Chapter 534： slap in the face

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Broadway, the holy land of musicals all over the world, has become synonymous with musicals. In the past two centuries, there have been countless classic plays and countless outstanding actors. The luxurious and dazzling stage, the superstars with extraordinary skills, and the easy-to-understand plot, these elements constitute the skeleton of the musical's long-lasting prosperity. Even with the economic downturn, Hollywood and other factors, Broadway is no longer as prosperous as it used to be in its heyday, but there are still excellent shows such as "Cat", "The Phantom of the Opera" and "The Lion King" that attract thousands of people around the world. Thousands of tourists come.

When you come to New York, if you don't go to Broadway, it's like going to Beijing without the Great Wall. Even many Americans make a special trip to New York just to watch a musical on Broadway and enjoy the visual and auditory experience.

In recent years, with the decline of Broadway's attendance rate, and after 9/11, a few Broadway theaters began to be reorganized, and the number of foreign Broadway theaters began to decrease, so the media couldn't wait to start shouting "Broadway's decline", but amnesia The very serious media seem to always forget that Broadway is never short of classics, let alone excellent plays. Like Hollywood, the story of Broadway's overnight fame has been talked about for a long time.

After Evan Bell announced his participation in the Broadway musical "Nine", the media continued to mourn Evan Bell's move, as if Evan Bell's choice would end his acting career. Bell's biggest mistake since his debut: Of course, the media had already claimed that it was Evan Bell's biggest mistake since his debut when he "adapted the script", but this mistake was finally exchanged for a golden man, and the media naturally quickly chose xìng forgot the previous "mistake" remarks, and applied the object of the mistake to "nine".

But when the first performance of "Nine" ended, the audience gave a ten-minute standing ovation, and the actors had to call the curtain four times to express their gratitude, but the media realized... It seemed as if it should be, maybe, Broadway appeared again. A classic, and Evan Bell once again deflated the media. This time, the media's slap in the face was particularly loud.

Because, on the day of the premiere of "Nine", the "News of the World" also declared, "With the premiere of 'Nine' tonight, Evan Bell's frantic rise in the past two years has finally reached its peak and is about to start. It's going downhill." The news in the morning, in the evening, became the best evidence that they slapped themselves in the face.

The success of the premiere of "Nine" made the media become very lively in an instant. Evan Bell was the topic... The strong cast is the second topic, and the media's slap in the face is the third topic.

Neil D'Arcy, as a special guest film critic for The New York Times, is a professional film critic, but because he was interested in Evan Bell, he went straight to the premiere of "Nine". In this alone, Neil D'Arcy is more "professional" than Chris Fairpunk of "Film Review", since Chris Fairpunk started following Evan Bell at the Sundance Film Festival Since then, he can almost be regarded as the film critic who knows Evan Bell the most in the film critic circle, but now, Neil D'Arcy has come from behind, and he is obviously very interested in Evan Bell.

"Out of character! The actors are out of character... The plot is out of character, the song and dance are out of character... The whole play is even more of a one-sentence comment from Neil D'Arcy, in which he has made a detailed analysis of the play in his usual style.

The play "Nine" is not just a simple Broadway show. The excavation of the role of Guydo-Cantini has been carried out from his mother, the object of inspiration when he was a child, to his social circle when he grew up. In order to describe, the director has been fully elaborated. This has also become the biggest highlight of the show...because the actor who played Guido-Cantini is Evan Bell, the one and only Evan Bell.

Neil D'Arcy thinks... Evan Bell in this role not only shows his acting skills, but more importantly, he shows everyone his ten years of Broadway skills. With solid dance foundation, outstanding voice control, penetrating performance strength, and outstanding stage performance, Evan Bell told everyone through the Broadway stage that this is the best embodiment of his all-round power.

The reason why Evan Bell can become the most famous artist spanning the two fields of singer and actor today is because of the hard power he has accumulated over the years on Broadway, coupled with his dazzling talent and a little luck, he It's hard not to succeed.

