AN AMERICAN IN BEIRUT

a new musical

AN AMERICAN IN BEIRUT explores the story of Lebanon through different generations of Lebanese as they navigate their evolving understanding of their identity and the complexity of their nation.

Link to the 2019 Workshop Production Program

Media and Press

MTV Lebanon interview about the show

"'The bigger question is how do we deal with our ever changing relationships? ... I like to see this as an invitation to a journey.'"
Joe StumpeSplurge Magazine
“The corresponding music is just as diverse and culturally intertwined as Wakim’s characters — with influences of his Orthodox background from Byzantine chants to the Arabic melodies of Lebanon, with jazz, French and traditional musical theater music...” Full Article
Abigail Hall
Abigail HallThe Wichita Eagle
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Excerpts from the 2019 Reading

What's Next?

We are steadily working on the next version of this musical to incorporate all the complexity that has become a part of a Lebanese identity in the past year. Finding a way to honor the joy of Lebanon as well as the inherent contradictions is the balance we’re seeking to find.