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Stephen Sondheim's works
abstract
The West Side is a concentrated slum in new york. There are two hooligans there. One is called "rocket", which is made of white.
People, leaders are rivers; One is called "Shark", made by Puerto Ricans, headed by Bernardo. Dual energy potential
There are no two sides. Often provoke fights, leading to bloodshed.
One night, a big dance was held in the west side. There was a special contest between the two gangs.
Competition ",in everyone's shouts, River's good friend Tony and Bernardote's sister Maria met. two people
Love at first sight is like dancing together in a dream. Bernardo found them and he flew into a rage.
Come on, let his men take Maria by force.
Maria was about to go to bed when she got home when she heard someone calling her. She approached the window and looked at it again.
Tony. The next day, Maria heard that "sharks" were going to fight with "rockets" and hoped Tony would stop them. support
Jenny promised her.
At night, "Shark" and "Rocket" meet in the street. Two groups of people are preparing to start work, and Tony comes in a hurry. He
Trying to stop the fight between them, Bernardo ignored it and knocked Tony to the ground with one punch. River view
Shape, and then move their hands. When River cornered Bernardo with a knife, Tony told River to stop. River hesitated a little,
But Bernardo's knife stabbed River in the chest first. Tony ran over and hugged River. Bernardo held the knife again.
Tony was agile, picked up River's knife and stabbed Bernardo in the chest.
Maria was very sad about it. Bernardo's girlfriend scolded her with the dirtiest words, but she started.
I can't forget Tony. I don't know where Tony learned that Maria was worried and wanted to commit suicide, so he fell into despair. Bernardo
I had hoped that my sister would marry his good friend Chino. But Pi Nuo Qi saw that Maria fell in love with her brother's enemy, and then.
In a rage, he hid a pistol and went to get even with Tony. Maria ran to Tony's office to tell her, but it was here.
In a flash, Chino's gun rang, and the ruthless bullet took Tony's life. Maria collapsed. ...
film
Title: west side story
English title: west side story
Also known as:
Country/Region: USA
Region: Europe and America
Producer: United Pictures of America
Question:
Genre: drama, music, love.
Director: robert wise robert wise Jerome Robbins
Screenwriter: william shakespeare, william shakespeare.
Producer:
Starring: Natalie Wood, Natalie Wood, Ross Tamburin, russ tamblyn, Richard Bemmer, Richard Bemmer.
Graded: unrated
Length: 152 minutes
Release date:196110 June 18.
West side story won 196 1 year Oscar for Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress.
Best color film photography, best color film artist, best color film costume design, best editing, best music, most
Ten outstanding music and film awards.
The original drama was designed by the famous dancer Jerome Robin (who led his dance troupe to visit China in 1982/KLOC-0), with 100 pieces.
Lao Hui's reserved program has been on for a long time. Wise cooperated with Robbins to make it quite complete again by film.
Now it is on the screen. The film jumped out of the studio and took the audience to the streets of new york, west of Manhattan.
Against the background of slums, it shows the love tragedy of modern Romeo and Juliet and the violent activities of hooligans.
Scene.
West side story is a classic of American street musicals. Many song and dance scenes are true.
In the real environment, the dance moves designed by Robbins are bold, lively and full of energy, which is quite new york Ballet.
Style, coupled with the director's dynamic handling and social atmosphere, the camera moves freely, making the film a great success.
Strengths and attractions crisscross, showing a panoramic view of new york. The camera flew in the air and then landed gently on the button.
About the west side. Many songs in the film, such as "Panait Mariana" and "See you tonight", spread quickly after being released.
At that time, Hollywood was in the transition period between the old and the new, and admired innovative works and cutting-edge talents.
"west side story" touches on the issue of racial contradictions, and its handling of music is quite unique and full of American vitality, which
Some catered to the trend of the times and the public, so they monopolized ten Oscar awards in 196 1 year, only by quantity.
Second only to Xu Ben.
Gypsy
background introduction
The Queen of the Rose Dance is adapted from a musical story in Memoirs of gypsy ross lee. It is 1959, an American classic musical directed by dramatist David Molik. Gypsy ross lee was the most active star in American comedy in the early 20th century. 1937 after she retired from the stage, she made a comprehensive review of her career and finally published her memoirs 20 years later, which became the blueprint for the creation of The Queen of Roses. This musical tells the story of a thoughtful mother who forced her daughter to stick to her acting career in order to realize her dream of becoming a star.
