The American Broadway musical, which has attracted worldwide attention, was born in the 1830s. Together with Hollywood movies and the recording industry, it is known as the three leading industries of American culture. In particular, the Broadway musical has become an art form that witnesses the history of the development of American society because of its “in-place” culture. In the early days of Chinese drama audiences, Broadway musicals were the most popular. Nowadays, with the exploration and development of Chinese original musicals, it can be compared with Broadway musicals in terms of stage, actors and production.
In particular, the audience’s love for drama can be found from the recent “Drama New Life” broadcast on iQiyi. The program has received rave reviews when it first aired. This is also the first variety show that focuses on the drama industry and put drama on variety shows. The stage is quite creative. It can be seen that with the improvement of living standards, the scope of entertainment that people increasingly love has become wider and wider, and dramas are being paid attention to by more people.
Domestic musicals are on par with Broadway
Looking back at the current situation of the Chinese musicals market, imported dramas have always occupied the mainstream of the market, while domestic original musicals have always been squeezed. Under such market conditions, the domestically produced original musical “When Love is a Past” was born. From the production, music, dance, and stage beauty of this play, it can be said that China’s own “local sources” are used. Authentic, showing the charm of local musicals.
During the continuous touring performance of “When Love is a Past”, it is also a process of continuous polishing. The actors in different regions and scenes, every time they perform is a real experience, in the performances again and again. Later, this complete musical work was finally achieved.The reason why this work can be known to more people and stand out in a crowd of musicals is inseparable from the audience’s attention and recognition of the play, and it is also inseparable from the creator of the play itself. The play has become a classic IP withLi ZongshengThe successful IP of the label that cannot be copied.
Searching for this musical on the Internet, you can see a lot of feedback from the audience. For example, “We shed tears at the prelude”, “Perfect performance on stage”, “Listening to Li Zongsheng’s grown up, we are willing to pay for the big brother again” “Li Zongsheng is worth it”, “The stage is so beautiful”, “I want to go to KTV after watching it. All Li Zongsheng’s songs”…it has received so much recognition and appraisal from the audience. This musical has indeed proved its strength with practice. The producer Zhong Lifang said that the musical is a product that needs to be operated for a long time in ten years. , It can also be seen that she and her team have been practicing such standards, only in exchange for “When Love is a Past”, which is now acclaimed and can be compared with the Broadway musical.
The story behind and the meaning of reality
In addition to the external production and stage design, the core of this drama is also worthy of further investigation. “When Love Has Become the Past” connects Li Zongsheng’s 27 original songs and tells a story about “missing”. How to make love not be the past, but make love exist in the present, is the topic of this drama. In the final analysis, this drama is about a very real problem: life is constantly missed. Every one of us is like this. Missing some people, missing some things, missing some emotions, these are unavoidable, and how to let ourselves accept this reality, and cherish the present to make up for this inalienable miss, is this drama Ultimately want to give us the answer.
For 2020 and the just coming 2021, the most important thing at the moment is still the prevention and control of the epidemic. In such a special year, such a musical is thought-provoking and advances with the times. In the days of “constant loss”, people should see such a musical. It is suitable for all people, whether it is parents, children, or the elderly, young people, or doctors, teachers…Everyone can see the shadow of their own life in this drama, self-portrait, those entangled Things you don’t understand and things you don’t understand will all pass.
“When Love is a Past”, through ingenious production and heart-to-heart stories, brought joy to the audience and thoughts in 2020. Don’t miss it, cherish the present, which is the theme of this musical and the theme of people’s lives in the past two years. The movie “Yabai” will regroup the movie market in 2020. In such a year, the musical “When Love is a Past” from tour to a successful conclusion, although domestic musicals are still in their infancy, this drama can It is said to have done a personal demonstration for this industry. From the rise of word-of-mouth to the rise of drama production, domestic original musicals have already taken root, and the label of “cultural business card” has been firmly established.
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