ghost on paper

Chapter 480 Magical Movement (Earth)

The famous "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was first performed at the New Amsterdam Theatre.

This is Shakespeare's most famous play. It was adapted by the director and composed by a top composer. The perfect combination of drama, music, dance and chorus has become an enduring classic musical at the New Amsterdam Theatre.

But that was over 100 years ago.

In the past 10 years, due to the birth of MiniLED viewing technology, the American film and peripheral industries have continued to decline. As another clone of Hollywood, Broadway provided a large number of film and television talents for Hollywood when it was at its peak. Now, with the development of the film industry Declined and showing a broken image.

For example, Disney, the major investor in the New Amsterdam Theater, continues to reduce its budget. From last year to this year, and the next two years, Louise only has one new drama project on hand, and that is "The Truman".

It takes a long time to prepare a new play on Broadway. From the arrangement and choreography to the actors and the stage design, it all takes a lot of time to adjust, and a long-lasting stage play can even extend its influence for a hundred years. Later, such as "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

Of course, in the entire Broadway, there are only a few classic plays with long-lasting vitality, such as "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Chicago", "Moulin Rouge" and "Phantom of the Opera". Most of the plays only survive for 1 to 2 years. Even just 1 or 2 games.

Now, rehearsals for "The Truman" have lasted three months. In the process of making a one-act musical, this is like the baby has just been born.

Today is the rehearsal day, and Louise is watching the performance on the stage as usual.

Music, arias, costumes, actors’ body shapes…

Especially the actor who plays Truman is a particularly famous actor on Broadway. He was the leading actor in "Chicago" when it was performed at the Richard Rogers Theater. Of course, in the musical "Chicago", the leading actor does not have many roles. , but that’s what musicals are like, most of the people who need to jump up and down on the stage are women...

But the more Louise watched, the more awkward she became. For the musical "The Truman", she watched all the Truman movies and documentaries, especially the documentary "Jackson". In Louise's eyes, this is A far underrated movie, it didn't even win any awards, but CH contributed absolutely wonderful acting skills that will be difficult to surpass in later generations.

CH plays the Chinese actor, as if he has handed over his body and allowed his soul to return. When Louise communicated with all the film and television practitioners who are familiar with CH in order to produce this musical, she learned about CH's biggest personality trait is... he is almost blank.

Although this kind of character is difficult to imagine together with the past glory he created in film history, in the setting of the entire musical plot of "The Truman", the protagonist should be as pure and clean as the Holy Son, and this "Truman" There is so much deliberateness in the performance of the leading actor in "Chicago" that it's even artificial.

Louise pursed her lips, but her mind was thinking about the glimpse of the photo she saw on the store owner's cell phone a few nights ago, that snowy night.

Of course, Louise did not receive a call from the shop owner in the past few days. Maybe the shop owner forgot about it, or maybe the mysterious homeless man wandered to other streets.

It was just curiosity... Louise told herself that there was no way she would consider hiring a tramp to participate in this musical. It would be too unprofessional, even if he was a tramp musician.

Suddenly.

The music suddenly changes on the stage.

The rhythm that had always been brisk suddenly became ethereal, like an elf playing around the theater canopy. This was not in the rehearsed music score. The actors were stunned, especially the male protagonist who was opening his voice.

Louise was stunned for a moment, then called the conductor's name: "Harold!"

But the music still existed stubbornly for nearly a minute. During this minute, the elf kept flying on the ceiling of the theater, elf, playful and sacred.

Harold, the bearded band leader, turned over the page of music, and then the music stopped. The sound of trumpet, accordion, flute and drums stopped. It was like this elf soaring over the top of the mountain and leaving. Human sight leaves behind a trace of charm and regret.

Harold in the orchestra pit (the sunken space between the front entrance of the stage and the first row of the auditorium) waved his baton to Louise: "Lois, I told you, it's great, right! Find it all Then give it to me!" Louise pressed her forehead, "I said, I only spent 20 dollars to buy this page."

That's right.

The tone that Harold, the band conductor and music director of "The Truman" musical, was controlling with his baton just now was the sheet of music that Louise bought back from the store owner that night. In fact, it was not purchased, but was used for Record a phone number.

After Harold accidentally discovered it, he regarded it as a treasure. His music appreciation told him that this piece of music was very suitable for "The Truman" and he always asked Louise to find other parts for him.

Louise did not ignore Harold's request, but she knew very clearly that that was not the point. A good song can indeed add luster to a musical, but it does not determine whether the musical can be a box office success. To be everlasting, good music must be matched with good actors, good script, good styling, good stage design, etc.

Therefore, before having a headache about the music, Louise must first have a headache over the choice of the male lead.

But today, after hearing Harold conducting this movement with her own ears, Louise had a changed view. It was indeed great. This view came not only from Louise, but also from all the actors who heard it played. They all shared His point of view is "This song seems to have a kind of magic that makes people want to listen to it."

……

to this end.

Louise walked two streets in the afternoon and came to the store on the corner of 41st Street. Seeing that it was still there, she breathed a sigh of relief and said to herself, "I thought it would disappear like the Wish Grocery Store." Woolen cloth".

In fact, in the past few days, Louise would drive past this place after work to see if the temporary shelter made of paper shells and foam would welcome back its owner, but she failed several times. It's disappointing. The simple shelter has collapsed under the weight of the heavy snow. I'm afraid the homeless man will never come back, right?

"Hello, remember me, right?" Louise opened the store door and introduced herself to the store owner.

"Sure, $20 lady," the store owner said with a smile, "but he didn't come back."

"I wanted to take the music," said Louise, "if you had no use for it."

In Louise's eyes, those sheet music are of course of no use, so here she should get a reply like "I've thrown them away", or "Okay, please give me another $20".

But what Louise didn't expect was the store owner's reply: "I've sold them to Mr. Rogers."

"Who?" Louise was very surprised.

"Mr. Fuller Rogers," said the storekeeper.

Director of the Richard Rogers Theatre.

The "sworn enemy" of the New Amsterdam Theatre.

　in the afternoon

　　
　
(End of this chapter)