BOMBAY DREAMS TO CLOSE FOR A REVAMP
(24th March 2004)

Inspired by the new Broadway production of 'Bombay Dreams', Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber is to close the London production on 13 June 2004 for a complete revamp. The production will be undertaking a national tour and may be turned into a feature film prior to its relaunch in the West End. "BOMBAY DREAMS" produced by Waxman Williams Entertainment and TGA Entertainment opens in New York at the Broadway Theatre on 29 April, previewing from 29 March.

Andrew Lloyd Webber, who visited the New York producers of Bombay Dreams earlier this month said "Having been in New York, and seen some of the rehearsals for the show, I think that the exciting developments that have been made in terms of the book, the score, and the set designs mean that this is the show I would like to see in the UK."

Andrew Lloyd Webber's landmark production of A R Rahman's musical "BOMBAY DREAMS will have been seen by over one and a half million people since it opened in June 2002 and recouped its original investment of £4.5 million within 15 months. The cast recording, which is a massive top-selling record in India, has become a Gold Album in the UK, with sales approaching 250,000.

The cross-cultural appeal of this family show made it a hit with critics and audiences alike. Conventional musical theatregoers have packed the houses; but, in addition, a large section of the previously untapped Asian community has flocked to the show, for many of whom "Bombay Dreams" has been their first experience of a West End production.

"Bombay Dreams", which has music by A R Rahman, lyrics by Don Black and a book by Meera Syal, is based on an original idea by Shekhar Kapur and Andrew Lloyd Webber.