Happy Pi Day! We celebrate pi on March 14 because 3-14 gives the first three digits of this famous number. But what’s the big deal about pi anyway? Why does it get a day? Well, for starters, it ...

“Life of Pi” tells the story of a 16-year-old boy who survives a shipwreck and shares a lifeboat with wild animals. Taha Mandviwala, who plays Pi, says the play explores themes of survival, faith, and ...

Taha Mandviwala plays the title role in ‘The Life of Pi,’ which is coming to Bass Hall from Sept. 23-28. The show features a teenager who is lost at sea on a lifeboat with a tiger following a ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — At Starlight Theatre, the national tour of Life of Pi sets sail with a story that's equal parts adventure, imagination and heart. Pi Patel, played by actor Taha Mandviwala, finds ...

When Richard Parker slinks into the room, it is difficult not to catch your breath. The Royal Bengal tiger puppet is the star of the stage production of “Life of Pi” and the puppeteers who operate him ...

What story do we choose to tell ourselves? That’s the question the protagonist Pisine “Pi” Patel leaves audiences with at the end of Life of Pi. Lolita Chakrabarti’s adaptation for the Tony-award ...

There are many ways to learn lessons and strengthen character in this life. Being stranded at sea on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger doesn’t necessarily sit at the top of most people’s list. But then, ...

“I was extremely shy about showing myself when the camera wasn’t rolling. I really can’t pretend to be someone else. This time, I changed my mindset a bit. Since everyone except me is specialized in ...

Just as his character Pi in “The Life of Pi,” Taha Mandviwala learned that unexpected things can bring about changes in life. Not that he, like his character, came face-to-face with a tiger on a ...