Today, January 20, 2019, the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, The Band's Visit celebrates 500 performances on Broadway! The company celebrated on stage at the Barrymore Theatre with a cake by Marissa Gonzales.
The 10-time Tony Award-winning Best Musical, The Band's Visit, welcomes award-winning Israeli actor Sasson Gabay to the company in his Broadway debut this week! Gabay reprises the character he created in the 2007 film on which the musical is based.
Last night, the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Band of the The Band's Visit took to the stage door for a celebratory post-show jam session to celebrate the show's 10 Tonys including Best Musical. BroadwayWorld got to catch the exciting concert, and you can check out photos below!
David Yazbek has received a portrait at Sardi's! BroadwayWorld attended the unveiling of the portrait, yesterday. Check out photos from the exciting event below!
Last night, the company of The Band's Visit (including Tony Award nominees Katrina Lenk and Ari'el Stachel), and the musical's on stage Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra (George Abud, Ossama Farouk, Sam Sadigursky, Harvey Valdesand Garo Yellin) invited the real life NYPD Ceremonial Police Band (under the direction of Lieutenant Tony Giorgio). The band attended the performance, and then joined in on stage to play a song together.
The Band's Visit plays its 200th Broadway performance on Friday, May 4, 2018, which would have been Umm Kulthum's 114th Birthday. Check out photos from the celebration below!
The Band's Visit celebrated 100 performances on Broadway last night, February 6, 2018. BroadwayWorld attended the event and you can check out photo coverage below!
The Dramatists Guild Foundation celebrated the work of Itamar Moses at a salon hosted by DGF President Emeritus, Gretchen Cryer on Monday, September 25. He was interviewed by DGF President Andrew Lippa, and spoke about his writing process as well as the creation of his hit Broadway musical, The Band's Visit, co-written with David Yazbeck. Check out photos here!
Below, BroadwayWorld has photos inside the studio for the Original Broadway Cast Recording of the critically acclaimed new Broadway musical The Band's Visit. Now playing at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street), The Band's Visit features music and lyrics by David Yazbek, a book by Itamar Moses, based on the screenplay by Eran Kolirin, and is directed by David Cromer. The album will be released on Ghostlight Records later this year.
The critically acclaimed new Broadway musical The Band's Visit opened officially just last night, November 9, 2017, at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street). BroadwayWorld was on hand for the big night and you can check out photos from the red carpet below!
The critically acclaimed new Broadway musical The Band's Visit opened officially just last night, November 9, 2017, at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street). BroadwayWorld was on hand for the big night and you can check out photos from the curtain call and after party festivities below!
The critically acclaimed new Broadway musical The Band's Visit will open November 9, 2017, at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street). BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
The Broadway production of the critically acclaimed musical The Band's Visit arrives this fall at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street). The Band's Visit will begin performances on Saturday, October 7, 2017, and officially open on Thursday, November 9, 2017.
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. The Band's Visit celebrates the deeply human ways music and laughter connect us all.
