Photos: On The Red Carpet For Opening Night of THE KITE RUNNER on Broadway!

The Kite Runner is playing on Broadway at the Hayes Theatre.

By: Jul. 22, 2022
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The Kite Runner is officially open on Broadway! 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 and will run through October 30 at The Hayes Theater (240 West 44th Street). BroadwayWorld was on hand for the big night and you can check out photos from the rred carpet below!

Leading the cast is Amir Arison as Amir and Faran Tahir as Baba. They are joined by Mazin Akar, Barzin Akhavan, Demosthenes Chrysan, Azita Ghanizada, Danish Farooqui, Joe Joseph, Déa Julien, Dariush Kashani, Beejan Land, Amir Malaklou, Christine Mirzayan, Haris Pervaiz, Alex Purcell, Eric Sirakian, Houshang Touzie, and Evan Zes. Salar Nader plays the tabla, a percussion instrument.

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).

Photo Credit: Bruce Glikas

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Danny Burstein

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Laverne Cox

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Laverne Cox and Joclyn DeFreece

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William Jackson Harper

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Kelli O'Hara and Greg Naughton

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George Takei

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Director Giles Croft

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Playwright Matthew Spangler

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Megan Boone

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Lynn Nottage

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Jason Squatriglia and Hunter Arnold

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Shohreh Aghdashloo

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Dominick LaRuffa Jr.

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Producers Ryan Bogner, Victoria Lang, Jayne Baron Sherman, Daryl Roth and Tracey Stroock McFarland

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Dea Julien

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RosAnna Scotto

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Stephen Flaherty

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Fareed Zakaria

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Cultural Consultant Humaira Ghilzai

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Associate Director Damian Sandys

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Alyssa May Gold

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Damon Owlia

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Colin Mochrie

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Asad Mecci and Colin Mochrie of "Hyprov: Improv Under Hypnosis"

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Lillian LaSalle and Hisham Tawfiq

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Signage at The Hayes Theater



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