This work, which premiered at 1959, can be said to be a collection of old and new Broadway at that time. Arthur Laurents is in charge of the creation of drama poems, and Julie Sting and the young Sondheim jointly created the music in the play. Rose, the heroine of the play, is played by the famous Ethel Mahlman, and the joining of the popular star angela lansbury has made many audiences full of expectations for the play before it was staged. Many songs in the play, such as "Let me entertain you", "Let's stay together wherever we go", "You must have played tricks" and "Some People and Small World", are deeply loved by people. So this musical won eight awards, including1Tony Award for Best Musical in 1960, and 1973 was first staged in London. 1975 The Queen of Roses won the Tony Award for Best Actress, and 1990 won the Tony Award for Best Cycling Musical and Best Actress. Today, many years later, sam mendes, a famous film director, gave a new interpretation to this musical and performed it on Broadway again.
On May 1 day, 2003, the play was repeated for the first time in Schubert Theatre, which won the favor of musical fans. Among the nominations for the 57th Tony Awards just announced, The Queen of Roses received four nominations, including Best Actress in Musical. Whether "The Queen of the Rose Dance" can shine brilliantly this time and reproduce its former glory, I believe that the award ceremony on June 8 will naturally come out.
storyline
The story begins in a hotel in Seattle. Sister and little Louise are rehearsing a program for the children, singing "Let me please you". Their mother, Ross Howick, then appeared and sang "Sing it out loud, Louise" and urged the two children to train hard. Later, Rose expressed her determination to promote Xiao Qiong's vaudeville career through Someone, expecting her to become a dazzling star one day. After being rejected by her family, Ross stole her father's gold plaque from the wall and hitchhiked to Los Angeles with her daughters, where she met Herbie and encouraged him to be the agent of the girls' performance. In order to win Herbie over, she confused Herbie with the possibility of romance and marriage, and the duet Small World showed this scene well.
Through Herbie's efforts, Xiao Qiong and her "news boy" became top light music performances. However, as time went on, Joan and Louise matured, but the form of juggling declined. The troupe had to live in two hotels full of mud and cracks in Akron. Ross made breakfast with hot Chinese food and began to celebrate Louise's birthday. At this moment, Herbie came up singing "Mr. Gold Si Tong of Orfin Touring Theatre". It turned out that he provided a contract to save the troupe's livelihood and brought a birthday present to "forgotten Louise"-a lamb. Louise sang "Little Lamb" and "I wonder how old I am".
The next scene takes place in a China restaurant in new york. Ross and Herbie are discussing the audition at Goethe Theatre the next day. Herbie proposed to Ross and threatened that he would "walk away" one day if she didn't want to. Ross sang "You'll never leave me" and finally ended the quarrel by dancing. Gold Si Tong did give Joan a contract on the condition that "she must stay in school for a whole year and take acting classes" and "Ross is leaving". When Ross heard this, he left the office angrily. The girls who yearn for a normal life sing "If Mom gets married". Since then, troupes often have no contracts, and they continue to travel and live a wandering life.
In a theater alley in Buffalo, a boy named Tursa, who performed in the play Farm Boy, told Louise that he dreamed of organizing a dance team to perform the show What I Need is that girl. Louise dreamed of becoming that girl, but she was disappointed again: Joan ran away with Tusa, and Louise brought a farewell letter to Ross from Zhang Qiong. Ross was extremely shocked. Herbie begged Ross to marry him and give up his acting career, and Louise also urged Ross to accept Herbie's request. However, Ross announced to the frightened Louise that she wanted to make Louise a star, and then the first act ended in "Everything will happen".
The second act begins in the program "Mrs Ross's Matador", and Louis replaces Xiao Qiong. Mrs Ross's Matador is obviously a copy of Xiao Qiong's performance. In order to dispel Louise's doubts, Ross and Herbie sang "Wherever We Go, We Are Together". Through Herbie's efforts, she got a two-week reservation at the last minute of the performance. To everyone's surprise, the venue of the performance was in a vulgar little theater. When Ross found out, he strongly asked the troupe to quit the performance. But Louise said in a mature tone, "Mom, we have to accept this job because we are broke." At this time, the stripper trio "You must have played a trick" hinted at Louise's performance prospects.
