Capítulo 45: Chapter 45 This girl is a monster
"She's so beautiful!"
"It would be nice if I could take this part home and watch it repeatedly, she is so beautiful, it feels like she is shining!"
For a moment, the audience whispered, but soon, the stage lit up again, and for the sake of audience etiquette, silence soon returned, and Velma and Lockhee reappeared in the set, and the story continued.
Velma's one-man duet, Lockey pretending to be pregnant, Velma couldn't stand her "Baby" singing section at all, no matter what kind of viewing mentality the audience held, the whole show rolled forward smoothly, and there would be no ambiguity when there should be applause, although it was obvious that the difference between Lockhee's singing and the applause of the rest of the people was singing, but it was not an embarrassing scene of cheering and boosing. And Brantley's worries were not fully realized, although Velma was fully suppressed by Locksey in the drama, but the song and dance music has not collapsed, enough to compete with Lockhee, and also contributed several applause songs and dances. Soon, the plot progressed to the final climax, and after being released from prison, Lockhee and Velma, after another awkward and unbalanced rivalry scene, decided to work together to launch the "Chicago Murder Sisters" group. Their first official chorus, which is also the most classic "Nowadays" in the whole play, is finally about to appear.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the Chicago Theatre is proud to introduce you to the debut of the duo ..."
With the slightly excited voice of the luthier, the stage slowly lit up, and two figures appeared above the steps, the blonde and white-skinned Locke and the black-haired and dark-skinned Verma, both wearing shiny silver dance dresses, singing the classic song, "You can like your life now, and you can live as you like." "
Although both of them changed into beautiful costumes in the previous dance music, this set of costumes is undoubtedly the most luxurious, in the bright light, the silver coat flashes with a dazzling light, although the audience can see the cheapness and exaggeration of the costumes, but they can't deny that at this moment, they are very beautiful-
Well, or should I say, she is very beautiful, no one has gone to see Velma now, although in the bright light, the looks of both are blurred, but the previous performance has made it clear to the audience that Velma's appearance can only be regarded as mediocre compared to Lockhill.
Normally, the general public will not say that 'beauty is right', but human instinct is always irresistible, and no one will pay more attention to the less beautiful performer, Lockhee, for the sake of political correctness, so she is radiant and naturally focuses the attention of the audience on her. Even Velma's dancing is not lost to her, and the singing is not unpleasant compared to her, but ... Who cares? It's been more than an hour since the opening, and now the priority between the two has been completely defined, even if the two share the spotlight equally, but the lights on Lockhee's side seem to be bright.
Unlike the 10-minute "Roxie", the final performance consists of the jazz song "Nowadays" and the hot dance "Hot Honey Rag", "Nowadays" is a Loxi-style song, lazy, coquettish, and provocative, which is very different from Velma's strong and sexual, and Jennifer's song is also sung lazily and casually, but more than the devotion and madness in "Roxie". In the formal stage performance, she is not so narcissistic and confident, not the confident and charming style of 'Huanita', but a little petite and coquettish, this style and her delicate voice are a good contrast and supplement to Dietrich's deep voice and strong stage style.
When the lights are on, these two 'sisters' with similar heights and costumes form a harmonious picture. If you don't pay attention to their faces, the performance of the two in this song is equal and complementing each other, it can be said that they complement each other, in the bright lights of the whole stage, the two dance a light and playful dance, holding machine guns at the screen, and the audience can't help but cheer and laugh, celebrating the glory of the two criminals.
- They did sin, but what did it matter, it was fun, It's fun, isn\'t it?
At the end of the song, the cast took the stage to greet the audience, and the performance came to an end with thunderous applause, cheers, and sometimes 'Lockhee' shouts.
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"Woohoo!" shouted a few times as he folded his hands into a horn, and Jon stopped jumping, sat back in his seat in embarrassment, and packed his coat and bag with his mother, before slowly exiting the crowd. But she couldn't be quiet for a while, and she couldn't help but discuss it with her mother excitedly. "Jennifer's performance tonight was amazing! She danced so well! The only regret was that we weren't in a good position to see her face. "
"Yes, if we come back next time, we should buy a front seat, maybe we should sit in the front row. Jon's mother agreed, and although she was not as carried away as her daughter, she was still clapping hard at the end, and her hands were still a little painful. "The musical is pretty fun, isn't it? Maybe you'll be able to try it out next semester. "
"But Jennifer is so pretty—" Jon was a little unconfident, "and sings so well, that's why it's fun." If it's me..."
