Hollywood superstar XX history [travel]

Frank Wilson was signed by Jelios Marrero himself, and he strongly recommended him to play the leading role in "Geometry Fire". Matt beat Jelios for saying so carelessly that he is not suitable. s face.

However, Jerio is a tolerant and generous person, and he also likes Matt's character of not hiding, and he is not angry at all.Besides, he actually felt that Matt was right that Frank was really not suitable for the role of Archimedes.

According to the script, Archimedes should be a scholar with high IQ and low EQ. He is full of fear and anxiety about the world outside of books, and he is very bad at communicating with people.He is not afraid of the geometric elves who turn into adults, because they are familiar to him, but when he meets people from the outside world, he becomes introverted, timid, and has no independent opinion. Fire and strongly questioned his knowledge, became inferior and desperate, and eventually committed suicide.

Archimedes' emotional changes are obvious and exaggerated, but Frank always suppresses these emotions within a certain limit. He plays like a gentleman who is educated and proud of his talents, not a neurotic who is going to self-destruction. PhD.

At this time, the screenwriter Nicholas Sade also came over. He also noticed the problem and whispered: "This is not the Archimedes I want."

The launch of the new drama is imminent, but the most important protagonist has a problem.Neither the director nor the screenwriter wanted to settle for it.Jerio was very distressed.

Vogt looked left and right, and couldn't help but say, "Don't you find that Mr. Wilson looks like a person?"

This nonsensical sentence attracted the attention of Jerry and the others.

"Who?" Matt asked.

Vogt affirmed, "Phantom."

Matt: "It's not surprising, he was a Phantom performer before."

Vogt shrugged. "But when he's Archimedes, he's also a phantom."

There was a flash of inspiration in everyone's mind, and they all showed expressions of sudden realization!

Those present were all people who had been immersed in the drama for many years. Although they had noticed Frank's incompatibility before, they didn't think of it for a while.Because this is the second play that Frank has rehearsed since he came to the Cherry Lane Theater. Frank completed the first play very well, so no one thinks that he is still stuck in the role of the Phantom and cannot extricate himself.

But in fact, this is what can happen!It is understandable that an actor has been trying to figure out a role for a long time and has worked hard to play the role. It is understandable that he still can't get out of the role after leaving the role.In the last show, the problem didn't explode, just because the last character still had something in common with the Phantom.

Think about Frank's performance just now, his movements, his demeanor, and his singing voice all faintly carry the shadow of that mysterious and gloomy phantom.Even in his usual words and deeds, Frank unconsciously showed some of the character traits of the Phantom.

It is conceivable how fanatical and dedicated Frank was during those times when he was preparing for the Phantom.

Unfortunately, Frank's efforts did not pay off in the end.In order to get more appearances, he had to leave his favorite role and come off Broadway.

For a while, everyone stopped talking.Jerry and the others are sincere and tireless people who work hard for drama, so they understand Frank's persistence and embarrassment very much, and feel sympathy and regret from the bottom of their hearts.

"That's enough, brat!"

At some point, Frank had come out of the lounge.Hearing what Vogt said, he suddenly had an embarrassing feeling of being stripped naked.He flew into a rage!

"My performance doesn't need your criticism! What do you know?" Frank had disliked Vogt from the beginning, and now he concentrated his fire on him.

A brat who doesn't understand anything is not qualified to talk about his role!

Vogt felt very lying: "I didn't mean to criticize you..."

"Frank, calm down!" Jerry said in a good voice.

"Do you agree with what he said? I'm still thinking about a role I don't want? I can't play Archimedes well?" Frank asked Jerio, "Do you think he understands drama? Better than me?"

"Frank..."

"Get him out!" Frank pointed at Vogt and said firmly, "I don't want to see him!"

The atmosphere suddenly froze.

"Do you dare to compete?" Vogt said abruptly.

ah?Jerio and the others looked at him in unison.

Frank: "What?" He laughed and laughed on the spot: "Signor, Ibeg your pardon? (Sir, may I ask you to say that again?)"

"Here we go again...①" Vogt grumbled, and then said seriously: "You said I don't understand drama..."

Frank interrupted him roughly: "You know drama? You think you know drama? A kid who doesn't know the so-called understands drama?"

Vogt said calmly: "Look, your tone of voice now! The tone of Carlotta, the principal soprano of the Paris Opera House in the first act of "The Phantom of the Opera"..."

Frank took a deep breath from being choked, and he pursed his lips harshly: "Are you sure you know what you're talking about?"

"Of course, a match."

Frank sarcastically said, "What are you comparing me to? You studied drama?" He looked Vogt up and down contemptuously, and said strangely: "In the drama club at school?"

Vogt was stunned: "Well...you can say that." The drama club of Oxford University often conducts exchanges and performances with the Royal Academy of Drama.When he thought of the process of joining the club and the only performance experience he had been cheated by, he felt heartbroken for a while.The cause of his escape to the United States is indirectly related to the drama club.

Frank: "How dare you? I'm a Broadway actor, and you actually compare me with yours, this...?"

Vogt said: "That's right. If you lose, admit that you're still thinking about the Phantom — there's no shame in that, and you have to move on. If I lose, as you wish, I'll get out."

