The Visitor (musical)

*The Visitor*
The Visitor
Music	Tom Kitt
Lyrics	Brian Yorkey
Book	Kwame Kwei-Armah ; Brian Yorkey
Basis	The Visitor ; by Tom McCarthy
Premiere	October 16, 2021: The Public Theater
Productions	2021 Off-Broadway

The Visitor is a stage musical with music and lyrics by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey and a book by Yorkey and Kwame Kwei-Armah, based on the 2007 film. It premiered at The Public Theater in October 2021.

Production history[]

The musical was expected to have its world premiere at The Public Theater in New York City on October 7, 2021, for a limited run until November 21, 2021. Previews ultimately began on October 16.^[1]

Cast and characters[]


Character	Off-Broadway (2021)^[2]
Walter	David Hyde Pierce
Tarek	Ahmad Maksoud^[3]
Zainab	Alysha Deslorieux
Mouna	Jacqueline Antaramian

References[]

^ McPhee, Ryan (October 14, 2021). "New Musical The Visitor, on Day of Scheduled 1st Preview, Delays Off-Broadway Start". Playbill. Retrieved 2021-11-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "The Visitor, Starring David Hyde Pierce, Announces Complete Casting". TheaterMania.com. 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
^ Evans, Greg (2021-10-20). "Ari'el Stachel Departs Stage Adaptation Of 'The Visitor'; Tony-Winning Actor Had Expressed Concern Over Musical's Depiction Of Arab-American Character". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-11-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links[]

Official website

[1] McPhee, Ryan (October 14, 2021). "New Musical The Visitor, on Day of Scheduled 1st Preview, Delays Off-Broadway Start". Playbill. Retrieved 2021-11-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] "The Visitor, Starring David Hyde Pierce, Announces Complete Casting". TheaterMania.com. 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2021-08-30.

[3] Evans, Greg (2021-10-20). "Ari'el Stachel Departs Stage Adaptation Of 'The Visitor'; Tony-Winning Actor Had Expressed Concern Over Musical's Depiction Of Arab-American Character". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-11-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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