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The 2023 Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles (IFFLA) Announces Awards

The 2023 Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) has announced the winners for their jury and audience awards. Anand Ekarshi’s Aattam wins the Feature Grand Jury Prize, Sachin Dheeraj’s Men in Blue wins the Shorts Grand Jury Prize. The Audience Awards go to The Golden Thread and Tall Dark And Handsome.

Review Roundup: MONSOON WEDDING at St. Ann's Warehouse; What Did the Critics Think?

St. Ann's Warehouse presents Mira Nair's musical theater vision of her endlessly resonant and romantic love story, welcoming audiences inside the frenzied leadup to an arranged marriage beset by modern tensions. Read the reviews for Monsoon Wedding here!

St. Ann's Warehouse Extends MONSOON WEDDING for Three Weeks

St. Ann's Warehouse, responding to extraordinary demand for tickets, has announced a three-week extension of Monsoon Wedding, the Musical, Mira Nair's live theatrical adaptation of her landmark film. The new production, featuring actors and theater-makers from India and the global Indian diaspora, welcomes audiences inside the lavish wedding plans and frenzied leadup to an arranged marriage beset by modern tensions. Preview performances begin at the Brooklyn waterfront theater on May 6.

Video: First Look at MONSOON WEDDING, THE MUSICAL Coming to St. Ann's Warehouse in May

Get a first look at the trailer for Monsoon Wedding, coming to St. Ann's Warehouse this spring!

St. Ann's Warehouse Announces 2022-23 Season Featuring MONSOON WEDDING & More

Drawing inspiration from concerts that evolved from Brooklyn front porches to its own rooftop balcony and large-scale exhibitions mounted on its exterior facade, St. Ann’s Warehouse will return, merging public art, theater, and activism at a whole new level.

CSC and Coolidge Corner Theatre Present Shakespeare Reimagined: MAQBOOL

The plays of Shakespeare have been translated into more than one hundred languages, and his timeless stories have inspired great works in many art forms. Commonwealth Shakespeare Company and the Coolidge Corner Theatre have teamed up to take an in-depth look at how some filmmakers have reimagined Shakespeare's work to create compelling cinema that is as relevant today as it was four hundred years ago.

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company and Coolidge Corner Theatre Present SHAKESPEARE REIMAGINED: BRINGING HIS STORIES TO THE SCREEN

The plays of Shakespeare have been translated into more than one hundred languages, and his timeless stories have inspired great works in many art forms.

MONSOON WEDDING Musical Will Now Open in India in 2021

The musical adaptation of Mira Nair's hit film Monsoon Wedding will now open in India in 2021. Prior to the global health crisis, the musical was set to open at Leeds Playhouse on June 17th 2020 before transferring to London's Roundhouse to play a limited season from 17th July to 29th August.

First Edition Of Indus Valley International Film Festival Announced

First edition of Indus Valley International Film Festival (IVIFF) will be held from 1st to 9th August.

Musical Adaptation Of The Film MONSOON WEDDING Will Premiere in Summer 2020

Nearly 20 years after the multi award-winning Monsoon Wedding broke all moulds by becoming one of the most successful international films of all time and introducing a worldwide audience to Indian culture through the joy of the rom-com, the beautiful story of finding love against the odds returns as a brand-new musical.

13th Edition of NFDC Film Bazaar Declared Open by Hon. Minister Shri Prakash Javadeka

Shri Prakash Javadekar, Hon. Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, and Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, declared the 13th edition of NFDC's Film Bazaar, open in the presence of luminaries including Shri Pramod Sawant (Hon. CM of Goa), Shri Babul Supriyo (Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change), Shri Prasoon Joshi (Chairman – CBFC), Shri Amit Khare (Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, GoI), Shri Atul Tiwari (Additional Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, GoI) and Smt. T.C.A. Kalyani (MD of NFDC India).

BWW Previews: Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi To Be Part Of Jashn-e-Rekhta 2018

The audience will also get to witness a unique and spectacular Ramlila performance in Urdu by the Shri Shraddha Ramlila group titled 'Ram Kahaani Urdu Wali'.

Mira Nair Plans to Bring MONSOON WEDDING to Qatar

According to Soundbox India, Mira Nair is planning to bring Monsoon Wedding to Qatar!

Photo Flash: LCT3 Kicks Off Spotlight Series with SHABASH!

Center Theater/LCT3, kicks off its new LCT3 Spotlight Series with SHABASH!. Led by LCT3 Associate Director, Natasha Sinha, and presented in collaboration with Hypokrit Theatre Company's Tamasha, SHABASH! is a summer spectacle of new music and comedy celebrating a range of exciting new work by artists of South Asian descent, hosted by Danny Pudi ("Community") and Parvesh Cheena ("Outsourced"). SHABASH! will play three performances only on August 2nd, 3rd, and 4th at the Claire Tow Theater (150 West 65 Street).

Lincoln Center Kicks Off LCT3 Spotlight Series With SHABASH!

Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3, kicks off its new LCT3 Spotlight Series with SHABASH!. Led by LCT3 Associate Director, Natasha Sinha, and presented in collaboration with Hypokrit Theatre Company's Tamasha, SHABASH! is a summer spectacle of new music and comedy celebrating a range of exciting new work by artists of South Asian descent, hosted by Danny Pudi ("Community") and Parvesh Cheena ("Outsourced"). SHABASH! will play three performances only on August 2nd, 3rd, and 4th at the Claire Tow Theater (150 West 65 Street).

BWW Interview: Michael Maliakel Hopes 'MONSOON' Takes Broadway by Storm

'Monsoon Wedding,' the new musical based on Mira Nair's acclaimed 2001 movie, has been showered with praise at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in Berkeley, Calif. Karen D'Souza of the San Jose Mercury News writes: 'You are swept up' by its 'swirling typhoon of sound and color.' This Indian musical has curried such favor with its audiences that it's been extended through July 16.

MONSOON WEDDING to Thunder Through Third Extra Week at Berkeley Rep

Following a continued overwhelmingly positive response from audiences and critics alike, Berkeley Rep has announced that the world premiere musical of Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding will extend for a third and final week. The new musical will now run through Sunday, July 16.

Broadway-Bound MONSOON WEDDING Extends Downpour Again at Berkeley Rep

Following an overwhelmingly positive response from audiences and critics alike, Berkeley Rep has announced that the world premiere musical of Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding will extend for a second week.

VIDEO: Watch Highlights from Berkeley Rep's MONSOON WEDDING

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Mira Nair's MONSOON WEDDING will be Broadway-bound following its run in San Francisco. Based on the iconic 2001 film, the stage musical had its world premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre on Friday, May 19th and where it will run through July 2nd.

Photo Flash: First Look at Berkeley Rep's Broadway-Bound MONSOON WEDDING

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Mira Nair's MONSOON WEDDING will be Broadway-bound following its run in San Francisco. Based on the iconic 2001 film, the stage musical had its world premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre on Friday, May 19th and where it will run through July 2nd.