Harold Prince, who was previously announced to direct, is unavailable due to scheduling conflicts. The veteran director has been focused on his latest project Prince of Broadway, a retrospective of his Broadway musicals, which recently premiered in Japan and is circling New York.
The Band’s Visit features a book by Drama Desk Award nominee Itamar Moses and music and lyrics by Tony Award nominee David Yazbek.
Based on the screenplay by Eran Kolirin, the new musical is described as such: "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. A new musical based on the critically acclaimed screenplay which received 36 major international awards."
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