In October 2024, the first part of the Shanghai Grand Theater's fly plan incubation plan was launched on the market, and the original musical with the theme of exploring female fertility began its second round of performances at the Chinese Theater.
This bold work innovatively focuses on the issue of "having children or not" faced by modern people, especially women. Under the guidance of Broadway instructors, it took two years of incubation to turn this discussion on fertility issues into a " "Girlfriends' Tea Party" was brought to the stage.
The unique delicacy and sensibility of women, the sincere attitude of caring about the situation of women, the warm and equal communication field, coupled with the creative and pleasant music, and the sophisticated and complete production of the play, make the audience feel more real.
In 2021, the original script "Becoming a Mother" was selected into the fly plan incubation program, and then professional Broadway instructors polished the work one-on-one within 8 months.
In 2022, this work met the audience for the first time. The script reading received heated discussions and feedback from the audience. The main creator then polished the script and composition for 12 months. Director Chen Tianran of
introduced: What this play wants to express more is to think about it. It is not to encourage or force everyone to make a choice, but to tell everyone the story that happened in the process, focusing on "I" and "think about it". ".
produces a musical with a realistic theme and focuses on specific issues in people's lives today. It is relatively niche in the current market. Audiences are more accustomed to entering theaters and dreaming about distant places and fantasies, which also affects the box office performance of the work. Brings quite a challenge.
brings the things around him to the stage, which not only makes it easy for the audience who enters the theater to empathize, but is also a mature sign that the musical theater industry is moving towards diversification and segmentation.
As director Chen Tianran said: "There has to be someone who speaks out for the plight of women in real life."
Speaking of his original intention for creation, Chen Tianran said: "My gender naturally makes me more concerned about women's role in society. situation, as well as the difficulties and commonalities they face, I would like to explore the reasons behind it. Compared with dramas, musicals are more entertaining, more relaxed and popular in terms of aesthetic quality. "
In the future, this work will be more interesting. We will continue to polish it and seek opportunities to tour in multiple places, hoping to allow more audiences to establish the concept of "using musicals to discuss things around them".
In October 2024, the first part of the Shanghai Grand Theater's fly plan incubation plan was launched on the market, and the original musical with the theme of exploring female fertility began its second round of performances at the Chinese Theater.
This bold work innovatively focuses on the issue of "having children or not" faced by modern people, especially women. Under the guidance of Broadway instructors, it took two years of incubation to turn this discussion on fertility issues into a " "Girlfriends' Tea Party" was brought to the stage.
The unique delicacy and sensibility of women, the sincere attitude of caring about the situation of women, the warm and equal communication field, coupled with the creative and pleasant music, and the sophisticated and complete production of the play, make the audience feel more real.
In 2021, the original script "Becoming a Mother" was selected into the fly plan incubation program, and then professional Broadway instructors polished the work one-on-one within 8 months.
In 2022, this work met the audience for the first time. The script reading received heated discussions and feedback from the audience. The main creator then polished the script and composition for 12 months. Director Chen Tianran of
introduced: What this play wants to express more is to think about it. It is not to encourage or force everyone to make a choice, but to tell everyone the story that happened in the process, focusing on "I" and "think about it". ".
produces a musical with a realistic theme and focuses on specific issues in people's lives today. It is relatively niche in the current market. Audiences are more accustomed to entering theaters and dreaming about distant places and fantasies, which also affects the box office performance of the work. Brings quite a challenge.
brings the things around him to the stage, which not only makes it easy for the audience who enters the theater to empathize, but is also a mature sign that the musical theater industry is moving towards diversification and segmentation.
As director Chen Tianran said: "There has to be someone who speaks out for the plight of women in real life."
Speaking of his original intention for creation, Chen Tianran said: "My gender naturally makes me more concerned about women's role in society. situation, and what they The difficulties and similarities we face, I would like to explore the reasons behind it. Compared with dramas, musicals are more entertaining, more relaxed and popular in aesthetic quality."
In the future, this work will continue to be polished and pursued. The show will have the opportunity to tour in multiple places, hoping to allow more audiences to establish the concept of "using musicals to discuss things around them".