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Bhangra Nation

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Bhangra Nation
MusicSam Willmott
LyricsSam Willmott
BookMike Lew
Rehana Lew Mirza
PremiereMarch 8, 2022: La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego
Productions2022 San Diego
2024 Birmingham

Bhangra Nation is a musical with a book by Mike Lew and Rehana Lew Mirza, music and lyrics by Sam Willmott.

Production history

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World premiere: La Jolla Playhouse (2022)

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The musical made its world premiere under its original title Bhangin' It at La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego from March 8 to April 17, 2022. The production was directed Stafford Arima and choreographed by Rujuta Vaidya.[1]

Birmingham (2024)

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The musical made its UK premiere under the new title Bhangra Nation at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre from 17 February to 16 March 2024. The production was once again directed by Armia and choreographed by Vaidya with a new creative team.[2]

Cast and characters

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Character San Diego Birmingham
2022 2024
Preeti Vinithra Raj Zaynah Ahmed
Jake Terrance Johnson Gregory Armand
Sunita Jaya Joshi Siobhan Athwal
Lily Madison McBride Tia Antoine Charles
Shilpa Ramita Ravi Lydia Danistan
Noah Henry Walter Greenberg Kyle Evans
Billy Brandon Contreras Iván Fernández González
Mohan Aryaan Arora Kuldeep Goswami
Wallace Jason Heil Bob Harms
Varun Zain Patel Raimu Itfum
New Mary Devi Peot Sophie Kandola
Rekha Alka Nayyar Sohm Kapila
Shetal Anu Mysore Arysha Kelly
Constance Laura Dadap Ai Kumar
Amit Bilaal Avaz Mervin Noronha
Mary Ari Afsar Jena Pandya
Gobind Jesse Bhamrah Ajay Sahota
Just Bob Amey Natu Leo Udvarlaky
Swings Nikki Miraz
Devina Sabnis
Gerry Tonella
Levin Valayil
RoMaya Jey
Aaron Mistry
Edward Turner
Louis Mackrodt

References

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  1. ^ "BHANGIN' IT". La Jolla Playhouse. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  2. ^ "Bhangra Nation at Birmingham Rep review – a firecracker of energy and enthusiasm". 2024-02-28. Retrieved 2024-03-03.