s JOAN OF ARC: INTO THE FIRE Extends Again at The Public Theater

Once upon a time, there was a girl who talked to God. She built a nation, and they burned her for it.

Jo Lampert Takes On Joan Of Arc

"She is just so brave and so committed to the idea of unity and strength and power and community because she finds purpose." - Jo Lampert

Jo Lampert Is Stellar In David Byrne’s JOAN OF ARC: INTO THE FIRE

With her lean physique and partially-shaved head, her Joan is a streetwise champion who unflinchingly dedicates herself to the visions she sees and the voices she hears, inspiring her to believe she has been blessed by God with the power to free her people.

Flaming Out: A New Musical About Joan of Arc Oversells Its Timeliness

The new musical Joan of Arc: Into the Fire begins with an unmissable message, hand-painted on the curtain of the Public's Newman Theater: "She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted."

HEAVEN’S TOMBOY: A ROCK MUSICAL ABOUT JOAN OF ARC

The show is very much of our time. More than about France, it is about changing gender: the freedom that this can bestow on those who do it, and the horror it can inspire in others.