Coming Fall 2026 to the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, NJ!

THE STORY...

After leading their college team to victory at the Michigan State Championships, teammates Mary and Preeti find themselves bound for Nationals. But when they clash over Mary’s plan to fuse multiple Indian styles into their routine, Mary breaks off and forms her own squad. There’s only one problem: aside from her chaotic roommate Sunita, none of the new recruits have ever danced before. Armed with a new sense of purpose — and a little help from a former Bollywood star — Mary sets out to mold a ragtag group of lovable misfits into title-worthy contenders. But do they stand a chance against Preeti and her team of bhangra all-stars?
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The show's generous developmental homes have included La Jolla Playhouse, the Jerome Robbins Foundation's Project Springboard: Developing Dance Musicals, Rhinebeck Writers Retreat's Triple R Program for two readings and a residency and Rhinebeck's summertime Writers Retreat, as well as the Johnny Mercer Colony at Goodspeed Musicals, Running Deer Musical Theatre Lab and The Orchard Project.

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THE TEAM...

Featuring music, lyrics, and co-dance and vocal arrangements by Sam, the creative team includes:

• award-winning playwrights Rehana Lew Mirza and Mike Lew

• director Stafford Arima (Ragtime on the West End, Allegiance, Altar Boyz)

• additional arrangements and orchestrations by legendary musician and bhangra pioneer Kuljit Bhamra, MBE (the West End's Bombay Dreams, Bend It Like Beckham, and The Far Pavillions), with music supervision by Bryan Perri, Music Direction by Patrick Sulken, and orchestrations by Matthew Malone

• acclaimed Bollywood, Bhangra and Kathak choreographer Rujuta Vaidya and bhangra specialist Angad Jaggi

• multi-Tony-award-winning producers Mara Isaacs and Tom Kirdahy (Gypsy starring Audra McDonald, Hadestown, The Inheritance, Here We Are) and Peggy Koenig (Real Women Have Curves).

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