Looking forward to it, looking forward to it, the 2019 re-enactment of the "Musical Theatre Theme Year" is the most important Broadway original musical "An American in Paris" Big Coffee Team has finally come to Chongqing!
In addition to the "Broadway Original Production Team", "George Gershwin Soundtrack", "Ballet" and other fascinating luxury configurations, this starting lineup is also amazing! At present, they have started the synthesis and arrangement of the repertoire at the Fuling Grand Theatre.
Come and see who they really are?!
Director and choreographer
Christopher Wilton
World-class choreographer
Resident choreographer of the Royal Ballet
He has choreographed for the Royal Ballet's version of Alice in Wonderland, and the stage effect is magnificent.
Stills from the Royal Ballet's version of Alice in Wonderland
In 2015, he won the Tony Award for Best Choreography and the Critics Award for Peripheral Drama for his Broadway musical "An American in Paris" and several director awards. He also choreographed for the 2012 London Olympics.
The New York Times said of him: "Among the choreographers of his generation, no one could match the imaginative use of classical language." ”
There were also comments that he was "the best gift the ballet world has received in the last fifty years".
In addition to such a heavyweight director blessing the original Broadway musical "An American in Paris", Leanne Cope, who previously played the heroine Liz Bouvier, will also return!
Leanne Cope
Played by salesman Liz Bouvier
After being discovered by director Christopher Wilton, Leanne Cope took to the Broadway stage from the Royal Ballet.
She made her Broadway debut in 2015 with the musical "An American in Paris" and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her outstanding performance in the play.
In 2019, she will once again collaborate with director Christopher Wilton to present an original romantic and aesthetic visual feast for Chongqing audiences!
Ryan Steele
Played by American painter Jerry Maligan
American actor and ballet dancer
Born into a dance family, he studied ballet for many years. He served as the male protagonist of the movie "Dancing Shadow", in which he played Chip, a young man with a high dance talent who went to New York to chase his dream of dancing.
Stills from the movie "Dancing Shadow"
He has also starred in dance-related works such as broadway stage plays "West Side Story" and "Dancing Life", and has a lot of Broadway stage experience.
It can be seen that Ryan Steele's dancing skills are excellent. And what kind of spark he will have with Leanne Cope in the musical "An American in Paris", please wait and see!
Michael Burrell
Played by French singer Henri Barrell
American actor, singer and dancer
He has participated in volunteer performances at the Under the Stars Theater in the United States and played the beast in the Broadway musical Beauty and the Beast.
Michael Burrell himself is a singer, and this time he will play a French singer in the original Broadway musical "An American in Paris", showing his singing voice, which is a veritable interpretation of "I am a singer"!
Emily Ferranti
Played by American billionaire Mylo Roberts
Participated in the original Broadway musical "Magic Bad Witch". "The Magic Wicked Witch" is a prequel to the original Broadway musical The Wizard of Oz, which has won 1 Grammy Award, 2 Oliver Awards and 3 Tony Awards since its premiere on Broadway in 2003.
Stills from Magic Bad Witch
Zachary Prince
Played by pianist Adam Hodgberg
Having participated in the original Broadway musical "Honeymoon in Las Vegas" and the Broadway musical "Jersey Boys", it seems that Zachary Prince is also a frequent figure on the Broadway stage!
After watching these Broadway celebrities, do you want to know who is the master of the production behind the original Broadway musical "An American in Paris"?
They are broadway Asia Group, Asia's largest producer of Broadway musicals, and the largest touring agency in the Asia-Pacific region.
Over the past 20 years, Broadway Asia group's theatre productions with partners have been performed in more than 40 countries and 400 cities, and have won more than 50 theatre awards from around the world.
Representative works include Tony Award-winning "An American in Paris", "The Sound of Music", "Cinderella", "West End Story", "Murder Ballad" and many other well-known musicals.
The original Broadway musical "An American in Paris" is an international tour version jointly produced by the production company and Chongqing Performance Company, and it is the first Broadway popular musical produced by the original Broadway team in Chongqing!