Annawadi, the vast slum concealed behind Mumbai Intl. Airport, was author Katherine Boo's home for three years. It’s doubtful that she'd recognize the place in its onstage incarnation. The crowded, makeshift, lawless swamp Boo captured in her nonfiction novel "Behind the Beautiful Forevers" looks positively idyllic in Rufus Norris' staging: sun-soaked, colorful and even, on occasion,... Read more »
SOURCE: Variety at 02:20PM on November 20, 2014