The surrounding audience is also sharing their feelings, "This is the most wonderful musical I have seen in recent years." "
"I think she's even more beautiful than advertised. Her first solo was so beautiful!"
"The second one is also good, her acting skills are really good, and she is completely engaged in the role - Harry, you've seen a lot of musicals, do you know this girl? what's her name?"
Jon couldn't help but talk, "Her name is Jennifer Jefferson. "
A lot of people cast interested eyes, and Jon, as a well-informed person, proudly shared with everyone, "We came to see her perform, and she had a cameo role in 'CSI' and it grabbed our hearts right away. But unfortunately, except for that episode and tonight's performance, the rest of her information was not found. "
"This can't be!" said more than one person thought it was ridiculous, "she's so good at acting, she seems so sophisticated—maybe you're not looking in the right direction, she's been working out on Off-Broadway before, and you're new to musicals—I heard you just now, in fact, sitting in the front row doesn't work well, you get too much light to see the stage, and it's too loud." "
The boy who had been called Harry before struck up with Jon, "If you want to come and see it again, you can buy a first-class seat, the center of the fifth row is a good position, but you have to book it earlier, there are no cheap tickets for this kind of seat, and it is impossible to buy it at TKTS." "
He was very interested in Jennifer Jefferson, and kept asking Jon if there were any clues other than "CSI", Jon shook his head regretfully, "Someone on the discussion board said that she had been working in a restaurant in Los Angeles before, he had met her a few times, and just a few months ago, he also said that Jennifer was very young, not yet 21 years old, but he couldn't show a photo to prove it, just a gamble that it must be true." "
"It can't be. Harry scoffed, "Her acting skills are so good, how can she be 21 years old - that kind of calm and unhurried feeling is not at all something that a rookie can have." "
"But we don't have any other clues. Jon said helplessly.
"Why don't you just ask her?" Harry asked, seemingly having made up his mind, "we can go to the back door of the theater." It was the staff passage doorway, and in an hour or two Jennifer would come out. "
"An hour or two?" exclaimed Jon.
"Yes, today is the premiere, and there will definitely be an After Party. Harry said, "Even if it doesn't, it will take some time to remove makeup, and I've decided to wait, what about you?"
Jon was impressed, but looked at his mother and shook his head wisely, "I came with my mother, we have to go back - but if you ask, please be sure to tell me." "
"No problem. Harry swapped MSN with her.
When Jon's mother and daughter took a taxi, Jon's mother looked at her reluctant daughter and comforted her, saying, "Next time, let's come to see the first-class table together, and after that, we will go to the staff aisle and wait." There will be no party at the daily performance, and you will be able to see her after waiting for ten minutes. "
"Hmm!" Jon rejoiced again, and she found her excitement as she stuffed the scrap of paper Harry had given her into her bag. "I can't wait to go home - I'm going to post a review of today's drama on the discussion board!"
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Unlike the fans, the critics are definitely treated better, and they are naturally invited backstage to the After Party to interact with the cast, and some of the critics are friends with James and other theater executives themselves, and of course they take the opportunity to get together. The whole backstage is very lively now, all kinds of alcohol are spilled together, and you can hear the sounds of 'congratulations', 'great success', and 'cheers' everywhere. It can be said that the party is completely immersed in a sea of joy.
"Three or four minutes of applause and cheers, and the cheers were so loud that even "Cats" and "Phantom of the Opera" were rarely heard. Patrick shook his head and Brantley sighed, "Did you hear what they said when they left the show? Even if the reviews are all bad, the box office can sell crazy just by word-of-mouth, and this time Jaime is completely on the right bet." "
The audience chooses movies very much for film reviews, but for musicals, the impact of drama reviews is small, the Schubert Theater has more than 1,000 seats, "Chicago" is a famous play, a guaranteed box office is three or four hundred, if half of the audience today after returning to the play praise, and their relatives and friends can fill the theater in a short time. After all, a local will come to see the show today, at least it means that he has this spare money and this cultural level, then his friend must have something similar to his economic situation, if he praises "Chicago" and recommends it strongly, he is likely to watch it again with his friends. The result of this snowball is that even if only 100 audiences give a high reputation at the beginning, as long as the snowball rolls, it can bring a stable box office of 200 to 300 to the theater for a long time.
