The best musicals. The most famous musicals of the world is my beautiful lady

Probably, this is the first film that anyone recalls with the word "musical". Moreover, it is curious that the songs that sounded in it were not, mostly written specifically for this picture and were executed earlier, including in other films and musicals. The leading role of Jin Kelly was simultaneously one of the directories of the film, which allowed him with his supremacy status to make a film exactly as he wanted. Naturally, he also performed the songs himself. But for the beautiful Debbie Reynolds (by the way, the mother "Princess Lei", Carrie Fisher) just in case was hired a professional singer: Reynolds and sang well and danced, but it was impossible to risk. As a result, the film forever occupied an honorable place among the best filmosicles in history.

If we talk about cinematographic value, then among all the named pictures, this masterpiece of Lars von Trier, of course, is the main one. Risky, experimental (musical numbers were filmed with hundreds of camcorders near different angles), cruel, he immediately became an event everywhere, except for conservative America, where the background of Triele never pledged. Even an invitation to Kameo Joel Gray, known for the role of entertainer in Cabaret, was not helped. The singer Bjork wrote his best songs for the film and performed them with Catherine Denovev. Hollywood film informedly ignored, without giving him even "Oscar" for the best song, but fortunately, smart people Hollywood is not a decree. The film was the most prestigious film chade in the world, the "golden palm branch", and although Bjork since then refuses to even talk to the von Trier, the prize in Cannes for the best female role she also received thanks to him.

One of the best musical films, and even with songs that David Bowie himself wrote and performed. In the film, he fulfilled the role of the main villain, which, in general, was not at all the villain, but a lonely and even loved romantic. Magic world, hairy messengers, castles with a curvy space - all this comes to life under the amazing music of Bowie and still lives.

The songs of the ABVA group have long turned from pop hits 70s in the wealth of universal culture. Therefore, when the musical was put on their material, it was not a commercial trick (although they, too, too), but simply recognizing the obvious: Avva is no longer just ABV. Therefore, although Hollywood stars in combination with the songs of the Swedish Quartet at first it looks dying, you quickly get used to it and you begin to get legal pleasure.

It seemed that by the beginning of the XXI century, the Hollywood musical had long been the dead genre, and only experimenters like the background of Triele were drilled with him. But Baz Lurman proved to everyone that it is not. Its large-scale registration of the history of love in the scenery of the scandalous French cabaret was very timely and incredibly successful. Hollywood realized that it was necessary to develop a genre.

A huge color blockbuster in his time was a worthy competition "Gone Wind". If only because the readers in the fairy tale about the Oz was still more. And in the film starred the greatest actress Hollywood Judy Golde, and still in her it is impossible not to fall in love when she fulfills their parties in this film. In the US, this film is always called in a dozen most significant paintings in history, and in the whole world the audience of all ages is still happy to revise this picture.

One of the greatest musicals in history. Michel Lebonne melodies have long been folkly, no one already remembers their author, nor the film, nor the role after which Katrin Denovev became a superstar, nor the triumph of the film in Cannes. But the music from "Cherbourg umbrellas" sounds everywhere where there is love, sadness and romance. For the sake of it and look at this picture many times, crying over the fate of such young and such unfortunate heroes.

According to the standards of today's viewer, a filmmasic length of three hours, and even with a very unassuming and leisurely plot, even including the topic of Nazism, it looks hard. Because it is a spectacle for a large screen that needs to devote the whole evening. To see on this big screen the charming Julie Andrews, to conquer the beauty of her voice - and not only the voices. Then it will become clear why the Oscar Committee presented a picture of awards not only in the "musical" nominations, but considered it the best film with the best director of 1966.

The image of Audrey Hepburn does not fit in any way with the saleswoman of flowers from Pygmalion Bernard Shaw. But the actress managed to "tame" at the time of his indescribable grace and grace, so that later to "release" them to the will. So there was one of her famous films, where, oddly enough, Hepburn himself was not allowed to sing, although she was seriously preparing for this. But many years later, when publishing a film on DVD, the found phonograms with her voice became available to the general public.

