The VerdictDid Critics Rise Up for We Live in Cairo?
The new Off-Broadway musical at New York Theater Workshop is about the beginning of the Arab Spring.
By
Diep Tran, Andrew Gans
October 28, 2024
John El Jor, Rotana Tarabzouni, Ali Louis Bourzgui, and Michael Khalid Karadsheh in We Live in CairoJoan Marcus
We Live in Cairo, from The Lazours (Daniel and Patrick), opened at New York Theater Workshop October 27. And the reviews are in.
It stars Ali Louis Bourzgui, Nadina Hassan, Drew Elhamalawy, John El-Jor, Michael Khalid Karadsheh, and Rotana Tarabzouni. It runs until November 24.
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The production features choreography and movement direction by Ann Yee, scenic design by Tilly Grimes, costume design by Dina El-Aziz, lighting design by Bradley King, sound design by Justin Stasiw, video design by David Bengali, orchestrations by Daniel Lazour and Michael Starobin, vocal arrangements and music supervision by Madeline Benson, music direction by Mona Seyed-Bolorforosh, and voice and text coaching by Xavier Clark.