Standing on a random street in the city of New York, it is easy to get lost in the busy traffic and endless prosperity, because the city is like a kaleidoscopic 'flower' tube, showing a thousand delicate 'glamorous' appearances. The bustle and opulence of the Upper East Side, the lushness of Central Park, the luxury and fashion of Fifth Avenue, the literature and rebellion of Greenwich Village, the casualness and chaos of Brooklyn, the nobility and squalor of Wall Street......

It is a city full of countless charms, like a miniature world, where people can appreciate the world, whether it is to enjoy life or fight for a career, it is full of countless opportunities.

Although Hugo was very interested in the countless sightseeing spots in New York, Hugo was more interested in Broadway.

Broadway, which runs north-south through New York, is the city's most important thoroughfare, not only because it is one of the most important 'traffic' arteries on Manhattan Island, but also because it is home to some of the world's best theater talents. If there is Hollywood on the West Coast of the United States, then the East Coast has a world-famous cultural heritage because of the Broadway deposit. This has also led to the emergence of cultural circles with their own characteristics on the east and west coasts of the United States, from movies to music, forming a comprehensive confrontation, and this confrontation has also created the prosperity of the entire American entertainment culture.

Broadway is the heart of modern American cabaret and dance, and every year, millions of visitors from all over the world sit in Broadway theater seats to enjoy the 'fine' theatrical culture that has been precipitated for hundreds of years. The biggest feature of Broadway song and dance art is that there is no artistic restriction, integrating dance, music, and drama, and some repertoire is a fusion of art and public taste, with a strong viewing 'sex' and entertainment 'sex', from "Cat" to "Phantom of Opera", from "Les Miserables" to "Miss Saigon", an endless stream of 'fine' color repertoire allows tourists from all over the world to come to this theater mecca again and again to appreciate this rich and diverse art.

Hugo has always had a strong interest in Broadway theater, because it is a very rich form of artistic expression, imagine standing on a wide stage with his own singing and acting as a channel to present a 'fine' and brilliant drama, and standing on the stage for real-time performance, this is a way of performance with no way back, a mistake may lead to a chain of negative reactions, so the actor's on-the-spot adaptability must be very 'outstanding'.

Although the way of singing on Broadway is not suitable for pop music, and the way of performing on Broadway is too exaggerated on TV and film productions, which is a way of performing that is only suitable for the Broadway stage, Hugo still believes that the arts are all the same, and he can definitely learn different things from the Broadway performance.

"Why did you choose this play?" Joseph looked at the 'door' ticket in his hand, on which was written the name of a play he had never heard of, "Heavy dà question (a. matter。 of。 gravity)", since there is no picture of the actors in the house book, so Joseph doesn't know where the highlight of this play is, "I just saw that 'Cat' is being released, why don't you go to see this classic play, I heard that it is very 'fine'." ”

Hugo pressed the bowler hat on his head and looked at the noisy crowd around him, "Do you think we can buy a 'door' ticket for a 'cat'?" Although Hugo chose this theater is far from Times Square (Time. square) is a bit of a distance, but the number of spectators is still very considerable, it is not easy to buy a "door" ticket for a hot "door" play such as "Cat", at least a week in advance to book to be able to get the opportunity to enter, like Hugo who came to buy tickets temporarily, naturally need to stand aside.

Joseph also understood what Hugo meant, looked at the lively crowd around him, and could only shrug his shoulders helplessly. If it had been a month ago, it is estimated that Joseph might have started to mumble that relying on Hugo's current popularity and status, it should not be too difficult to obtain a VIP box 'door' ticket, but now, Joseph didn't say anything more, and obviously his mind has calmed down a lot.

Hugo picked up the 'door' ticket in his hand and pointed to the row of words below, "Also, didn't you see the name in the cast list?" ”

"They didn't give me a picture house book, how do I know ......?" complained Joseph, who complained that it was a play without any name, not even a picture house book, making it difficult for Joseph to be interested in it. But when Joseph's gaze fell on the word at the bottom of the 'door' ticket, he was suddenly stunned, "This is the ......" Joseph thought that he was 'dazzled', looked up at the lights around him, walked to a more well-lit place and looked down, "This is Katharine (Katharine. hepburn）？ ”

Joseph looked up at Hugo and cast a confirmed look, "This is the Catherine Hepburn we know?" Obviously, Joseph was not mentally prepared for the appearance of such a name here and now, and his eyes were full of surprise and surprise.

