Ayesha Dharker, Manu Narayan and the Bombay Dreams company will perform the show-stopping "Shakalaka Baby" on the ABC early morning news show. "Good Morning America" airs in the metropolitan area on WABC-TV, Channel 7. The performance is scheduled for 8:30 AM ET; check local listings. After a month of previews, the new musical that plants a Bollywood tale on a Broadway stage opened at the Broadway Theatre April 29. The company features the talents of Manu Narayan (as Akaash), Anisha Nagarajan (as his love, filmmaker Priya), Ayesha Dharker (as Rani), Sriram Ganesan (as Akaash's best friend Sweetie), Marvin L. Ishmael (as Madan), Deep Katdare (as lawyer and Priya's fiance, Vikram) and Madhur Jaffrey (as Akaash's grandmother, Shanti).
Song titles include "Salaa'm Bombay," "Bollywood," "Love's Never Easy," "Lovely, Lovely Ladies," "Bhangra," "Shakalaka Baby," "I Could Live Here," "Is This Love?," "Famous," "Chaiyya Chaiyya," "How Many Stars?," "Hero," "Ganesh Procession," "The Journey Home" and "Wedding Qawali."
The Broadway Theatre is located at 1681 Broadway at 53rd Street. Tickets are priced $60-$100.