Judging by the audience's reaction, there were definitely more than a hundred people who were very satisfied with the repertoire, but Brantley couldn't say that he had seen a very good musical tonight, the audience only needed to see the good singing and dancing in the audience, and the big highlights of the Lockhee scene to be satisfied, while the critics watched something more professional.
"But it's not Chicago anymore," he shook his head, "and it's totally Lockhee's solo show." "
"Yes, poor Velma," Patrick sighed as well, but apparently only echoed it, his interest entirely focused on Lockhee. "Is that girl showing up? It's time for her to finish her makeup. "
The lead actor sometimes goes to the party to remove his makeup and change his clothes, so Patrick keeps looking to the door.
"What are you going to say about tonight's show?" Brantley asked, and critics were not taboo about such exchanges.
"Praise, of course. Patrice said without hesitation, giving Brantley a few strange looks, "Are you going to give a bad review?"
At a glance, it is clear that Patrick has been completely conquered by Lockhee, and will definitely comment on Lockhee's wonderful performance at length in the drama review, but Brantley is still undecided about this: I can't help but admit that Lockhee's performance is very good, and the only contradiction in this show is that her level is higher than that of the troupe, so that there is a fault in performance. But—Brantley was a loyal viewer and lover of Broadway, and he instinctively wanted to preserve the existing cultural system and hierarchy of Broadway, and it would be emotionally unacceptable to admit that the nobodies that James hastily promoted overwhelmed the troupe and published this opinion in his column.
"Oh, the girl is here!" said Patrick, as he could look at the door as far as he could, before Brantley could reply, "ah, she's shorter than I thought. "
There was a round of applause and cheers at the door, and Jennifer Jefferson walked into the party.
Jennifer Jefferson is much more low-key offstage than on stage, wearing a bohemian dress and flats, so she looks shorter and thinner than on stage, and—of course she's still beautiful, but compared to the seductive and glamorous on stage, offstage she'... lacks the temperament that makes people ignore her shortcomings and only be fascinated by her amorous style.
No one looks flawless, but when she is on stage, even in front of the camera of "CSI", you don't pay attention to these at all, and now after watching the real person, you will be picky about whether her nose is a little too high, Brantley observed her for a while, and was satisfied to find that she was actually not so charming, and he was very unhappy: if her temperament is so plain, doesn't it mean that her acting skills have been superb?
Jennifer Jefferson was of course the center of attention, everyone wanted to talk to her, congratulations on her miraculous debut, and in the middle of the party, she was brought in by her PR assistant to greet Brantley and the others, Brantley found that she was very calm and rational, and despite the praise she had just received, she seemed to be extremely calm, not excited, very clear thinking, and spoke properly, and he found a detail - although Jennifer had a glass of wine in her hand, she barely drank it.
"This girl is a monster. Suddenly, he felt more sympathy for Dietrich. For all the actors of his generation, working with monster peers was their biggest nightmare.
But, in any case, Brantley is a professional drama critic, and he also has his own professional ethics, and it is impossible to let his emotions dominate his objective attitude. By the time the party was over, he had an idea for the review and a title.
Due to the contradiction in his heart, he did not drink too much, and when he walked out of the venue, he was still sober, and Patrick was already too drunk to notice the many people who had inexplicably gathered in the alley.
"What's going on?" Brantley asked theater security.
The security guard shrugged, "It's all waiting for 'Lockhee', Man, it's definitely a record number tonight." "
As a Broadway security guard, of course, he is well-informed, and he is not surprised by this kind of thing, even Brantley has certainly seen a lot of post-play fans waiting for idols to come out to sign autographs. However, after all, local Broadway actors are more civilian, and the number of fans is limited, and there can be more than ten or twenty people waiting after a show, even if it is very popular.
Brantley silently counted the crowd that was about to line up outside the alley, and it didn't take long for him to give up and shake his head—it must have been more than fifty anyway.
"This girl is a monster!" he said viciously in his heart, and then aloud in the bewildered eyes of the security guards. "Tell you, she's an absolute monster!"
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