Appreciation and Evaluation of Mamma Mia

In 1999,

The West End of London Prince Edward Theatre premiered. Unprecedented sensation, celebrities from all walks of life flocked to watch with the general audience, breaking the London ticket room record and paralyzing the traffic in London.

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he entered Broadway and performed nearly 2, performances, becoming one of the longest-running musicals on Broadway, surpassing the classic The Sound of Music.

In p>22,

nominated Tony Award for Best Musical and Tony Award for Best Musical Screenplay.

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Mamma Mia! The Korean version of the performance set a record for Korean drama. The help of Korean music is even more mammammia! Bring a new oriental style.

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the Swiss version won the Golden Face Awards: Best Music, Best Actress in Musical, Best Supporting Actress in Musical, Best Director in Musical and Best Background Design.

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Tom Hanks, the Hollywood winner, was bullish on Mamma Mia! The play has been adapted and will be put on the Hollywood screen in 27.

In p>21,

has toured 24 cities around the world, from Las Vegas in the United States to Seoul and Tokyo, and 42 million audiences around the world laughed for it, setting a global box office of 2 billion and winning the title of "the world's first musical".

The musical Mamma Mia has been published in 13 languages: English, German, Japanese, Dutch, Korean, Spanish, Swedish, Flemish, Russian, Norwegian, Italian (in production), Danish (in production) and French (in production). The Chinese version will become Mamma Mia! 14th language version in extended family.

At present, there are 1 different versions of the musical Mamma Mia staged in different parts of the world, including London, Broadway, Mexico, Australia, the Netherlands, Spain, South Korea, Japan, the United States and international tours. In addition, five versions will be released soon, namely, Copenhagen version, Paris version, Milan version, South African tour version and China version. "ABBA has an amazing talent for music, which is out of control"

Musical Mamma Mia: a popular element in the world

Mark Thornton, a British journalist, witnessed the process of the musical Mamma Mia from its premiere in 1999 to today, and no musical in the world can match its performance scale.

It was March 22nd, 1999, and the musical Mamma Mia met its first and most important test-it faced the paying audience in London for the first time-and they were welcomed by the audience as always, and every night since then, every performance has been like this. But before that, on a spring night in London, everything was completely unpredictable. "We really don't know whether it will be accepted by the audience." The original idea of producer Judy Craymer was to put the songs of ABBA group just 1 years ago into a new and original format-musical. She happily recalled: "The audience went crazy. They really jumped out of their seats and danced and sang in the aisle of the theater. It's like this every night with a performance.

Their practice has spread all over the world and become a global entertainment phenomenon; There is a quite natural foundation behind this phenomenon, and the creator has never deviated from the goal he wants to achieve. In other words, we should personalize the well-known programs, especially ABBA songs, in a fresh, energetic and direct way. At the same time, it should maintain the integrity of its pop music. In addition, extra efforts should be made, which is also a necessary condition for a good musical: enhancing the touching degree of the story and commenting on it.

But even though songs are in the first place in this case-Claimer discovered the potential value of these earlier songs that can be used in musicals with genius intuition-she had to find a way to release these potentials and carry them through strong storytelling. "I know that from the beginning of the musical Mamma Mia, it was not just as simple as rearranging ABBA music or making it a dedication performance," she commented. "This story must be presented in an infectious way commensurate with ABBA music, and an acceptable way should be excavated." However, it is easier said than done, and it took Craymer ten years to put it on the stage. In order to be a good producer, when she was the stage supervisor of the original London performance of Cats, she personally watched another musical West End on the spot (at least backstage), and then she joined the production company of Tom Rice. It was also there that she came into contact with Benny Andersson and BJ&; ouml; Rn Ulvaeus' first performance project "CHESS" after the dissolution of ABBA was completely taken by Benny and BJ&; ouml; By rn.

