![]() ![]() Baba, the father, loyally employs a longtime servant who is of the largely disdained Hazara ethnic group. When we first meet him, he’s a child of 1970s Kabul, the sensitive, poetry-loving son of a gruff, wealthy Pashtun patriarch (Faran Tahir). And it’s a whole lot talkier.Īt times seeming more like an elaborately staged reading of the novel – an audio book come to life – than a fully realized play, The Kite Runner tells the story (and “tells” is the operative word) of Amir (winningly played by Amir Arison) over the course of a couple decades. Despite its heartfelt intentions and some impressive performances, The Kite Runner doesn’t improve in any significant way over The Kite Runner on screen. The latest incarnation, adapted by Matthew Spangler, opens tonight at Broadway’s Hayes Theater under the direction of Giles Croft. ![]() Adam Brace Dies: 'Just For Us' Director Set To Make Broadway Debut This Summer Was 43 ![]()
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