Last
week I was invited to the premier of Walt Disney’s maiden venture Beauty &
the Beast in India and I have to admit it was a spectacular show so what if it
began 45 minutes late. Once you were seated and the show began you were
transported in a magical world.
I was
fortunate to be seated one row ahead of Vidya Balan and Siddharth Roy Kapoor of
UTV and could sense Vidya Balan’s excitement. All through the show an anxious
Vidya sat clutching husband Siddharth’s arm and everytime it was time for
applause Vidya bloomed like a proud wife.
Based on
the Academy award winning animated feature film Beauty & the Beast released in 1991, this classic musical love
story is presented to Indian audiences on the same scale as the mega –
productions seen on New York’s Broadway and on London’s west end.
The
India musical production has been developed and directed by Vikranth Pawar and
featuring over 100 of the best musical theatre performers from all over India.
It is said over 8000 entries were scanned for auditions which lasted over four
months.
While
many would have liked it to be a Hindi musical this one is in English at 130
minutes in duration, with select shows across Mumbai and Delhi from October to
December 2015. The show is a result of super team work and spectacular talent
be it the vision of Vikranth Pawar ( show director and creative head, live
entertainment at Disney India), Lesle Lewis (music direction), Terence Lewis
(choreography), Varsha Jain (set design), Gavin Miguel ( Costume Design),
Pallavi Devika (hair & make – up) and Suzanne D’mello (vocal training).
Don’t
miss the show if you can afford the tickets. If not beg, borrow, plead but
watch the show. You will be proud of India and Vidya Balan has the right to be
proud of her husband to bring this to India.
@bhawanasomaaya
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