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Cast Announced For The Broadway Transfer Of The Kite Runner

by Staff Writer
March 29, 2022
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Amir Arison and Faran Tahir will lead the cast of ‘The Kite Runner in its Broadway debut

Amir Arison and Faran Tahir will lead the cast of ‘The Kite Runner in its Broadway debut

The producers of Broadway’s The Kite Runner have announced the cast and creative team for its Broadway-bound limited engagement at The Hayes Theater (240 West 44th Street) this summer.

Leading the cast are Amir Arison, best known for nine seasons on NBC/Sony/Netflix’s ‘The Blacklist’, as Amir and Faran Tahir, who has appeared in over 50 stage productions across the US and the world, recently playing the title roles of Othello at Shakespeare Theatre Co. and Richard III at Commonwealth Shakespeare Co, as Baba.

The production, produced in the UK by Martin Dodd for UK Productions Ltd and Stuart Galbraith and Paul Walden for Flying Entertainment Ltd/Kilimanjaro Ltd transfers to New York following two seasons in the West End, and several UK tours.

       

Leading the cast is Amir Arison (Amir) and Faran Tahir (Baba). They will be joined by Demosthenes Chrysan (u/s Baba, Taheri, Ali), Danish Farooqui (Wali/Doctor), Azita Ghanizada (Soraya), Joe Joseph (Merchant/Russian Soldier, u/s Assef, Kamal/Zaman, Wali/Doctor), Dea Julien (u/s Hassan, Sohrab), Dariush Kashani (Rahim Kahan), Beejan Land (Kamal/Zaman), Amir Malaklou (Assef), Christine Mirzayan (Ensemble, u/s Soraya), Haris Pervaiz (u/s General), Alex Purcell (u/s Amir), Eric Sirakian (Hassan/Sohrab), Houshang Touzie (General Taheri), and Evan Zes (Ali/Farid). Salar Nader plays the tabla, a percussion instrument.

Based on Khaled Hosseini’s internationally best-selling novel and adapted by Matthew Spangler, the production comes to New York from two successful seasons in London’s West End where it was called “a cultural phenomenon” by The Sunday Express and “an enthralling tale beautifully told” by The Daily Telegraph.

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Performances will begin on July 6; opening night is July 21, and it will run through October 30.

The Kite Runner is directed by Giles Croft and adapted by Matthew Spangler. The creative team is Barney George (Scenic and Costume Design), Charles Balfour (Lighting Design), Drew Baumohl (Sound Design), William Simpson (Projection Design), Jonathan Girling (Composer and Musical Supervisor), Kitty Winter (Movement Director), Laura Stanczyk (Casting Director), Humaira Ghilzai (Cultural Advisor and Script Consultant) and Damian Sandys (Associate Director).

It is produced by Victoria Lang, Ryan Bogner and Tracey McFarland of Broadway & Beyond Theatricals, Jayne Baron Sherman, and in association with UK Productions Ltd. and Flying Entertainment Ltd/Kilimanjaro Group Ltd. Daryl Roth is the Executive Producer.

 

       
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