Tom Kitt, Brian Yorkey, and Kwame Kwei-Armah Musical The Visitor Drops Original Cast Album June 24 | Playbill

Cast Recordings & Albums Tom Kitt, Brian Yorkey, and Kwame Kwei-Armah Musical The Visitor Drops Original Cast Album June 24

The Public Theater presented the musical's world premiere Off-Broadway in 2021.

David Hyde Pierce,Ahmad Maksoud, and cast in The Visitor Joan Marcus

Craft Recordings and Concord Theatricals drop the original cast recording of The Visitor June 24. The 21-track album is available for streaming on digital platforms.

The Visitor, based on the 2007 movie by Tom McCarthy, made its world premiere at The Public Theater last fall where it officially opened November 4. The musical features music by Pulitzer Prize, Tony, Emmy, and Grammy winner Tom Kitt, lyrics by Pulitzer Prize and Tony winner Brian Yorkey, and a book by Yorkey and Kwame Kwei-Armah

The album features the voices of Jacqueline Antaramian (Mouna), Robert Ariza (Ensemble), Anthony Chan (Ensemble), Alysha Deslorieux (Zainab), Delius Doherty (Ensemble), C.K. Edwards (Ensemble), Will Erat (Ensemble), Brandon Espinoza (Ensemble), Sean Ewing (Ensemble), Albert Guerzon (Swing), Crystal Joy (Swing), Marla Louissaint (Ensemble), Ahmad Maksoud (Tarek), Sahar Milani (Swing), Dimitri Joseph Moïse (Ensemble), Ariel Neydavoud (Swing), Takafumi Nikaido (Ensemble/Drummer), David Hyde Pierce (Walter), Pauli Pontrelli (Ensemble) and Katie Terza (Ensemble), who cooperatively wrote the liner note for the album.

Featured in the band are Inna Dudukina, Greg Joseph, Harvey Valdes, Alexanda Eckhardt, Alan Hewitt and Hajnal Pivnick. Sean Patrick Flahaven and Tom Kitt served as the album's producers. It was recorded, edited, and mixed by Ian Kagey, and mastered by Oscar Zambrano.

LOOK: Go Inside Opening Night of The Visitor at the Public Theater

The musical follows Walter, a white college professor, who meets Tarek, a Syrian drummer, and Zainab, a Senegalese jewelry maker. Tarek and Zainab are struggling to stay in America, bringing to light the experiences of undocumented individuals who seek to make the United States their new home.

The Visitor features orchestrations by Tony winner Jamshied Sharifi, music supervision by Meg Zervoulis, music direction by Rick Edinger, and associate music direction by Emily Whitaker. The Public production was directed by Tony winner Daniel Sullivan.

Professional and amateur licensing of the new musical will also be available worldwide through Concord Theatricals. 

A 1st Look at the World Premiere of The Visitor at the Public Theater

 
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