From the small screen to the offline tour, “The City of Philharmonic” helps the development of the national musical theatre industryFly into the homes of ordinary people
“The City of Philharmonic” attracts attention
“Creation requires soil. It is precisely because Shanghai has a strong musical theatre culture and a mature musical theatre market that this program focusing on musicals (“The City of Philharmonic”) was created in Shanghai.” A few days ago, Shanghai Drama Art Center National first-class director He Nian said at an expert seminar on the cultural promotion program “The City of Philharmonic” for the entire industrial chain of musicals. On July 15, the show will usher in the finals, and then the national tour of the “City of Philharmonic Singing Tour Season” will also be launched, which will further promote the prosperity and development of the musical industry.
Audiences love watching actors grow
“The City of Philharmonic” attracted a lot of attention during its broadcast on Dragon TV. Dai Qing, a professor at the School of Drama, Film and Television, Faculty of Arts, Communication University of China, believes that from “The Hidden Corner” and “The Pretender” to “In the Distance”, “The City of Philharmonic” is full of surprises for the presentation of local original musicals. This “imported product” is an important step for taking root in China, and it is also an important foundation for winning the audience’s aesthetic empathy.
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Shi Jianing, the chief producer of “The City of Philharmonic”, revealed that the preparation of the show began in 2021 and it took almost 300 days to complete the recording, but it was not a small show group that participated, but more than half of the Chinese musical theatre industry. Help together. Looking back at this program with the meaning of “pioneering”, Shi Jianing said: “The short-term goal of the program is to let the audience know the actors of musicals and drive the market and box office of offline musicals; the medium-term goal is to let more talents join the industry. , forming a collective effect; the long-term goal is to promote industrial development and make Shanghai the ‘Broadway of the East’.”
Singer Liao Changyong, dean of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, believes that the program introduces the process of the entire industrial chain of musicals, which will help more audiences enter the theater, “We must cherish such a platform, cherish such an opportunity, and use practical actions to Contribute to the development of musicals in China and the world.”
The players are fully committed
Ye Qisheng, an actor who is known as the “box office responsible” in the Shanghai musical market, said that showing the content of musicals on TV is a kind of learning and growth, and being able to tell the story of musicals on stage is also the responsibility of an actor. . Actress Li Weiling started from her own experience. She said: “The City of Philharmonic is like a light, illuminating a longer and farther road, making musicals more possibilities.” Senior actor Xia Zhenkai revealed, A performance of just five or six minutes in the show often requires more than ten days or even a month of rehearsal. “We cherish it and feel very happy.”
“Practice ground” is also “touchstone”
“City of Philharmonic” is not only the “practice ground” for good works, but also the “touchstone” for good actors. Ma Chencheng, president of Shanghai Media Group, believes that the program attempts and explores the integration of rap, jazz, classical and musicals, providing room for exploration for the development of future musicals. Through rounds of competition, more actors and directors have been discovered, and there are more good opportunities. From this point of view, the “City of Philharmonic Happy Tour Season”, which is about to debut this summer, is just another departure from a higher starting line.
The follow-up effect of the program is worth looking forward to
It is understood that this “City of Philharmonic Happy Tour Season” includes concerts of musical actors, rehearsal performances of classic musicals, and original works and resident performances, covering various musicals. form, interpreting the entire industry chain of the current musical more completely. From planting seeds on the screen to offline performances that continue to attract audiences, Professor An Dong, director of the Department of Music and Drama at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and music director of “City of Philharmonic”, is also looking forward to the long tail effect of the show. He revealed that in the process of creation, he had more thoughts on the cultivation of musical theatre talents, the development of the industry, and the international standards of musical theatre. Yang Chenghu, deputy dean and professor of the School of Art and Media of Beijing Normal University, said that although musicals have gained a certain market appeal in China, they are still struggling. Promoting, promoting and improving the industrial chain of musicals has a stronger demonstration significance. (Xinmin Evening News reporter Wu Xiang)
