Word: monsoon
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...critics were mixed on the show but almost unanimously besotted with Rahman's score. Though he bowed out as composer, Lloyd Webber remained an actively involved producer, and his penchant for spectacle is heavily in evidence. Among other special effects, rivers of water splash onto the stage, creating a monsoon effect--and a reason to avoid a front-row seat. --By Michele Orecklin
...When the sun set on my first night in Goa, it found me at Zeebob's, on Utorda beach, not thinking too hard. Architecturally speaking, Zeebob's barely exists: when the monsoon comes, everything except the concrete kitchen block gets swept away. Yet, when hammered and nailed back into existence, Zeebob's serves magnificent grilled seafood amid a setting of palm trees and twinkling lights just above the tide line. And there are hammocks there for that postprandial collapse...
...slave galley,” the passengers lay in four-level bunks. They slept with their hands shielding their faces to keep their noses from slamming against the higher bunk when the bus hit a bump. From Beijing, Kieran had hoped to take a boat to Japan, but a monsoon foiled that plan. He flew in by plane instead, and landed in the midst of violent wind...
...cornerstone of Monsoon Wedding was this actor I’ve lusted for for 17 years,” she said. “I’ve told him and I’ve told my husband, so it’s okay...
...addition to filming Vanity Fair, which she calls an “expensive Monsoon Wedding,” Nair is working to establish programs to train filmmakers in Africa and South Asia...