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"His name is Frank Wilson, and he played the role of The Phantom at the Majestic Theater before..." The theater assistant Ana Garcia, a girl with big eyes and freckles, handed Vogt a glass of Over coffee, chat with him quietly, "You know the Phantom, right? The leading actor in "The Phantom of Opera"..."

Vogt, who stayed despite Angelina's intercession, touched his nose, imitated her and whispered after taking the coffee: "Of course, I know "The Phantom of the Opera."

"The Phantom of the Opera" is the masterpiece of musical theater master Andrew Lloyd Webber, adapted from the Gothic love novel "Phantom of the Opera" by French writer Leroux. It premiered at the Queen's Theater in London, England in 1986 and landed on Broadway in the United States in 1988 , which has been staged until now, has become the most classic and popular play on Broadway besides "Cats", which is also Andrew Lloyd Webber's work.However, "Cats" has ended its 2000-year performance in 18, but "Phantom of the Opera" continues to be performed as a fixed repertoire of the King's Theatre. According to the current development momentum, "Phantom of the Opera" has achieved more than "Cats". A thing to be expected.

Just how popular is The Phantom of the Opera?Since its premiere in 1986, in London, as long as the theater plays this play, there will always be a full house.Vogt's British grandmother was a theater lover, and "The Phantom of the Opera" was her favorite.Every time I visit her, the whole Vogt family can’t escape the fate of watching a show. People like Vogt have a particularly good memory and can memorize the lines of “The Phantom of the Opera” word for word from the age of seven. .

In the United States, the atmosphere of drama is not as strong as that in the United Kingdom, but the average attendance rate of "Phantom of the Opera" is also considerable.

However, watching a "Phantom of the Opera" at the King's Theater requires a ticket price ranging from 80 to 250 US dollars, which is not cheap, so the theater is more exclusive to the middle class.Moreover, many people in the younger generation continue to decline in their recognition of drama, and there are not a few children who are not interested in Broadway classics.

After more than a month of dissertation ravages, Vogt's face is still charming, but Ana Garcia is not sure if he is a young man with little cash and no drama knowledge.

Anna smiled happily when Vogt said he knew about The Phantom of the Opera - which meant they could chat!

Vogt questioned: "Have played the Phantom? Then why is he here, you know..." In a large-scale play like "The Phantom of the Opera", the roles are relatively stable, and it is possible for the same person to act for five or six years. , especially male actors have longer acting careers than female actors.How can an actor who plays such an important role be willing to leave Broadway and condescend to come to Off-Broadway?

"Oh, he doesn't appear on stage much, he's the third backup of The Phantom," Anna explained.

Vogt: "Oh, I see." Theatrical performances are mostly singing and dancing. It is definitely physical work. During the Broadway season, it is very normal for large-scale plays to perform twice a day.There is no guarantee that the same actor will always be in shape.In view of the possibility of rest rotation and accidents, generally large-scale plays have at least two groups of performance lineups, one group is fixed and has more chances to appear on stage, and the other group is backup, which can replace the performance when necessary.In addition, there will be No. [-] or even No. [-] backup actors for the important roles that play a heavy role, which is not only to cultivate talents, but also to prevent the accidents of the No. [-] and No. [-] roles at the same time.Whether the backup actors No. [-] and No. [-] will appear depends on the status of No. [-] and No. [-], and the chances of performing will inevitably be greatly reduced.Some aspiring actors are not satisfied with the status quo, preferring to step back and turn to off-Broadway.Off Broadway, their strength and experience will be more valued.Just like Frank Wilson, a Phantom's No. [-] back-up actor, has become the most important protagonist of the new play at the Cherry Lane Theater.

So even if his attitude is a little arrogant, whether it is the executive director of the theater Angelina or the manager and artistic director Jerry Rio Marrero is more tolerant of him.

As a representative of young actors, Anna doesn't like Frank very much, but Frank has appeared on the Broadway stage as a phantom, no matter how many times, Anna feels envy and admiration.

Off-Broadway has always had very conflicted feelings about Broadway.They have created countless new plays, hoping that one day they can move to the Broadway stage and leave ink in history. Improve, become unattainable.

The name of the new play rehearsed at the Cherry Lane Theater is "Geometric Fire". The screenwriter is a fat Italian in his 40s named Nicholas Sade, and the director is concurrently served by the manager and artistic director of the theater, Jério Marrero. .

