Chapter 284 284 Broadway Drama

Standing on a random street in the city of New York, it is easy to get lost in the bustling and endless prosperity, because this city is like a kaleidoscope of ever-changing, showing a variety of beautiful faces. The prosperity and extravagance of the Upper East Side, the lushness of Central Park, the luxury and fashion of Fifth Avenue, the art and rebellion of Greenwich Village, the randomness and chaos of Brooklyn, the dignity and filth of Wall Street...

This is a city full of countless charms, like a miniature world, where people can appreciate the world, whether it is to enjoy life or work hard, it is full of countless opportunities.

Although Hugo is very interested in the countless sightseeing spots in New York, Hugo is still more interested in Broadway by comparison.

Broadway, which runs north-south across New York, is the most important road in the city, not only because it is one of the most central traffic arteries in Manhattan, but also because it gathers the sweat of the world's top theatrical talents. If there is Hollywood on the west coast of the United States, then the east coast has a world-famous cultural heritage because of the existence of Broadway. This has also led to the emergence of cultural circles with their own characteristics on the east and west coasts of the United States. From movies to music, a comprehensive confrontation has been formed. This confrontation has also created the prosperity of the entire American entertainment culture.

Broadway Avenue is the core of American modern singing and dancing art. Every year, millions of tourists from all over the world sit in the seats of Broadway theaters to enjoy the wonderful theater culture that has been precipitated for hundreds of years. The biggest feature of Broadway singing and dancing art is that it does not have any artistic restrictions. It integrates dance, music, and drama. Some plays are a combination of art and public taste. They are highly ornamental and entertaining. From "cats" to "The Phantom of the Opera", from "Les Miserables" to "Miss Saigon", the endless variety of wonderful repertoires make tourists from all over the world come to this dramatic mecca time and again to appreciate this rich and diverse art.

Hugo has always had a strong interest in Broadway drama, because it is a very rich artistic expression. Imagine standing on a wide stage and using your singing and performance as a channel to present a wonderful drama. And standing on the stage to perform in real time, this is a way of performance without retreat, a mistake may lead to a chain of negative reactions, so the actor's ability to respond to the situation must be very good.

Although the way of singing on Broadway is not suitable for popular music, and the way of performing on Broadway is too exaggerated for TV and film works, this is a way of performance only suitable for the Broadway stage, but Hugo still believes that Art is all connected, and I can definitely learn something different from a Broadway show.

"Why did you choose this play?" Joseph looked at the ticket in his hand, and on it was written the name of a play he had never heard of, "A. Matter. Of. Gravity", since there was no show book. The actor's picture is introduced, so Joseph doesn't know what the point of the show is. "I just saw that 'Cat' is being shown. Why don't you watch this classic show, I heard it's very exciting."

Hugo pressed the bowler hat on his head and looked at the crowd of people around him, "Do you think we can buy tickets for 'Cat'?" Although Hugo and the others chose the theater that was far from Times Square. Square), but the number of audiences is still very large. It is not easy to buy tickets for a popular drama like "Cat". You must book at least a week in advance to get the chance to enter the venue. If you come to buy tickets, you will naturally need to stand aside.

Joseph also understood what Hugo meant. Looking at the lively crowd around him, he could only shrug helplessly. If it was a month ago, it is estimated that Joseph may have started to murmur, relying on Hugo's current popularity and status, it should not be too difficult to obtain a VIP box ticket; but now, Joseph has not said much, obviously The mind has also become much calmer.

Hugo picked up the ticket in his hand and pointed to the row of words below, "Also, didn't you see this name in the cast list?"

"They didn't give me the picture magazine, how do I know..." Joseph grumbled and complained, this is really a play without any name, not even the picture magazine, making it difficult for Joseph to have any interest in it. interest. But when Joseph's eyes fell on the row of names at the bottom of the ticket, he was suddenly stunned, "This is..." Joseph thought he was dazzled, looked up at the lights around him, and walked to a place where the light was more abundant. The place looked down and glanced, "Is this Katharine Hepburn (Katharine. Hepburn)?"

Joseph raised his head to look at Hugo and cast a confirming look, "Is this the Katherine Hepburn we know?" Obviously, Joseph was not mentally prepared for such a name to appear here and now, his eyes full of heart. Surprise and surprise.

