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WBUR senior arts and culture reporter Cristela Guerra recently sat down for a conversation with music theater writers Daniel Lazour and Patrick Lazour. Brothers who grew up in Boylston, MA, the Lazours Richard Rodgers-winning musical “We Live in Cairo” received its world premiere at American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University in 2019 and will play this fall at New York Theatre Workshop.
In Spring 2025, they will return to A.R.T. for the premiere of “Night Side Songs,” a communal music-theater experience performed for — and with — an intimate audience, which gives voice to doctors, patients, researchers and caregivers to meld the realms of the well and the sick. The genre-breaking theatrical kaleidoscope fuses story and song to take us on a journey through illness that brings us closer to life.
During the conversation the Lazours spoke about their creative process, artistic vision and developing work. The evening also included a preview of songs from this upcoming production.
This event is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.
About The Lazours (“Night Side Songs” creators)
Daniel Lazour and Patrick Lazour are brothers and music theater writers. Their musical “We Live in Cairo” premiered at the American Repertory Theater in 2019, directed by Taibi Magar, and will be produced at New York Theatre Workshop this fall. Projects in development include a musical adaptation of Ritesh Batra’s film “The Lunchbox” (Lincoln Center Theater commission). Their movie musical “Challenger: An American Dream” is being developed with Bruce Cohen Productions. Original songs by the Lazours can be heard on their independently released albums: “Freres, Flap My Wings (Songs from ‘We Live in Cairo’),” “Beth’s Homemade Cowboy Breakfast” and “Lullabies.” They are Jonathan Larson Grant and Richard Rodgers Award recipients, MacDowell and Yaddo Fellows and New York Theater Workshop Usual Suspects. Patrick holds a B.A. from Boston College and Daniel holds a B.A. from Columbia University.