The story is quite fantastic and satirical, about the work of a doctor of geometry.This doctor is a research geek, he is full of confusion and fear of the world outside of books.Before work, he told his geometry book about his inner anxiety. Several geometric figures, including circles, triangles, squares, and polygons, turned into sprites and jumped out to show the doctor their excellence.For example, the circle is said to have perfect radians and smooth curves, the moon and the sun are like it, and it is praised as the ultimate form of all things. Doctors should learn from it, smooth and clever.Triangle says the PhD should learn it, keep it sharp and individual.Fang Fang also said that a doctor should learn it, be serious and correct.Polygon goes on to say that the Doctor should learn it, both sharp and serious.The doctor works in the government, he told the politicians to be honest, because the square around him asked him to be serious and upright, he was fired.He worked at the school, he lied to the students because Round thought he needed to be tactful and smart, got fired, and so on, the Doctor was always showing the wrong character to the wrong people, and he didn't keep a single job.In the end, he said "I don't know what's going on in this world" and committed suicide.

The above is Vogt's understanding.This drama satirizes the disconnection between learning and society, and satirizes politicians. It has a part of thinking about human nature, and it is a bit suspected of moaning without illness. The theme is general.But the lines are somewhat interesting, and if the performance is good, it may not fail to bring joy and thinking to the audience.

Frank Wilson is the protagonist, playing the role of Doctor of Geometry, the most important part of the show.

Matt only played the role of a walk-on. More often, he followed Jerry Rio Marrero and helped him.

"Angelina and Jerio are both optimistic about Matt and think he has the talent to become a director." Anna said.

The funds and manpower of small theaters are always stretched, especially the Cherry Lane Theater, which is more willing to give newcomers opportunities and space to develop, which always leads to uneven quality of works, unstable box office revenue, and frequent replacement of troupe members.It wasn't until Jelio Marrero became the theater manager ten years ago that he introduced two excellent plays "Zoo Story" and "Morning at Seven", and even almost moved to the Broadway stage, the theater's economic situation improved. .Today, the Cherry Lane Theater has established a certain reputation on Off-Broadway, with regular old audiences and some new audiences who come here.

The capable Jelio Marrero is a permanent theater manager and artistic director, and often irregularly acts as a stage designer, director of a new play, a secondary actor, and a finance manager... He always hopes to hire one of the first two A trustworthy director is in charge of the rehearsal of new dramas, but he can't find anyone he likes.In the end he simply cultivated himself.

Matt Miller was excavated by Jerry from off-Broadway.He has been at the Cherry Lane Theater for nearly ten years, has an unparalleled love for drama, is diligent and sincere, and always repays kindness. If it weren't for his mediocre talent, Jerry would have recommended him to Broadway through his contacts.Seeing that Matt's age is up and his achievements are just like this, Jerio has the idea of ​​letting him be his assistant. Unexpectedly, Matt's acting talent is average, but he has a bit of aura as a director.Jerio immediately decided to let him learn from him.Matt also likes this new job. He doesn't want to leave the drama he loves, so he is studying steadily and bought a lot of books on this subject.

"He will be an excellent director..." Anna murmured, her cheeks flushed slightly.

Only then did Vogt know that Anna took the initiative to strike up a conversation with him not because he fell in love with him, but because she liked Matt.

"Anna, you're hurting me so much, complimenting one man in front of another," Vogt teased.

Anna bit her lips and gave him a white look: "Liar, you are not sad at all! Also, you are just a brat, Vogt, not qualified to tease your sister."

Vogt laughed. "You're too honest, Anna... are you sure I'm really just a brat?" He blinked his deep amber eyes innocently.

"Oh, don't look at me like that!"

"Ha ha……"

Vogt and Anna had a pleasant chat here, but the rehearsal of the new play did not go well.Jerry Rio Marrero had to temporarily call a stop to let everyone take a rest.He wanted to stop Frank to talk to him, but Frank walked backstage angrily and slammed the lounge door shut.

Jerio sighed, ran his hair through his hair, and walked over to Vogt and Anna.Matt was there too, Vogt was brought here, he was sorry for Frank's rudeness just now.

Anna handed over the coffee: "Jerio, take a break."

"I'm sorry, Vogt, but I apologize on Frank's behalf," Jerry said kindly.

Vogt remembered that Angelina asked him to stay just now, and Frank Wilson said angrily, "I hope you can ensure that he shuts up and doesn't disturb our rehearsal." There was no annoyance in his heart, but it was fake. Also expressed understanding.

"It's okay, he's just too serious."

Jerio agrees too much with this comment: "He's really serious..." He frowned deeply.

Matt held back, couldn't help poking Jerio, and said in a low voice, "Jero, I don't think he is suitable for Archimedes." Archimedes, the protagonist of "Geometry Fire", geometry PhD.

The author has something to say: Note:

1. "Geometry on Fire" is the repertoire of Cherry Lane Theater in 2004-2005.However, because the content of the play could not be found, the story was made up by the author. "Zoo Story" and "Morning at Seven" are also shows at the Cherry Lane Theater, but their influence is unclear, and the almost Broadway stage is also fictional.

2. "The Phantom of the Opera" is a very great musical. You can Baidu the version of the 25th anniversary performance of the play. It was staged at the Albert Hall in the UK, which is very exciting.