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- It Is What It Is
- Beat Of Your Heart
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- Papi Hears the Ocean
- Haled's Song About Love
- Itgara'a
- Something Different
- Itzik's Lullaby
- Something Different (Reprise)
- The Concert
- Afifi (Bonus Track)
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The Band's Visit
Writers: Itamar Moses David Yazbek
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It is 1996, and through an error in pronunciation, the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra is stranded in the isolated desert town of Bet Havitka, Israel (rather than the city Petah Tikva, their actual destination). Without knowing the language and with very little money, the band members - led by conductor Tewfiq Zakaria - are welcomed by the locals, including cafe owner Dina and her two employees, Papi and Itzik. During this one night in a sleepy town where nothing much changes, the Egyptian band members and their Israeli hosts communicate in English (their only common language) and find their mutual love of music, whether traditional Middle Eastern ballads or American jazz and Chet Baker. Winner of ten Tony Awards and a score based in traditional middle eastern styles (with musicians planted all around the stage), The Band’s Visit appeals to the universal romance and passion people find in music, no matter where they are from.
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10-Time Tony Award®-Winning Best Musical The Band's Visit is Returning to Washington, D.C.!
10-TIME TONY AWARD ® -WINNING BEST MUSICAL THE BAND’S VISIT IS RETURNING TO WASHINGTON, D.C.!
“A JOYOUS MUSICAL CELEBRATION. The Band’s Visit unfolds like a rare desert flower that blooms, then fades, in a single night. Its exotic beauty is BREATHTAKING.”
– The Plain Dealer
“A gorgeous and justly acclaimed show. The masterpiece of a score makes you realize that we can love and change.”
– The Chicago Tribune
(WASHINGTON)—The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is proud to announce that THE BAND’S VISIT , featuring music and lyrics by Tony ® and Drama Desk Award ® -winner David Yazbek , will be returning to Washington, D.C. from July 6–17, 2022. Tickets for the engagement are currently on sale. For more information, please visit the Kennedy Center website.
The Band’s Visit is one of four musicals in Broadway history to win the unofficial “Big Six” Tony Awards ® , which include Best Musical, Best Book, Best Score, Best Actor in a Musical, Best Actress in a Musical, and Best Direction of a Musical.
THE BAND’S VISIT tells a joyful, offbeat story of a band of musicians who arrive in a town way off the beaten path. Under the spell of the desert sky, with beautiful music perfuming the air, the band brings the town to life in unexpected ways. With a Tony ® -and Grammy ® -winning score that seduces your soul and sweeps you off your feet, performed by thrillingly talented onstage musicians, THE BAND’S VISIT rejoices in the way music makes us laugh, gives us hope, and ultimately, brings us together.
Award-winning Israeli film actor Sasson Gabay will reprise the role of Tewfiq , the role he created in the 2007 film of THE BAND’S VISIT and has played on Broadway and in more than 17 cities on the First National Tour. Joining him to lead the company is the critically acclaimed actress Janet Dacal ( Prince of Broadway, Wonderland, In The Heights ) in the role of Dina .
The cast will also include Ali Louis Bourzgui as Haled , Clay Singer as Itzik , Yoni Avi Battat as Camal , Coby Getzug as Papi , Joshua Grosso as Telephone Guy , Kendal Hartse as Iris , David Studwell as Avrum , Billy Cohen as Zelger , Layan Elwazani as Julia , Marc Ginsburg as Sammy , Ariel Reich as Anna , and James Rana as Simon along with Ramin Doostdar, Loren Lester, Dana Saleh Omar, Nick Sacks, and Hannah Shankman.
