On the evening of January 18, starring Lemming Calemro, Earl Carpenter, Hadley Fraser, Samantha Backus, Natalie Mae Paris, Holly Ann He The concert "Reunion" starring six famous musical stars from New York's Broadway and London's West End officially premiered at the Tianqiao Arts Center in Beijing.
This concert has a star-studded lineup, including Lemming Kalemro, who played the role of "Phantom" in the 25th anniversary performance of "The Phantom of the Opera" and has also played the leading role in "Les Misérables" many times; Hadley ·Fraser and Calemro are classic partners. They played Raul in the 25th anniversary performance of "The Phantom of the Opera" and also played Javert several times in the West End version of "Les Misérables"; Samantha Backus played in "The Phantom of the Opera". She plays Eponine in the film version of "Les Misérables" and is currently Queen Elsa in the West End musical "Frozen"; Earl Carpenter has played Javert in the musical version of "Les Misérables" for more than 2,000 performances ; Natalie Mae Paris is the original cast member of the popular West End musical "Six Queens"; and Holly Ann Hull is the current Christine in the West End version of "The Phantom of the Opera".
Six well-known musical actors performed for the audience many well-known works that are also key to their careers, such as "Les Miserables", "The Phantom of the Opera", "Frozen", "Six Queens" and other classic musical selections. In addition, there are many excellent musical selections that are popular but not well known to the public. The outstanding performance and singing skills of the actors triggered bursts of screams and applause from the audience.
As directors, Lemming Calemro and Earl Carpenter carefully selected and arranged the tracks for this concert. In "Wicked", "Forever", which was originally a duet, became The girls' trio, the light-hearted "I'm Alone" from "Ham Rider" features Earl Carpenter as Carpenter, Lemming Calemro as Ramen and Hadley Fraser as The three old friends who have known each other for nearly 20 years performed the show even more humorously and hilariously.
Lemin Kalemro said that the concert "Reunion" is first of all a "reunion" of musical actor friends on the same stage and traveling. At the performance, the actors sincerely shared their friendship stories with the audience. On the stage, they are the closest partners, performing colorful stories together. Off the stage, they also formed a deep friendship and became indispensable companions in life.
"Reunion" is also a "reunion" between the actors and their fans and friends for many years. Except for Earl Carpenter, the other five actors came to China for the first time. At the performance, they were greeted by the audience several times Moved by his enthusiasm, he tried his best to bring more exciting performances to the audience. After the performance, the audience raised their mobile phones to record the wonderful moments of the actors.
From tonight to the 21st, the "Reunion" concert will continue to be performed at the Beijing Tianqiao Art Center.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Tian Wanting
editor/Cui Wei
