Sorab Wadia News

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) announced additional casting and creatives for the 25th Annual Festival of New Musicals on Thursday, October 17 and Friday, October 18 at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street).

If Betty Comden and Adolph Green were both born in Bombay, Singin' In The Rain might have wound up resembling The New Group's new musical, Bunty Berman Presents….  Not that Ayub Khan Din (book, music and lyrics) and Paul Bogaev's (music) Bollywood-set musical comedy is on the same level as that masterwork, but the spirit of silly 1950s MGM hijinks abounds throughout the evening.  It's got laughs, it's got tunes and it offers a fun, mindless time.

I suppose Richard Foreman doesn't have many talkbacks after performances of his plays because, really, how many times can you respond to an audience member asking, 'What the f***?'

The New Group announced today that Ayub Khan Din has stepped into the title role in the new musical Bunty Berman Presents..., replacing actor Erick Avari who withdrew from the production last week on doctor's orders following an injury. The world premiere of this musical comedy, with book & lyrics by Ayub Khan Din and music by Ayub Khan Din and Paul Bogaev, is directed by Scott Elliott. Previews began April 12. Performances resume Wednesday, April 24 in advance of Official Opening Night on Thursday, May 9 at 7:00pm. A limited Off-Broadway engagement is slated through June 1 at The New Group at Theatre Row (The Acorn Theatre / 410 West 42nd Street).

Preview performances of Bunty Berman Presents... will not take place Friday, April 19, Saturday, April 20 and Monday, April 22 at The New Group. Actor Erick Avari sustained an injury from a fall during a rehearsal earlier this week, and as a result, has withdrawn from the show on doctor's orders.

The New Group will present the world premiere of the new musical Bunty Berman Presents…with book & lyrics by Ayub Khan Din and music by Ayub Khan Din and Paul Bogaev. Directed by Scott Elliott, this production begins previews April 10 in advance of an Official Opening Night on Thursday, May 9 at 7:00pm. A limited Off-Broadway engagement is slated through June 1 at The New Group at Theatre Row (The Acorn Theatre / 410 West 42nd Street).

The last time the 1933 West End musical Nymph Errant was revived in New York, the Medicine Show Theatre Company advertised their production with the selling point that they haven't removed any of the show's racism.  Now, while going to see a racist musical is not exactly my idea of a fun night out, there is a certain historic value to watching older musicals performed with the texts the authors wrote, opposed to the frequent occurrence of slapping their books with labels like “creaky” or “dated” and having contemporary authors make wholesale revisions to transform them into suitable entertainments for modern audiences.

Tony Award winner Cady Huffman will play the roles of Ms. Pratt, Clarissa and Mrs. Bamberg in Prospect Theater Company's upcoming new production of Cole Porter's NYMPH ERRANT, featuring the original 1933 Porter score and a revised book by Rob Urbinati. Performances begin July 7 at the Clurman Theatre at Theatre Row.

The Barrington Stage Company has announced the casting for its world premiere production of the musical POOL BOY. POOL BOY will star Cliff Bemis (Mr. Lopes), Sara Gettelfinger (Mrs. Duval), John Hicock (Mr. Rodney Duval), Jay Armstrong Johnson (Nick), Jon Norman Schneider (Jack), Sorab Wadia (The Sultan), and Cortney Wolfson (April). POOL BOY will be directed by Daniella Topol, with musical direction by Matt Castle and choreography by Shonn Wiley.

Barrington Stage Company's Musical Theatre Lab, under the mentorship of Tony Award-winning composer/lyricist William Finn, kicks off its fifth season with the world premiere of Pool Boy, a splashy new musical with music and lyrics by Nikos Tsakalakos and book and lyrics by Janet Allard.

Barrington Stage Company's Musical Theatre Lab, under the mentorship of Tony Award-winning composer/lyricist William Finn, kicks off its fifth season with the world premiere of Pool Boy, a splashy new musical with music and lyrics by Nikos Tsakalakos and book and lyrics by Janet Allard.

Barrington Stage Company's Musical Theatre Lab, under the mentorship of Tony Award-winning composer/lyricist William Finn, kicks off its fifth season with the world premiere of Pool Boy, a splashy new musical with music and lyrics by Nikos Tsakalakos and book and lyrics by Janet Allard.

The Barrington Stage Company has announced the casting for its world premiere production of the musical POOL BOY. POOL BOY will star Cliff Bemis (Mr. Lopes), Sara Gettelfinger (Mrs. Duval), John Hicock (Mr. Rodney Duval), Jay Armstrong Johnson (Nick), Jon Norman Schneider (Jack), Sorab Wadia (The Sultan), and Cortney Wolfson (April). POOL BOY will be directed by Daniella Topol, with musical direction by Matt Castle and choreography by Shonn Wiley.

Pulse Ensemble Theatre's acclaimed production of Anuvab Pal's Indian-flavored, bittersweet comedy 'CHAOS THEORY' starring Rita Wolf, Sorab Wadia and Amar Srivastava will end its limited engagement at the TBG Theatre, 312 West 36th Street, on Saturday, June 19th.

Pulse Ensemble Theatre's acclaimed production of Anuvab Pal's Indian-flavored, bittersweet comedy 'CHAOS THEORY' starring Rita Wolf, Sorab Wadia and Amar Srivastava will end its limited engagement at the TBG Theatre, 312 West 36th Street, on Saturday, June 19th.

Alexa Kelly, Artistic Director of Pulse Ensemble Theatre, announced that Sorab Wadia and Amar Srivastava will join Rita Wolf in Anuvab Pal's Indian-flavored, bittersweet comedy 'CHAOS THEORY' now playing at the TBG Theatre, 312 West 36th Street, through June 19th. (They replace Ranjit Chowdhry and Tony Mirrcandani on Saturday evening, June 5th.)

Jihad! The Musical will play its final performance at the Jermyn Street Theatre on February 6, 2010.

Olivier Award winner Delroy Atkinson and West End favorite Gina Murray are set to star in Jihad! The Musical, to be presented by Seabright Productions at the Jermyn Street Theatre. Gordon Greenberg (Jacques Brel...) will direct the production, which will makes it's London premiere from January 8-February6, 2010. Jihad! previously played the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2007 to sell-out audiences and critical acclaim.

Olivier Award winner Delroy Atkinson and West End favorite Gina Murray are set to star in Jihad! The Musical, to be presented by Seabright Productions at the Jermyn Street Theatre. Gordon Greenberg (Jacques Brel...) will direct the production, which will makes it's London premiere from January 8-February6, 2010. Jihad! previously played the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2007 to sell-out audiences and critical acclaim.