On the stage between urban life
Love and hope live forever
Beijing International Pop Music Week
The Chinese version of the musical "Fan Letters".
A personal letter, a mysterious past......
Shanghai, 1943. A high-profile scandal is gradually spreading: the last private letters of the recently deceased novelist Kim Hae-myung and the female writer Xia Guang are about to be published. The publisher, Li Ling, is currently being detained in the detention center of the Japanese gendarmerie because of his involvement in the editorial work of the magazine Chaohua. Zheng Weilan, who admired Jin Haiming very much, found Li Ling. In order to witness this "fan letter", Wei Lan and Li Ling began to slowly recall the mysterious past of "Xia Guang......
Since its premiere in 2022, the Chinese version of the musical "Fan Letters" has been opened in more than 20 cities across the country, and more than 80,000 people have seen the light of the muse. This "mysterious letter" from the last century always evokes our curiosity about the smell of grass and trees in the valley, the growth of new leaves, the cry of cuckoos, and the youth that is about to wave goodbye. This August, the editorial office of Chaohua will also return to Beijing to tell the moving story of love and hope in the turbulent times.
As an important work in the history of Korean original musicals, the original version of the musical "Fan Letter" won the first prize in the 2016 Korean original musical competition "Glocal Musical Live", and firmly ranked first in the selection of major musicals. The Chinese version of the musical "Fan Letters" localizes the background and characters of the original story, setting the story in Shanghai in the 1940s, and tells the pursuit of literature and art and the expectation of love by a generation of young Chinese talents, so as to gain insight into the emotional world of the people in the era.
As a work with strong literary characteristics, every detail of the Chinese version of the musical "Fan Letter" tries to restore the literary style of Shanghai in the 1940s with as realistic strokes as possible, and at the same time, no matter what kind of personality characteristics the characters in the play have, they have laid a layer of "literary youth" at the beginning of its birth.
In order to present the Chinese quality of the popular works of Asian theater, the Chinese version of the musical "Fan Letter" specially invited screenwriter Wang Lingyun to serve as the script adaptation, director Gao Ruijia led the direction, Liu Ai and Yan Jiaxuan served as choreographers and music directors, and gathered a group of actors who are active on the current musical stage and have both strength and popularity to form a creative team.
Synopsis
In the 40s of the last century, Shanghai, as an important publishing town, witnessed too many literary young people with ideals encountering, blooming, and then withering here.
At the age of 29, Kim Hae-myung was hailed as a genius novelist, and he and the writers formed the "Society of Seven" and adhered to the magazine "Chaohua". Zheng Weilan, who first entered the editorial room, had a secret in her heart: he had written letters and correspondence with Haiming for a long time under the pseudonym "Xia Guang".
During this period, the image of "Xia Guang" continued to improve and slowly grow under his pen...... She is a muse-like being. Her appearance brings light to Haiming and Weilan, and it also brings nightmares.
In this game of literature and emotion, some people are in love in the gap between truth and lies, and some people are struggling in the abyss of paranoia and vulnerability......
Cast lineup
Xu Junshuo as Zheng Weilan
Actor, original musician, master's degree in music and drama of Shanghai Conservatory of Music
Hunan Satellite TV's "Voice into the Heart" Season 2 Annual Chief
Youth Ambassador of Fujian Provincial Literary and Art Development
The 31st Shanghai Magnolia Theatre Performing Arts Award for Newcomer Supporting Actor
Major theatrical works: Chinese versions of musicals such as "Almost Normal", "Interview", "Fan Letter", original musicals "Zhao's Orphan", "South Wall Project", "Pursuit", etc.
Main film and television works: the movie "In the Name of Youth".
Main music works: original singles "Zhixia", "Yunyun", "Glory", "Stealing Blue", "Spring Hope", "Happy Events", original electronic music album "Loop", etc., the theme song of the TV series OST "Let's Listen to Fengming" "Taichu", the theme song of "Little Joy" "Life Lesson", the episode "Falling Dust", the episode "Love as the Camp" episode "Mood Remote Control", the theme song of the movie "In the Name of Youth" "You Listen", etc.
Liu Yan as Jin Haiming
National first-class actor, musical theater actor
Individual Outstanding Performance Award at the 9th China Arts Festival
Main works: the musical "Fan Letter", "The Goddess is Watching", "The Picture of Dorian Gray" Chinese version; original musicals "Butterfly", "Falling in Love with Teresa Teng", "Nie Xiaoqian and Ning Caichen", "Wang Er's Long March", "Humen Selling Smoke", "Fenghua Zhengmao", "Hidden Corner", "Forgetting Chuan", "West Wing", "I Am No Longer Me", "Chinatown Detective" and so on.
Liu Haoran as Xia Guang
Graduated from the Department of Music and Drama of Shanghai Conservatory of Music.
Main works: musicals "I, Don Quixote", "The Picture of Dorian Gray", "Castle", "Shakespeareland", "Count Down with You", "Rock Age", "Murder Ballad", "I Love you" and other Chinese versions; original musicals "Lion Boy", "South Wall Project", "Non-stop Sorrow 2", "Hidden Corner", etc.
Choi En-il as Xia Guang
Graduated from Shanghai Theater Academy, Happy Twist signed a musical actor.
Main works: musicals "Murder Ballad", "Fan Letters", "The Picture of Dorian Gray", "Time for Dogs and Cats", "The Sound of Music", "Rock Faust", "Interview", "Beethoven", "Smoke", "Falling in Love", "I LOVE YOU", "Trace U" and other Chinese versions; original musicals "Awakening Age", "White Night Walking", "Let's Love! Human", "Drunk Winner" and so on.
