The Band's Visit
Linda Gross Theater
Previews Began: November 11, 2016
Opening Night: November 24, 2016
Closing Night: January 8, 2017
Music: David Yazbek
Lyrics: David Yazbek
Book: Itamar Moses
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.
MUSICAL NUMBERS
Waiting………………………The Residents of Bet Hatikva
Welcome to Nowhere……………………..Dina, Itzik, Papi
It Is What It Is………………………………………………..Dina
The Beat of Your Heart….Avrum, Itzik, Simon, Camal
Soraya……………………………………………………..The Band
Omar Sharif……………………………………………………Dina
Haj-Butrus………………………………………………The Band
Papi Hears the Ocean………………………………………Papi
Haled’s Song About Love……………………….Haled, Papi
Itgara’a………………………………………………………..Tewfiq
Something Different……………………………Tewfiq, Dina
Itzik’s Lullaby……………………………………….Itzik, Camal
Something Different (Reprise)………………………….Dina
Answer Me……………………..Telephone Guy, Ensemble
The Concert…………………………………………….The Band
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Katrina Lenk Dina
Tony Shalhoub Tewfiq
George Abud Camal
Daniel David Stewart Papi
John Cariani Itzik
Erik Liberman Telephone Guy
Andrew Polk Avrum
Ari’el Stachel Haled
Bill Army Zelger
Ossama Farouk The Band
Rachel Prather Julia
Jonathan Raviv Sammy
Sam Sadigursky The Band
Sharone Sayegh Anna
Kristen Sieh Iris
Alok Tewari Simon
Harvey Valdes The Band
Garo Yellin The Band
Standby: Pomme Koch, Ahmad Maksoud, Madison Micucci, James Rana