Monsoon Wedding 2023
Opened: May 22, 2023Closing: June 25, 2023
Monsoon Wedding - 2023 Off-Broadway History , Info & More
St. Ann's Warehouse
45 Water St. Brooklyn, NY 11201
Two families converge on Delhi for an arranged marriage and what promises to be a glorious union. As festivities unfurl in song and dance, expectation and reality collide. The bride and groom are not who they appear to be, and dark family secrets begin to surface. Chaos ensues, and as the nuptials draw closer, so do the wedding planner and the house maid. Together they find love over a simple marigold flower. As the city pulses with the promise of relief from the heat, the ancient and unbroken ties of family are further tested, asking the question: how do we redefine love in a rapidly evolving world?
Monsoon Wedding - 2023 - Off-Broadway Cast
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Review: ‘Monsoon Wedding’ Is a Hit Film, but Not a Great Musical
5 / 10
The families mingle and bustle, but-without camera close-ups and cuts-it all feels stiff and belabored on stage. There is no sense of high-stakes, or even low-stakes for Aditi, Hemant, or their families; no narrative grist around them making this decision for a set of truly convincing reasons, or asking what they really want. Theirs is a woefully under-conceived central relationship to base a musical around. When they sing the duet “Could You Have Loved Me” it rings not just implausible but pointless; they never seemed that into each other. There is no yearning or mystery or intrigue. They seem pretty dullsville as a couple.
Review: In ‘Monsoon Wedding,’ an Arranged Marriage of Musical Styles
7 / 10
Otherwise, the musicalization feels both too assertive and too inconclusive, like a parade passing by. (There are rarely buttons on the songs to tell you they’re done, leaving the audience wondering whether to applaud.) Only in one song is there a concerted approach to the dramatic experience. The song involves Aditi’s orphaned cousin Ria, raised with her as a sister. Serious and studious, Ria (Sharvari Deshpande) plans to attend New York University, mostly as a way of escaping the marital expectations that Aditi, a pampered princess — “even your panties are ironed” — is all too willing to meet.
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Review Roundup: MONSOON WEDDING at St. Ann's Warehouse; What Did the Critics Think?
by Stephi Wild - May 23, 2023
by Stephi Wild - May 23, 2023
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
by Blair Ingenthron - April 28, 2023
by Blair Ingenthron - April 28, 2023
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.
Monsoon Wedding History
Other Productions of Monsoon Wedding
| 2017 | Regional (US) |
Original Production Regional (US) |
| 2023 | Off-Broadway |
St. Ann's Warehouse Off-Broadway Premiere Production Off-Broadway |
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