THE BAND’S VISIT world premiere opened to critical acclaim at the Atlantic Theater Company in December 2016, and opened at Broadway’s Ethel Barrymore theatre in November 2017. It went on to play 589 regular performance and 36 previews, breaking the all-time box office record at Broadway’s Barrymore Theatre twice and winning 10 Tony Awards ® before closing in April 2019. The production was featured in over 20 “Best Of The Year” lists including The New York Times, Time Magazine, and Entertainment Weekly. The First National Tour launched in June 2019 and played 17 cities before the touring entertainment industry was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
With music and lyrics by Tony Award ® -winner David Yazbek , and a book by Tony Award ® -winner Itamar Moses, THE BAND’S VISIT won “Best Musical” awards from the Tony Awards ® , Drama League, New York Drama Critics’ Circle, the Outer Critics Circle, the Lucille Lortel and the Obies. It is based on the screenplay by Eran Kolirin , and is directed by Tony Award ® -winner David Cromer .
The creative team also includes Patrick McCollum (Choreography), Tony Award ® -winner Scott Pask (Set Design), Sarah Laux (Costume Design), Tony Award ® -winner Tyler Micoleau (Lighting Design), Tony Award ® -winner Kai Harada (Sound Design), Charles G. LaPointe (Hair Designer), Tony Award ® -winner Jamshied Sharifi (Orchestrations), Andrea Grody (Music Supervisor & Additional Arrangements), Dean Sharenow (Music Supervisor & Music Coordinator) and Adrian Ries (Music Director).
THE BAND’S VISIT is produced on tour by Orin Wolf, StylesFour Productions, Evamere Entertainment, Atlantic Theater Company, David F. Schwartz, Barbara Broccoli, Frederick Zollo, Grove•REG, Lassen Blume Baldwin, Thomas Steven Perakos, Marc Platt, The Shubert Organization, The Baruch/Routh/Frankel/Viertel Group, Robert Cole, DeRoy-Carr-Klausner, Federman-Moellenberg, FilmNation Entertainment, Roy Furman, FVSL Theatricals, Hendel-Karmazin, HoriPro Inc., IPN, JAM Theatricals, The John Gore Organization, Koenigsberg-Krauss, David Mirvish, James L. Nederlander, Al Nocciolino, Once Upon A Time Productions, Susan Rose and Paul Shiverick. The Executive Producers for THE BAND’S VISIT are Allan Williams and Charlie Stone .
THE BAND’S VISIT original Broadway cast album received the 2019 Grammy Award ® for Best Musical Theater Album. The musical is also the recipient of a 2019 Daytime Emmy Award® for a performance of “Answer Me” on NBC’s Today .
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Band's Visit Lyrics. Spend an evening in the company of unforgettable strangers at The Band's Visit—now one of the most celebrated musicals ever. It rejoices in the way music brings us to life, brings us to laughter, brings us to tears, and ultimately, brings us together. In an Israeli desert town where every day feels the same, something ...
The Band's Visit is an original musical composed by David Yazbek with book by Itamar Moses. The musical is based on the 2007 film The Band's Visit. The original production of The Band's Visit, directed by David Cromer and starring Tony Shalhoub, Katrina Lenk, John Cariani and George Abud, premiered Off Broadway at the Linda Gross Theater in ...
The Band's Visit is a stage musical with music and lyrics by David Yazbek and a book by Itamar Moses, based on the 2007 Israeli film of the same name.The musical opened on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in November 2017, after its off-Broadway premiere at the Atlantic Theater Company in December 2016.. The Band's Visit has received critical acclaim. . Its off-Broadway production won ...
Friday evening, Omar Sharif. In black and white and blurry through tears. My mother and I would sit there in a trance. He was cool to the marrow, the pharaoh of romance. Sunday morning. Umm ...
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Ah, my ears are thirsty. For your voice. For your voice. Can you answer me? If I try, maybe I can see your shadow. In the sodium light that masquerades as moon. If I try, I might take off like a ...
Strange and sweet. Cleopatra and the handsome thief. And they floated in on a jasmine wind. Umm Kulthum and Omar Sharif. And they floated in on a jasmine wind. Umm Kulthum and Omar Sharif. Friday evening, Omar Sharif. In black and white and blurry through tears. My mother and I would sit there in a trance.
