The crowds on Anfu Road are bustling, and the entanglement and ambiguity of men and women in eating and drinking are still being staged in the living room of Lao Bai's house... When the fireworks and modern sophistication of the alleys in the city of Shanghai are unfolded on the stage one by one, accompanied by the friendly Shanghainese dialect. , the boundary between reality and drama seems to disappear.
Starting from May 2, the newly revived musical "The Myth of Love" will be performed at the Majestic Theater for 21 consecutive performances. Through the window of Lao Bai's house, the audience can not only see the diverse and mixed urban customs of this city, but also encounter urban love stories that are so hilarious that they shed tears on the stage of the musical, and experience limited-edition high-heeled shoes and Internet celebrities. Coffee and handmade butterfly pastries bring a petty bourgeoisie atmosphere.
Photo courtesy of Jing'an District (the same below)
Polishing the "Shanghai Flavor"
In October last year, the Shanghai-language musical "The Myth of Love" adapted from the movie of the same name successfully premiered at the Shanghai Cultural Plaza for six consecutive performances, and its popularity continued to rise. Gain good reputation. After half a year of revision and polishing, the musical "The Myth of Love" returns to the stage during this May Day holiday. The biggest highlight is the "settlement" of a number of powerful new cards. In addition to the original cast such as Zong Juntao, Wang Hao and Zhao Yijie, musical actors with different origins in Shanghai such as Liu Lingfei, Shi Zheming and Liu Haoran made their Shanghainese musical debut. What's even more exciting is that in addition to "Sister Wei" Huang Ling once again leading "Gloria", talk show actor Wang Mian and Shanghai Opera actor Xu Xiang also presented their cross-border attempts. The "content" of the musical "The Myth of Love" has also been further improved after
's fine polishing. Not only have many new Shanghainese actors been added, but also non-Shanghai actors who are unwilling to be labeled as "Pidgin" have also become much more pure in Shanghainese pronunciation with the help of Shanghainese instructor Xu Lei. Some of the lines also fit the Shanghainese context more closely, allowing the characters' emotional ups and downs to be conveyed more accurately and delicately.
Compared with the first round of performances, the stage and viewing space of the Majestic Theater have become more compact. To this end, the crew adjusted some stage arrangements to shorten the distance between the "streets" and make the bustling life of the city even more apparent. In the song part, the creative team once again amplified the color contrast of different genres. In the jazz tone, tap, tango, rock and pop complement each other, from the homophones of "chives and eggplant" and "country knight" to Beethoven, Chopin, Bruckner and Guaiguai Long Didong can enjoy both refined and popular music with great relish.
Tell the story of Shanghai
As a Shanghainese musical moved from the big screen to the stage, the musical "Myth of Love" not only makes the audience feel fresh, but also gives the audience a sense of reunion after a long separation. Some viewers commented, "When the actor sang the first lyric on stage in Shanghainese, 'Will she run away?', the musical "The Myth of Love" was already a success."
tells the "Shanghai story" with "Shanghai flavor", which is not only about "form", but also about "essence, energy and spirit". The musical "The Myth of Love" abandons Shanghai symbols familiar to the public, such as the Oriental Pearl Tower and the Bund, and instead shifts its focus to new urban cultural landmarks such as Anfu Road, allowing shoe repair shops and coffee shops at the entrance of the alley to have their own corner. Elegance and society, drama and life are all "separated by a wall" here; the coffee, red wine, butterfly cakes picked up by the actors, and the impromptu jazz violin playing in the orchestra pit make it difficult to tell whether it is a performance design or real life. The rotating scenery on the stage brings together not only the different facades of the city, but also the eclectic cultural outlook of Shanghai, a Shanghai-style city.
Different from the linear narrative of the movie, the musical "The Myth of Love" focuses on the excavation and display of points and surfaces, exposing the characters' inner conflicts and entanglements and the misunderstandings of reality to the audience without any concealment. Whether it's the banter at the dinner table or the hard-to-express love of Lao Bai, everyone has their own opinions but respects each other, and there is always a way out, "gentlemen are harmonious but different", which is the most typical example of Shanghai-style culture. Genes are vividly explained.
Unlock innovative gameplay
With the opening of a new round of musical "The Myth of Love", more innovative gameplays have been unlocked one by one.Attentive viewers may have discovered that during the performance, Lao Bai mentioned many times that the location of his personal "Hard work in vain, no hard work" concert was at Grand Gateway Plaza 66. In fact, this is not a line, but a real concert - at 3 pm on May 19, the starring actors in the play will appear at Grand Gateway Plaza 66 to give visitors a carefully choreographed concert. In addition, the crew will also appear in the global live broadcast of the "May 5th Shopping Festival" to promote the musical "The Myth of Love" to audiences at home and abroad, an urban drama that condenses the cultural scene of Shanghai.
In the practice of integrating culture, business and tourism, the musical "The Myth of Love" has found the greatest common denominator between drama works, commercial brands and popular business districts. Starting from the position of creating a sample of urban cultural innovation, it has successfully run the integrated development of culture, business and tourism. The first step is to help promote the expansion and frequency of urban consumption.
Come to Shanghai to walk around and play. This city has countless ways to open it, but watching the musical "The Myth of Love" has long been on the wish list of many tourists.
Xinmin Evening News trainee reporter Chen Jialin Correspondent Xing Beilin
