Chapter 90: The Show
The whole day passed in all kinds of preparations and busyness, and Bruce's team rehearsed for a whole morning, and only took a short break in the afternoon, and he had to check every detail himself, and he was basically not idle. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
It was dark a little early, and the sky outside was overcast all day, and in the evening, snow finally began to fall.
This made Bruce a little nervous, and he was very worried that the scheduled audience would be absent from the show due to the weather and road conditions, until it was completely dark and the Broadway theaters were at their busiest time of the day.
As the number of pedestrians and vehicles on 56th Street grew, Bruce stood in the doorway and watched.
Soon, just after six o'clock, a middle-aged man walked in with his wife and daughter, much to Bruce's excitement, and he kept staring at the other family of three, watching their young daughter take out a printed ticket and go through security and into the theater.
The earlier the application time, the greater the chance of winning the lottery, you can also apply to bring your family or couple, after the application is passed, there will be an electronic ticket sent to the personal mailbox, before the performance, the audience can enter with the electronic ticket on the mobile phone or print the ticket, each ticket has a corresponding number.
This is because after a large number of people applied on the Internet, they specially invited a software company to do the program, and the Golden Rose Theater Company has a special person responsible for review, which is very practical and effective.
After the first family of three entered, then someone came, it was a young couple, in fact, watching a stage play is like watching a movie, very few people came, most of them traveled in groups, which is why companions are allowed when applying for tickets.
At first, there weren't many people coming, but as the opening time approached, the audience grew.
Obviously, there won't be many no-shows.
It didn't take until after seven o'clock that Bruce had to go backstage to get ready for the show.
And when the show was about to start, the theater attendance had reached more than eighty percent, which was less than Xu An expected, but after all, it was the first day, the new play did not have any reputation, and the weather outside was really bad, but Bruce and his team members were very satisfied, on Broadway, only good plays will have more than eighty percent attendance.
Backstage, Bruce first confirmed all the details with the choreographer, lighting and sound technicians, and after all the problems were fine, he cheered up his members in the actors' dressing room.
He was obviously nervous and his hands and feet were cold, but what he said to the members of the troupe was: "Guys, we are just an audition today, there are very few senior theater lovers here, there are no commentators, and there is no media, just when we are having an ordinary rehearsal, so don't be nervous, don't be afraid of making mistakes, the purpose of the audition is to find out the mistakes, do you understand?" ”
Everyone laughed, Bruce's limbs were uncoordinated, his lips were a little shaky, and he was more nervous than anyone else, and he was right, it was just an audition, and most of the actors would not be as nervous as he was except for a few leading actors.
"Got it, Bruce, you just have to play normally, we're fine!"
"yes, after practicing for so long, everything is OK!"
Rachel stepped forward and squeezed Bruce's hand to cheer him up.
At this time, under the stage, the air in the theater is gradually heating up, the heating and ventilation equipment in the theater are fully turned on, and everywhere is filled with the buzz of the audience, some people are looking for seats when they are late, and some people are chatting with their companions.
Clark twisted his body, looked around, looked around, looked at this small theater with some disdain, and couldn't help but complain to the couples around him: "Annie, once a year, the New Year's holiday, we end with such an inexplicable musical?" ”
"Shut up, Clark, I didn't have to bring you if I knew I had grabbed the ticket with great difficulty!" Anne said angrily.
Clark is a New Yorker, his home is in Manhattan, and he has watched many stage plays with his parents since he was a child, so he is no stranger to it and he is not disgusted by it, but today is the holiday, and he is counting on a romantic and passionate night with his girlfriend tonight, rather than watching an experimental new play in such a small unknown theater.
"We can go to the Winter Garden, where the Ball of the Absurd is being performed, or we can go to a movie, and Philippa and Brescia are said to be very good......"
Anne frowned, holding back her anger and didn't want to take care of her boyfriend, she is a loyal fan of "Twilight", influenced by "Twilight", and watched "Lovely Bones", the former is exciting and romantic, the latter is sad and heavy, all of which fascinate her deeply, love the house and Wu, she also likes the talented Xu An, so when she saw Xu An calling the audience on the Internet, she signed up as soon as possible, and fortunately, she grabbed the tickets for the first show, and at the same time applied to bring her boyfriend over.
She and Clark are in the same mood, during the New Year's holiday, she also wants to have a romantic and passionate night with her boyfriend, she believes that Xu An's stage play will not disappoint her, but seeing that her boyfriend has been chattering until now, she finally got impatient: "Clark, if you don't want to watch it, please go out immediately, if you are still willing to sit with me, just shut your mouth, God, why did I want to come here with you?!" ”
Hearing this, Clark's heart jumped, and he hurriedly shut up, he knew that if he continued to talk about it, judging from Anne's fiery personality, the two of them would probably break up tonight, and this was not what he wanted.
But what he thought in his heart was that after he went back, he would secretly complain about this drama on the Internet, from the script, music, dance to the actors, so that future generations could avoid torture.
In his opinion, a small theater on Off-Broadway simply does not have a high-quality stage play!
On the second floor, Hathaway, Kate and Ariel sat together, chatting and chatting, the three of them Hathaway is a fan of Xu An's books, Kate is a fan of Brian, and Ariel is not a fan of anyone, but she is a senior member of the school's drama club and was forced to come over by a friend.
"It's a pity, Xu An and Brian are not a couple, ahhhh Kate exclaimed with the look of a rotten girl.
Hathaway slapped her companion lightly and said dissatisfiedly: "Don't let you like that homosexuality, you don't listen, look at the way you look now, it's disgusting!" ”
"Hey, where am I disgusting, homosexuality is legal in New York State, and you still say such things?!" Kate shouted as if she had been stepped on her tail.
Ariel hurriedly reassured the two friends and said, "You two don't quarrel, the show is about to start!" ”
Kate and Hathaway glared at each other, then turned their heads back together.
"Do you think this show will suck?" Kate asked, "Why don't you go shopping?" ”
"You say this because you don't understand Xu An's talent, and the script he wrote, I believe it will be great!" Hathaway defended her idol, "Ariel, are you right?" ”
"I don't know, but it must be much better than the play rehearsed by our club, and it's rare to be able to enjoy a professional performance without spending money, and I don't want to miss it." Ariel said indifferently.
Meanwhile, in the front row, an elderly couple sits quietly, two gray-haired old men, probably the most senior fans of the theater, Selena and Joshua, long-time audiences who have loved stage plays for decades.
For young people, dramas and movies are their pastimes, and for Selena and Joshua, stage plays are their favorites.
The two old men often hang out on Broadway and have seen countless classic and ordinary stage plays, and today's tickets were given by their granddaughters, and for the two old men, the experimental new play is also worth watching, which will bring them a fresh experience.
Unlike the top theaters, which are full of veteran audiences, the Golden Rose Theater has a very complex audience today, and there are even many people who have never seen a stage play, and there are many young people, so that it seems a bit noisy before the opening.
Suddenly, a burst of cheerful music rang out, surrounding the entire theater through professional-grade sound equipment.
The audience fell silent all at once.
Immediately afterwards, the lights came on the stage, and three young and beautiful girls took the microphone and ran and jumped on the stage.
“honeyhoneyhowyouthrillme,ahahoneyhoneyhoneyhoneynearlykillme,ahahoneyhoney,ihadheardaboutyoubefore……”