Image: Michael Jackson and Diana Ross Network Diagram
As the saying goes, the late famous singer Michael Jackson had a facelift modeled after his idol, Diana Rose. Anecdotally, diana Rose, the most successful female group in the American pop music scene since the 1960s, has stood out for her highest appearance, and still does not say a word about the film "Dream Girl" starring Beyoncé - because according to the setting of the film, Beyoncé's role is based on Diana Rose, which is set to look higher than her singing; and a considerable number of audiences are much more singing than Jennifer Rose. Hudson's role as Effie is more sympathetic and sympathetic.
It is true that the movie "DreamGirl", which was released in the United States in 2006, was actually adapted from the musical that premiered on Broadway in 1981, which created a record of 1522 consecutive performances and won 6 Tony Awards. It is true that the second thing is that Jennifer Hudson, a newcomer who debuted in the TV talent show "American Idol", directly won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress when she first appeared on the screen because she played the role of the superb Effie in the movie version. Indeed, this original musical came to Shanghai a few days ago, and it was only performed in Shanghai until the 14th! This is also the opening drama of SAIC Shanghai Culture Square in 2020. Indeed, among the choreographers of the play, there are also masters who have been choreographers for Michael Jackson.
Pictured: "Dream Girl" performance photo Xinmin Evening News reporter Guo Xinyang took the same photo
The African-American trio of African American women, the Supremes, the inspiration for Dreamgirl, led its ethnic group to break the European and American pop scene that had been dominated by Europeans until the 1960s, and injected elements such as rhythm and blues (R&B) into today's popular music style. They cultivated a generation of pop music founders including Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie at Motown Records in Detroit. Therefore, the golden age of popular music is recognized as the 60s of the last century, and the representative label of music in the 1960s is Mocheng. Detroit's nickname "Motor City" is a transliteration of "Motown", and "Motown" is a transliteration.
But to become the first commercially successful African-American girl group, all three women paid different prices. The show's "Dreams" also consists of three women, Tina Jones, played by Charley Multri, inspired by Diana Rose, and Effie White, played by Kadya Onai, who incorporates the personality traits of several female singers who left the group that year. The plot also begins with Effie and her boyfriend, and initially shows the musical dreams of the two of them - Effie is a fat girl with an amazing and admirable voice. The boyfriend is happy to be her agent and help her break through. However, in order to seek "market", the record company must match Effie with two girls with higher looks, better body shape and more "affinity" to form a trio. It turns out that the record company's prediction is correct, and the audience, especially the TV audience who is not on the scene, seems to prefer the most beautiful Tina... Gradually, Effie's self-esteem was greatly hurt, especially after her boyfriend's position was more inclined to market choices. Effie did not hesitate to "defend" her singing skills by quitting the group, but the record company really considered replacing her. At this time, she was full of mixed emotions, full of reluctance but proudly singing: "And I am telling you I am not going... (And then I tell you I'm not going to go)" his voice has a gentle power, a resolute sadness, ups and downs. Therefore, this song directly sent Jennifer Hudson, who played Effie in the film version, to the Oscar podium.
Pictured: "Dream Girl" performance photo
Bobby Longbottom, the director and choreographer of the tour, analyzed: "To this day, the show business industry still faces this dilemma. In the 1960s, trends and preferences in popular music competed desperately for TV viewers; today, artists compete for online traffic. In fact, Jennifer Hudson's eventual fame actually depended on the TV show "American Idol." Therefore, as we immerse ourselves in the music and dance of the golden age of popular music, we actually have to think about it one more layer. (Xinmin Evening News reporter Zhu Guang)