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  • The Day The Music Shined...

    It is almost midnight and it feels like I haven't slept in a week... I think everybody is feeling that way after the amazing dress rehearsals we had today! It was a day of extreme focus and intensity as our entire cast and crew were preparing for the dress rehearsals, scheduled to start at 6 PM local...
    Posted to The Dream (Weblog) by Bashar on 06-11-2008

  • We're Here - Sweet Home Chicago!

    Today the entire cast and crew descended on Chicago for our week in residence at the Lund and the premier of A DREAM OF ARABIA in my hometown. Due to weather, there were a lot of flight delays but by the end of the day our little army had taken over the west side of campus. From the look one of the drivers...
    Posted to The Dream (Weblog) by Bashar on 06-08-2008

  • Photo Shoot, Theater, and a Snow Fight!

    After a fun party last night, at the best Brazilian restaurant in Chicago, where we celebrated both Nanae's birthday and our A DREAM OF ARABIA team (MAQAM team, the creative team, etc.) with lots of food, drink, and a big chocolate cake, today we have much ahead of us. The day started at 5 AM with...
    Posted to The Dream (Weblog) by Bashar on 11-30-2007

  • And now for the dates..

    Once we had selected the venue, we decided that May would be a good time to kick-off the tour, especially since our Tokyo preview is scheduled for May 9. Well it seems that we are going to have to change the Chicago dates to late May or early June. Being from Chicago I know that the weather is just getting...
    Posted to The Dream (Weblog) by Bashar on 10-18-2007

  • Here Comes "The Set"

    A DREAM OF ARABIA, as a Broadway-style theatrical production of Middle Eastern dance and music, has an elaborate set that took months to complete. On the surface the set looks very simple as our goal was to "set the stage" for the story and keep the focus on the dance, but behind the scenes...
    Posted to The Dream (Weblog) by Bashar on 10-11-2007

  • Coming to Chicago

    It has been a long journey since The Dream first began and we are finally bringing the show to my hometown Chicago. For a show of this size and scale there are so many requirements that a venue must be able to meet in order to produce the show properly. For over a year now I have been searching for the...
    Posted to The Dream (Weblog) by Bashar on 09-19-2007
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