In 1993, "Farewell to the King" came out, writing the myth of Chinese films, and is still the best in the list. The theme song of this movie, "When Love Has Become a Thing of the Past", composed by Li Zongsheng, has also become the long-lasting youth memory of a generation.
In 2019, the original musical "When Love Is a Thing of the Past" debuted on the stage with an "all-star" version of the luxurious lineup after 5 years of planning and production, and 15 performances in 3 cities of Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen were all sold out, and tickets were hard to find everywhere they went.
Now, the "When Love" national tour has set sail again. Chongqing Station is set for December 16-18, this winter, do you want to meet "Li Zongsheng" and reunite with youth?
30 of Li Zongsheng's classic musical works connect the entire musical, through the clever integration with the plot, so that each song records the current state of mind of the people in the play, but also allows the audience outside the play to resonate, gushing out strength from the heart, and overflowing with tenderness.
The story of "When Love Is a Thing of the Past" is simple: the uninspired music producer "Han Jiang" and his girlfriend of many years, the big star "Cai Grain", are in an emotional crisis. Faced with the double frustration of feelings and work, Han Jiang chose to exile himself in a broken can and spend time in the bar all day.
At this time, he got acquainted with the eccentric and "warm" who pursued his dream of singing. With unreserved love, blooming life and natural sounds, Nuan Nuan helped Han Jiang get out of the bottleneck of self-doubt and start music again.
Han Jiang accompanies the warmth and realizes his dreams on a bigger stage. But what he didn't know was that behind the warm and bright smile, there was an unspeakable fate of parting.
If there were only a short time left in life, how would we spend it?
Her choice is to write a song with her life and sing it to you...
It is reported that the play was personally formulated and named by Li Zongsheng, directed by John Rando, winner of the Broadway Tony Award for Best Director, and participated in the script creation, and co-wrote a new story jukebox musical with the famous producer and screenwriter Xing Aina.
At the same time, the stage team was led by Derek McLane, a famous Broadway stage designer who won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction, emmy award, Tony Award for best stage design, and was invited to design the Oscar stage for 6 consecutive years, and Emmy award winner Joshua Bergasse to create dance moves for the musical. In terms of arrangement, Li Zongsheng's long-time friend and "royal" arranger Zhou Guoyi jointly rearranged each piece of the musical. In terms of harmony and strings, Li Jianqing, a well-known music composer, singer and violinist in China, was invited to join.
Japhy Weideman, who has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design multiple times, was invited to design the lighting for the musical. John Shivers, winner of the Tony Award for Best Sound Design for Queen of Boots, and David Patridga, a famous sound designer on Broadway, were invited to design sound.
Guitarist Jamie Wilson, bassist Andy Peterson and drummer John Ashley Thomas, who have worked with some of Asia's leading musicians, have also participated in behind-the-scenes music performances and recordings.
*The final lineup is subject to the actual performance site
Dream creative team, a new story perspective, "When Love Has Become a Thing of the Past" all the way to the show, all the way to the song, wrote too many beautiful report cards -
Box office sales hit records: Shanghai Station broke through one million in 18 minutes, and Beijing Station broke 1.2 million on the first day of ticketing. The venue was packed and packed.
Many celebrities recommended and interacted with each other: Na Ying, Zheng Jun, Liang Jing, Li Xia, Zhang Liangying, Ding Dang, Ai Dai, Tong Dawei, Angelababy, Huang Xiaoming, Li Yifeng, Zhu Yilong, Fan Chengcheng, Jiang Xueming, Wang Yuanke, Wen Lan, You Changjing, Zhang Xueying, Zhou Yutong, Chen Jianzhou, Chen Luyu, Ning Hao, Shi Hang, Xu Xiaoping, Liu Shuang and other celebrities.
Industry insiders praised: Hao Rong, president of the Central Academy of Drama, Liu Hongmei, director of the Music Department of the Central Academy of Drama, Zhang Xiaoqun of the Beijing Dance Academy, Yang Yang, head of the Department of Musical Theater of the Communication University of China, and other people in the relevant industry of musical theater, all gave a very high evaluation to the play.
Network phenomenon-level topic discussion: Weibo topics related to the show, Weibo reading volume of 100 million+, topic discussion participation of 50,000 +; interactive data is Weibo music TOP5.
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The strong creative lineup is certainly the icing on the cake, but the reason why this drama has such a strong charm and returns to its core is that of those 30 li zongsheng's classic music works. "Cloudy Day", "Mortal Song", "For You and Me by the Cold Wind", "Song for Myself", "The Price of Love", "The Hill"... Whenever the stage sounds a familiar melody, it always causes a chorus of the audience, and the audience can't help but become part of the performance.
Some fans said that I hope you will not understand Li Zongsheng for the rest of your life. If you don't understand it, it means that you are happy, there are no regrets, and there is no intention of peace.
Understanding Li Zongsheng, is it really a very cruel thing?
No, there has been such a person in life, and it is a very beautiful thing for us to fight to love, to cry, and even to pain. As actor Yue Dinghui said, everyone's "When Love Has Become a Thing of the Past" can be a beautiful thought, a bravery to pursue love, a reconciliation with growth, and a happy ending.
Grasp every touch in life, December 16-18 Chongqing Grand Theatre, "Be Love"!