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The Band's Visit

First Preview: Oct 05, 2017

Opening Date: Oct 05, 2017

Closing Date: Apr 07, 2019

Running Time: 01:35

The Band's Visit
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Playing @

Ethel Barrymore Theatre

243 W 47th St New York, NY 10036

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The Band's Visit, a critically acclaimed new musical arrives direct from a sold-out Off- Broadway engagement where it was hailed as, "A place you want to visit if you're looking for signs of new and exciting life in the contemporary American musical" (Ben Brantley, The New York Times).

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.
Age Guidance

Age Guidance: 13

Show Notes

Show Notes: No Intermission

Audience Advisory:

NO late seating

Performance Schedule:

TUESDAY thru THURSDAY @ 7 PM
FRIDAY & SATURDAY @ 8 PM
WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY @ 2 PM
SUNDAY @ 3 PM

Music

David Yazbek

Lyrics

David Yazbek

Book

Itamar Moses based on the screenplay by Eran Kolirin

Director

David Cromer

TDF Tickets Offers:

TDF member tickets:

Not currently available for this show

Listed atTKTS

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Full-price tickets

$59 - $189

Lottery & Rush

$40 - 20 rush tickets only for each performance, available only day of the performance at the Barrymore box office.


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Reviews

Quotation Mark

“The Band’s Visit” takes place in the desert and, like a mirage, it shimmers. But better. Because this hushed, heart-melting musical is real — and truly magical.

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Finally, a new musical that offers not one anthem. Better yet, there’s not one over-amplified caterwauling power ballad. Composer David Yazbek chooses instead to seduce with music and lyrics that slyly slip into our consciousness through an inspired repetition, with melodies unfolding to make the spirit both ache and soar.

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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 for grown-ups. It is not a work to be punctuated with rowdy cheers and foot-stomping ovations, despite the uncanny virtuosity of Mr. Yazbek’s benchmark score.

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Accessibility:

Box Office

There are two steps into the theatre. Waiter service for wheelchair patrons is available. Theatre is not completely accessible.

Parking

Central Parking System, 257 West 47th St, (Broadway and 8th Ave); (212) 262-9778 225 West 49th St, 5 pm to 5 am. Port Parking Corporation, 235 West 48th St, (Broadway and 8th Ave);  (212) 245-9421

Curb Ramps

NW corner of 47th St. & Broadway; NE corner of 47th St. & 8th Ave.

Directions Bus

M104, M10, M27, M50, M6, M7, or M42 bus.

Restroom

Unisex in Ticket lobby. Door 32". Stall 129" x 61.5". Commode 18". Grab bars. Another restroom is located up 2 flights of stairs.

Directions Subway

N, R, W to 49th St or the 1, 9 to 50th St, walk south to 47th St and west to the theatre. Take the C, E to 50th St, walk south to 47th St and east to the theatre.

Seating

Seats 1,096.Orchestra on ground level. Lower lounge, front mezzanine and rear mezzanine reached only by stairs.

Elevator\Escalator

There are no elevators or escalators at this theatre.

Entrance

Double doors in series: 1st set (each 27.5") has one pair of automatic doors from 47th Street to ticket lobby with push button control; 2nd set (each 27", attended by ushers) to Orchestra.

Visual Assistance

Vision seats in the front of the orchestra for purchase in person or on the phone.

Folding Armrests

Eleven row-end seats with folding armrests.

Water Fountain

Ticket lobby. Spout 36".

Assisted Listening System

Infrared listening system. Reservations are not necessary. Drivers license or ID with printed address required as a deposit. Occasional sign language interpreted performances are scheduled.

Wheelchair Info

Orchestra: Seating is accessible to all parts of the Orchestra without steps. Wheelchair seating is located in the Orchestra only. Mezzanine (second level): 3 flights of stairs up 30 steps. Please note, once on the Mezzanine level there are approximately 2 steps per row. Entrance to Mezzanine is behind row E of the Front Mezzanine. Wheelchair Seating: 11 aisle seat with folding armrest, 5 wheelchair viewing seats, 4 companion seats.

Telephone

In lobby, accesible at 54" with utilitiy outlet

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Public Transportation

Subway Icon

By Subway:

N, R, W to 49th St or the 1, 9 to 50th St, walk south to 47th St and west to the theatre. Take the C, E to 50th St, walk south to 47th St and east to the theatre.

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By Bus:

M104, M10, M27, M50, M6, M7, or M42 bus.