We Live in Cairo 2024
Run Time:
2 hours and 30 min, with one 15 min intermission
Opened: October 27, 20242 hours and 30 min, with one 15 min intermission
Closing: November 27, 2024
We Live in Cairo - 2024 Off-Broadway History , Info & More
New York Theatre Workshop
79 East 4th Street New York, NY 10003
Inspired by the young Egyptians who took to the streets amidst the throes of the Arab Spring, We Live in Cairo follows six student activists using their street art, photography and song to overthrow a regime older than they are. Winner of the Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theater, this soaring new musical from Jonathan Larson Grant winners and NYTW Usual Suspects Daniel & Patrick Lazour journeys from the jubilation of the Tahrir Square protests through the aftermath of the years that followed. As escalating division and violence lead to a military crackdown, the young revolutionaries of Cairo must weigh the cost of how—or even whether—to keep their dreams of change alive. Obie Award winner and NYTW Usual Suspect Taibi Magar (The Half-God of Rainfall) directs.
We Live in Cairo - 2024 - Off-Broadway Cast
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‘We Live in Cairo’ review — love in the time of the Arab Spring
8 / 10
We Live in Cairo’s evocative music, complete with an all-Arab band and distinct Arabic instruments like the oud, gives it the wings to fly. The cast, all powerful vocalists, make the words of the soundtrack resonate throughout the theater as they experience hope, love, and loss. Sweeping anthems such as “Genealogy of Revolution” and “Tahrir Is Now” to the sweet, more personal “Movement” or “Living Here” make these six fictional students as real as the events of the revolution itself. Timeless and beyond any single movement, We Live in Cairo is a tribute to the lives of people who fight for the greater good, no matter the cost.
We Live in Cairo Review.
7 / 10
“We Live in Cairo” itself doesn’t seem to have an end – or, rather, it has several. Most of Act 3 feels unnecessary. Despite this misstep, there is great value in the deep dive into Egyptian history and politics. The specific arguments among the characters are often, in effect, resonant debates over the limits and requirements of democracy.
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WE LIVE IN CAIRO Extends at New York Theatre Workshop
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 15, 2024
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 15, 2024
New York Theatre Workshop will present additional performances for We Live in Cairo, featuring a book, music & lyrics by Jonathan Larson Grant winners and NYTW Usual Suspects The Lazours. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Review Roundup: WE LIVE IN CAIRO at New York Theatre Workshop
by Nicole Rosky - October 29, 2024
by Nicole Rosky - October 29, 2024
Running at New York Theatre Workshop is We Live in Cairo, featuring a book, music & lyrics by Jonathan Larson Grant winners and NYTW Usual Suspects The Lazours. Let's see what the critics are saying about the new show...
Photos: WE LIVE IN CAIRO Opening Night at New York Theatre Workshop
by Jennifer Broski - October 28, 2024
by Jennifer Broski - October 28, 2024
Next up at New York Theatre Workshop is We Live in Cairo, which just celebrated its opening night. Check out photos from the special event here!
Ali Louis Bourzgui & More to Star in WE LIVE IN CAIRO at New York Theatre Workshop
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 28, 2024
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 28, 2024
New York Theatre Workshop revealed the full cast & creative team for We Live in Cairo. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
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