On the afternoon of November 11, the classic Broadway musical "Jersey Boys" in the United States, which had just opened at the Daning Theater in Shanghai, held a media viewing activity and a meeting with the main creators. After the wonderful performance, the main creative team took the stage to meet with the media and shared the story of the Chinese touring version of "Jersey Boy" since the preparation of the stage and behind the scenes.
The musical "Jersey Boys" is based on the fame of the famous American rock band Four Seasons in the 1960s, and nearly 30 billboard chart hits are a highlight of the show. With outstanding gold elements, Jersey Boys has won more than 50 awards, including Grammy's Best Soundtrack, and its original record sales exceeded one million and won the title of Platinum Record. The classics of these eras in the play have undoubtedly captured the hearts of the audience in this China tour.
Since its premiere on November 9, the stunning stage presentation, solid actor singing skills and shocking audio-visual effects have attracted praise and applause from the audience, and a large number of "tap water" have emerged online to make hot comments. Many viewers said that the expressiveness of the whole play is very strong, the story and music are closely combined, the rhythm is bright, the songs are connected as if they are in a concert, and Frankie's unique voice makes the performance more brilliant, and the whole performance is an audiophilic audiovisual enjoyment.
It must be mentioned that Gareth Owen, the sound designer of the Chinese touring version of "Jersey Boys", has been nominated for 6 American Tony Awards and the British Oliver Award, and all the equipment of this tour is also specially transported from London to China, making the live experience of the classic golden songs of the Four Seasons band more perfect and shocking. The audience who came to the scene, in addition to the young couples and girlfriends who chased the trend, there were also elderly couples and close friends. An elderly couple who studied in New Jersey 20 years ago also came to the theater to capture their youthful memories, and there are veteran musical theater fans who have come from out of town and can't wait to catch the first performance.
The Broadway version of Jersey Boys and the West End version of London have been famous for a long time, and the various touring versions have also received more than $3 billion at the box office in 15 countries, and everywhere they go, they are all blockbusters, and this show is naturally included in the must-see list of industry insiders and musical theater enthusiasts. Therefore, in the theater viewing activities on the afternoon of the 11th, in addition to the media from all walks of life, many kols and self-media traffic of the theater industry were also invited. Dozens of applause erupted during the performance, and the atmosphere was raised to the highest point at the end of the performance, and the audience swayed with the music, and no one sat in the seats for a long time. At the end of the show, a veteran musical theater lover gave an incisive comment: "Listening to classical music is like making a horse for the soul, and the songs of the Four Seasons Band have this effect." During the performance, I was fully immersed in the story and music, and after the performance, my whole person was released and awakened. To put it simply, it's a cool word! ”
At the meeting after the performance, the director-in-residence Caroline explained the original intention of setting up a dual card division lineup regardless of a and b corners, "In the long tour process, there are many uncertain factors, in order to ensure the quality of each performance, the double card division lineup is the double insurance of the performance, but also the performance of the audience. "And the difference between the age and life experience of the two actors will also interpret different feelings for the role."
As the lead singer of Four Seasons, the real-life Frankie's full, penetrating voice is the soul of the band and is definitely one of the most distinctive voices in the past century. In order to better interpret this character, they not only imitate Frankie's voice, but also need to understand the empathy of the characters in order to sing the story behind each song. Among the many golden songs of the Four Seasons Band, "can' t take my eyes off you" is the most familiar one for Chinese audiences, and it is also a song that almost every audience has clapped since the beginning of the show. At the meeting, the two "frankie" sang on the same stage for the first time, and successively performed this classic together, and the stunning high note and dreamy melody made the live media boil again.
The musical "Jersey Boys" will also be performed at the Daning Theater in Shanghai for one month until December 9, and will be staged in Guangzhou and Beijing. As a musical with a strong sense of age, the secret of "Jersey Boys" to conquer men, women and children is probably the eternal classics in the play. No matter how time and space are transformed, when you walk into the theater, you will get a unique experience!