Hugo couldn't help showing a satisfied smile, "When I saw it, I was also very surprised, so when I learned that there were still tickets for this drama, I prepared to watch it without hesitation. I missed such an opportunity, but I will regret it for the rest of my life. "

Katherine Hepburn, one of the greatest actresses in the history of American cinema, perhaps this "one" will have many people raising their hands in agreement, the actress who was born in 1907, is the most legendary American The movie superstar is recognized as an iconic figure in the American film and theater industry, and some people even call her "Her Majesty Catherine".

Katherine still holds the record for the most Oscars for Best Actress, and she has won four of her twelve Oscar nominations, even though Meryl Streep has since surpassed Katherine in the number of nominations , but Katherine is still the first place in the American Film Institute's list of the greatest actresses in the history of American film.

During Katherine's acting career, she dedicated "Alice - Adams (Alice. Adams)", "Little Women (Little. Women)", "Philadelphia Story (The. Philadelphia. Story)", "Guess Who" Come for dinner (Guess. Who's. Coming. To. Dinner)", "The. Lion. In. Winter", "On. Golden. Pond" and countless other classics, their splendor The actor's career journey continued from the 1930s to the 1970s, and for 40 years, he became a benchmark for Hollywood actresses.

In addition to superb performances, Catherine has also become the most unique top actress after the 1930s because of her witty, elegant and unruly personality.

Catherine refuses to dress up as a lady, prefers trousers and casual clothes. She is the first Hollywood actress to wear men's clothes off the screen, and also the first actress in film history to wear pants to attend the Oscars. In the 1990s, the feminist movement and female liberation simply did not give birth to unfamiliar concepts. Female stars had almost no independence at all. At that time, women could not even be tolerated in social situations wearing trousers. But all these restraints were ineffective for her, not to mention the bad relationship between her and the reporter, who had nothing to do with Catherine, who loved and hated her.

Catherine's rebelliousness has countless iconic events in her career. Except that she never attended the Oscars to receive her Oscar trophy, the most impressive thing for Hugo was Catherine. Caring for colleagues. In 1959, Catherine and Elizabeth - Taylor (Elizabeth. Taylor), Montgomery - Clift (Montgomery. Clift) together to shoot by Joseph - L - Mankiewicz (Joseph. L. Mankiewicz) directed works "Suddenly, last. Summer".

Before the filming of the film, Clift suffered a car accident. During the filming of the film, his condition deteriorated repeatedly. Hepburn took the initiative to take on the task of taking care of him, helping him to give up sleeping pills and deal with the pain correctly. Although both Hepburn and Taylor did their best to take care of and maintain Clift, director Mankiewicz was indifferent to Clift.

As soon as Clift began to tremble, forget words, or lose his temper during filming, Mankiewicz told the producers to replace the actors, and Hepburn and Taylor joined forces to threaten the director if Clift didn't play them. Both also quit. Because they believed that the director's public discussion of dropping Clift was a form of torture for the actors, and they both thought that Mankiewicz was a man without sympathy.

On the day the film was finished, Hepburn walked up to Mankiewicz and asked him, "Are you sure it's over?" , Hepburn paused, then jumped up and slapped Mankiewicz to express his dissatisfaction with the director. Hepburn then turned to leave.

Katharine Hepburn has not worked with Joseph L-Mankiewicz since then.

In fact, when Hugo heard about this in the past, he only regarded it as an anecdote discussion. After all, the life of the entertainment industry was too far away from him. But after entering the entertainment industry, Hugo realized how incredible it was. Even now that the power of directors and producers has been greatly reduced, few actors dare to confront the director so directly. Not to mention being a great director.

You know, Mankiewicz became famous as early as 1933 for "Skippy", and later for "A. Letter. To. Three. Wives" and "Three wives. Yan. History (A. Letter. To. Three. Wives)" Comet Beauty (All. About. Eve)" won the Oscar for Best Director for two consecutive years.

It's as if someone slapped Steven Spielberg right on the set right now. And in the distant 1959, it was even more bizarre when actress Katherine, who was still underappreciated at the time, accomplished this feat.

Especially after going through big-name doubts, Hugo understood even more how rare and difficult it is to fight against reporters, defend colleagues, and insist on self-confidence in the colorful entertainment circle. This also made Hugo's admiration for Catherine even more profound. This woman has a legendary life both from the perspective of an actor and an ordinary person.

Therefore, Hugo couldn't wait to be able to buy tickets for Catherine's "Major Issue", and Joseph walked quickly towards the entrance of the theater without saying a word, and waited a few steps away. Later, only to realize that Hugo hadn't followed, Joseph turned around and complained with wide eyes, "What are you waiting for? The drama is about to start! Hurry up! Hurry up!"

There are still three quarters of an hour before the opening of "Major Issues".