Photo Coverage: The NYPD Band Visits THE BAND'S VISIT
By: Jessica Fallon Gordon May. 10, 2018
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Last night, the company of The Band's Visit (including Tony Award nominees Katrina Lenk and Ari'el Stachel), and the musical's on stage Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra (George Abud, Ossama Farouk, Sam Sadigursky, Harvey Valdesand Garo Yellin) invited the real life NYPD Ceremonial Police Band (under the direction of Lieutenant Tony Giorgio). The band attended the performance, and then joined in on stage to play a song together.
BroadwayWorld attended the event and you can check out photos below!
Lieutenant Tony Giorgio, the commanding officer who oversees the New York Police Department's Ceremonial Police Band, led the Police Band -in full dress uniform - in an onstage performance with The Band's Visit's Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra.
In addition, the New York Police Department's Jewish Officer Society ("Shomrim") and the New York Police Department's Muslim Society attended the new musical on the same night.
The critically-acclaimed new Broadway musical, THE BAND'S VISIT, was just nominated for 11 Tony Awards, including Best Musical; and three Drama League Awards, including Outstanding Production of a Musical. THE BAND'S VISIT has already been named "Best Musical" by the New York Drama Critics' Circle, the Outer Critics Circle, the Lucille Lortel and the Obies awards.
THE BAND'S VISIT opened at Broadway's Ethel Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street) on Thursday, November 9, 2017, featuring music and lyrics by four-time Tony Award nominee and Drama Desk Award winner David Yazbek, a book by Tony Award nominee, NY Drama Critics Circle, Lortel and Outer Critics Circle awards winner Itamar Moses, based on the screenplay by Eran Kolirin, and is directed by Tony Award nominee, Drama Desk, Lortel & Obie Award winner David Cromer.
THE BAND'S VISIT features Tony Award nominee Katrina Lenk, Dariush Kashani (Tony Award nominee Tony Shalhoub to play select May performances), John Cariani, Tony Award nominee Ari'el Stachel, George Abud, Etai Benson, Adam Kantor, Andrew Polk, Bill Army, Rachel Prather, Jonathan Raviv, Sharone Sayegh, Kristen Sieh, Alok Tewari, Pomme Koch, Ahmad Maksoud, Madison Micucci and James Rana. Musicians include Andrea Grody, Alexandra Eckhardt, Ossama Farouk, Philip Mayer, Sam Sadigursky, Jeff Theiss, Harvey Valdes and Garo Yellin.
Photo Credit: Jessica Fallon Gordon
The cast of THE BAND'S VISIT
THE BAND'S VISIT'S Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra
THE BAND'S VISIT'S Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra
THE BAND'S VISIT'S Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra
Lieutenant Tony Giorgio and the NYPD Ceremonial Police Band
The NYPD Ceremonial Police Band
Lieutenant Tony Giorgio and the NYPD Ceremonial Police Band
Lieutenant Tony Giorgio and the NYPD Ceremonial Police Band
Lieutenant Tony Giorgio, the NYPD Ceremonial Police Band, and THE BAND'S VISIT'S Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra
Lieutenant Tony Giorgio, the NYPD Ceremonial Police Band, and THE BAND'S VISIT'S Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra
Lieutenant Tony Giorgio, the NYPD Ceremonial Police Band, and THE BAND'S VISIT'S Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra
Lieutenant Tony Giorgio, the NYPD Ceremonial Police Band, and THE BAND'S VISIT'S Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra
Lieutenant Tony Giorgio, the NYPD Ceremonial Police Band, and the cast of THE BAND'S VISIT
The NYPD Ceremonial Police Band and THE BAND'S VISIT'S Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra
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