Hollywood superstar XX history [travel]

After meeting Daisy Williams, Vogt's interview went very smoothly. To put it simply, he kept singing.

The musical "Phantom of the Opera" does not have high requirements for dancing, but it has high requirements for singing. The musical itself is infinitely close to opera, with a romantic and charming melody.Among them, the role of Phantom has the most requirements for singing, timbre, intonation, and acting skills among all roles.

Therefore, the people who came to interview Phantom are quite capable, and it can be seen that they have worked hard on Broadway for many years and have a lot of acting experience.Vogt's strengths lie in appearance, timbre, acting skills, singing, intonation, etc., and his overall strength is among the best, so the interviewer did not make things difficult for him, and Daisy, whom Vogt did not know .Williams was strongly favored, and he made it all the way to the final interview.

Vogt unexpectedly enjoyed the whole interview process, seeing his performance conquering the judges, his heart was full of excitement and pride.And he also met the interesting Daisy, passed by once, and met a red-haired beauty, which surprised him a bit.If it wasn't for the wrong timing, he would have already walked over to ask the other party for a phone number.

——The biggest advantage of the entertainment industry is that there are enough beauties of all kinds. (ˉ﹃ˉ)

Matt knew that Vogt would have a final interview five days later, and he was in a state of madness, more excited than Vogt himself.Vogt thought that, for someone he had known for less than two months, Matt was such a good friend that even he couldn't help being a little touched.

But as soon as Vogt finished thinking, Matt took out a large stack of paper and put it in front of Vogt, excitedly said: "Man, sign and sign! It will be difficult when you become popular!" There must be a lot of people, Matt thinks he must strike first, like the Chinese proverb Vogt said: strike first is the strongest!In the future, he will make a lot of money if he sells it!

Vogt smiled and asked, "Would you like to take some photos for me and I'll sign them?"

"Great idea!" Matt blurted out!This way the value of the signature is even higher!

Vogt immediately turned his face: "Get out!"

In the midst of Vogt and Matt's "candid-camera" battle, the day of the final interview arrives.If you are familiar with the recruitment process of the Grand Theater, you will probably notice that the new recruitment of the King's Theater is very unusual, and the work efficiency is unbelievably fast.Because it usually takes at least a month to recruit new major roles, sometimes two months is not surprising, because in addition to the selection of newcomers, there are also many interests in the game, between shareholders and managers, theaters and brokers Between, between actors, etc., there will be a lot of delay invisibly.

But this time is different.

2004 was a very special year for "The Phantom of the Opera", because this musical was finally made into a movie 16 years after selling the film adaptation rights, ready to be put on the big screen.Since the filming was announced in 2003, the film has received attention from all directions, and the playwright Andrew Lloyd Webber has devoted himself to making his work more perfect.

Film adaptations of plays are not new in the United States.A movie's box office receipts largely depend on the show's popularity.Andrew Lloyd Webber once said confidently: "As long as half of the people who have seen this musical come to watch the movie, we will have a box office revenue of 30 billion US dollars." Unfortunately, the producer is not optimistic about "Opera For the movie prospect of The Phantom, the budget given was seriously insufficient, and Weber had already held his breath.For this reason, he hopes that the King's Theater can perform well and make a move for the film's performance in advance.

The King's Theater is naturally willing to cooperate. The higher the attention of the movie "Phantom of the Opera", the higher the attendance rate of the musical in the theater is likely to be.The King's Theater is also preparing to take advantage of the movie trend to revitalize this musical.After all, the musical "Phantom of the Opera" has been performed for 18 years. No matter how good the show is, the audience will feel a little tired.It's time to make a movie to attract attention again.

The embarrassing reality is that since the news of the filming of "The Phantom of the Opera" came out, even though the King's Theater cooperated with the increased publicity efforts, the attendance rate of this musical not only did not increase, but even decreased instead of increasing.

As soon as this result came out, no matter which side had a bad face.The theater's publicity strategy was in place, and the manager shirked responsibility. He didn't dare to blame Andrew Lloyd Webber. As the head of the theater troupe, Tim Rodriguez was under tremendous pressure.

Tim Rodriguez is suffering and can't tell. In 2004, all parties had too many expectations for "The Phantom of the Opera", and there were too many actions.Movie promotion, Broadway show season, movie release, "Phantom of the Opera" musical world tour...

