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Kennedy Center, 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566
Winner of 10 Tony Awards
July 28 - August 8, 2021
Boredom has never sounded sexier than it does in 'The Band's Visit', the beautiful musical by David Yazbek and Itamar Moses... includes one of the season's most exquisitely wrought score.
Ben Brantley, New York Times
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2019s Grammy Award Winner for Best Musical Theater Album!
Having left Broadway spellbound, the exquisite, and ten-time Tony-winning musical from Itamar Moses and David Yazbeck is out on tour. A hit with critics and audiences alike, follow the fortunes of an Egyptian Police Band as they are stranded overnight in an isolated town in the Israeli desert due to a language mix up. Stuck waiting for the next bus and with no hotels in town, it falls on the friendly and curious locals to take in the musicians, where each side discover more about themselves and their shared humanity.
Adapted from the award-winning 2007 film, Tony-winner Yazbeck has crafted a new original score capturing life, loss and the enchantment of the desert, alongside Moses' touching and heart-warming book. A Critic's pick in the New York Times, prepare to be moved by a show the paper called, "One of the most ravishing musicals you will ever be seduced by."
Based on the 2007 critically acclaimed movie by Eran Kolirin, this new musical adaptation sees two very different cultures mesh together throughout the course of one night. A simple spelling mistake at the Egypt/Israel border sees the Alexandria Police Band redirected to the wrong town, where there is no public transport, nor hotels. Taken in by the charitable restaurant owner as they discuss their predicament, the band are invited to stay at his various relatives' homes overnight. Love is in the air for one member of the band, which culminates in an enchanting evening at the local ice-skating rink. The others realise that their lives are changed forever after this change in circumstance.
Opening night: 28 July 2021
Suitable for ages 12+
90 minutes, no intermission
Some images are taken from the original Broadway production and may not reflect the national touring cast.
Sasson Gabay as Tewfiq
Janet Dacal as Dina
Joe Joseph as Haled
Pomme Koch as Itzik
James Rana as Simon
Adam Gabay (Sasson Gabay's son) as Papi
Jennifer Apple as Anna
Marc Ginsburg as Sammy
Kendal Hartse as Iris
Sara Kapner as Julia
Ronnie Malley as Camal
Or Schraiber as Zelger
David Studwell as Avrum
Mike Cefalo as Telephone Guy
Danny Burgos, Loren Lester, Nick Sacks, Hannah Shankman, and Bligh Voth
Book by Itamar Moses
Music and Lyrics by David Yazbeck
Directed by David Cromer
Best Musical
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical - Tony Shalhoub
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical - Katrina Lenk
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical - Ari'el Stachel
Best Book of a Musical
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Best Direction of a Musical - David Cromer
Best Orchestrations
Best Musical
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical - Tony Shalhoub
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical - Katrina Lenk
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical - Ari'el Stachel
Best Book of a Musical Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Best Direction of a Musical - David Cromer
Best Orchestrations
Outstanding Production of A Broadway Or Off-Broadway Musical
Distinguished Performance Award - Katrina Lenk, Tony Shalhoub
Outstanding Production Of A Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical
Oustanding Sound Design in a Musical
Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical
Beautiful MOVING unexpected
Just as song might sweep you away into an unexpected mood so too does Tewfiq's band as their music infiltrates into the lives of these people - and the audience!
Our Broadway reviewer Nicola Quinn saw The Band's Visit in New York City - here's what she thought! "One of my favorite things to do is step into a cinema or theatre having no idea about the narrative that is about to unfold or the "word on the street".
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Nicola Quinn
28 reviews, average rating: (2.2 Stars)
This was a beautiful, don't listen to people calling it boring. It's thoughtful,... more
This is not your everyday traditional "mainstream" musical (e.g. cats,... more
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