Has anyone on here seen "Bombay Dreams"???- Page 2

[iluvtheatertrash]

re: Has anyone on here seen 'Bombay Dreams'???#25

Posted: 9/7/05 at 10:40am

I did.

And to be completely honest, I loved every second of it. It's not spectacular theater but if you know ANYTHING about the Bombay film industry, you're bound to enjoy it. It's like watching an old Bombay musical.

Okay, so maybe it's a guilty pleasure.

"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman

[pab]

re: Has anyone on here seen 'Bombay Dreams'???#26

Posted: 9/7/05 at 11:03am

The show was colorful with good costumes and nice sets and it was technically well done. The script however was very trite and the choreography was quite repetitive. There were maybe two dances that are repeated over and over just with different costumes and a variation on a move here or there. Not a show that I would have recommend people to pay $100 to see.

"Smart! And into all those exotic mystiques -- The Kama Sutra and Chinese techniques. I hear she knows more than seventy-five. Call me tomorrow if you're still alive!"

[Mister Matt]

re: Has anyone on here seen 'Bombay Dreams'???#27

Posted: 9/7/05 at 12:28pm

Loved it! Beautiful score, beautiful costumes, electrifying choreography, sets and script could have been better (except the fountain, which was AWESOME). I would gladly see it again. I really wish there was a recording of the Broadway score and cast, which was MUCH stronger than the London cast recording. I know the show is scheduled to kick off a national tour. I hope I get to see it again. It really deserved a longer run. I think people were put off by the traditional Bollywood story format, which is always cheesy and predictable, but that's part of the charm. I would love to see Monsoon Wedding hit the stage. It features a much more powerful story, could easily be adapted for a musical, and with an A.R. Rahman score, could be a goldmine.

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

[muscle23ftl]

re: Has anyone on here seen 'Bombay Dreams'???#28

Posted: 9/7/05 at 1:04pm

yes...there should be a Broadway recording.

"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one". -Felicia Finley-

[GYPSY1527]

re: Has anyone on here seen 'Bombay Dreams'???#29

Posted: 9/7/05 at 1:28pm

I was actually not going to post this but have decided to anyways. Concerning the original Prya verses Tamrya Gray, the fact is that this was Indian music and Tamrya couldn't hit the notes or sing the way songs like "How many Stars" needed to be sung. I can't describe how Indian music has to be sung because I'm not a vocal expert but it has to do with 'moving' your voice up and down. Anyone know what I mean?

By the way, the original Pyra in the Broadway cast was a brillant college student from NYU who actually quit school to be in the production.She was an amazing talent!

Either way, her acting was great though and she looked gorgeous!

Happy...Everything! Kaye Thompson

[theatrespaz]

re: Has anyone on here seen 'Bombay Dreams'???#30

Posted: 9/7/05 at 1:34pm

The Bombay Dreams Tour is actually teching here in Tucson, Arizona at Centennial Hall. We're very excited because we've never had a show tech here and so we're getting the very beginning of the tour. They're doing 2 special performances for us in February after the tech. Apparently they've kept in the fountain scene, so that's good. I'm very excited.

[muscle23ftl]

re: Has anyone on here seen 'Bombay Dreams'???#31

Posted: 9/7/05 at 1:41pm

has the cast been announced???

"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one". -Felicia Finley-

[MojaniD]

re: Has anyone on here seen 'Bombay Dreams'???#32

Posted: 9/7/05 at 1:48pm

I saw it and really liked it. Unfortunately I got a little too caught up Shakalaka-ing and broke my table lamp!!

[theatrespaz]

re: Has anyone on here seen 'Bombay Dreams'???#33

Posted: 9/7/05 at 2:53pm

I don't believe they have cast it. I know when I talked to a rep at the end of last month they were still casting it so it may just barely be going into rehearsals or final callbacks.