Young John Travolta, who dances perfectly and sings slightly less, is the main decoration of this musical. The image of a young hooligan, whose heart turns out more than he expected, conquered all the girls of the planet, with the exception of progressive Soviet spectators: they simply did not see the film.

Style, style and once again style - that's what Music "Cabare" made in the formulation of Bob Fossi so great. Passionate and complex relations of the heroes of Lisa Minhelli and Michael York are developing in Berlin of the early 1930s. The space is gloomy, grain, somewhat perverted, daring. And the plot to be to him. This is not a pretty fairy tale of love, but a harsh story about several interlaced personal tragedies, where an abortion, Jewish rite and people who mysteriously disappear from the hall are equal to importance, where the heroine performs its zoys.

The story of Demien Chasell is a living embodiment of the American Dream. From the modest short films "Obsession" about the rehearsal of the drummer under the leadership of the Conductor-sadist - to the one-sampled meter, which was immediately spoken in cinematographic circles. And followed by this - an incredibly stylish musical with Hollywood stars, which is already considered as filmmaking. Elegant, smart, accurate, no show on the screen, but serious cinema with musical numbers. This is a story that is done in our eyes.

One of the most famous musicals in the world for many years could not be transferred to the movie screens. Therefore, they watched this version very pickyly, mocking on the vocals of Gerard Batler, who beats the disadvantages of his voice with dramatic talent. But the Emmy Rossam coped with their parties simply filigree, at the level of a good opera singer. And although in the US, the film failed at the box office, he still entered the story. Dear and sometimes very interesting production.

Women on the verge of nervous breakdown, the dead in the next room and a lot of songs, jokes and dancing - that's the whole musical of Francois Ozone. Which at the same time remains the most famous work of this directory, and there is almost no viewer who would not look at this film at least several times. Because everything is completely in it, including, of course, the best French actresses different generations.

Woody Allen and the musical - things are incomplete. As well as, for example, Tim Mouth, Edward Norton, Natalie Portman and many other stars who do not really knit with a song culture. On this joker Allen and calculated. And, as always, it turned out to be right: director's fans took the film very favorably.

For the Soviet public there is no question of what Mary Poppins is better: they unanimously give preference to the Soviet performed by Natalia Andreichenko and refuse to watch Disney musical, who loves the whole world. But those who overcame themselves can then get rid of the obsessive motors of songs performed by Julie Andrews and her partners in the film. Playful, witty, and sometimes incredibly sad, they are simple and beautiful, as well as this screen version itself.

Tim Burton made everyone singing: Johnny Depp, Helen Bon Male Carter (she also starred pregnant), Sasha Baron Cohen, Alan Rickman - bloody, gloomy and very cute musical about cutting the throat with a razor and "worst pie in London", which Prepare from humanity. Even the audience, which watched this musical on Broadway, was heard somewhat, but then he took a film as a native.

For Judy Garland, this film, the remake of the painting of 1937 years old with the great Adolf Menzhu in the lead role, was very personal, as he quicked up with the details of its own biography. Therefore, she was very hard to come to shoot: they say, she sometimes forced a group to wait for several days, tearing time and risking to be thrown out of the project. The studio did not forgive the actress: shortly after the release of the film she was left without work. But for a long time he performed songs from this musical at their concerts.

After a quarter of a century of successful productions on Broadway "Chicago" gained exemplary film interpretation with the help of the main modern specialist in this genru of Rob Marshall. Rene Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Richard Gir sang for his heroes themselves, although the vocal data for this clearly lacked them, which caused a negative response from a number of spectators. But the film academy openedly supported the film, handing it 6 Oscars at once and on the history of American cinema. So he stayed there.

