[5] Jeanine Tesori recounted: "Finally, George Abud sang his rendition of "Children and Art," gently accompanying himself on the Oud, his version exploring his own relationship to his father.

Zachary Stewart of TheaterMania wrote: "Playing the role of violinist Camal, George Abud consistently wows with both his comic timing and musical virtuosity.

"[8] After leaving The Band's Visit in late 2018, Abud was cast in the Off-Broadway production of Bertolt Brecht's The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui starring Raúl Esparza at Classic Stage Company.

[13] It was announced in May 2022 that Abud would star as Italian Futurist Filippo Marinetti in the new musical Lempicka by Carson Kreitzer and Matt Gould at La Jolla Playhouse, directed by Rachel Chavkin.

[18] Following that, Abud portrayed Russian lyric poet Aleksandr Blok in the New York debut of Elizabeth Swados's The Beautiful Lady directed by Anne Bogart at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club.

[20] It was confirmed in late 2024 that Abud would play Duane in the star-studded crime thriller film Caught Stealing directed by Darren Aronofsky, and starring Austin Butler, Zoë Kravitz and Regina King.