Uma Paranjpe

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Two women dream of shattering academia’s glass ceiling and saving the bees in Queen, presented by TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. Written by San Jose-born playwright and filmmaker Madhuri Shekar (House of Joy, Amazon/Blumhouse’s Evil Eye, HBO’s “The Nevers”), this topical and engaging work follows Sanam and Ariel, Ph. D. candidates from India and the U.S., as they research the collapse of bee colonies worldwide.

Get a behind the scenes look at Madhuri Shekar's QUEEN with director Miriam A. Laube and actors Deven Kolluri, Uma Paranjpe, and Kjerstine Rose Anderson in an all-new video.

Two women dream of shattering academia’s glass ceiling and saving the bees in Queen, presented by TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. The show will be presented March 6-31, 2024.

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley has set the casting for its 20th Anniversary New Works Festival, a unique program that offers an extraordinary opportunity for audiences to experience new plays and musicals in their early stages of development.

106.7 LITE FM's Broadway in Bryant Park continued its 2023 program yesterday, July 13, bringing the best of Broadway back together for free performances, every Thursday in July. This week's performances included Chicago, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, A Beautiful Noise - The Neil Diamond Musical, and SIX: The Musical. Check out photos here!

While Life of Pi enters its final weeks of performances on Broadway, the cast is getting ready to go through some of their pre-show rituals for the final time. Michael Kushner captured them in action as a part of “The Dressing Room Project”, showcasing  their unconventional warmups, as well as some tender moments between the cast before the curtain goes up. Check out exclusive photos here!

Today's performances The Book of Mormon, Kimberly Akimbo, Some Like It Hot, and Wicked take the stage at Broadway at Bryant Park! See photos from today's show below!

Academy Award and Tony-winning actor and comedian Whoopi Goldberg stopped by Broadway's LIFE OF PI to take in the stunning new play and spent a few minutes backstage meeting with the show's star Hiran Abeysekera and the show's astounding tiger puppet, Richard Parker. Check out photos of Whoopi and the company of LIFE OF PI!

Just last week at Broadway’s Ambassador Theatre Broadway performers Jeanna de Waal and Uma Paranjpe welcomed students and teachers to the 18th Annual Broadway Junior Student Celebration.  Check out video highlights!

See photos from the 18th Annual Broadway Junior Student Celebration hosted by Jeanna de Waal & Uma Paranjpe!!

Lolita Chakrabarti’s LIFE OF PI will play its final Broadway performance on Sunday, July 23, 2023 at Broadway’s Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.

The 18th annual Shubert Foundation/Music Theatre International Broadway Junior Student Finale will be hosted by Jeanna de Waal and Uma Paranjpe. Learn how to purchase tickets!

 Tony, Grammy, and Emmy-winner André De Shields visited the cast of the five-time Tony nominated production of LIFE OF PI at the Schoenfeld Theatre on Monday, May 29. De Shields greeted the cast backstage, led by Uma Paranjpe as Pi.

Top stories: Voting is now open for BroadwayWorld's Theater Fans' Choice Awards, plus watch an exclusive video message from Shaina Taub in honor of BroadwayWorld's 20th anniversary!

Uma Paranjpe will make her Broadway principal debut tonight, May 9, in the title role of Life of Pi! This will mark the first time the role is played by a female on Broadway.

This June, WP Theater will welcome Moxie Arts NY as its second Space Program Residency as Moxie brings three world-premiere plays by emerging artists to the WP stage.

Lolita Chakrabarti's stage adaptation of Yann Martel's best-selling novel Life of Pi opened last night, Thursday, March 30, at Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. Check out photos from the opening night red carpet!

Lolita Chakrabarti's stage adaptation of Yann Martel's best-selling novel Life of Pi opened last night, Thursday, March 30, at Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 West 45th Street). BroadwayWorld was there for the big night and you can check out photos from the star-studded red carpet arrivals here!