The Greatest Showman (Big Play Bone)
Chapter 767: Back to the original
"Sponsor?" In John's words, Lan Li keenly caught this key word. Under curiosity and doubt, the question could not help but blurt out.
A wry smile appeared on John's face, "Yes, it is not easy to find a foundation that is willing to invest in new projects. However, there are still some art lovers who are willing to invest." John spit out a little. In a tone, "The only thing I hope is that they know how to respect art and not interfere with the creative process at will."
A profession is a profession, whether it is a layman or an experienced hobbyist, they are still not professionals. Any form of finger-pointing may bring disaster. It's like a football game. Fanatic fans always give pointers and tell the club how to line up and how to bring in new aid, but all this is just a matter of fact. The same is true for artistic creation.
Moment of sigh, fleeting, John raised his head and looked at Renly, "Andre Hamilton, have you ever heard of this name? He is willing to make investment sponsorship in his own name, which is really rare."
An unexpected but reasonable answer. John Cod is well-known in the West End of London, and Andre knows that Renly is his disciple; but in turn, Renly's family background is not well known, and the relationship between Andre and Renly's friends is even more secretive.
The smile at the corner of his mouth paused for a moment, and then rose lightly, "You can talk to him and see if he chooses to sponsor this project for art or to make money." No admission, no denial, but lightness I brought up the topic, "If it's the former, then he should give you enough creative freedom; if it's the latter, then choosing the rearranged'Miserable World' is not a wise investment."
With two simple sentences, John suddenly became clear, put the tea cup down, clapped his hands vigorously, and his expression became clear, "That's good, just do it!" John adjusted his sitting posture and said happily, "This time. 'Les Miserables', I want to make some adaptations."
Lan Li smiled and chin his head, not surprisingly at this answer.
"However, it is not to deviate from the track, but to return to the track." John's words made Lan Li raised his eyebrows a little and increased his interest. "The current version of the West End of London, for commercial considerations, they have carried out the original work. Reduced and deleted, the whole story is centered on Jean-Agen, reflecting the background of the times with his personal destiny. It must be admitted that Cameron Mackintosh’s adaptation is very successful, and the classic arias are also exceptionally good, so that it is now full The world believes that the'Les Miserables' is a story about Jean-Hargen."
Lan Li nodded in agreement.
John, who was immersed in his thoughts, was encouraged, and continued to speak endlessly-he has always been like this. As a teacher, he is sometimes more excited than a student. That kind of vitality and kind of enthusiasm has never diminished. "But, we all know that the original book is a story about the times, a magnificent chapter, and I hope to put the whole story on stage in its entirety."
"Wow." Lan Li's sigh came out involuntarily. After thinking about it, there was surprise and surprise in his eyes, but then he gradually became excited.
As John said, the original work of Victor Hugo is magnificent and huge. This is a great book about the entire era. It is divided into five parts, the first part, "Fantine"; the second part, "Cosette"; the third part, "Marius"; the fourth part, "The Love of Children and Saint Denis on the Rue Brume The Hero's Blood of the Street"; Part Five, "Jan-Ajean".
In the whole story, Jean-Ajean is just connecting the main thread of the whole story, from his beginning to his end, but he is not a soul figure-because his soul is an era. Victor Hugo used deep and solemn brushstrokes to outline all living beings in this era, showing the cruelty of the wave of the times and the inevitable change of history.
Jean-Agen, Fantine, Cosette, Marius, Xavier, Enjolras, Denadier, Epane... each character has its own story and chapter, reflecting the fragments of the times , Sketching the picture of the era behind the uprising of the people in Paris in the early nineteenth century. This is an epic, but also a piece of history.
Victor Hugo created this film. After the inspiration was triggered based on two real events, the collection of information was brewing for 20 years; after finally using the manual pen, only three years later, Hugo was involved in politics/governance. Maelstrom began his life in exile. This delay took another twelve years; when "Les Miserables" was finally published, sixty-one years had passed since the first moment of the inspiration burst.
It can be said that this is a masterpiece as the title of the book says "Les Miserables". Similarly, the role of Jean-Ajean also bears all the weight of Hugo's current status and destiny of France at that time.
Cameron Mackintosh's adaptation of the musical "Les Miserables" successfully extracts the story of Jean Agen, focusing the whole story on this character, reflecting the helplessness of the times and the sadness of fate. Undoubtedly, Cameron’s change was successful, weakening the attributes of the torrent of the times, but increasing the frustration of reincarnation. On the basis of literature and art, he injected entertainment that adapts to the market, and finally achieved great success.
