The Band’s Visit

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The Band’s Visit is a critically acclaimed stage musical, adapted from the 2007 Israeli film of the same name, that tells the story of an Egyptian police band stranded in a small Israeli desert town and is known for its intimate, character-driven narrative and Middle Eastern–influenced score.

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instanceOf musical theatre work
stage musical
adaptedFromWorkBy Eran Kolirin
awardReceived Drama League Award for Outstanding Production of a Musical
surface form: Drama League Award for Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical

Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
Lucille Lortel Award
surface form: Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical

New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical
surface form: New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Musical

Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
surface form: Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
surface form: Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical

Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Tony Award for Best Musical
Tony Award for Best Orchestrations
Tony Award for Best Original Score
Tony Award for Best Sound Design of a Musical
basedOn The Band’s Visit self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Band’s Visit (2007 film)
bookBy Itamar Moses
broadwayClosingDate 2019-04-07
broadwayOpeningDate 2017-11-09
broadwayTheatre Ethel Barrymore Theatre
broadwayTransferDate 2017-10-07
castAlbumLabel Ghostlight Records
choreographer Patrick McCollum
composer David Yazbek
costumeDesigner Sarah Laux
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception critically acclaimed
director David Cromer
hasCastAlbum The Band’s Visit self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Band’s Visit (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
hasGenre drama
musical
romantic musical
hasMusicalStyle Middle Eastern–influenced score
jazz influences
klezmer influences
hasSubject Egyptian police band
Israeli desert town
leadCharacter Dina
Haled
Tewfik
surface form: Tewfiq
lightingDesigner Tyler Micoleau
lyricist David Yazbek
narrativeFocus intimate character-driven storytelling
notableBroadwayPerformer Ari’el Stachel
Katrina Lenk
Tony Shalhoub
notableFeature small cast and chamber-like orchestration
notableTheme communication beyond language
cross-cultural connection
loneliness and human intimacy
orchestrator Jamshied Sharifi
originalLanguage English
premiereDate 2016-05-19
premiereLocation Atlantic Theater Company, Off-Broadway, New York City
premiereVenue Linda Gross Theater
producer Atlantic Theater Company
Orin Wolf
setDesigner Scott Pask
settingLocation fictional Israeli town of Bet Hatikva
soundDesigner Kai Harada
timePeriod late 20th century

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Sasson Gabai notableWork The Band’s Visit
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Sasson Gabai notableWork The Band’s Visit
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Sasson Gabai notableWork The Band’s Visit
this entity surface form: The Band's Visit (2007 film)
David Cromer notableWork The Band’s Visit
this entity surface form: The Band's Visit (musical)
The Band’s Visit basedOn The Band’s Visit self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Band’s Visit (2007 film)
The Band’s Visit hasCastAlbum The Band’s Visit self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Band’s Visit (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
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this entity surface form: The Band’s Visit (2007 film)
Scott Pask notableWork The Band’s Visit
David Yazbek notableWork The Band’s Visit
David Yazbek wroteMusicFor The Band’s Visit
David Yazbek wroteLyricsFor The Band’s Visit