Gangster fighter. But there are two features. The first: all gangsters sing here. Second: Little children play all who are played, who have machines shoot pastries. Watching this musical Alan Parker is incredibly fun, and young Jody Foster is clearly allocated among the others, also talented actors. Her Femme Fatale even in children's clothes remains dangerous and sexy.

Turn chief Film Federico Fellini "8½" in the musical seems to be at first glance, a complete absurd, and therefore the paintings by Rob Marshall a lot of opponents, how, however, and all of his other works. Daniel Day Lewis is not at all similar to the sophisticated-cynical marcello Mastroanni, and the accents of Marshall are somewhat displaced. However, for any connoisseur of the movie, this film is a special importance as recognition of one director in love for the creativity of another. Very colorful, inventive recognition.

The Great Leonard Bernstein, one of the best conductor of the twentieth century, an expert of classical music, an enlightener and simply an outstanding person wrote music to the "West Ostory History". Maybe therefore, the musical sounds so completely that he is listening to today, he resista a lot of productions in different countries. The plot is the story of Romeo and Juliet, transferred to the streets of New York 50s, where instead of warring families are shown street gangs. The film is considered an exemplary formulation of this musical, he received 10 Oscars and refers to the best samples of the genre.

The case when the filmosus on half a century overtook Broadway: to the stage embodiment, this plot "Doser" only by the 1980s. Meanwhile, for its time, the beginning of the 30s, the plot was very sharp and political, if only because it was directly talked about the harsh reality of the Great Depression. Since the sound in the cinema only appeared, the phonogram to the musical was recorded in advance, and the artists needed only to act synchronously with it. Subsequently, Hollywood made this practice widespread.

Music is in which songs, music, dialogues and choreography are surprising. This is relatively young on which they had big influence Operetta, Burlesque, Waterville, etc. Due to its entertainment, the musical is considered one of the most commercial theatrical genres, and due to the complexity of the staged process, much more means is spent.

The history of the new musical genre

The original point of this genre is considered to be 1866, when the first musical stage was held on the Broadway scene - "Black Crook" (Black Crook), in which melodrama splash, romantic ballet and other genres. From this time, the list of musicals was constantly updated with new performances. It follows from the above that the birthplace of this genre is America. At the beginning of the 19th century, the American composers of J. Kern, J. Gershvin, Pole Porter gave the genre of the musical truly American painting: In the rhythms of the melodies, notes of jazz were blocked, the libretto became more complex, American speeds appeared in the lyrics in 1932. It came to high awards. George Gershwin for the musical "I sing about you" was awarded the most famous performances that are included in the musical list, of course, are the "Westside History" (composer L. Bernstein) based on Shakespeare tragedy "Romeo and Juliet" and "Jesus Christ - Superstar "On the music of the composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. This talented composer is also the author of others at least, and maybe more famous musicals:" Cats "and" Phantom of the Opera ".

Best Musicla: AFI List

In 2006, the American Institute of Cinema published a list of the best American musicals over the past 100 years. We present to your attention this list:

1. "42nd Street" - (1933).
2. "Cylinder" (1935).
3. "Floating theater" (1936).
4. "Wizard from Oz" (1939).
5. "Yankees Dandy Dandy" (1942).
6. "Will you meet me in St. Louis?" (1944).
7. "Dismissal in the city" (1949).
8. "American in Paris" (1951).
9. "Singing in the rain" (1952).
10. "Theatrical van" (1953).
11. "Seven briefs for seven brothers" (1954).
12. "Guys and dolls" (1955).
13. "King and I" (1956).
14. Westside Story (1961).
15. "My beautiful lady" (1964).
16. "Music sounds" (1965).
17. "Funny Girl" (1968).
18. "Cabaret" (1972).
19. "All that jazz" (1979).
20. "Beauty and the Beast" (1991).

Despite the fact that, according to many, the golden age of the musicals remained behind, over the past 13 years, a lot of excellent films in this genre have been filmed in Hollywood. Here is a list of musicals that are considered the best in the 21st century.