Just a global tour, the troupe's fixed lineup of male lead Brad Little and first female lead Marni Rabbi were removed.Although the tour didn't start until October, but it was very close to the season of performances. The mental and physical exertion of the actors must be fully considered. Rotation of performances is inevitable, and the frequency is much more frequent than before.This is an important disadvantage.

The second disadvantage is also the problem of actors.Brad Little, the No. 1 actor who plays the Phantom, has been acting for ten years. Even though he is charming and popular, the old audience of the King's Theater has already developed aesthetic fatigue for him, and the young new audience has this old guy. Even Brad Little is getting tired of the role, saying more than once that he will resign from the role of Phantom after the global tour and try other new roles.The heroine Marni Rabbi is considered the new blood of the theater, but this Christine and the backup lineup Hall Pat——Phantom No. 1 can't produce a chemical reaction, 2+[-]<[-] The performance level of both parties has been lowered.The second leading actress, Laura Wood, and Hall Pat got along well, but Laura Wood was pregnant and had to miss at least six months of performances at this critical moment.In the third echelon, No. [-] Christine's level cannot support an important season of performances. The original No. [-] Phantom Frank Wilson has left, and Tim has not found a suitable candidate to replace him...

Whether it is a movie or a drama, the role of the protagonist is quite decisive. If the movie can use methods such as special effects to weaken the importance of the actors, then the drama that pays attention to the sense of presence is inevitable.Undoubtedly, the frequent condition of the protagonist is one of the key reasons why the attendance rate of the musical "Phantom of the Opera" has not increased but decreased.

Tim was born as a drama actor, and he has a good understanding and appreciation of drama. He can rise to his current position, and he also has a lot of intelligence and means.But even as the head of the troupe, he is not in charge of choosing actors. Even if he can decide some roles, he will not do so, because the troupe has its own set of rules and must take into account the interests of all parties. There are many gray operations.Only at critical moments like now does Tim's power rise to the highest level, because he "has to" bear the greatest responsibility.This time, if he did well, his status in the King's Theater would be higher, and if he did poorly, the consequences could be imagined.

Not afraid of a challenge, Tim knew that finding a new Phantom was his first priority.This phantom must not only have enough ability to support the role of phantom, but also surpass Brad Little to achieve amazing effects.

This is a very difficult task.But Tim believes Broadway will never be short of untapped talent.In fact, since Brad Little revealed that he wanted to resign from the role of Phantom, Tim began to pay attention to actors who could replace him, and he had several candidates in mind.However, these few candidates can only be said to be quite satisfactory at best. Even if they are recruited into the theater, it will take a long period of training to be able to support the role of Phantom.Tim always felt unsatisfied looking at them, at least not meeting his requirements to break the current bad situation, until he accidentally saw Vogt's performance at the Cherry Lane Theater, and he had a strong premonition that "it's him"!

In an environment without musical accompaniment, the sexy, magnetic and emotional voice, the free and easy performance, the strong attraction... Standing on the stage, he is as dazzling as a star, with amazing charm and intoxication. Can't look away at all!Even Tim, who has seen countless people, has a bright feeling!

In any case, he must give him a chance for an interview!Tim decided right away.

Although Vogt's reaction after seeing him was not as enthusiastic as he imagined, but Tim saw through him, and he was not as indifferent as he appeared.

Tim believed he could see no wrong person.

So Tim couldn't help but smile knowingly when he saw Vogt at the final interview.

The final interview was held on the stage dedicated to the performance of "The Phantom of the Opera" in the King's Theater, and the magnificent and exquisite decoration was shining brightly under the lights.

There are three rows of people sitting in the auditorium closest to the stage. According to visual estimation, there are about [-] people. At the front are Ashby Reiner, the manager of the King's Theater, Tim Rodriguez, the head of the troupe, There are also several characters who have a special status in the King's Theater, such as the No. [-] actor Brad Little who played the Phantom, and the No. [-] heroine Marni Rabbi.Just looking at the people seated in the first row, they knew that this battle was not as simple as choosing the third backup actor of the Phantom.

After the first few rounds of very strict screening, there are only seven people left for the final interview.

Being able to win the fierce competition, these seven people have memorized the script of the musical "Phantom of the Opera" fluently. They performed the arias in "Phantom of the Opera" according to the requirements of the interviewer, without musical accompaniment, or sang A section, or a scene, sometimes asked not to express an expression full of various emotions, and so on.

During this process, Ashby Reiner, the manager of the King's Theater, was secretly watching Tim Rodriguez's expression while observing the performances of the seven candidates.

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