David Byrne doesn’t actually make that request in “American Utopia,” his cloud-sweeping upper of a touring show, which opened on Broadway at the Hudson Theater on Sunday. But as I watched “American Utopia,” the comparison felt especially apt. So, I would argue, is the David Byrne of today. He just happens to infuse his teaching with a beat that turns everyone into a spasmodic St. Vitus dancer . But Byrne has now passed middle age (he’s 67), as have those who first saw him flailing like a dervish at the Manhattan punk palace CBGB.

Source: New York Times October 21, 2019 01:41 UTC