1. "Dancing in the dark" (2000).
2. "Moulin Rouge" (2001).
3. "Chicago (2002).
4. "Ghost Opera" (2004).
5. "Bohemia" (2005).
6. "Enchanted" (2007).
7. "Mamma Miya" (2008).
8. "Burlesque" (2010).
9. "Molded" (2012).
10. "Goddess" (2013).

French musicals: a list of best performances

Until 1958 was considered an exclusively American genre, but this year in London with the triumph was a performance "Molded" based on the work of V. Hugo. The author of the music was Claude Michel Schonberg. Another product of this composer "Miss Saigon" based on the Opera "Madame Butterfly" was success in the Paris scene. The list of musicals includes the statements of the Star "Star" (Michel Berez), "Romeo and Juliet" (Gerard Presgürvik), "Notre Dame de Paris" (Riccardo Kochanta), "Mozart" (Kunze and Levai) and others.

Russian musicals

For many years, the most popular musical in Russia has remained a beautiful rock opera "Juno and Avos". This is perhaps the strongest work of the composer A. Rybnikov. Today, the best Russian musicals are "Nord-Ost", "Metro", in last years On the Russian stage, the works of "Notre Dame de Paris", "Chicago", "Cats", etc., are put on the Russian scene.

The musical, or music comedy, is a stage work, in which the songs and dialogues, music and dancing are mixed. The progenitors of this genre are considered operetta, waterville and burlesque. Musicals are one of the most commercial theatrical arts. This is due to their entertainment and expensive special effects. It is believed that the first musical was delivered in 1866 in New York and was called Black Crook.

The beginning of the 20th century gave an active impulse for the development of the genre in America, and the 30s, coupled with the work of talented composers Gershwin, Porter and Core. The 60s brought new ideas to the musicals, over time, the number of performances began to decrease, but the scenery and costumes became more lush.

In 1985, the French Monopoly and England was broken by the French with their "rejected". Today, musicals, robustly emerged in the USSR in the 70s, are popular in Russia. We will tell about the ten most famous works of this genre in the entire history of its existence.

"My beautiful lady." To write a musical Frederick Low, the author of the music, and Alan Lerner, the author of the libretto and lyrics, pushed the drama Bernard show "Pigmillion". It is not surprising that the plot of their joint creativity repeats the drama of the show, in which it is described as the main character, being initially a conventional flowers, becomes a young charming lady. According to the plot of the musical during the dispute of the professor of phonetics and his friend of the linguist, and such a transformation took place. Eliza Dulittl moved to the house of a scientist to go through the hard way of learning. In the end, on the Embassy Ball, the girl with glitter is withstanding the difficult exam. The premiere of the musical took place on March 15, 1956. In London, the view was given only in April 1958. Rex Harrison came as Professor, and the role of Eliza went to Julie Andrews. The show immediately conquered mad popularity, tickets for it were sold out for half a year ago. It turned out to create a real surprise for the creators. As a result, 3217 times was given to Broadway, and in London - 2281. The musical was translated into eleven languages \u200b\u200band passed in more than twenty countries. "My beautiful Lady" received the "Tony" awards. In total, more than 5 million musical records were sold with the initial Broadway Music. In 1964, the film was released on the screens, for the right to film the Musical Bosses Warner Brothers paid 5.5 million dollars at that time. Eliza played Audrey Hepburn, and Rex Harrison became her partner, moving to the cinema from theatrical stage. And the success of the film became stunning - he was nominated for 12 Oscars and received 8 of them. The musical is so loved by the audience that he can be viewed in London.

