We Live in Cairo, the new musical from composing team The Lazours, will release an Off-Broadway cast recording October 24. And Playbill has a first listen to one of the songs of the album. Below, hear cast members Ali Louis Bourzgui, Drew Elhamalawy, John El-Jor, Nadina Hassan, Michael Khalid Karadsheh, and Rotana Tarabzouni sing the show's second act opener: "Genealogy of Revolution."
The musical, which follows a group of friends during and after the 2011 Arab Spring, ran last year at New York Theatre Workshop (read what critics have to say here). The album is released with Center Stage Records. Pre-save or pre-add the album here.
The album is produced by two-time Grammy and two-time Tony Award winner Charlie Rosen, with orchestrations by two-time Tony Award winner Michael Starobin.
This season, the Lazours' Night Side Songs will play at Lincoln Center Theater February 14–March 29, 2026. Their The Lunchbox will run at California's Berkeley Repertory Theater, directed by Tony Award winner Rachel Chavkin, May 17–June 28, 2026.
We Live in Cairo featured choreography and movement direction by Ann Yee, scenic design by Tilly Grimes, costume design by Dina El-Aziz, lighting design by Bradley King, sound design by Justin Stasiw, video design by David Bengali, orchestrations by Daniel Lazour and Michael Starobin, vocal arrangements and music supervision by Madeline Benson, music direction by Mona Seyed-Bolorforosh, and voice and text coaching by Xavier Clark. Casting by Claire Yenson.
Video: See 2 Songs From We Live in Cairo, a New Musical About the Arab Spring
We Live in Cairo, which made its world premiere at American Repertory Theater, was produced at New York Theatre Workshop, by special arrangement with Madison Wells Live.
Company of We Live in Cairo
Rotana Tarabzouni, Michael Khalid Karadsheh, Nadina Hassan, Ali Louis Bourzgui, Drew Elhamalawy, and John El Jor in We Live in Cairo
Rotana Tarabzouni and Nadina Hassan in We Live in Cairo
Nadina Hassan, Michael Khalid Karadsheh, John El Jor, Ali Louis Bourzgui, and Rotana Tarabzouni in We Live in Cairo
Nadina Hassan and Ali Louis Bourzgui in We Live in Cairo
Michael Khalid Karadsheh, Nadina Hassan, Ali Louis Bourzgui, Rotana Tarabzouni, Drew Elhamalawy, and John El Jor in We Live in Cairo
Michael Khalid Karadsheh, Ali Louis Bourzgui, Rotana Tarabzouni, Nadina Hassan, Drew Elhamalawy, and John El Jor in We Live in Cairo
John El Jor, Rotana Tarabzouni, Ali Louis Bourzgui, and Michael Khalid Karadsheh in We Live in Cairo
Drew Elhamalawy, John El Jor, Ali Louis Bourzgui, Nadina Hassan, Rotana Tarabzouni, and Michael Khalid Karadsheh in We Live in Cairo
Ali Louis Bourzgui in We Live in Cairo
