Monday, November 8, 2010

Live Musicals in India

Musical shows also called Musical Theatre is a kind of movie show performed in front of your eyes. It is kind of theatre consisting of role players, a drama storyline, music, spoken dialogues, dance, lights and dress up. Lyrics are one of the most crucial parts of the musicals as it consists of dialogues, songs and orchestrated dance.

The origin of Live musical shows can be traced to early 20th century, where they were simply called musicals or musical shows. This type of entertainment is prevalent all over the world. It is a good deal more interesting than the normal dramas because it has all the components and elements for entertainment.

The most celebrated musical plays since the twentieth century are West Side Story, Les Miserables, Show Boat, A Chorus Line, Oklahoma! The Fantasticks, The Phantom of Opera, Rent, The Producers and Broadway. Amongst these, the West End of London and the Broadway of New York are the most famous. These entertainment shows have very high budgets. One musical show may cost as much as the whole budget of a complete movie.

In our country India, the phase of live musicals has already started. Many musicals have been started such as shows like “Zangoora-The Gypsy Prince” in kingdom of Dreams in Gurgaon and “The city of dreams” in Mumbai.

These kinds of live shows have much more potential and provide best opportunity for the actors and the supporting people who are behind the scene. These shows have a bright future with the best of music, drama, dance, choreography and songs.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

The Changing Face of Entertainment in India

India is the world's oldest civilization with majestic history, culture and is imbibed with amazing sights, tastes, sounds and qualities. India offers bewitching combination of nature, beauty, culture, tradition, splendour, and almost everything a tourist will want to have.

India has got a distinct position in the tourism world. Tourists from the world over come to India, for its spirituality, culture, wild-life, and traditional values. With imposing Himalayas on one end and golden beaches on the other, India provides a dazzling kaleidoscope of vistas, rich cultures, imperial retreats, magnificent historic places and vivacious celebrations. India has so much to offer in the field of tourism.

In spite of all this, there is still a big lacuna in entertainment scenario! What India lacks is….entertainment locales and fun-places. All over the world, there are many famous entertainment locales such as Sydney opera house, Paris’s Moulin Rouge and fun places like Disney's world.

Upcoming places like Gurgaon are vibrant in all vistas of life. Gurgaon, in contemporary times has achieved individuality as a world-class city in the entertainment field. Theatres, cineplexes, malls, amusement parks and themed restaurants have increased the appeal of Gurgaon. Today, it represents the merger of modern and conventional face of India. In the city, while you can relish the old-world ethnic cuisines such as Gol Gappas and Chaats in old eateries, it also offers modern eating places, bars, pubs, and discotheques. Gurgaon’s landscape is getting filled up with modernistic cineplexes, eating joints, and themed malls which all are contributing in transforming it into a world class city.

Kingdom of Dreams, which recently has thrown open its gate to the public, is destined to be become one of the most outstanding tourist addresses in the world. With its royal and grand façade it is ready to supply world-class entertainment to tourists. In this place, you can watch live imposing musicals with latest technical wizardry. Furthermore, the unique Culture Gully in Kingdom of Dreams presents the complete aspect of India under one roof, where you can enjoy ethnic cuisines from all over India, shop for exotic crafts, enjoy live performances, and drink scrumptious tea from the tea estates of Darjeeling…… all under one roof.