Culture, Connection, and Creation with Jhansi

In today’s episode, Jhansi discusses: 

• Her recent move from India to America 

• The process of creating her music video “We Break Up Because of Family Reasons”

• The challenges she faced as a musical theater artist in India 

• The cultural expectations and challenges of arranged marriages 

• Loneliness and struggling to find connection in New York City 

• Setting goals and exploring many interests 

Jhansi is a musical theater director, creator, performer, lyricist, and composer. She takes her audience through a range of emotions from unexpected laughter to abrupt tears. Her candid performances focus on the stirring themes of youth, marriage, women’s equality, aspirations, anxiety, desperation, and hope, something that the masses can relate to in their own lives. 

Jhansi was the First Indian to be accepted into the BA in Musical Theatre performance program at Lasalle College of the Arts in Singapore. She was also a part of Queens of Comedy, which aired on TLC, Netflix, and Amazon Prime. She performed in one of India’s biggest Broadway shows, Aladdin, as Iago. She has directed and created multiple Original Musical Theatre shows including "Don't Eat My Face Pizza" and "Terrified of Twenty-Five”, along with countless collaborations for Broadway style music videos and massive scale festivals. 

Jhansi moved to the United States to be a part of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop in NYC as a lyricist and was also invited to become a permanent member of the American Comedy Group, Broad Comedy. 

Follow along on Jhansi’s journey: @thejhansiway

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