for bj&; ouml; As far as rn is concerned, it was the Broadway performance of CHESS that was doomed to bad luck that taught him an important lesson in his life. "My understanding of the story after CHESS is the first, second and third, just as people say on Broadway. The lyrics push the story forward, and many songs are noise and have no drama. " The playwright Catherine Johnson was commissioned to write a book about the musical Mamma Mia. Fortunately, he found a lot of dramatic elements from it and managed to extract them. Not only the whole story itself, but also other important things: in the early days, ABBA's songs were more natural, ignorant and naive, suitable for teenagers, but later ABBA became more mature and philosophical. And, of course, these songs are all sung by female voices. Therefore, she suggested that storytelling should focus on women of two ages, a mother and her daughter. Ulvaeus insists that the lyrics can't be tampered with at will, and so does his part. "Stories are far more important than songs". But for Johnson, his challenge is "No matter what is told in the story, I always want to return to the song." She is determined to avoid the mistake that has plagued musicals for years: "I don't want to mix singing with those disgusting and boring clips." For me, the most important thing is that I created convincing characters and incorporated them into a story line. Of course, I will try my best to combine stories and songs perfectly. "

what p>Craymer will do next is to find a good captain for this musical ship: a director. Although Phyllida Lloyd has never directed any musical, Craymer instinctively feels that she and Lloyd are the best candidates for this project. She has a background in drama and opera, and accepted the challenge, doing her best to help actors create roles and perform good stories. Everything will be a Ma Pingchuan. When a good director has made sufficient preparations for this project, it is time to take off.

Things didn't go as smoothly as expected. Craymer wrote: "I am gratified that the success of the musical Mamma Mia is the result of the unprecedented cooperation of three women, which is not intended to discriminate against men." In fact, the friendship between the three best friends on the stage-Donna and Dynamo (mother and daughter, sister? )-the formal projection of the creator of this performance. Craymer stressed: "We see our own shadows from the three women in the play, because Catherine is a somewhat chaotic single mother, and I myself belong to the pampered type, while Phyllida is a typical pragmatist." However, the secret of the great success of the performance is not that the creator can find his own projection on the stage, but that the audience can find it.

Phyllida Lloyd wrote: "In Catherine Johnson's original story, the audience can enjoy a special experience-seeing themselves on the stage." In this process, the song was reborn, and the theme of the performance-parents finding their self-identity and the generation gap-produced a general * * * sound. As Johnson said, "there is a relationship between mother and daughter, nostalgic romance, and some people are lost and found again." Everything can find relevance in everyone. " This performance shows people's real life in real situations. At the same time, the melody of pop music sets the sound track for the generation in the 197s and early 198s, and the sound track in the performance seems to cross the boundaries between the ages and countries. The essence it wants to convey is vividly displayed through the logo of the musical Mamma Mia-the joy and even carnival contained in an eternal wedding scroll. As the performance represents, this picture is widely recognized by cities all over the world as the image of the musical Mamma Mia.

This performance also harmoniously unites the world of pop music and musicals, which are inseparable from each other. Indeed, in the 193s and 4s, pop music came from the ever-changing world of musicals-Broadway or Hollywood. However, pop music gained a dominant position in the 195s and 196s, and musicals were left aside to develop independently and went through a tortuous and complicated road. The musical Mamma Mia is profound but not aloof. It brings back familiar pop music classics and brings music back to the theater with songs that people are familiar with and love.

craimer attributed the success of the performance to the cooperators in all fields of performance production. "They created the combination reaction, and their incredible sincere cooperation provided the impetus for the progress in all fields of production.". These include the setting design (Mark Thompson), lighting (Howard Harrison), music design (Andrew Bruce and Bobby Aitken) and dance director (Anthony van Laast), which are crucial and require creative contributions from superb skills. For her, it is "to have courage and believe in everything we do-music, stories and geniuses around me." Of course, we must also maintain a sense of humor on the spot and take out inexhaustible energy at any time. "

However, energy comes not only from adrenal gland, but also from passionate works like musical Mamma Mia. The quality of the musical Mamma Mia lies in that the infectious passion can be transmitted from the stage to the audience, and then back to the stage again, forming an endless energy cycle, inspiring body tremor and joy.

