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About the Musical
A David Yazbek musical based on the screenplay by Eran Kolirin, celebrating the deeply human ways music and laughter connect us all.
Story:
An Egyptian Police Band arrives in Israel to play a concert. After a mix-up at the border, they are sent to a remote village in the middle of the desert. With no bus until morning and no hotel in sight, these unlikely travelers are taken in by the locals. Under the spell of the desert sky, their lives become intertwined in the most unexpected ways.
Broadway Premiere
- Theatre
- Ethel Barrymore Theatre
- Opening Night
- Nov 9, 2017
- Total Performances
- 589
- Original Cast
- Katrina Lenk, Tony Shalhoub, John Cariani, Ari'el Stachel, George Abud, Andrew Polk, Bill Army, Rachel Prather, Jonathan Raviv, Sharone Sayegh, Kristen Sieh, Alok Tewari, Etai Benson, Adam Kantor
- Musicians
- Andrea Grody, George Abud, Alexandra Eckhardt, Philip Mayer, Sam Sadigursky, Jeff Theiss, Harvey Valdes, Garo Yellin
- Director
- David Cromer
- Choreographer
- Lee Sher
- Producer
- Orin Wolf, John Styles, John N. Hart Jr.
- Musical Director
- Andrea Grody
- Orchestrations
- Jamshied Sharifi
- Scenic Design
- Scott Pask
- Costume Design
- Sarah Laux
- Lighting Design
- Tyler Micoleau
- Sound Design
- Kai Harada
2007 Film Version
- Movie Name
- The Band's Visit
- Type
- Non-Musical
- Director
- Eran Kolirin
- Screenplay
- Eran Kolirin
- Starring
- Sasson Gabai, Ronit Elkabetz, Saleh Bakri, Khalifa Natour, Rubi Moskovitz, Uri Gavriel, Imad Jabarin, Hilla Sarjon, Shlomi Avraham, Tarik Kopty, Rinat Matatov, Tomer Yosef, Ahuva Keren, François Khell, Hisham Khoury, Eyad Sheety
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2019 Grammy Award Nominations
Best Musical Theater Album
2018 Tony Award Nominations
Best Musical
Best Book of a Musical
Best Original Score
Best Leading Actor in a Musical - Tony Shalhoub
Best Leading Actress in a Musical - Katrina Lenk
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Ari’el Stachel
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Best Direction of a Musical
Best Orchestrations
Best Sound Design in a Musical
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
2018 Drama League Award Nominations
Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical
Distinguished Performance Award - Katrina Lenk
Distinguished Performance Award - Tony Shalhoub
2017 Drama Desk Award Nominations
Outstanding Director of a Musical - David Cromer
Outstanding Music - David Yazbek
Outstanding Lyrics - David Yazbek
Outstanding Musical
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Ari'el Stachel
Outstanding Book of a Musical - Itamar Moses
Outstanding Orchestrations - Jamshied Sharifi
2017 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations
Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical
Outstanding Score
Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Outstanding Director of a Musical - David Cromer
Outstanding Orchestrations - Jamshied Sharifi
Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Tony Shalhoub
Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Katrina Lenk
2017 Theatre World Award Nominations
Dorothy Louden Award for Theatre Excellence - Katrina Lenk
2017 Lucille Lortel Award Nominations
Outstanding Musical
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical - Katrina Lenk
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Ari’el Stachel
Outstanding Costume Design - Sarah Laux
2017 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award Nominations
Best Musical
2017 Obie Award Nominations
Musical Theater
Directing - David Cromer
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