To create the label of "good-sounding original musical", "Light and Shadow Boys" comes to Shanghai
"I have personally experienced the ecology of the entire industry, with light and darkness, light and black, and witnessed the realization of many dreams. We want to show the audience the philosophy and humanity worth pondering through "Light and Shadow Boys." Producer, screenwriter, and lyricist Liu Jing said. From June 7 to 9, the original musical "Light and Shadow Boys" premiered at the Beijing Erqi Theater, and will land on the Shanghai People's Grand Stage on June 13 for 6 consecutive performances, and then tour in Hangzhou, Nanjing, Suzhou and other cities in the Yangtze River Delta.
"Light and Shadow Boys" took three years to prepare. It is based on the entertainment industry ecology and 30 original music pieces with various styles as a link. It tells the story of two dream-seeking teenagers, Ou Shinan and Xiang Zhige, who grew up in thorns. Composer Liu Xuandou, who composed the hit TV series song "Know or Not", serves as the composer, arranger and music director of "Light and Shadow Boy", and Guo Zhen, associate professor at the China Conservatory of Music, serves as the director of the play. With its delicate youth story, refinement of the real ecology of the entertainment industry, and touching fateful entanglements, "Light and Shadow Boy" successfully ignited the audience at its premiere.
"Light and Shadow Boy" tells the story of young people chasing their dreams
"Youth are the most vital and energetic group, with unlimited possibilities." Guo Zhen said that throughout the creation process of "Light and Shadow Boys", he considered how to bring more spiritual projection to the audience's thinking. Liu Xuandou emphasized that the musical elements of "Light and Shadow Boy" are many and comprehensive, including strings, piano, rhythm and blues, jazz, etc., as well as duets. "The design of 'light and shadow' between music and characters, 'light' is relatively sunny, and there are more The content of "Shadow" is relatively melancholy, with mostly minor key elements."
In "Light and Shadow Boy", the role of Ou Shinan is played by Xu Ziwei, Tian Hongjie, Rao Hengyu, and Huang Weiming, and the role of Xiang Zhige is played by Chen Renquan, Zhu Yancheng, Tang Jiaqi, and Liu Quanjun. It was the first time for many actors to appear on stage in a musical, and their mental journeys off stage echoed the stories of the characters in the play. A variety of actor combinations rotate, bringing different temperaments to the whole play.
"The cast selection of "Light and Shadow Boys" is standardized and careful." Liu Jing revealed that at the end of 2021, the crew began internal auditions and selections, and then conducted an open recruitment of actors. "These actors conducted offline rehearsal hall interviews and recording studios in Beijing and Shanghai respectively. In the second audition, based on the matching of the role’s needs, singing ability, acting ability, and dancing ability, the final selection was made.”
"Light and Shadow Boy" specially sets up the mysterious "Phantom" role. Wang Xi, Jiang Qianru, Song Yuzhe, Huang Zihongfan, Boyuan, Cai Qi, Mao Er, Ye Qisheng and other first-line musical actors will take the stage to play the role of "Phantom", providing a unique atmosphere for every performance. It brings different surprises and fresh experiences to the audience.
"Light and Shadow Boy" is produced by Beijing Youth Flower Entertainment Co., Ltd. and Beijing Qiyin Space Culture Co., Ltd., and produced by Youth Flower Musical, a subsidiary of Youth Flower Musical. Liu Jing said, "Youth and Flowers will not introduce classics or produce Chinese versions of musicals. We will give full play to our own advantages and continue to promote original musicals, and enter large and small theaters and new theaters through more 'singable' musicals." Space, establish the label of 'good-sounding original musical'."
