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The new Off-Broadway musical at New York Theater Workshop is about the beginning of the Arab Spring.

John El Jor, Rotana Tarabzouni, Ali Louis Bourzgui, and Michael Khalid Karadsheh in We Live in Cairo Joan 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.

Read the reviews below.

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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.

Video: See 2 Songs From We Live in Cairo, a New Musical About the Arab Spring

Jeff Brancato is the production stage manager. Casting is by Claire Yenson.

We Live in Cairo, which made its world premiere at American Repertory Theater, is produced by special arrangement with Madison Wells Live.

Visit NYTW.org.

Photos: We Live in Cairo at New York Theatre Workshop

 
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