Stills from An American in Paris. Photo courtesy of zhong xin by the organizer
Shenyang, July 10 (Xinhua) -- The star sharing meeting of the original English musical "An American in Paris" in London's West End was held in Shenyang on July 10. The collective appearance of the show's creator set off a climax at the scene, and director Christopher Wilden said that he hoped to bring a different musical experience to Shenyang audiences through this musical.
According to reports, the script wheel only toured five cities in China, and Shenyang was the only stop in the northeast region.
Based on the film of the same name released in 1951, The musical "An American in Paris" tells the story of Jerry, an American soldier who retired to Paris after World War II to start a new life and wanted to become a painter, and met the young and beautiful ballet dancer Lise, and the two began a romantic love.
In 2014, the play premiered in Paris to great success. In 2015, he appeared on the Broadway stage and won four awards at the Tony Awards for Best Choreography, Best Stage Design, Best Lighting Design, and Best Soundtrack. In 2017, he moved to london's West End and received 5-star praise from 28 media outlets.
It is reported that "An American in Paris" originated from a symphonic poem by the genius composer Georges Gershwin. The musical's soundtrack is entirely based on Gershwin's repertoire, intended to pay tribute to him. The dance form of the musical continues Gershwin's original "ballet rhapsody" and adopts the dance form of ballet to present an audiovisual feast of double beauty. Over the years, this classic film about the love story of young people in Paris has been restructured into a stage masterpiece of the original English musical of the 21st century.
On the same day, the main actors and actors of the play also came to the scene. Actress Lyanna Coup is the heroine of the Paris, Broadway and West End versions of the musical. She took to the Broadway stage from the Royal Ballet and has been the lead actress since the musical was born in 2015, becoming the soul of An American in Paris. From the Royal Ballet of the United Kingdom, she made the image of "Lise" shine on the stage with her superb ballet skills and beautiful and pleasant singing.
The sharing session is on-site. Photo by Li Xi
Ryan Steele, who plays the male protagonist, is also eye-catching, born in a dance family, and has studied ballet for many years. In addition to participating in Broadway musicals such as "Heaven on Earth", "The Legend of the Newsboy", "Matilda", "West End Story" and other Broadway musicals, he has also participated in Fox's "Fox and Wardon", "Teddy Bear 2", "Dance Shadow" and other film and television works.
It is reported that the play will be performed for eight consecutive performances at the Shengjing Grand Theatre from July 11 to 17. The relevant person in charge of the Shengjing Grand Theater said that from Paris to New York, to London, to Shenyang, "An American in Paris" came with a reputation, which not only brought the most advanced stage art products in the world today, but also the courage and belief of Shenyang people. (End)