"Sounds of music". The German film "Family Family Trapp" has become the basis for this musical. In 1958, the idea was transferred from cinema on theatrical framework by Scriptures by Howard Lindseem and Russell Cruise, the producer Richard Hollideo and his wife Mary Martin, who was an actress. The picture narrated about the Austrian family, which, fleeing from the Nazis, went to America. The plot of the film was not invented, the basis of it was the book of Maria von Trapp, which was the immediate participant of those events. Mary Martin herself at that time was a celebrity of the music theater, in the same case it was a serious dramatic role. However, the actress could not refuse to speak in a new role for himself. First, the authors decided to issue a production folk songs and religious hymns family background trapp. However, Mary insisted to have a song written specifically for her. With the help of composer Richard Rogers and the librettist Oscar Hammestain, new musical numbers appeared in the play, and the musical appeared. His premiere on Broadway took place on November 16, 1959. Partner Mary Martin became theodore Bikel, who fulfilled the role of captain von Trapp. Mary Martin was so popular that the public was sought to see the premiere of the musical with her participation, providing generous fees. The "sounds of music" received 8 bonuses, this work was played 1443 times. The original album even received the Grammy Prize. In 1961, the musical began his tour of the United States, at the same time the show opened in London, where it was raised for 6 years, becoming the most long-playing American musical in the capital of England. In June 1960, the filmmakers from the 20th Century Fox acquired the rights to the decreement of production for 1.25 million dollars. Although the plot of the film was different from the play, but it was he who brought the "sounds of music" truly world fame. The premiere of the film took place on March 2, 1965 in New York, he was able to win 5 Oscars out of 10, which was put forward. Subsequently, there were still attempts to shield the musical, but this did not prevent its popularity as an independent understanding. In the 90s, the "sounds of music" went to Greece and Israel, Finland and Sweden, Peru and China, Iceland and the Netherlands.

"Cabaret". For this legendary performance, the stories of the Berlin Stories of Christopher Ishherwood, telling about life in Germany in the early 1930s, were taken as the basis. Another part of the story came from the play John Wang Druden "I - Camera", telling about the love of a young American writer and singer Berlin Cabaret Sally Bowl. Fate brought young Brian Roberts, a novice writer, working as lessons to the capital of Germany in the early 1930s. Here he gets acquainted with Sally, falls in love with her, getting a lot of new and unforgettable sensations. Only here the singer refuses to follow the guy to Paris, breaking his heart. Cabaret, who was once a symbol of freedom, begin in the course of the action to gradually fill out people with a swastika on the sleeve ... The premiere of the musical took place on November 20, 1966. The production was carried out by the most famous Broadway director Harold Prince. Music John Chancers lay on the texts of Fred Ebba, and Libretto wrote Joe Masteroff. In the original composition, Joel Gray participated in the role of Environment, Jill Heworth, who played Sally, and Bert Cliff, who played Cliff. The production has passed 1165 views, having received all the same 8 "Tony". In 1972, the film "Cabare" directed by Bob Fossa was released on the screens. Joel Gray played all the same role, but Salley brilliantly embodied Lisa Minhelli, Brian played Michael York. The film received 8 "Oscars". Updated version The musical appeared in front of the audience in 1987, and where without Joel Gray? But in 1993, in London and 1998, a new Musical "Cabare", delivered by Sam Mehdes, has already begun on Broadway. And this version received many awards, being presented 2377 times. Finally, the musical was closed on January 4, 2004, whether for a long time?

