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# Music Theatre International acquires rights to ‘The Band’s Visit’
- URL: https://www.broadwaynews.com/music-theatre-international-acquires-rights-to-the-bands-visit/
- Published: 2018-05-30T12:00:06.000Z
- Updated: 2023-04-25T18:16:26.000Z
- Description: Music Theatre International has acquired the licensing rights to “The Band’s Visit.” The musical opened on at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway on Nov. 9, 2017, after an Off-Broadway run at the Atlantic Theater Company.
- Author: Caitlin Huston
- Tags: Licensing, #caitlin, The Band's Visit, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Itamar Moses, David Yazbek, David Cromer, Atlantic Theater Company, Music Theatre International, News

Music Theatre International has acquired the licensing rights to “The Band’s Visit.”

The musical opened on at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway on Nov. 9, 2017, after an Off-Broadway run at the Atlantic Theater Company. “The Band’s Visit,” which is directed by David Cromer, with music and lyrics by David Yazbek and a book by Itamar Moses, has [received 11 Tony Award nominations](https://broadwaynews.com/2018/05/01/spongebob-mean-girls-top-tony-nominations-list/?ref=broadwaynews.com).

Last week, MTI announced that it had [acquired the rights](https://broadwaynews.com/2018/05/22/music-theatre-international-acquires-licensing-rights-to-groundhog-day/?ref=broadwaynews.com) to “Groundhog Day.”

Orin Wolf [is the lead producer](https://broadwaynews.com/2018/02/04/triumphs-challenges-bringing-bands-visit-broadway/?ref=broadwaynews.com) on “The Band’s Visit.”