Broadway "The Phantom of the Theater" permanently stops, but the Chinese version will premiere next year

Recently, the longest musical "The Phantom of the Oprea" in the history of Broadway has announced that it will permanently suspend the performance in February 2023, which has aroused global attention. It is said that the Broadway version of "The Phantom of the Theater" will be held on February 18, 2023. The news came, and the audience felt regretful and regrettable. The last few months of this musical of the musical was also snatched. As of the night of the news, the audience's "snap -up" box office revenue had reached $ 2 million.

According to the data of the Broadway Alliance, during the new crown epidemic, the sales of tickets performed by Broadway slowed down, and "Phantom of the Opera" was no exception. Since the restart in October last year, the audience fell from 255,000 per week in May to about 18 in September 18 Thousands of people. The loss of up to $ 1 million per month is an important reason for the final curtain of this long -performing musical.

"Theater Phantom" Chinese version poster

However, although the Broadway version of the theater will be permanently suspended, the drama's global international production will continue. On July 15 this year, the Chinese version of "The Phantom of the Theater" also announced the launch production. The Chinese version is produced by Shanghai Wenguang Performing Arts Group, and a full set adopts the production team of the World Tour Edition that launched the global tour from Manila in 2019. From the behind -the -scenes team, dance beauty setting, to machinery, technology, and audio, they are equivalent to the size of the World Tour version. Essence

In fact, the production plan of the Chinese version of "The Phantom of the Theater" has been on the agenda as early as the first two years, but it has been delayed due to the epidemic. It is reported that the recruitment of actors and translators of the crew has been launched and will officially appear on the stage in 2023.

For more than 30 years, set all the performance records of Broadway

"Theater Phantom" is a legendary classic in the history of world music. For Chinese audiences, it is also the starting point for many people to watch musicals. In 2004, the Shanghai Grand Theater introduced the performance of "Phantom of the Theater". Many people "fell in love with musicals from then on that theater experience."

Sarah Blaiman is the first Kristin

As the longest musical in Broadway, "The Phantom of the Theater" was the first in 1986 in the Her Majesty's Theare, which was first played in the West District of London, England. Playing Phantom and Christine, which opened the legendary road. Sarah Blaiman was the first Kristin and was also Weber's wife at the time.

The premiere of "The Phantom of the Theater" has attracted countless celebrities, including Princess Diana is a super fan of the play. She has been watching several times. It is said that the song "ALL I ASK of You" is particularly fond of.

On January 26, 1988, "The Phantom of the Theater" first starred in Broadway in the United States, becoming a sensational cultural phenomenon. In 20 days, it exceeded the $ 17 million box office and boarded the cover of Times Weekly. During the performance of New York, "The Theater Phantom" broke all possible records such as pre -sale ticket volume, total box office, total seat rate, and performance field. On January 9, 2006, it surpassed the 18 -year -old musical "Cat" and became the longest drama in the history of Broadway.

"Theater Phantom" stills

To this day, "The Phantom of the Theater" has performed in Broadway for more than 30 years, performed nearly 14,000, attracting 19.5 million people to watch, and the total box office reached an amazing $ 1.3 billion. "Theater Phantom" has always been the largest source of income and employment in the history of Broadway and the history of American drama. In New York alone, about 6,500 (including 450 actors) participated in more than 30 years.

At present, "Phantom of the Theater" has launched 17 languages. Although New York has stopped performance, the performance of the Western District of London is still continuing. The play is currently staged in many places such as Sydney, Prague, Helsinki. In addition to the upcoming Chinese version, the Spanish version of the Phantom of the Theater and Antonio-Bandras has also been announced.

"Theater Phantom" movie stills

The Chinese version is determined to be staged next year, the casting and translation recruitment has been launched

"The Phantom of the Theater" was created by the musical master Andrew Laude Weber, telling the story of the opera "ghost" in love with actress Christine. Whether it is the stage scenes such as gorgeous theater chandeliers, or a widely circulated classic singing section, this drama has made this drama a symbol and symbol of musicals in the hearts of many people.

At the same time, its production cost is far beyond ordinary musicals -a luxurious set of a whole "theater" on the stage, large bands composed of dozens of musicians, more than 100 actors, and more than 230 sets of more than 230 sets Costume. It is reported that in this Chinese version production, the production level of the original version will be retained one by one.

Regarding the current stage of casting and translation work, Zhao Chenlin, the producer of the Chinese version of the "Phantom of the Theater", said that these two aspects are carried out in an orderly manner. In terms of casting, more than a thousand actors have been received. Among them, there are not only excellent domestic musical actors, but also Chinese actors who are in foreign countries and actors who have participated in the "Phantom of the Theater" in other versions. The strict selection of online and offline of foreign castles, eventually selected the most suitable candidates in performance, singing and dance.

In terms of translation, the Chinese version of "The Phantom of the Theater" has also received more than a hundred resume delivery. This time, the team cooperation model will be adopted to select the best translator to form a working group to co -polish together to achieve the best translationEffect.(Source: Surging News Client)

【Edit: Fu Sakura】

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