The Band's Visit Album. The Band's Visit Original Broadway Band - Overture. The Band's Visit Original Broadway Company - Waiting. Katrina Lenk, John Cariani & Etai Benson - Welcome to Nowhere. Katrina Lenk - It Is What It Is. Andrew Polk, George Abud, John Cariani & Alok Tewari - The Beat of Your Heart. The Band's Visit Original Broadway Band ...
The Band's Visit is a stage musical with music and lyrics by David Yazbek and a book by Itamar Moses, based on the 2007 Israeli film of the same name. The musical opened on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in November 2017, after its off-Broadway premiere at the Atlantic Theater Company in December 2016.
Broadway 2017The Band's Visit the Musical - Synopsis. In 1996, the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra, just arrived in Israel, are waiting in Tel Aviv's central bus station. The group's leader, the quiet Colonel Tewfiq Zakaria, instructs the younger, adventurous officer, Haled, to purchase the group's bus tickets.
Waiting Lyrics: Waiting. What's new here? / You're waiting, I'm waiting / 'Cause that's what we do here / Same as we do every day / For something, I don't know, to happen / No, just something.
It Is What It Is (Katrina Lenk) DINA: I was romantic And young and stupid I met my husband, you know how these things go You've got your story You're in your movie You are the hero You think you know You think you know what happens You think it all will happen You think it all will go a certain way You think you know the story You think I have the ending But you don't know the story (spoken ...
The Band's Visit plot summary, character breakdowns, context and analysis, and performance video clips. Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Learn. ... Lyrics. David Yazbek. Based on the Play/Book/Film. The Band's Visit, 2007 Israeli film. Category.
THE BAND'S VISIT is the acclaimed new Broadway musical that celebrates the deeply human ways music and laughter connect us all. Learn More: http://TheBandsVi...
With songs by David Yazbek and a script by Itamar Moses, "The Band's Visit" is a Broadway rarity seldom found these days outside of the canon of Stephen Sondheim: an honest-to-God musical ...
Look at me. Maybe I'm the one who's fishing. Every day you stare to the west, to the south. You can see for miles, but things never change. Then honey in your ears, spice in your mouth. Nothing's ...
The Band's Visit is an original musical composed by David Yazbek with book by Itamar Moses. The musical is based on the 2007 film The Band's Visit. The original production of The Band's Visit, directed by David Cromer and starring Tony Shalhoub, Katrina Lenk, John Cariani and George Abud, premiered Off Broadway at the Linda Gross Theater in ...
The masterpiece of a score makes you realize that we can love and change.". - The Chicago Tribune. (WASHINGTON)—The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is proud to announce that THE BAND'S VISIT, featuring music and lyrics by Tony ® and Drama Desk Award ® -winner David Yazbek, will be returning to Washington, D.C. from July ...
For me, one such song is "Omar Sharif" by the Original Broadway Cast of The Band's Visit. The lyrics of the song, written by David Yazbek, beautifully capture the essence of the Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum and the legendary actor Omar Sharif. They paint a picture of Dina, one of the characters in the musical, reminiscing about her ...
Katrina Lenk, Tony Shalhoub and the company of the Band's Visit perform "Omar Sharif" at the 72nd Annual Tony Awards (2018)performance begins at 0:44
And the girl in the white dress. And the ribbons in her hair. Danced to my band. And I could feel my heart. It started jumping in my chest. And I smiled at her. And she smiled at me. And the music ...
During a visit to Kyiv, Secretary of State Antony Blinken played Neil Young's "Rockin' in the Free World" with a local band at a bar in a show of support for Ukraine.
The Band's Visit is a new stage adaptation of the critically acclaimed 2007 movie of the same name (though the original title of the movie is Bikur Ha-Tizmoret).. The musical features music and ...