We Live In Cairo

New York Theatre Workshop

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. Choreography and movement direction by Ann Yee with direction by Obie Award winner and NYTW Usual Suspect Taibi Magar (The Half-God of Rainfall).

Playwrights: The Lazours

Director: Taibi Magar

Choreography and Movement Director: Ann Yee

Scenic Designer: Tilly Grimes

Costume Designer: Dina El-Aziz

Lighting Designer: Bradley King

Sound Designer: Justin Stasiw

Projection Designer: David Bengali

Orchestrations: Daniel Lazour and Michael Starobin

Vocal Arrangements and Music Supervisor: Madeline Benson

Music Director: Mona Seyed-Bolorforosh

Voice and Text Coach: Xavier Clark