Hollywood superstar XX history [travel]

Cameron Mackintosh, 50, quietly walked into a box at the King's Theatre.As the most prestigious producer today, Andrew Lloyd Webber's close friend and most important partner, he is known as the "tsar of theater production". He has participated in the production of works including "Phantom of the Opera", "Cats" , "Miss Saigon", "Oliver", "My Fair Lady", "Oklahoma", "Les Miserables" and other popular musicals.Because he is so famous, his every move will be closely watched, which makes him always cautious about his travels.If it is not necessary, he generally does not appear in public places such as the King's Theater, even if the musical "Phantom of the Opera" being performed on the stage is his favorite work, and the version is produced by him.

However, it was Joe Schumacher who invited him.The famous director who has directed such films as "Batman Forever", "A Time to Kill", "The Ultimate Witness", "8mm", and "Sniper Booth" is also the director of the musical film version of "The Phantom of the Opera". The respect and affection of Andrew Lloyd Webber.The 65-year-old Joe Schumacher is much older than Cameron McIntosh. Even Cameron, who is of high status, will not grow up in front of Joe Schumacher.

"Joe, it's a pleasure to meet you."

In the box, Cameron smiled and hugged Joe Schumacher.

"Me too." Joe Schumacher, who is over 16 years old, has slack facial muscles, but he is always gentle and gentle, which makes people feel good: "In Eversis, you have given me a lot of valuable help." " The filming of The Phantom of the Opera was basically carried out at Pinewood Studios in Everheath, Buckinghamshire, England. Although Cameron was not directly involved in the production, as the producer of [-] versions of the musical "Phantom of the Opera", he also came to the scene Checked the shooting progress and put forward many valuable suggestions.After all, musical theater is a new attempt for Joe Schumacher, and he strives for perfection, but he does not hesitate to use all available resources.

Cameron rubbed his hands: "Webb and I are so excited, you know, this is a long wait. Finally, our dream has come true, and it is inevitable to dance with excitement!" As early as 1988, he and Weber has committed to making The Phantom of the Opera into a movie.It's a pity that this idea dragged on for 16 years. Once it came true, he and Weber were very excited.If his time is not too full, he will also devote himself to this movie like Weber.

Fortunately, Joe Schumacher is worthy of being a master in the film industry. His excellent appreciation of music has avoided many troubles. The cooperation between him and Weber has sparked, which greatly stimulated Weber's enthusiasm for creation. Made an excellent movie.

"I hope I have lived up to this great musical." Joe Schumacher has always been polite.

"Joe, Weber has been chasing you for 14 years before you nodded and agreed to be the director of this movie." Cameron sighed, "We are all optimistic about you, you are the most suitable, to be honest, I can't wait, I have to wait until December It just broke my heart." "The Phantom of the Opera" is scheduled for release in December, a very ambitious month.Webber can hold his breath to impress everyone, and even impact the Oscars in the coming year.

"Weber insists on slow work and meticulous work." Joe Schumacher smiled at each other, and at the same time he was satisfied with the cooperation with Weber. Although Weber worked like a tyrant, it was this spirit of excellence that created the Their works have added a lot of color.He is also aiming at Oscar.

"Is he still editing film scores in London?" Cameron asked.

"Who said it wasn't? None of us dared to disturb him, 'Keep a distance for safety'." Joe Schumacher said jokingly.

Cameron and he looked at each other and laughed!The two of them had a lively discussion about the later work of "The Phantom of the Opera".

At this time, the theater began to play the notice to the audience, indicating that the evening performance of the musical "Phantom of the Opera" was about to begin.

Cameron seized the time and said: "Dude, you specially asked me to come here. What is going on? You don't just want to watch a musical with me, do you?" Before Cameron received an invitation from Joe Schumacher I was surprised after the phone call, because it stands to reason that Joe Schumacher should still be in London at this time, busy with Weber for the later stage of the film.But Joe Schumacher's solemn tone made him dare not neglect.In order to keep the appointment, Cameron immediately took a plane from France to New York, and then rushed to the King's Theater without stopping.

"I don't know, Cameron." Speaking of this, Joe Schumacher frowned slightly, he was rarely so uncertain, "Or really just need to watch a musical."

Let the "czar of theatrical productions" whose schedule is scheduled until 2006 squeeze out precious time to travel thousands of miles to see a musical?Although Cameron loves "The Phantom of the Opera" as much as he loves his own children, he still can't help raising his eyebrows.However, he is very clear that Joe. Schumacher is not a joker.There must be a reason for him to do this.

"Is something bothering you, my old friend?"

"It's up to you, Cameron." Joe Schumacher said unexpectedly, "You are the master of this show, look what's wrong!"