Sun Lijie as Li Ling
He is a soloist of the Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe, a musical theater actor, and a master of musical drama vocal music from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.
Main works: musical "Fan Letter", "Bouquet for Algernon", "Darling", "Agatha", "Turning into a Strange Doctor", "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" Chinese version; original musical "To Love", "Slash Evolution", "Spring in a Small Town", "My Future in You", "Loulan", drama "Mr. Qisun", musical theater "Shanghai Ark", opera "Bohemian", etc.
Zhang Chen as Ding Ning
Musical theatre actor, graduated from the Central Academy of Drama
Main works: the musical "Rimbaud" and "Fan Letter" Chinese version; the original musical "Master", "Madman and Hymn", "Non-stop Sorrow", "Running Slippers", drama "Flowers on the Sea" and so on.
Shu Rongbo as Yu Sheng
Graduated from Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts, majoring in musical theatre.
Main works: the musical "Fan Letter", "The Brothers Karamazov", "Santa Lukia", "Hey! Arizona" Chinese version; original musical "Time Agent", "South Wall Project", "Zhou Shengru", "To Love", "Life and Death Sign", "Awakening Youth" and so on.
Jiang Lai as Yu Sheng
Graduated from the Musical Theatre Department of the Central Academy of Drama.
Main works: the musical "Apollonia", "Deadly Melody", "Santa Lukia" Chinese version; original musical "Awakening Age", etc.
Zhu Jiapeng as Mark Fan
Graduated from Hebei University of Media and Communication, majoring in musical
Main works: musical "Deadly Melody", "Awakening Age", "Mao Mao Takes You Fly", "I'm Sorry, I Forgot", "Madman and Hymn", "Sea and Sky"; "The Legendary Little Basketball Team" Chinese Version Workshop; Drama "Let's Love! Chekhov"
Cast scheduling
Makeup photos/stills photography: Dong Tianye, Zhizhi Zai Gewu, Zheng Tianran, Seventeen
Main creator information
Produced by: Shanghai Culture Square Theatre Management Co., Ltd
Original Producer: Jiang Bingyuan
原版制作出品：LIVE corp.
Screenwriter: Han Jae-eun
Composer: Park Hyun-sook
Artistic Producer: Fei Yuanhong
Producer: Wang Haixiao
Chinese version director: Gao Ruijia
Chinese script adaptation: Wang Lingyun
Music Director: Ngan Ka Xuan
Choreographer: Liu Ai
Chinese version assistant director: Hua Jing
Lyrics translation: Huang Yunqing
Stage Design: Xu Xiaohuan
Lighting Design: Kong Qingyao
Costume design: Zhu Ya
Sound Design: Xu Zaikun
Project Coordinator: Gao Yue, Cao Cang
Production Manager: Xu Dongwei Zhang Liangchen
Tour Manager: Zhou Yanhua Wei Hongyu
Assistant Tour Manager: Miao Haiqi
Technical Coordinator: Xiang Tianxiang
Technical Director: Peng Dengyuan
Touring Executive Dance Supervisor: Du Meijing
Visual co-ordination: proportional resonance
Device support: Audio-visual can be rhymed
Stage Technique: Liqiao Culture
Organizer of Beijing Station: Beijing Hiken Piya International Cultural Development Co., Ltd
Produced by Shanghai Culture Square Theater Management Co., Ltd
Shanghai Culture Square Theater Management Co., Ltd. is committed to becoming a professional brand of original incubation and Chinese version production of Chinese musicals, relying on Shanghai Culture Square as a high-quality resource of Chinese musical benchmark theater, and is known for its professional artistic ability and refined management. It is the first Chinese original musical incubation program in China, which has incubated more than ten original works such as "Life and Death Sign", "I'm Sorry, I Forgot", "The Queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty", "Inaccessible" and "South Wall Project". He produced "My Bucket List", "Rachmaninoff", "Spring Awakening", "Maybe Happy Ending", "Romeo and Juliet", "Fan Letters", "Star Messenger" and other Chinese musicals, which are known as excellent works of art and business and toured the country.
Beijing International Pop Music Week
The Chinese version of the musical "Fan Letters".
Performance time: 19:30 on August 1/2, 2024, 14:00 on August 3, 2024
Venue: Beijing Poly Theatre
Ticket price: VIP680 yuan/580 yuan/380 yuan/280 yuan/180 yuan
Running time: 150 mins (including 15-minute intermission)
Tips: Children under 1.2 meters are not allowed to enter this performance, and children above 1.2 meters (including 1.2 meters) can enter with tickets
Founded in 2015, Beijing International Pop Music Week has won the "China Music Industry Outstanding Project Award" at the China Music Industry Conference, and has also received the attention and support of the Beijing Culture and Art Fund, and has been successfully held for 10 sessions so far. It has been committed to promoting the development of Chinese pop music, promoting the creation and dissemination of pop music, after nine years of accumulation and precipitation, more than 100 groups of artists have been invited, more than 100 performances have been held, and more and more well-known musicians at home and abroad have been invited to participate. Internationally, it has become a cultural business card of Beijing pop music, covering multi-element music styles, dedicating high-level art performances, spreading pop music culture, creating trend symbols of the times, and showing the supreme realm of music craftsmen who "create things with love and craftsmanship in their hearts".
The Music Week not only invites master musicians in the field of pop music at home and abroad to perform on stage, but also attaches great importance to providing a stage for outstanding domestic and foreign musicians to showcase, and holds a national tour for more domestic and foreign musicians every year through the music week platform to spread music culture.
【Organizers】
Beijing Hiken Piya International Culture Development Co., Ltd
【Joint Production】
CP International Music Production Center
【Public Welfare Support】
Beijing Youth Development Foundation
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