Thursday, February 10, 2022

reviews - THE BAND'S VISIT - National Tour: ASU Gammage

The Cast
photo by Matthew Murphy
 

highlights from local critics reviews - (click link at bottom of each review to read complete review)

Click here for more information on this production that runs through February 13

"Based on the successful, well-reviewed, and award winning 2007 independent Israeli movie of the same name, the musical The Band's Visit was also well received and won the 2018 Tony Award for Best Musical and a 2019 Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album. The national tour of this intimate musical is in town for a week-long run with a talented cast and a message that resonates, about hope and finding a commonality to overcome our differences....a score that is like a melodic lullaby that sweeps over you, The Band's Visit is a small, and mostly quiet musical that says a lot with very few words. The idea of people coming to a shared understanding about life and love after conversing with complete strangers who are from a completely different religion and culture is quite moving. In the bleakness, the characters realize there is also the ability to be optimistic, empathetic and hopeful as they speak a common emotional language, which is a beautiful message to hear and something we all can learn from."   -Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway (click here to read the complete review)

"may tell the small, modest tale of a group of musicians from another country stranded overnight in the middle of nowhere, but it's really about friendship, loneliness, and wasted opportunities; characters discovering how similar they really are, and it does this in a deeply affecting yet witty and often very funny way....For some used to a broader, more direct, play-to-the-back-of-the-house style of comedy, patience is required, but it's this very tender, leisurely paced, understated style not usually experienced in a live performance, that makes THE BAND'S VISIT such a genuine delight." David Appleford, Broadway World (click here to read the complete review)

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