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We Live in Cairo
First Preview: Oct 9, 2024
Opening Date: Oct 27, 2024
Closing Date: Nov 27, 2024
Running Time: 02:30
Playing @
New York Theatre Workshop
79 East 4th Street, New York City, 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.
Show Notes: 1 intermission
Audience Advisory: We Live in Cairo engages with the subject of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. In addition to stirring music and complex young characters, it includes strong language and violent imagery of police brutality. The performance contains gunshot sounds, strobe lights, loud music, fog and haze.
Performance Schedule
TUESDAY-FRIDAY @ 7 PM
SATURDAY & SUNDAY @ 2 PM & 7 PM
No 2 PM performance October 12
No 7 PM performance November 5 & 17
Added performance November 4 @ 7 PM
Cast
- Ali Louis Bourzgui
- Drew Elhamalawy
- John El-Jor
- Nadina Hassan
- Michael Khalid Karadsheh
Music
- The Lazours
Lyrics
- The Lazours
Book
- The Lazours
Director
- Taibi Magar
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Full-price tickets:
$29.00 - $129.00
Lottery & Rush
In-Person CheapTix Rush: If you’re under 25, over 65, an artist or a resident of the East Village and Lower East Side, you can snag a $25 seat via CheapTix Rush at any performance. Rush tickets are subject to availability and are sold day-of at the box office with a limit of two tickets per person. Proper ID is required for all rush tickets and paying in cash is encouraged.
Accessibility
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Box Office
Counter 44" -
Parking
Garage: Central Parking, 403 Lafayette Street, East 4th St & Astor Place • Significant street parking and available drop-off zones -
Curb Ramps
Corner of 2nd Avenue & East 4th Street -
Passenger Loading Zone
Front of Entrance -
Restroom
Gender Neutral Restrooms both Women's and Men's: 35.75" Door to restrooms. Women's: Door 26". Stall 35" x48". Commode 15". Mens: Door 26". Stall 36" x 60". Commode 15". Urinal 27". -
Elevator/Escalator
None.available -
Telephone
None on premises -
Entrance
Double doors (each29.5") -
Visual Assistance
Low vision seating available upon request as available • Programs available in large print: ask an usher, house manager, or box office representative -
Water Fountain
Spout 36" -
Assisted Listening System
Infared Hearing Listening devices available for every performance, contact the house manager upon arrival. -
Wheelchair Info
Wheelchair accessible.Street to Lobby (Merchandise & Concessions): no stairs • Wheelchair Seats (companion seats in parenthesis): J1 (2), J16 (15) -
Folding Armrests
None available -
Seating
Lobby to Row A (ront row): 12 steps down, railing • Lobby to Row S (back row) through Row J: no stairs • Wheelchair Seats (companion seats in parenthesis): J1 (2), J16 (15)