"Oh, Vogt, you don't need to do this..." Hearing this, everyone knew that Vogt was well-meaning, and they spoke out to stop him.

Frank felt that he was isolated and rejected, he sneered: "How do you want to compare?"

Vogt said: "How about using the characters you are most familiar with? Ask Ms. Williams to be Christine and Mr. Marrero to be the judge."

"My God, Vogt, are you crazy?" Everyone gasped!

Frank Wilson's most familiar character is naturally the Phantom in "The Phantom of the Opera".And Christine is the heroine in "The Phantom of the Opera".

The story of the musical "Phantom of the Opera" is: in the Paris Opera House, strange things happen frequently, and the original chief heroine is almost killed by stones. This is a masterpiece from the "Phantom" who lives in the underground labyrinth of the theater.The Phantom is ugly and elusive, but possesses a peerless musical talent.He fell in love with the actress Christine, taught her to sing secretly, at all costs, and even helped her get the position of the heroine by killing, but Christine fell in love with the theater patron Raoul. Sting betrayed him, tried every means to prevent them from being together, even captured Raoul, and threatened Christine to be with him.In the end, Christine moved the Phantom with an emotional kiss, and the Phantom released Raoul, freed Christine, left behind the cloak and mask, and disappeared alone in the dark underground labyrinth, becoming a story passed down through the ages. legend.

Although Frank is only the No. [-] back-up actor of Phantom, his dramatic skills are one of the best in Broadway, where competition is extremely fierce. Otherwise, it would be impossible to play the leading role as soon as he came to Off-Broadway.

People didn't know that Vogt was a student at Oxford University, and they thought he was just a high school student at his age.The drama club in high school is no different from playing, let alone on the same level as professional actors on Broadway.

Was Vogt trying to lose on purpose?Or do you have no concept of the level of professional Broadway actors?

No one thought Vogt had made a wise decision anyway.

Frank felt that this was the greatest irony to him!Is he not as good as a kid from the school drama club?

Frank laughed angrily: "Okay! Very good! One more thing, if you lose, you must apologize to me!"

Vogt almost laughed.Well, no matter how angry he was, Frank Wilson was still unable to utter indecent words, and the worst way to retaliate was to make him apologize... Like a bluffing cat, he vowed to maintain his "gentleman" style to the death!

Vogt nodded and said briskly, "No problem."

Others were less sanguine than Vogt.Anyone with acting experience knows that there is only one real battlefield for stage actors——

stage!

The stage is where the actors decide the outcome.Standing on the stage, the quality of the actor's performance can be seen at a glance.As for the competition between actors, there is a situation called pressure play.On an open stage, what often attracts the audience's attention is not the actor's appearance, but his spirit.Spiritual energy is mainly manifested as stage dominance, which is a feeling that can only be understood but cannot be expressed in words. Innate talent and acquired training are indispensable.An outstanding actor is full of aura, and it is easy to overshadow another actor.Just like movie actors competing with each other, as soon as an actor with excellent acting skills appears on the stage, everyone's eyes can't help but focus on him.For an actor, there is nothing more frustrating and humiliating than being pressured.

Seeing how Frank gritted his teeth, it was obvious that he had this idea.

"Vogt, it's too late to admit defeat." Matt whispered to Vogt.He had tasted the feeling of being suppressed, and he was ashamed.He was worried that Vogt would be abused badly.In his view, Vogt is a complete ignorant man without fear.

"It's okay." Vogt was very calm.

"What, are you scared?" Frank saw Matt and Vogt whispering, provocatively.

Everyone's worries were not wrong. He was so excited by Vogt that he was ready to kill this ignorant brat in seconds, making him feel ashamed even to speak.He didn't want Vogt to run away.

"Come on!" Vogt held out his hand to Angelina: "Beautiful lady, our Christine, please..."

Compared with other people's worries, Angelina seemed much more relieved. She even looked forward with anticipation: "Okay, but I must declare in advance that I am not a competent Christine." As a drama lover, Angelina likes the show "The Phantom of the Opera" very much, and knows the characters in it very well.But she doesn't have a beautiful voice and superb acting skills.

"Honey, you've turned all living beings upside down just by standing on stage," Vogt complimented.

"Handsome Mr. Phantom, I love Raoul, don't tempt me to fall in love with you." Angelina smiled heartily, put Vogt's hand in her hand, and walked onto the stage.

"Slick," Frank said dully. "Mr. Marrero, where do we start?"

At this point, Jerio had no choice but to stand up as the judge.He thought for a while and said, "The fourth session of "The Phantom of Opera" and the fifth session of "The Music of the Night", one segment per person?"

The author has something to say: ①Signor means Mr., and it comes from Italian. Often used in The Phantom of the Opera.Frank does not admit that he still misses the role of Phantom, but in fact, his words and deeds still have some shadows of "Phantom of the Opera".

②In the first act of "The Phantom of the Opera", Carlotta, the principal soprano of the Paris Opera House, was startled by the phantom. Andre, one of the theater managers, said "Thesethings do happen" in order to whitewash the peace. Carlotta was so angry that he immediately exploded Crazy, repeating "Thesethingsdohappen" several times, each repetition contains different emotions, disbelief, sarcasm, anger, etc., very funny.Frank unconsciously used the accent from "The Phantom of the Opera".