Ross promised to marry Herbie at the end of the performance. She and Louise began to pack their bags and prepare to leave. The theater manager announced that the star attraction of his theater was greatly reduced because of the "attractive performance" of the store next door. Ross immediately replied, "My daughter can do it." She began to plan Louise's makeup and music. Herbie objected to this and told Ross that he would leave her forever. Ross pushed her frightened daughter onto the stage. On the stage, Louise sang "Let me please you" shyly. In front of the audience, she became a tease stripper-Gypsy Rose Lee, the "Queen of Rose Dance".
Next, Ross and Louise appeared in the dressing room of gypsy stars in Minsky vulgar theater in new york. Ross is very angry with Louise for her independence and scolding because she is becoming more and more useless to her now "successful" daughter. She left the dressing room, slammed the door behind her and stood alone on the dark and empty stage, when she sang a sad song "It's Ross's Turn". Louise, who had been silently watching backstage, took to the stage and told Ross, "Mom, you can really do great." . Mother and daughter bury the hatchet, Ross excitedly told Louise her latest dream, and then they left, and the whole story ended.
Analytical review
The third reenactment of "The Queen of the Rose Dance" has aroused the general concern of musical lovers, not only because of its unshakable classic position in the history of musical, but also because of its social background. Due to the Iraqi war and economic depression, new york's famous Broadway has been neglected recently. But when "The Queen of the Rose Dance" was staged again on May 1 2003, the long-lost excitement returned here.
New york Mayor Bloomberg attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech. He said: "Tonight, we will not only celebrate the return of the Queen Rose, but also celebrate the Queen Rose's1404th Broadway performance. Therefore, as the mayor of new york, I declare that today is Gypsy Day for the people of new york. " It can be seen that the government hopes to remind people of the past, rebuild confidence and stimulate the development of the depressed economy through the performance of classic dramas.
Aside from these external factors, the unique charm of the play lies in its vivid portrayal of a character whose life is full of bitterness and constant struggle, such as Ross's mother. In order to get ahead for herself, or for her daughters to have a good future, she is almost obsessed with trying to run her own star dream, and even her own daughters have betrayed her. When she stood alone in the center of the stage and sang the song "It's Ross's Turn", the past was vivid and bitter, which made the audience not only cry, but also deeply moved.
Since 1959, Esso Moman successfully created the image of his mother Ross, every successor has been under great pressure, and this time Bernadette Peters is no exception. Although he has two Tony trophies and rich stage experience, he has made great efforts to successfully play the role this time, and every line and poem has been carefully scrutinized and carefully selected. In order to better conform to Ross in appearance, Peters gave up a long hair and replaced it with wavy curly hair. Her persistent expression and pouting chin made critics think that she played "the sexiest Ross". After the premiere of "The Queen of the Rose Dance", Peters' new interpretation of the role of Ross was quickly recognized by the audience, and she was nominated for the best musical actress in the 57th Tony Award, which ushered in another peak of her acting career.
Other actors' performances are also remarkable: John Dorset vividly played the role of agent Herbie with charming smile and touching voice, and was nominated for the best supporting actor, while Tammy blanchard, a young actress who played Louise, also competed for the best supporting actress for this role, all of which added bright colors to the third reenactment of The Queen of Roses.
In addition, sam mendes, the director of this reenactment, also attracted people's attention. In 200 1 year, Mendes won the Oscar for Best Film for directing American Beauty and became famous in Hollywood. In 2002, the road to destruction was released in cooperation with Tom Hanks and paul newman, which was praised as a "masterpiece" and reinterpreted the gangster film with its unique perspective. When he entered Broadway this time, people had high hopes for him. In fact, as early as 1997, he directed the stage play The Blue Room in London, which was well received. This time, he reinterpreted the classic drama "The Queen of the Rose Dance" and made his debut on Broadway. With his extraordinary directing skills, he was nominated for Best Musical Replay, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress only two weeks after his debut in May 1. The directing skills of musical should not be underestimated. Over time, it may bring more surprises to the audience.
film
Director:
Mervyn leroy Mervyn Leroy
Screenwriter:
Arthur Laurents ... Play.
Gypsy Ross Lee gypsy ross lee ... Gypsy, a memoir.
Leonard Spigelgass
Actor:
Rosalind russell rosalind russell ... Ross Hovik.
Natalie Wood Natalie Wood ... Louise Gypsy Rose Lee Hovik.
Karl malden karl malden ... Herbie Summers.
Paul Wallace ... Tulsa II
Movie type:
Plot/song and dance/comedy/biography
Length:
143 minutes
Country/region:
United States of America
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