The film has been adapted into a stage musical of the same name. The musical's book is written by Itamar Moses with music and lyrics by David Yazbek. It opened at the Off-Broadway Linda Gross Theater, produced by the Atlantic Theatre Company, on 11 November 2016, closing on 8 January 2017. Directed by David Cromer, with choreography by Patrick McCollum, the cast stars Tony Shalhoub, John Cariani and Katrina Lenk. Later during the Broadway run as well of the United States National Tour, Sasson Gabai would reprise his role as Tewfiq in the stage production.[19][20][21]
The musical won the 2017 Drama Critics' Circle Awards for Best Musical, the 2017 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding New Musical, and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical.[22][23][24] The production transferred to Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, with previews beginning on 7 October 2017 and full opening on 9 November.[25] The musical was the biggest winner at the 72nd Annual Tony Awards, which were presented 10 June at Radio City Music Hall, winning ten awards, including Best Musical.[26] It also won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album at the 2019 Grammy Awards. Gabai reprised his role as Tawfiq for the Broadway production that began on 26 June 2018.[27]