"This is an actor who integrates his acting skills into his body, expressions, movements, singing, and even his body shape. He just stands on the stage and doesn't need to do anything. The audience under the stage can't see his eyes, his expressions, his expressions. When it comes to the action, he can clearly feel the emotions he releases. On the huge stage, he only used one person, the figure of one person, to easily complete the interpretation of the character. This skill makes people sigh. The hardships of the next ten years have resulted in today's success, so I can't help but give a standing ovation to Evan Bell's performance!"

Different from the "New York Times" represented by Neil D'Arcy, the "Los Angeles Times" focused on Evan Bell's dancing skills. This is the singer, actor, psychology, architectural design, fashion, Evan Bell has shown new abilities. Evan Bell's unprofessional work has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but every time his new abilities are discovered, the media is still amazed. "Jazz, tap, ballet, national standard, modern... Evan Bell's dance accomplishments, let us start to look forward to, if one day Evan Bell bids farewell to the band and releases a dance song, it will also amaze the whole United States. "

William Wood's article in "Entertainment Weekly" said, "Evan always surprises us, and when we don't have enough confidence in Broadway shows, he proves us wrong with his actions. "As Evan Bell's official correspondent, William 'Wood was the first reporter in the media who dared to admit his mistakes." 'Nine, this play is wonderful beyond imagination. From any point of view of the play, it is a production Sophisticated, and radiating the brilliance of the people, it makes people immersed in it. Evan even conquered the audience with his outstanding performance. The ten-minute standing ovation, this is in the past two years, only ' The Phantom of the Opera, the glory you have."

William Wood is willing to admit their misjudgment of Evan Bell, and other media are also not willing. What they are best at is choosing xìng memories. Before the premiere of "Nine", more than 70% of the media were not optimistic about the show's attendance and word of mouth, but after the premiere, these media disappeared quietly, as if they never said "Nine" "The bad words are generally, either choose to praise, or choose to continue to criticize.

"News of the World" is the representative of the dead duck's mouth. In the "Sun" published on Monday, they wrote, "The huge cast has only created a story of seven women and one man, which is ridiculous; I'm sick of it. Except for the exquisite costumes and the gorgeous Broadway choreography as always, this play is useless. How much of the applause at the premiere is sincere, remains to be verified, and the subsequent attendance still needs to be seen."

The "Sun" was obviously implying that the premiere of "Nine" was attended by fans of Evan Bell, as well as friends, so everyone's applause was just a friendship. But the "Sun" ignored that, on Broadway, more practical than in Hollywood, the audience's on-site reaction never falsified. They are willing to give a standing ovation for a long time when they encounter their favorite plays. Some people even lamented that Broadway audiences are willing to give a standing ovation for ten minutes. Wouldn’t the cells in the palms die out and would not hurt to death? Similarly, when they encounter a show they hate, watching it is the highest etiquette, and they won't spend any energy on a show they don't like.

Next to the firm tǐng of "The Sun", there is also a solid comrade-in-arms "Premier". Different from the gossip tabloid "The Sun", "Premier", as a magazine that can compete with "Movie Review" in terms of sales, is much more influential and professional.

For "Nine", Elliot Carter also made a brief comment, "The proof that eight hundred audiences in a show is only one-sided, 'Death Illusion,' adapted the script, such a movie also has die-hard fans. Willing to support, let alone a Broadway show? We need to wait for the proof of time Elliott Carter's mouth wěn is more euphemistic, but the content is still the same. He thinks that even if it is a small minority The C old 彡 film also has an audience, because he did not watch the premiere, so he did not comment on the content, he just said that a truly classic Broadway show needs to stand the test of attendance throughout the long performance season, The "premiering" comment, which is not a performance that can be concluded, has been recognized by many audiences.

The massive Broadway show begins its first long season since "Nine" premiered on Sunday, May 3rd. After its first five performances, "Nine" replaced "The Lion King" as the premier Broadway play, and was released in prime time. Until June 3, within a whole month, "Nine" staged 30 performances, of which 3 were extra performances under the strong request of the audience. The 30 performances were full, and the 800 seats were filled every day. Hard to get a vote.

In the long performance season, in the first month of "Nine", with astonishingly bright results, he slapped thirty slaps in the face of hard-mouthed magazines such as "The Sun" and "Premier". . Of course, the death of "The Sun" and "Premier" is the slap they slapped in the face, and it is also the loudest one.

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