Tony Shalhoub and Katrina Lenk star in the musical about Egyptians stranded in a tiny Israeli town.

The Arabic language doesnt have an equivalent to the English letter p in its alphabet.

This is a musical about people, not countries.

0251_Tony Shalhoub, Katrina Lenk in THE BAND’S VISIT, Photo by Matthew Murphy, 2017

Credit: Matthew Murphy

There are no elaborately choreographed dance sequences or dramatic betrayals or plot twists.

Once, not long ago, a group of musicians came to Israel from Egypt.

You probably didnt hear about it.

It wasnt very important, the musical begins.

Nothing very important happens, no.