Hugo couldn't help but smile with satisfaction, "When I saw it, I was also very surprised, so I learned that there were still 'door' tickets for this play, so I didn't hesitate to prepare to watch it, and I missed such an opportunity, but I regret it for the rest of my life." ”

Katharine Hepburn, one of the greatest 'female' actors in the history of American cinema, perhaps this "one" will have many people raise their hands in agreement, this 'female' actor born in 1907, is the most legendary 'sexual' movie superstar in the United States, and is recognized as a symbol of the American film and theater industry's 'sex' figure, and some people even call her "Katherine Majesty".

Catherine still holds the record for the highest number of Oscar awards for Best Actress, she won four statuettes in 12 Oscar "Actress" nominations, even if Meryl Streep later surpassed Catherine in the number of nominations, but Catherine is still the first place in the American Film Institute's selection of the greatest "actress" in American film history in the past century.

During Catherine's career as an actress, she dedicated "Alice. adams)", "little. ehe。 philadelphia。 story)", "guess who's coming for dinner. ihe。 lioer)", "Golden 'colored' pond (on. golden。 pond)" and countless other classic masterpieces, and her glorious career journey as an actor began in the thirties and continued in the seventies, and in a full forty years, she became a benchmark figure for Hollywood 'female' actors.

In addition to her 'fine' performance, Catherine has also become the most maverick top 'actress' since the thirties of the last century because of her witty, funny, elegant, and unruly personality.

Catherine refuses to dress up as a lady', likes long 'pants' and casual clothes, is the first Hollywood 'female' star to wear men's clothes under the screen, and is also the first actress in film history to wear 'pants' to attend the Oscars. But all these restraints did not work against her, not to mention her bad relationship with the journalists, who simply had nothing to do with Catherine, and loved and hated her.

Catherine's unruliness has been marked by countless 'sexual' events in her career, in addition to the fact that she never attended the Oscars to receive her Oscar statuette trophy, the most impressive thing for Hugo is that Catherine's love for her colleagues. In 1959, Catherine and Elizabeth Taylor. Taylor), 'Montgomery-Creeft) (Moery. clift) co-produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Joseph). l。 Mankiewicz) directed "Summer Horror (Suddeer)".

Before the filming of the film, Clift suffered a car accident and his condition deteriorated repeatedly during the filming, and Hepburn took the initiative to take care of him, helping him to give up sleeping pills and deal with his illness properly. Although Hepburn and Taylor are trying to care for and maintain Clifford, director Mankiewicz has a cold attitude towards Clifford.

If, during filming, Clift began to tremble, forget words, or let go, Mankiewicz would tell the producers that he was ready to replace the actors, and Hepburn and Taylor teamed up to threaten the director that if Clift didn't play them, they would both quit. Because they thought that the director's public discussion of abandoning Clift, which was a kind of torture for the actor, it was too cruel, and they all thought that Mankiewicz was an unsympathetic person.

On the day the movie was finished, Hepburn walked up to Mankiewicz and confronted him and asked, "Are you sure you're done?" And repeated it back and forth three times, and after Mankiewicz confirmed that there was no need for any more reshoots, Hepburn paused, then jumped up and slapped Mankiewicz to show his dissatisfaction with the director. Hepburn then turned away.

Katharine Hepburn has never worked with Joseph L. Mankiewicz since.

In fact, when Hugo heard about this before, he just regarded it as a anecdotal discussion, after all, life in the entertainment industry is too far away from him. But after entering the entertainment industry, Hugo realized how incredible this is, even now that the power of directors and producers has been drastically reduced, few actors dare to confront directors so directly, let alone super directors.

You know, Mankiewicz became famous as early as 1933 because of "skippy", and then because of "three wives." 'Yan'. Shi (a. letter。 to。 three。 wives)" and "Comet Beauty (all. about。 EVE)" won the Oscar for Best Director for two consecutive years.

It's as if someone is now giving Steven Spielberg a direct slap in the face on set. And in the distant 1959, it was even more unbelievable that Catherine, a 'female' actor who was still not valued at the time, accomplished this feat.

Especially after experiencing the suspicion of big names, Hugo understands more that confrontation with reporters, defending colleagues, and insisting on oneself is how rare and difficult it is in the colorful entertainment industry. This also made Hugo's admiration for Catherine even deeper, this 'woman' and 'sex' can be called a legendary life from the perspective of both actors and ordinary people.

Therefore, Hugo couldn't wait to buy the 'door' ticket for Catherine's "Heavy Dà Problem" starring herself, and Joseph took a quick step towards the entrance of the theater without saying a word, and after walking a few steps, he found that Hugo did not follow, Joseph turned around and complained, "What are you waiting for?" The drama is about to begin! Fast! Fast! ”

There are still three quarters of an hour before the opening of "Heavy Dà Problem".