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I'm Not Ready To Make Nice

Now that A Dream Of Arabia is a critically acclaimed success, I can honestly say that nothing we have done before has garnered more attention, both positive and negative, than this show. We'll start with the positive. Much to my delight, the Middle Eastern community has been incredibly supportive...

Posted to The Dream (Weblog) by Bashar on 06-18-2008
Blessed are those...

Today we were blessed to have two of the Dominican sisters attend the show. The theater staff had informed me that both Sister Jean and Sister Janet would be in attendance and I got the feeling that impressing them would be no easy feat. I was actually looking forward to meeting them and hearing what...

Posted to The Dream (Weblog) by Bashar on 06-16-2008
We're very liberal but....

First I must thank my team for being so wonderful and for their unwavering belief in our mission, our work, and the show. Truly, I couldn't do any of it without them. Tonight was an example of how important their work is as well as how attentive they are to both the show and to me personally. The...

Posted to The Dream (Weblog) by Bashar on 06-14-2008
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
Tech Rehearsals

Today was the first day of tech rehearsals at the theater. Everybody was excited to begin and the day began with the cast and Chicago crew getting to know each other. The day started very early and Nanae and I had a private breakfast to discuss some of the technical details of the show, the venue, and...

Posted to The Dream (Weblog) by Bashar on 06-09-2008
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
Broadway World

I just got back from taping an interview with Broadway World. Everything went quite well unlike most of the day! I was running so late, traffic was terrible (it was raining for a good part of the day), we had an issue at the theater that I had to go resolve (big sets that weigh thousands of pounds can...

Posted to The Dream (Weblog) by Bashar on 06-03-2008
ABC 7 & Chicagoing

A DREAM OF ARABIA is privileged to be featured on ABC's Chicagoing with Bill Campbell. The entire 30 minute program will highlight our show, how it all started, the importance of it, and will preview many clips from the live performance. We also had Leslie, from the Dominican University Center for...

Posted to The Dream (Weblog) by Bashar on 05-29-2008
Bringing Arabic Music to America - NPR's Market Place

Last month I taped the first of a series of interviews with NPR's Market Place ( www.marketplace.org ). I am thrilled that Market Place has an interest in Middle East related stories, and today marks the beginning of a month long broadcast from the region entitled "Middle East @ Work"....

Posted to The Dream (Weblog) by Bashar on 02-25-2008
Tangential Arabic Radio - San Francisco

I just got back from three hours of live broadcast on KALW 91.7 San Francisco, where I guest host a world music radio show called Tangents with the show's producer and host Dore Stein. When I'm there, the show becomes "Tangential Arabic Radio" as we focus on Arabic and Middle Eastern...

Posted to The Dream (Weblog) by Bashar on 02-24-2008

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