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<p>Considered the first original, large-scale Broadway-style music written and produced in India, <em><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://mughaleazamplay.com/index.html" target="_blank">Mughal-e-Azam</a></em> is in the midst of its first North American tour, making a stop in Houston for performances <a href="https://www.cinemaonstage.com/book-ticket/houston.php" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">July 14 – 16 at the Wortham Center’s Brown Theater</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p> <p><br></p><p>Based on the epic, blockbuster <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mughal-e-Azam" target="_blank">1960 Bollywood movie</a> of the same name, <em>Maughal-e-Azam: The Musical </em><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.vogue.in/content/broadway-interpretation-mughal-e-azam-watch-list" target="_blank">premiered in 2016</a> in Mumbai and has been described in a press release as “a love letter to South Asian history and legend,” as well a “a love story as familiar to Indians and their Eastern neighbors as <em>Romeo and Juliet </em>is to the West.”</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Produced by Shapoorji Pallonji (who produced the original film) and directed by Feroz Abbas Khan, the musical stage adaptation was nominated for 14 Broadway World India Awards in 2017 and won seven for Best Play, Best Director, Best Costume Design, Best Choreography, Best Original Set Design, Best Original Lighting Design, and Best Ensemble Cast.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>The production includes 350 cast and crew members, more than 550 costumes designed by Bollywood designer Manish Malhotra, and reimagined choreography from the 1960 film.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p> <p>“Seven years back, when we green-lighted this project, we had not imagined that it would run for 19 seasons and travel to Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Dubai, Muscat, Doha, and now North America. There is a lot of technical and logistic expertise that goes into a massive show like this, but what really makes it universally loved is its emotional core and the love story of Salim and Anarkali,” said Deepesh Salgia, head of Creative and Strategic Vision for the musical, <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/mughaleazam-the-musical-indias-first-broadway-style-show-to-premiere-in-us-check-venues-and-dates-here-101683956863386.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">in an article by <em>Hindustan Times</em></a>.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Presented by Bollywood Entertainment, in partnership with Houston’s <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://iaahouston.org/" target="_blank">Indo-American Association</a>, <em>Mughal-e-Azam</em>’s <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://mughaleazamplay.com/schedule.html" target="_blank">North American tour</a> kicked off with a <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/mughal-e-azam-musical-takes-broadway-style-extravaganza-13-city-tour-us/" target="_blank">flash mob</a> in New York City’s Time Square, and then began its official 13-city tour on May 26 in Atlanta. The production will travel to Dallas, following its Houston performances.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p> <p>The show’s dialogue and lyrics are spoken and sung in Urdu and Hindi, with English subtitles.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p>
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