2018 TONY AWARD WINNER FOR BEST MUSICAL!
THE BAND'S VISIT is the winner of 10 Tony Awards, making it one of the most Tony-winning musicals in history. It is also a 2019 Grammy Awards winner for Best Musical Theater Album. In this delightfully offbeat story, set in a town that's way off the beaten path, a band of musicians arrive lost, out of the blue. Under the spell of the desert sky, and with beautiful music perfuming the air, the band brings the town to life in unexpected and tantalizing ways. Even the briefest visit can stay with you forever.
With a score that seduces your soul and sweeps you off your feet, and featuring Tony-winning performances and thrillingly talented onstage musicians, THE BAND'S VISIT rejoices in the way music makes us laugh, makes us cry, and ultimately, brings us together.
"The music transports you to a place both exotic and touchingly familiar." - The New York Times
David Cromer directs, with music & lyrics by David Yazbek and book by Itamar Moses.
FINAL BROADWAY PERFORMANCE APRIL 7.
'The Band's Visit' doesn't quite shake its cinematic roots-you can still sense the understated quirkiness of an indie film-but it succeeds on the strength of its cast and creators, who know exactly what, and when, to hold back. We're left wondering what significance the orchestra's time in Bet Hatikva will have for the characters, but one thing is certain: they'd never fess up to it. 'Once, not long ago, a group of musicians came to Israel, from Egypt,' Dina says after the band departs, retreating back to her café and her poker face. 'You probably didn't hear about it. It wasn't very important.'
There's music in the air at the Barrymore: sweetly lush, jasmine-scented melody which bathes the stage-and the audience-in an evening of enchantment. The Band's Visit is the title, from composer/lyricist David Yazbek, bookwriter Itamar Moses and director David Cromer. A uniquely unconventional musical told in a new manner, it follows pretty much in the steps of Fun Home, Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen: which is to say, it is another musical which tracks a new, different and exciting path.
2016 | Off-Broadway |
Atlantic Theater Company Off-Broadway World Premiere Off-Broadway |
2017 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
2021 | US Tour |
US Tour US Tour |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2018 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical | Kai Harada |
2018 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Katrina Lenk |
2018 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Tony Shalhoub |
2018 | Tony Awards | Best Book of a Musical | Itamar Moses |
2018 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | David Cromer |
2018 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Musical | Tyler Micoleau |
2018 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | The Band's Visit |
2018 | Tony Awards | Best Orchestrations | Jamshied Sharifi |
2018 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | David Yazbek |
2018 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Ari'el Stachel |
2018 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Tony Shalhoub |
2018 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Katrina Lenk |
2018 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Musical | Scott Pask |
2018 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Musical | Kai Harada |
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