The tour opened in Toronto Wed Aug 16.
What a mess of a musical!
Only one performer, Sachin Bhatt as Akaash was any good.
There are one or two pleasant songs but nothing amazing. The lyrics (by Don Black) are overly simplistic.
At least the sets were good.
The man responsible for this mess? Andrew Lloyd Webber!
Seems he discovered that more people were watching Bollywood musicals than attending his shows (poor guy) so he decides he can make a fortune by hiring someone to write a Bollywood stage musical. Does he think audiences are so stupid as to want to watch a cliché-ridden poorly performed musical that is neither funny nor terribly entertaining? Does he actually think this is a good or even passable musical?
How long are we going to allow him to continually insult our intelligence??
I WANT ANSWERS PEOPLE!!!!
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Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!
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Updated On: 8/19/06 at 02:31 PM