Qianjiang Evening News Hourly News reporter Chen Yuhao
In recent months, there have been many Musicals in Hangzhou, from "The Orphan of Zhao" to "Rock and Roll Faust", all of which are big productions + big cassettes + big "sadistic hearts"... So, is there a musical that is good and fun? Don't worry, here it is!
Stills from the past period of the musical "The Hidden Marriage of Men and Women"
From November 19th to 20th, the musical "Hidden Marriage of Men and Women" will land at the Hangzhou Dongpo Grand Theatre. This hilarious healing musical, which is full of "musical theater nerves", is created by the very popular domestic musical "Three Musketeers" - Wei Shiquan, Gao Ruijia and Liu Ai. It is also an original Chinese work that won the title of "Best International Musical" at the Daegu International Musical Theatre Festival in South Korea.
Hilarious, beautiful, healing, romantic... "Hidden Marriage" can make you fully feel what is "worth watching and watching" musical.
Love PK self and reality
When it comes to "Hidden Marriage Men and Women", many people will not be unfamiliar, and the novels that have been popular all over the country have spread all over the country.
The drama version of "Hidden Marriage Men and Women" is the famous work of excellent theater director Li Bonan, and it is still respected by countless young audiences. The film version of "Hidden Married Men and Women" directed by Ye Nianchen and starring Eason Chan and Rene Liu has touched more people with this story.
The story of "Hidden Marriage Men and Women" tells the story of a small couple working in a big city, Zhang Jingyi and Cui Minguo. In order to pursue a high-quality life, the wife Zhang Jingyi took the initiative to request a hidden marriage in order to get a high-paying position in her husband Cui Minguo Company. As a result, the two fought a lurking war in the company and became a reclusive marriage man and woman.
High-paying jobs were obtained, but unexpected circumstances followed. The ambiguous teasing of the boss, the intrigue of the colleagues, the suspicion and suspicion of the husband and wife, the laughter accompanied by the bitter and wonderful journey began...
Dissolve sorrow with song and laughter
"The Hidden Marriage of Men and Women" is a very realistic work.
Women often encounter unequal treatment in life, such as exclusion from participation due to factors such as marriage, childbearing, child-rearing, etc.
Couples often make helpless choices due to economic trade-offs, such as separating other places, postponing childbearing, concealing marriage, and so on.
These very real difficulties often plague those of us who have been striving for a happy life, especially those living in cities.
The main creators of this drama, from producer Zhao Xin to lyricist Wei Shiquan, to director Gao Ruijia and choreographer Liu Ai, all hope that through this work, everyone will be more relaxed and happy, and at the same time, they must also bring encouragement and strength to everyone.
Therefore, in the character design and language dialogue, it adheres to the characteristics of optimism, exaggeration and humor, often making the audience can't help but laugh, smile forward and backward, and the scene is full of people turning over, and the spirit and body are immersed in the SPA together.
At the same time, as an original Chinese musical, it has achieved a rare fit and unity in terms of songwriting, and there is no "awkward" lyrics that often appear in other musicals.
The classic of the musical "The Three Musketeers"
The main creative team of the musical version of "Hidden Marriage Men and Women" is composed of lyricist Wei Shiquan, director Gao Ruijia, and choreographer Liu Ai.
They have dedicated themselves to the creation and production of musicals for many years, having starred in "Mamma Mia! The creator of the Chinese version of many foreign classic musical works, known as the "Three Musketeers" in the musical theater industry, more intimately and humorously calls himself the "Love the Whole Family" group (Ai Quanjia).
Wei Shiquan, a young composer and music producer, has made representative works including Huang Ling's "Forbidden Zone", "Childhood", and the 2020 Lenovo computer advertising song and dance film "Each Talent has a Future".
He has served as the music director for the musicals Rock 'n' Roll Faust, Water Day, Non-Stop Sadness, Dangerous Games, Crazy Florist, Murder Ballad, Tomato Not Simple and many other hits.
In terms of original musicals, in addition to "Hidden Marriage Men and Women", Wei Shiquan has also served as a composer for musicals such as "Forgetting Chuan Yin" and "Shibu Girl".
Gao Ruijia, a graduate of the Shanghai Theater Academy, has produced high-profile works in recent years, including "Apollonia" known as "Tavern" and "Little Casino" "Santa Lucia".
In addition, Gao's previous works also include "Water Dawn", "Transformed into a Strange Doctor", "Dangerous Game", "Rachmaninoff", "Life and Death Sign" and many other well-known musical theater works, which can be said to be the box office guarantee of musicals.
Producers Zhao Xin, Wei Shiquan, Gao Ruijia and Liu Ai at the Daegu International Musical Theatre Festival
Liu Ai, a graduate of the Musical Theater Department of the Beijing Dance Academy, once played "Mamma Mia! "Chinese version of the dance director, and recently served as the choreographer of "The Tavern" "Apollonia", as well as "Water Day", "My Bucket List", "Looking for First Love", "Take My Brother Away" and other works.
In order to create an excellent musical with real Chinese cultural characteristics, several creators worked hard for more than a year on the basis of the original drama script before finally completing the compilation and creation of the musical version. In terms of time alone, this kind of long-term commitment and patience is quite rare in the existing musical theater creation process.
According to producer Zhao Xin: "We live in this society, and when we face all kinds of people, things and problems, we often subconsciously hide our true selves. Through the musical version of "Hidden Marriage Men and Women", what we want to pass on to everyone is 'be the most authentic self', which is the most important.
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