Nevertheless, Cameron's version of "Les Miserables" is still three full hours long. Therefore, when Tom Hopper was adapting, he had to reduce the length of the story. At the same time, he had to adapt to the characteristics of the movie, adding some shot scheduling and close-ups of characters. Under the control of limited time, he further deleted a lot of content, resulting in The skeleton of the story is further reduced, the magnificence of the original work is lost, and the depth of the stage play is also lost.
Now, John says he wants to restore the majestic momentum of the original work? This... really bold! frenzied!
"Five parts?" Lan Li asked.
John caught the flashing light in Lan Li’s eyes, excited and looking forward to it, which made John feel very happy, nodded to express his affirmation, "Five parts, adapted into five chapters. The script has been written, Mackintosh version. We have also obtained the right to adapt, and we will re-create and supplement the original music fragments, and complete all the arias. In the end, the entire repertoire will last six hours."
Six hours? This is simply a marathon! Even in the West End and Broadway, it is a feat!
"Of course, including the break time." John added with a smile, "Six hours is really too long. We still need to discuss the specific implementation. Now there are several plans. One is the performance of the day, which is divided into afternoon sessions. The two parts are three hours each, and the evening scene is three hours each. After watching in the afternoon, one dinner will be used and the evening will continue; the other is divided into the first day and the second day, which are also two parts."
"This is a severe challenge for the audience; it is even more so for the actors." Just thinking about it in his mind, Lan Li was already surprised.
If the performance is divided into two days, the pressure on the actors is relatively lighter. After all, there are twenty-four hours of adjustment time, but for the audience, this is a severe test. Sitting in the theater for three hours for two consecutive days? Unless it is a crazy senior enthusiast, it is indeed too difficult to persist.
If it’s a day’s performance, it means that the actor’s spirit must be highly strained. A six-hour long performance in a whole day will test both mental and physical strength; not to mention, whether such a performance is performed every day or the next day. It’s like a long march of thousands of miles.
John did not conceal his pride, and leaned gently against the back of the chair. “It’s a challenge, so it’s worth trying.” John adjusted his sitting posture and continued, “Our idea is to show the whole The original appearance of the times: religion, society, culture, economy, war, human nature, philosophy, justice, of course, and the most important thing: revolution/fate! Really show the social appearance of France at that time through the eyes of Victor Hugo The sights I saw were fully presented, creating an epic!"
"Of course, the core soul figure is still Jean Argent. Although the whole era is the protagonist, the supporting role will be greatly increased, and the overall proportion will be slightly averaged. Jean Argent will no longer be like the Macintosh version. The most important thing; however, he still carries the weight of the whole story. After all, the thinking about destiny, philosophy, and faith will be done by Jean-Agen." John said the excited part, he couldn't help but start dancing. stand up.
Lan Li could feel John's excitement, because even he ~lightnovelpub.net~ as a listener, listened to it, and then painted it in his mind, the magnificent blueprint has already made him excited. "It starts with Jean Argent and ends with Jean Argent. It's like the original work of Victor Hugo."
"Yes!" John nodded heavily, "In order to complete this drama, we need to consider a lot of things. First of all, actors, excellent actors, every role is extremely important, and even the smallest supporting role may have Separate chants must not be sloppy; secondly, physical strength, strong physical strength, six hours of performance, no matter what form it is presented, are absolutely severe challenges for actors. We may need to prepare four sets of casts for emergency Needs, but the problem lies here..."
At this point, John paused with a wry smile, did not continue, picked up his teacup, took a sip, his expression of sorrow and helplessness was enough to explain something.
funds. In the current West End or Broadway in London, when the market is generally sluggish, production costs are greatly reduced, and now it is less than two-thirds of the peak period, or even less. Generally speaking, a play has three casts, the first set and the second set are rotated to ensure the status of the actors; the third set is a substitute to prevent the actors from being unable to play due to illness or accidents. However, the more actors you have, the higher the cost.
Four casts? This is almost impossible in the current market environment.
In addition to the actors' remuneration, expenses during the rehearsal stage are also a big problem. The six-hour repertoire requires a lot of dress rehearsals, and every lineup is rehearsed with real guns and ammunition. The manpower, material resources, and energy consumed are not easy tasks, not to mention that the rehearsal time is bound to be long.
Difficulties!
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