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On August 25, 1980, the 42nd Street, an adaptation of the 1933 film of the same name, premiered in Broadway Winter Gardens, known for its large and glorious dance scenes, extravagant stage effects, and as many as 54,750 exquisite costumes. Strictly speaking, "42nd Street" can be called the most authentic Broadway musical.
First of all, works such as "Phantom of the Theatre", "Les Misérables", "The Lion King", "Notre Dame de Paris" and so on are not strictly speaking, original Broadway musicals in New York, but musicals introduced to Broadway after the first popularity of the West End in London or the Disney Theater in Los Angeles. "42nd Street" is an authentic Broadway homegrown musical theater classic.
Secondly, the play has obvious Broadway musical characteristics: the story is interpreted in song and dance, and the dance component is more abundant than the song-based musical from London's West End; The story structure is closer to the life of contemporary American young people, full of the youthful vitality of American young people; The gorgeous colors brought by the luxurious set costumes reflect the typical "show" characteristics of Broadway local musicals.
Third, the content of the show is also clearly labeled "Broadway". The stage life of Broadway in the United States in the 1930s, including the daily life of the actors, rehearsals and formal performances, etc., all truly reproduced the bittersweet and bittersweet of Broadway people.