SpeakEasy Stage Company and the Huntington Theatre Company join forces for a thoroughly engaging production of the musical, says theater critic Jacquinn Sinclair.
The undertow of melancholy pervading “The Band’s Visit,” now at the Huntington Theatre, reveals a musical that knows all about human sadness. But it also knows about the quite real possibilities for human connection.
The Tony-winning musical about Jewish villagers bonding with a group of Egyptian musicians stranded in their town opens Friday at the Huntington Theatre.