TONY COUP-- ‘The Band’s Visit’ Finds A Common Humanity. Mr. Wolf, center, accepting the Tony for best musical on Sunday. Credit Sara Krulwich/The New York Times ------------------------------------ The origin of the story begins in 2007, when Mr. Wolf took his wife, who was born in Israel, to the Other Israel Film Festival at J.C.C. Manhattan on the Upper West Side. There was a new Israeli film playing that they wanted to see — “The Band’s Visit,” a fictional story about an Egyptian police orchestra that gets stranded for a night in an Israeli desert town. By Michael Paulson of the NY TIMES  Andrew Polk, center left, and George Abud, playing the violin, onstage at the Ethel Barrymore Theater. Credit Sara Krulwich/The New York Times. The Lionheart Talent Groups Favs @The 6th Annual Israel Film Center Festival.Comments are closed.
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