Bhangra Nation is a musical with a book by Mike Lew and Rehana Lew Mirza, music and lyrics by Sam Willmott.
Production history
World premiere: La Jolla Playhouse (2022) 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 by Stafford Arima and choreographed by Rujuta Vaidya.
Birmingham (2024) 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 Arima and choreographed by Vaidya with a new creative team. Critics praised the 2024 Birmingham premiere cast, with The Stage noting Siobhan Athwal's 'vibrant' lead performance and describing Sohm Kapila's Rekha as 'instinctively fabulous,' while WhatsonStage highlighted the 'superb comic timing' of the ensemble.
McCarter Theatre Center (2026) The musical once again changed names to A Beat of Our Own for its next production in Princeton, NJ.
Cast and characters +CharacterSan DiegoBirminghamPrinceton202220242026PreetiVinithra RajZaynah AhmedTara VenkataramanJakeTerrance JohnsonGregory ArmandSunitaJaya JoshiSiobhan AthwalSushma SahaLilyMadison McBrideTia Antoine CharlesShilpaRamita RaviLydia DanistanNoahHenry Walter GreenbergKyle EvansBillyBrandon ContrerasIván Fernández GonzálezJ. Antonio RodriguezMohanAryaan AroraKuldeep GoswamiWallaceJason HeilBob HarmsVarunZain PatelRaimu ItfumNew MaryDevi PeotSophie KandolaRekhaAlka Nayyar Sohm KapilaSohm KapilaShetalAnu MysoreArysha KellyConstanceLaura DadapAi KumarAmitBilaal AvazMervin NoronhaRohit GopalMaryAri AfsarJena PandyaSalena QueshiGobindJesse BhamrahAjay SahotaJust BobAmey NatuLeo UdvarlakySwingsNikki MirazDevina SabnisGerry TonellaLevin ValayilRoMaya JeyAaron MistryEdward TurnerLouis MackrodtKavya Bhat Kabir Gandhi Brianna Aisjah Pember Sammy Pignalosa Sunayna Smith Gus Stuckey
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