Cameron cast his eyes in the direction of the stage in doubt: "I don't like guessing riddles, Joe, give me a hint."

"Have you heard about your new Wraith?" Joe Schumacher asked.

Cameron thought for a while: "Of course, it's called... Well, Vogt Perston, Phantom III, is only 19 years old. When Rodriguez made him Brad's first replacement, I still thought He's crazy, but then I heard the little guy did a good job?"

"Have you seen any of his performance material?"

"I have. Rodriguez recorded a performance for his audition. It is really good. You must admit that as a number three, he is competent. Weber also watched it, and he has no objection. Weber is very interested in him. Are you One of our youngest phantoms, even a number three... we didn't expect him to be promoted so fast..." Cameron said.

Joe Schumacher's tone was heavy: "None of you have been to the scene to watch his performance, have you?"

"Joe, you know exactly what Webb and I have been up to lately." Cameron shook his finger, "The Phantom of Broadway is very important, but it's been 16 years, we shouldn't dictate more, shouldn't we? Before Ryder actually left, I thought we had nothing to worry about. So, our Peston boy, what did you do, Joe?"

Joe Schumacher showed a look of "Obviously you were relieved too early": "Then, concentrate on watching one of his performances, my friend. You will find the answer soon."

"Well, if you insist..." Cameron said helplessly, before he could finish, he was interrupted by an angry and contemptuous voice on the stage:

"? Boy!

this?slave?of?,

Basking? in? your? glory!

? Fool!

this?brave?young?r,

sharing?in?my?triumph! "

Two deafening "disrespectful" just took over Cameron's words, as if to reprimand him for his disapproving attitude.This wonderful coincidence caused Joe Schumacher to raise the corners of his lips with a smile, and Cameron's face became extremely weird.

Of course, Cameron's change of face was not because of this coincidence, but because of the momentum contained in these two voices.Not only was Christine on the stage shocked, but the audience in the audience was also immediately drawn away from all attention, waiting nervously and engrossed for the first appearance of the phantom.

"It's kind of interesting..." Cameron's eyes were fixed on the stage, and his expression unconsciously became serious.

At this moment, without Joe Schumacher's urging, he has already developed an interest in watching.

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"You better have enough reasons!"

In the King's Theatre, in the same box where Cameron Mackintosh and Joe Schumacher had been before, Andrew Lloyd Webber said with a sullen face, viciously.This world-class music maestro is a veritable genius.Most of the time, this unattractive, tall and thin genius with a big head is very shy and introverted, so bad at words that he stutters even when he speaks.But when it comes to his music, he turns into an unreasonable tyrant, unbelievably controlling.His second wife, the famous Sarah Brightman (the first Chris) eventually divorced him, and the difference in understanding of music was a very important reason.

He was racking his brains in London for the soundtrack of the film version of "The Phantom of the Opera", but he was dragged to New York inexplicably, if it wasn't for his best producer partner Cameron Mackintosh and his From the beginning, he admired the director Joe Schumacher who directed the film version of "The Phantom of the Opera", and Weber would definitely be furious.

If they didn't have enough reason to appease him, Waver wouldn't mind giving them a taste of what it was like to piss him off!

Joe Schumacher and Cameron Mackintosh looked at each other and Cameron said: "Andrew, you need to see someone."

"A person?" Weber repeated irritably. "You have gone to such lengths to get me to fly across the Atlantic to see a person? Are you out of your mind? At this moment, I don't want to see even the Queen of England!"

"Calm down, Andrew." Cameron said, "Of course I can make my own decision, but if I don't let you take a look, you will complain about me afterwards." He paused: "Complaining that I ruined a genius ——Joe doesn’t agree with my approach, we are one-on-one, so you need to make a decision.”

"It's about to start..." Joe Schumacher looked at the watch on his wrist, and then said, "Now, Andrew, please sit down and take a look first."

"What are you looking at? Who are you looking at?" Weber, who could not resist Cameron's firm grip on his shoulders, was full of complaints.However, his sanity obviously recovered a little, and Cameron's words comforted him.Think about it, a genius who can be shared by Joe Schumacher and Cameron Mackintosh?

"Watch "The Phantom of the Opera", watch your new Phantom..."

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"...Then, I watched, with impatience and curiosity, a performance of "The Phantom of the Opera", from beginning to end." Andrew Lloyd Webber looked at the handsome boy sitting in front of him calmly and appreciatively— —Vogt Peston, "I'm so glad I watched. After the show, I gleefully said to Cameron 'We've got another great Phantom'!" "

"Thank you for your compliment." Vogt said mockingly, "But your final decision is to kick this 'excellent phantom'!"

Wei Bo smiled helplessly: "I didn't expect..." What's more, he could only nod in agreement with this decision in the end.

