The new musical The Visitor officially opened November 4 at The Public Theater. The Off-Broadway staging is scheduled to play an engagement through December 5.
Based on the 2007 movie by Tom McCarthy, The Visitor follows Walter (played by Tony winner ), a white college professor who, during a trip to New York, encounters Tarek (Ahmad Maksoud)鈥攁n immigrant from Syria鈥攁nd Zainab (Alysha Deslorieux)鈥攁n immigrant from Senegal. Their interaction鈥攁nd, eventually, the arrival of Tarek鈥檚 mother Mouna (Jacqueline Antaramian)鈥攂rings to light the experiences and struggles of undocumented individuals seeking to make America a home. The musical features a score by , a book by Kwame Kwei-Armah, and lyrics by .
The company also includes Robert Ariza, Anthony Chan, Delius Doherty, C.K. Edwards, Will Erat, Brandon Espinoza, Sean Ewing, Albert Guerzon, Crystal Joy, Marla Louissaint, Sahar Milani , Dimitri Joseph Mo茂se, Takafumi Nikaido, Paul Pontrelli, and Katie Terza.
Read what critics had to say in the reviews below.
New York Stage Review ( and )
The show reaches its official opening following a handful of halts and shake-ups, beginning with a 19-month delay due to the coronavirus pandemic. The production then from October 7 this year to October 14, and then, hours before the first preview, the first two days of performances. Over the course of the more recent postponements, the company鈥攚hich consists largely of an ensemble composed of performers of color鈥攅ngaged in dialogues to establish community guidelines and address how certain depictions of racial themes and immigrant stories should be handled through a contemporary lens.
The Daniel Sullivan-helmed production features choreography by Lorin Latarro, a set by , costumes by Toni-Leslie James, lighting by , sound design by Jessica Paz and Sun Hee Kil, video design by David Bengali and Hana S. Kim, hair and make-up design by Matthew Armentrout, prop management by Claire M. Kavanah, fight direction by Thomas Schall, orchestrations by Jamshied Sharifi, music supervision by Meg Zervoulis, music direction by Rick Edinger, and music contracting by Tomoko Akaboshi. James Latus serves as production stage manager. The creative team also includes assistant director Sanaz Ghajar, Shay Bland as an associate choreographer, and Naila Al Atrash as a cultural consultant.
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