Himanshu from the Indo-American Arts Council (IAAC) passed on information about an event I thought mutineers around NYC and Stanford would find interesting. Tea with Chachaji is an off-Broadway family musical based on the the book “Chachaji’s Cup” by Uma Krishnaswami and directed and choreographed by Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj. It tells the story of a boy, his great-uncle and a teacup. Produced through a partnership between IAAC and Making Books Sing, the musical stars Raja Burrows as Neel, a young boy whose great-uncle, played by Tony Mirrcandani, teaches him valuable lessons about life through stories about a teacup brought over from India.For more information about the cast and performance dates, click here. And if you see a performance, let us know your thoughts in the comments.
Now that sounds pretty interesting.
Something based on Chachaji’s Cup is something to watch for.
Thanks for posting.
Sounds … BORING!
Why do a lot of Indian related arts news seem to center on some small play or a book reading or some classical music crap?
I don;t care for Bollywood either. But there’s gotta be a middle ground.
You’re right. A lot of Indian related arts news do seem to center around the fine arts.
Weird.
Think about it. Too many “fine’ arts. All super polite company type boring stuff. Either that or mindless crappy Bollywood stuff.
Tea with chachaji. Geez, sounds like a prescription for my insomnia.
good promo for indian culture abroad
is this anything like two girls 1 cup?
Yay! more desi musicals on broadway.
no yaar. ’tis like two chachajis 1 cup.
This play is funny and touching, and the music and lyrics are great. I’m not the only one who thinks so—check out the review by Backstage: http://www.backstage.com/bso/reviews-ny-theatre-off-off-broadway/tea-with-chachaji-1004063130.story