Bombay
Dreams - 'silliest' musical ever (Go
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London:
After being called "mind-numbing bunk," "an expensive
model of blandness" and "loud and wasteful" by the American
press, Andrew Lloyd Weber's 14 million dollar musical Bombay
Dreams has now been called "one of the silliest musicals
in memory" by a leading publication. According to Daily
Times, the Indo-British musical which recently opened on
Broadway after completing its two-year run in London has
been summed up as "moral slobbism foisted on Americans from
abroad" by John Lahr, the New Yorker magazine critic. The
story has been described as that of an untouchable, poor
slum dweller Akaash, who becomes a huge Bollywood star after
he is discovered by an actress Rani (Ayesha Dharkar). "Over
the course of nine production numbers, Akaash briefly forgets
his roots but not, unfortunately, the lyrics," he wrote
in the review. "The actress and masterly cookbook writer
Madhur Jaffrey plays Shanti, Akaash's grandmother, who lives
to see Akaash save both her shanty town and his soul. Jaffrey's
book 'From Curries to Kebabs' is on sale in the theatre
lobby. I recommend her recipes; it's the show I can't swallow,"
he said in conclusion.
Broadway
to pay tribute to Lennon (Go
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London:
John Lennon was a musical legend in his own right. And
so to revive the nostalgia, "Lennon," a musical of murdered
Beatle John Lennon is scheduled to debut on Broadway in
early 2005. According to the National Enquirer, the musical
has been approved by Yoko Ono, John's widow. The musical
numbers will primarily be songs Lennon wrote after the break-up
of the Beatles. It also will feature the Lennon-McCartney
song, "Give Peace A Chance."
Beckham on a house hunt (Go
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London:
Star footballer David Beckham may not return to the
UK soon. Beckham is reportedly busy in house hunting is
Madrid. According to the Hello, Beckham made headlines for
months in 2003 as he unsuccessfully searched for a new home
after transferring to football squad Real Madrid. However,
now the contract on the sprawling mansion he and wife Victoria
finally rented in the suburbs is just about up. And so,
nearly one year into his Spanish stay, the international
sporting star is once again on the hunt for new digs. Where
will the Beckhams finally set up their sweet home is still
a mystery.
Rachel
Hunter in a swimsuit for Sports Illustrated (Go
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London:
Supermodel Rachel Hunter has a body worth flaunting.
And so she couldn't be left behind as Sports Illustrated
celebrated the launch of their 2004 swimsuit issue in London.
According to Hello, Rachel joins some of the world's best-known
covergirls in the tiniest of bikinis including Tyra Banks,
Heidi Klum, and eighties pin-ups Paulina Porizkova and Christie
Brinkley in a retrospective of the catwalk queens who have
graced the mag's pages for long. This year's edition marks
the 40th anniversary of the sporting mag.
Playboy
may be denied of Britney's hot stuff! (Go
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Washington:
Pop diva Britney Spears' much awaited appearance in
Playboy might not be realised now. The singer was to pose
nude for the magazine,but this may not happen now as the
editorial director James Kaminsky is leaving, reports the
Star. Reportedly, Kaminsky was the one overseeing the negotiations
with the pop tart, who wanted millions in exchange for stripping
down. "Everything's on hold until the new director takes
over," a source from the magazine was quoted as saying.
Red
underwears to ensure success in exams (Go
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London:
Red seems to be the colour of the season in Poland where
the lingerie shops are fast running out of crimson coloured
lingeries. According to This is London, schoolgirls are
clamouring after red bras and knickers after it was claimed
that most of the girls who scored top grades had opted for
red underwear. According to an unsourced study that was
first made public last year, students who wear red underwear
for their A-Level exams passed with top grades. And though
the exams are still three months away the shop windows are
already adorned with red-coloured bras, knickers and, for
the first time this month, red boxer shorts. "Forget Valentine's
Day. Exam time underwear is the big seller at the moment.
And if it works for the girls it should work for the boys
too. We have already had quite a few sales for the red boxer
shorts," spokesman at one lingerie store in central Warsaw
,was quoted as saying.
