Bowie to bring space epic to New York stage

Bowie to bring space epic to New York stage

David Bowie, who performed an alien in the cult classic film "The Man Who Fell to Earth," has composed music for a new stage version in New York. The British musician long known for his experimentalism has written new songs and arranged older music for the production late this year at the New York Theatre Workshop, it announced Thursday. Based on the novel by Walter Tevis, the 1976 film starred Bowie as a humanoid who lands on Earth in search of water for his parched planet and becomes enamored with alcohol and television. Few details were announced about the format of the stage version, but Bowie was not listed as performing.