As a master of musical theater, Andrew Lloyd Webber was really happy from the bottom of his heart after watching Vogt's performance.In recent years, the biggest problem in the theater industry is that there are fewer and fewer young people participating in this industry. The lack of fresh blood will become a fatal factor affecting the long-term vitality of musicals.In Vogt Peston, Webb saw a long-lost vitality, and he injected a fresh breath into the character of the Phantom and the musical "Phantom of the Opera".

So Webber turned his anger into joy when he looked back at the stage at that time. He no longer cares about Cameron and Joe Schumacher "wasting" his time.He regretted not meeting Vogt sooner—God knows, he usually meets up with every new Phantom actor and talks to them to get a better idea of ​​whether they are really suitable for the role of Phantom.But this time he ignored it, because he devoted himself wholeheartedly to the creation and filming of the film version of "The Phantom of the Opera".He believed that Tim Rodriguez, the troupe director of the King's Theatre, would not let him down—in fact, he did not, and brought a surprise!

Weber couldn't wait to say to Cameron: "We got another excellent Phantom!" He stood up abruptly, pacing back and forth in the box: "I remember him, the one Tim said, Vogt Peston, Right? Phantom of the Three, oh no, he's not supposed to be just the Three, very, very good, genius! Still a little shaky, but whoever he is, he's only 19 and he's going to do better than Brad Good! His voice, his acting, ah, why didn't he show up earlier?"

Cameron demurs: "Is it really good that he made the Phantom more paranoid and more arrogant - like a king?"

"Why not?" Weber retorted, "Why not! He was originally a king, he was extremely talented, he was persistent and loyal, and the only thing he lacked was a handsome face! Christine, because of a worthless face, Betrayed him! Stupid, she can't even tell who she really loves, she is already fascinated by him physically and mentally! She is not worthy of Phantom! Phantom, Phantom is just temporarily confused, when he sees Knowing this truth, he gave up on her mercilessly, a superficial woman, her excellent musical talent did not fill her empty heart! Hahahaha! Very smart, very happy!"

Cameron gapes as he watches Webber dance around like a madman.He looked at Joe Schumacher helplessly, and Joe Schumacher gave him an expected look of "Look".

Before Webber's arrival, after learning of Cameron's decision, Joe Schumacher immediately expressed his opposition. He believed that Webber's consent should be obtained before he could act.

Joe Schumacher said: "Cameron, you know how to make musicals money, Weber knows musicals."

Because Weber is a musical theater creation genius, he can feel more acutely than ordinary people what a musical character wants to express through singing.Without a doubt, he fully understood what Vogt Peston was saying.The relationship between Phantom and Christine is complex and changeable. Every actor has their own interpretation. The key is whether their interpretation can be recognized by the audience.

The musical "Phantom of the Opera" has been performed so far. Compared with the phantom who fell into the abyss of inferiority because of her ugly appearance, humble and desperately begging for Christine's love and companionship, Vogt's phantom is more convincing. When he pursues When he was Christine, he was crazy, domineering, and affectionate, yet retained his arrogance and dignity. When he gave up, he was so crisp and neat, returning to his noble and independent underground life without hesitation.In the words of young people, it is very "cool"!

And Weber is no longer the Weber of 18 years ago. He has made brilliant achievements, and he has experienced two marriages.He created a "kingdom" and became a "king", no longer blindly pursuing his moon goddess.Vogt's Phantom is simply the embodiment of his current state of mind.

Weber was overwhelmed by such a phantom.

"Has he signed with the King's Theater? It's really great!" Weber said with a smile on his face.

"Of course..." Cameron said dryly, "Joe also thinks he is very good and has great potential."

Joe Schumacher nodded: "He reminds me of Colin Farrell, he is very aura." Colin Farrell is an actor handpicked by Joe Schumacher. In "Sniper Booth", Colin Farrell's superb and tense performance made him one of the mainstream actors in Hollywood right after his debut.

"Or better than Colin." Joe Schumacher couldn't help adding.Colin Farrell is indeed a very good actor, but he is also a famous bad boy, drinking, taking drugs, promiscuous, which is a headache.Joe Schumacher watched him wantonly ruin his career as an actor, and he couldn't help sighing in private.But Vogt Peston, if he doesn't have a strong will, he can't sway freely between two extreme conflicting emotions.

Weber immediately looked at him vigilantly: "Joe, although you are my friend, Broadway finally has an extra talented young man, you can't take him away."

Joe Schumacher looks to Cameron.

Weber, who knew Cameron very well, immediately had a bad feeling: "Cameron, what do you want to do? Or, what are you going to do?"

Cameron cleared his throat, and under Weber's staring eyes, he said bravely, "Actually, I am going to ask the King's Theater and Vogt Peston to terminate the contract."