Saw this show in New York at Broadway, and it felt Surreal, Magical and Unworldly. I hope it comes back as the story line and music is just mesmerizing!
I was privileged to see the very last performance of this incredible musical's run when it played on Broadway in NYC. That night it seemed the cast and musicians were electrified by that fact. I was so enthralled by how spectacular was that show, that during the intermission when I happened to see the House Manager, I asked her why was such a great show closing. She said, "Look at the size of the production and the number of cast members, musicians, etc. It was booked into a theatre that was too small for it. If we don't get nearly a full house every night, we don't break even. Plus mid-America tourists' seem not to want try something they perceive as "foreign." Such a shame; even though it was produced by the great Andrew Lloyd Webber, I guess audiences couldn't get past thinking it was Bollywood-ish. Simpletons. The Manager said the cast that night was on fire! The exquisite melody and melancholy sentiment of this song is so powerful, that even this macho male singer starts to choke up in the repeat second verse. If you look closely, you can see just a glint of a tear in the corner of his eye and cheek and his voice almost cracks after he cries out in his loneliness in Hindi (beautifully done), he is having a hard time with the reprise and almost loses it on "heart arrives before the train" at 3:34. Would be great if they make this AR Raham musical creation into a musical.
saw him on Broadway..they cleaned up the number significantly and it was the most powerful performance in the show along with Love's Never Easy. so great..
Most underestimated Musical ever and I was lucky enough to see it 10 times because my best mate Royce Ullah Hounsden was in it for the whole run Sadly Royce died very young 😢
I love this song! I always heard it in the performance of Sarah Brightman. I didn't know it was from this musical. As someone who lives away from my home country, I feel every line of it. I always feel tears in my eyes listening to it.
@@michaelwilliamybarra2409 Honestly? Terrible. The London show we saw twice then flew out to NYC to see it on Broadway. It was much lower rent with dancing and singing at a much lower level of feeling and warmth. Just poorly directed and produced in comparison to the London shows. My real regret that this masterpiece in entertainment had such a short run.
Most songs from this albums are based on some bollywood song. Can someone tell me if this one is also based on some other song, or is this a new composition?
The voice crack is not because the singer is in some way lacking, it is because A.R. Rahman's music is infused with so much emotion that it can bring even this macho man near to tears. The combination of this exquisite melody combined with Don Black's powerful lyrics just grab you and won't let go. Look closely at the corner of the actor's eyes during the reprise - "the heart arrives before the pain" -- he is very lucky he was able to hold it together. This is what a good song should do. Perfection.
It is very familiar to the Bollywood song Kun Faya Kun From the movie Rockstar. If you look up the translated lyrics you'll definitely the similarities. I love Bollywood movies, including AR Rhaman 's of course! ua-cam.com/video/T94PHkuydcw/v-deo.htmlsi=hQWXAoqutso_EwYU
Saw this show in New York at Broadway, and it felt Surreal, Magical and Unworldly. I hope it comes back as the story line and music is just mesmerizing!
omg you are so lucky!! it was in NYC??? what year??? I wish I saw it ....(((
I was privileged to see the very last performance of this incredible musical's run when it played on Broadway in NYC. That night it seemed the cast and musicians were electrified by that fact. I was so enthralled by how spectacular was that show, that during the intermission when I happened to see the House Manager, I asked her why was such a great show closing. She said, "Look at the size of the production and the number of cast members, musicians, etc. It was booked into a theatre that was too small for it. If we don't get nearly a full house every night, we don't break even. Plus mid-America tourists' seem not to want try something they perceive as "foreign." Such a shame; even though it was produced by the great Andrew Lloyd Webber, I guess audiences couldn't get past thinking it was Bollywood-ish. Simpletons. The Manager said the cast that night was on fire!
The exquisite melody and melancholy sentiment of this song is so powerful, that even this macho male singer starts to choke up in the repeat second verse. If you look closely, you can see just a glint of a tear in the corner of his eye and cheek and his voice almost cracks after he cries out in his loneliness in Hindi (beautifully done), he is having a hard time with the reprise and almost loses it on "heart arrives before the train" at 3:34. Would be great if they make this AR Raham musical creation into a musical.
saw him on Broadway..they cleaned up the number significantly and it was the most powerful performance in the show along with Love's Never Easy. so great..
Most underestimated Musical ever and I was lucky enough to see it 10 times because my best mate Royce Ullah Hounsden was in it for the whole run
Sadly Royce died very young 😢
I discovered this side of arrahman very late, what a amazing piece of work
I love this song! I always heard it in the performance of Sarah Brightman. I didn't know it was from this musical. As someone who lives away from my home country, I feel every line of it. I always feel tears in my eyes listening to it.
Saw this show in London about six times or so,brilliant,it was going to be revamped but it never came back,sad.
I saw this musical in 2004 in London but spme words are chanced
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Very under rated musical👍👍👍
I love when he randomly breaks into Hindi! As an ethnically Indian person, here's one role they could actually give me :)
Can you transcribe the Hindi lyrics and what they mean? I've always been curious but can't find them anywhere.
"Aaja Sanwariya" basically just means "Come my beloved"
Thanks!
I saw this in New York and it was just amazing!
Such a shame we can’t see it anymore. Fabulous musical.
This was such a wonderful show which unfortunately did not run very long!
Nowhere near long enough. Saw it twice in the UK and even flew to NYC to see their version.
@@K22MDL What did you think of the NYC version, compared to the London Version?
@@michaelwilliamybarra2409 Honestly? Terrible. The London show we saw twice then flew out to NYC to see it on Broadway. It was much lower rent with dancing and singing at a much lower level of feeling and warmth. Just poorly directed and produced in comparison to the London shows. My real regret that this masterpiece in entertainment had such a short run.
best song ever
jayaram yes
I saw it in London...a great musical!
watched the show in its opening week in London july 2002. brilliant
I did too! Would love to see it again!
brilliant musical, wish it would come back to London😊
Such lovely music cheers me up
So lovely
Wonderful performance..love you rahman sir..
Lovely.
I saw this show and his performance was just so inspirational-loved this show so much.
*AR RAHMAN MAGIC*
wow...what a surprise...I saw him first in tv show Homeland. I think He is very talented and charming person.
Just beautiful 😍
A lovely man
High-tech melodious💞🎶🎼
Love this.
Where did this musical go?
Quality. ❤
He reminds me of Eddie Redmayne
The original play was eviscerated in the New York version. Sadly.
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Most songs from this albums are based on some bollywood song. Can someone tell me if this one is also based on some other song, or is this a new composition?
Nope. This isn’t part of any Bollywood or other popular regional cinemas.
Yes it is. Very similar to Kun Faya Kun from the film Rockstar
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@@jmerrande im not able to see much resemblance between the two although.
Who is the actors name?
His name is Raza Jaffrey.
Wonderful score, but the story was shallow and couldn't match the emotion of the music
2:11 voice crack. Despite that, very nice performance
The voice crack is not because the singer is in some way lacking, it is because A.R. Rahman's music is infused with so much emotion that it can bring even this macho man near to tears. The combination of this exquisite melody combined with Don Black's powerful lyrics just grab you and won't let go. Look closely at the corner of the actor's eyes during the reprise - "the heart arrives before the pain" -- he is very lucky he was able to hold it together. This is what a good song should do. Perfection.
It is very familiar to the Bollywood song Kun Faya Kun From the movie Rockstar. If you look up the translated lyrics you'll definitely the similarities. I love Bollywood movies, including AR Rhaman 's of course!
ua-cam.com/video/T94PHkuydcw/v-deo.htmlsi=hQWXAoqutso_EwYU