"An American in Paris" is a popular Broadway musical that takes you back to the retro golden age
2019/06/04
Broadway Asia founder Mark Ross and his Asia Pacific manager Yang Chenlin visited chongqing's Eighth Central International Department.
Through the work "An American in Paris", he shared the basic theoretical knowledge of musical theater and the basic musical theater appreciation skills with the students.
An American in Paris is a symphonic poem written by Gershwin in 1928. This most representative piece of music in the history of American music has been adapted into a film and a musical. The one I'm looking at today is a 2015 work directed and choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon. As soon as this work was premiered, it won four awards at the Tony Awards that year, and the excitement of the work can be imagined.
As the saying goes, one minute on stage, ten years offstage, and what kind of excellent big coffee will achieve this classic drama
Director and Choreographer – Christopher Wilden (World Class Choreographer, Resident Choreographer of the Royal Ballet)
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".
Played the heroine Liz Bouvier - Leanne Cope
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.
As American painter Jerry Malegan – Ryan Steele (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.
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.
Played by French singer Henri Barrell – Michael Burrell
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 he plays a French singer in the Broadway musical "An American in Paris", showing his singing voice, which is a veritable interpretation of "I am a singer"!
Played by American billionaire Mellow Roberts, Emily Ferranti
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.
Played pianist Adam Hodgberg – Zachary Prince
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!
Founder of Broadway Asia – Mark Ross
Mr. Mark Ross is an adjunct professor at the Brooklyn Academy Academy's Academy of Drama and has been in business management for the performing arts for 25 years. He has lectured at Columbia University, Youngstown State University, New York University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is a recipient of the Robert Whitehead Award, and has been inducted into the NYU Entrepreneur Hall of Fame as a commercial theater producer. His productions have won six Tony Awards, including "An American in Paris" which has received 12 Tony Award nominations.
After Mr. Mark Ross and his party arrived at the International Department of our school, they were warmly received by Zhou Ying, director of the International Department, and Song Liuhan and Wang Chen, teachers of the International Department.
Vice President Fu Ying also had a brief face-to-face meeting with Mr. Mark Ross in the midst of his busy schedule. Vice President Fu Ying spoke highly of Mr. Mark Ross and his artworks, and expressed the hope that every secondary school student would have an international perspective and a high level of aesthetic taste:
Subsequently, Mr. Mark Ross and his party came to the international department classroom of our school to explain the definition, origin, composition and development process of musical theater to the students of the international department:
What famous dramas have appeared in the current situation and development of Broadway?
As a popular Broadway musical, what is the opportunity, influence and preparation of the repertoire of "An American in Paris" in China?
What is the biggest attraction of the original Broadway musical "An American in Paris"?
How many tracks does the show have, and which ones are more beautiful?
The difficulty of making a synthetic show?
Regarding these issues, the Broadway team members present popularized them one by one for the teachers and students of the International Department of our school.
A deep history, bold innovations that keep pace with the times, and cultural influences around the world have made Broadway famous around the world. Through this sharing session, the enduring culture and connotation of Broadway musicals have also been implanted in the hearts of our international students. We hope to fuse symphonic music with a beautiful ballet to transport children back to the retro golden age and to give them a taste of true classical art.