Fans’ tears at David Bowie musical Lazarus in New York

A performance of David Bowie’s trippy, melancholy musical Lazarus turned into a memorial for the Thin White Duke as fans who had bought tickets to celebrate his music instead found themselves mourning his passing.

“It was incredible. I wept a lot,” said Evan Schwartz, a 20-year-old student from Stanford, Connecticut, who saw the show for a second time after winning a ticket in an online lottery.

“It was beautiful.”