As a director, Phyllida Lloyd succinctly summed up the musical Mamma Mia as follows: "This performance is BJ&; ouml; Rn and Benny didn't expect it when they wrote songs. Their music has created the history of pop music, and our performance has created the history of musicals. " I HAVE A DREAM. The stage is an island in the Aegean Sea. Twenty-year-old Sophie, who lives with her mother Donna, has a dream that she will hold a pure white wedding and live a happy life. To this end, we must do one thing-find my father and walk down the red carpet with him. Sophie peeked at her mother's past diary. God, there are three people who might be her father: Sam, Bill and Harry. She sent out invitations behind her mother's back, hoping that they would come to the wedding ... MONEY, MONEY, MONEY Sophie will hold a wedding tomorrow. Rosie and Tan Ya came to the island. They were the partners of Donna perpetual motion, a three-girl rock group organized by Donna when she was young. Three women are very excited to meet again after such a long separation. Dana worked hard to run the hotel "Summer Night Castle" alone, and she sighed "It's time to rest". Sophie and her friends think so too. MAMMAMIA Mamma Mia. Bill, a travel writer, Harry, a bank clerk, and Sam, an architect, came to the island after a long absence of 21 years. These three people are three candidates for Sophie's father. I thought it was Donna's invitation, but Sophie who came out to meet them told them that it was actually her who sent the invitation and her mother didn't know they were coming. Three people were in the fog when Donna appeared. It turned out that there were three lovers in the past. "What the hell are you doing here? ！” Donna suddenly panicked, and the days of parting 2 years ago came to mind, and her heart was disturbed by feelings and regrets that she still didn't give up. She fled to Rosie and Tan Ya. CHIQUITITA. Rosie and Tan Ya found the clothes of the combined era that seemed unnecessary now, and they jumped and jumped, but Donna who came in at this moment was in a trance. Never seen her like this, they were worried and asked, "What's the matter with strong Donna? Tell us both, aren't we good friends? " DANCING QUEEN. Donna confessed to them that three men who might be Sophie's father suddenly came to the island. "Father candidate ...? ！” Rosie and Tan Ya are curious about the appearance of Donna's former lover. Donna is afraid that men falling from the sky will spoil her daughter's wedding, and she is going crazy. Rosie and Tanya sang to comfort her, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Donna was encouraged and sang together. I want to know (THE NAME OF THE GAME) held a special party for girls on the eve of the wedding, all of them were girls. The special guest is Dana Lightning! Donna, Rosie and Tan Ya went on stage in their costumes and sang old pop songs. The party atmosphere was even more frenetic. I don't know when, three father candidates joined in, and the atmosphere of the party reached its climax. Bill slipped out of the noise and Sophie caught up with him. "Although we have only met for one day, I always feel that you …" Bill was heckled and admitted that "I may be your father". Sophie asked him to accompany her at the wedding. However, when she returned to the party, Sam and Harry also claimed to be their fathers, which made her very upset. ONE OF US) The morning of the wedding. Sophie dreamed of being chased by three fathers, suddenly jumped out of bed and stood in the courtyard. Donna was worried and came out to comfort her, but Sophie knew that her mother was actually opposed to marriage, so she said, I don't want my children to know who the father is, and she left. Donna was left, feeling lonely. Out of the blue: "If you were here ..." Sam, who was passing by S.O.S., told Donna that this hotel had been his dream, but for Donna, it was a reality. Donna, who was not in a calm mood, began to be dissatisfied with Sam's interruption in Sophie's marriage, and they quarreled. Contrary to what I blurted out, my love for each other is getting stronger and stronger. She told Skye about inviting three father candidates and asked for help, but Skye didn't think she would be happy knowing her father. "What is the real wish? You'd better think about it again." He said that and left. Sam heard their quarrel and advised Sophie to retake the exam.