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Director Mira Nair wanted an Indian 'Fiddler on the Roof.' The result: 'Monsoon Wedding, The Musical'

JL;DR SUMMARY Mira Nair, the acclaimed Indian director, adapts her 2001 film 'Monsoon Wedding' into a musical, celebrating Indian family and culture through a theatrical production reminiscent of 'Fiddler on the Roof.' A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Fiddler On The RoofMusicalCultural IdentityTheaterBollywoodMira NairMonsoon WeddingIndian CulturePunjabi Community

Places mentioned

Brooklyn, New York, United States
"A scene from the musical Monsoon Wedding, which runs through June 25 at St. Anns Warehouse in Brooklyn, N.Y."
Berkeley, California, United States
"A staged musical of Monsoon Wedding was first produced in 2017 in Berkeley, California, and its been running since early May at St. Anns Warehouse in Brooklyn, New York."
Delhi, India
"about an arranged marriage between a groom from the U.S. and a bride from Delhi."
Israel
"In 2013, you declined an invitation to visit Haifa, saying you would go to Israel when occupation is gone and when the state does not privilege one religion over another."

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