The musical "one day" made a shocking debut and paid tribute to the unsung heroes of the hidden front

On the evening of February 25, 2022, the original spy war musical "one day" successfully premiered in the theater of Beijing overpass Art Center. The ups and downs of the rhythm, exciting plot, beautiful music, and the penetrating performance of the actors made many experts in the industry and audience friends in the capital enjoy a wonderful spy war drama.
The musical one day, produced by Anhui performing arts group and performed by Anhui song and dance theater, is the first original musical in Anhui. The play is based on one of the most thrilling events in the history of our party. It shows the story of the party's early intelligence workers who saved the overall situation with their courage and wisdom under the white terror. True historical stories, reasonable fictions and artistic processing, under the stirring background, the creators dialectically integrate the profound thinking of contemporary people on loyalty, ideals and beliefs, look back at history from today's perspective, reflect on life, and let every audience get the shock and baptism of their hearts.
The musical "one day" brings together domestic front-line creators, and invites a group of powerful actors to join. Zhong Hao, the famous director and President of the China Musical Association, is the director, Zhao Haifeng, the senior program planner and director of the program creation Department of the China Opera and dance theater, is the artistic director, Yang Shuo, the famous young screenwriter and Deputy Secretary General of the China Musical Association, is the screenwriter, and Tao Lei, the famous stage beauty designer of the China Opera and dance theater, is the visual director, Chen Siang, a famous young composer, was the composer. Xia zhenkai, a famous musical actor, starred. Xu Le, a powerful musical actor, Wang Weiyi, a famous singer, Wu Duofei, a tenor of Anhui song and dance theater, Zhao Muchen, Wang Bowen and Niu Yuemin, young musical actors, and Zhang Youji, an excellent actor of Anhui song and dance theater, played the main roles in the play respectively.
Talking about the creation of the play, director Zhong Hao said frankly, "How should one day, as a spy drama, be presented on the stage in the form of a musical? The whole creative team first found a vocabulary. They should be dancers in the dark, hidden in the dark. We hope to make this drama especially modern, cooler, more popular, and even a little rock and roll. This initial idea runs through the whole creative process."
Using contemporary artistic means to express historical themes is a highlight of this play. Zhaohaifeng, art director, introduced: "The form of this play is modern. Whether it is music or dance, it must first conform to the artistic characteristics of the musical. All its songs, dances and actions serve the drama and the characters. This is our pursuit. We use the most modern means to present a story with a red revolutionary history theme, so that the audience can love this play, so that One of the characteristics of our play is to go into historical stories and get a kind of inspiration. "
When talking about the creation of the play, composer Chen Siang said that the music of the whole work strives to create the tension and urgency of espionage for the audience, and through music, give each character a distinctive theme, shape the character image with music, and show the character's character. "In this creation, I consciously look for some special timbres on the orchestration, so that the whole work can bring the audience a unique feeling of retro and popular in music. For example, when the villain Xu Liancheng appeared, the orchestration used the harpsichord. This musical instrument, which originated at the end of the 15th century, gives people a feeling of depression and decay, which is very consistent with the character's role positioning. Another highlight is the four that disappear and appear on the stage Musicians often participate in the performance, especially at the beginning of the musical. The guitarist uses his guitar to simulate the sound sent by the radio, which is the sudden inspiration of director Zhong Hao, which can be said to be a stroke of genius. "
Screenwriter Yang Shuo has worked with director Zhong Hao for 12 years, but in the face of such a spy themed musical, Yang Shuo cherishes the creative opportunity. He said that he can't live up to the trust of the team, but also deserve such a good red theme. At the beginning of his creation, due to the rich historical stories and background materials as support, his creation can be said to be completed at one go, very smooth. But after that, in the communication with other creators and stars, Yang Shuo felt that there were still some deficiencies in the script, and he made several modifications. By the time of the premiere, the script was already the eleventh draft.
Being a revolutionary lurking inside the enemy means having both positive and negative faces, which is a test and challenge for the three stars. Starring Xia zhenkai said that his role of "Yan Xianghui" is different from other roles he played in the past, because he has two sides, one is an open negative role, the other is a hidden positive role. He has to be between positive and negative, and both sides must be able to show in place.
The musical "one day", as a spy war drama, has only four musicians, guitar, bass, drum and keyboard. There are more than 40 roles in the whole drama, and only 21 actors. In addition to the eight main actors, the other roles are performed by 13 groups. Such a personnel structure is a highlight of the drama and a pursuit of the main creative team, that is, to cultivate the ability of musical actors to be versatile and play multiple roles, Reduce the number of actors and musicians to facilitate the tour and market-oriented operation of musicals.
On February 26, the musical "one day" will continue its second premiere at the Beijing overpass Art Center. After that, it will start its tour, so that more audiences can feel the charm of this Spy Drama on the spot.