"Jesus Christ Superstar". Music for the work was written by the legendary Andrew Lloyd Weber, and Tim Rice created Libretto. Initially, it was planned to create a full-fledged opera, using the modern musical language and all relevant traditions - the Arias of the main characters were to be present. The difference between this musical from the traditional is that there are no dramatic elements here, everything is based on recipatatives and vocals. Here rock music has connected with a classic history, modern vocabulary uses in the texts, and the whole story is told exclusively with the help of songs. All this did "Jesus Christ - Superzovad" superhit. The story is about the last seven days of the life of Jesus, who pass before the eyes of Judah Iskariot, disappointed by the teachings of Christ. The plot begins from the moment of the entry of Jesus in Jerusalem and ends with his execution. For the first time, the opera sounded in the form of an album in 1970, on it the main role was performed by a vocalist of the Deep Purple group by Ien Gillan. The role of Judah performed Murray Head, and Maria Magdalina voiced Ivonne Ellima. In 1971, Musical appeared on Broadway. Many noted that in the formulation, Jesus is depicted in the form of the first hippie on the planet. The production lasted on the stage of just a year and a half, but she received a new breath in London in 1972. Paul Nicholas played the main role, and Judas embodied Stefan Tate. Such an option of the musical has become more successful, keeping over for the past eight years. Based on the work, as usual, the feature film directed by Norman Juison was shot. Oscar 1973 for the best music got exactly this work. The film is interesting not only to excellent music and vocals, but also an unusual interpretation of the theme of Jesus, which appears in an alternative traditional point of view. This musical is often referred to as the rock opera, the work gave rise to many disputes and has become a cult for the Hippie generation. "Jesus Christ - Superstar" is relevant today, it is translated into many languages. For more than 30 years, the musical has been placed around the world - on scenes of Australia, Japan, France and Mexico, Chile and Germany, Great Britain and the United States.

"Chicago". The basis for the musical was an article in the newspaper "Chicago Tribune" of March 11, 1924. Journalist Maureen Watkins told about the actress Varity, who killed her lover. In those days, the stories about sexual crimes were very popular, it is not surprising that Watkins continued to write on similar topics. April 3, 1924 her appeared new note about married woman who shot a fight Franc. These criminal stories accompanied noticeable hype, it was an impact on Maureen, who over time left the newspaper and began to study the right at the Yale University. There is a woman, as a teaching job, and created the play "Chicago". The day before the occurrence of 1927, the premiere of the play "Chicago" was held on Broadway, he stood 182 views, in 1927 and in 1942 films starred. The second birth of the plot gave Bob Foss, the famous Broadway director and choreographer. He attracted the composer on the candle, he worked on libretto himself and Fred Abb. The score "Chicago" itself was brilliant stylization for American habies of the 20s, and the supply of musical material was similar to the hydroevil. History tells about the dancer of the core-tape Roxy Hart, who crept coldly with his lovers. In prison, a woman gets acquainted with Welma Kelly and other criminals. Roxy was able to avoid punishment with the help of a prudent lawyer Billy Flynna - the court recognized her innocent. As a result, the world of show business enriched the "duet of two sparkling sins", Welma Kelly and Roxy Hart. The premiere of the musical took place on June 3, 1975 at the Street Theater. Gwen Verdon got the role of Roxy, Suda Rivera played Welma, and Billy - Jerry Orbakh. In London, Musical appeared only after 4 years, and the production had nothing to do with the brainchild of Bob Fossa. The presentation has grown 898 views in America and 600 in West End and it was closed over time. However, the show was revived in 1996 under the leadership of Walter Bobby and Choreographer Ann Runking. The first performances in the city center caused such an excitement that it was decided to continue the shows on Broadway. The role of Roxy performed by Rinking, Bebe Newvirt played Welma, and James Notone - Flynna. This production received 6 Prizes "Tony", as well as Grammy for the best album. In 1997, the musical came to the London Adelphi Theater, the production received the Prize of Lawrence Olivier as the best musical. In the updated form, the performance was held worldwide - Canada, Australia, Holland, Argentina, Japan, Mexico, Russia and other countries. In 2002, a film studio "Miramax" film studio was released with star Rene Zellweger (Roxy), Catherine Zeta-Jones (Welma) and Richard Girome (Billy Flynn). Rob Marshall became the director and choreographer. The picture received the "Golden Globe" in the nomination "Best Musical or Comedy" and won 6 "Oscars" from 12, which was nominated. In Russia, the musical was put by Philip Kirkorov, who himself also embodied the role of a skillful and selling lawyer.

"Evita". The idea of \u200b\u200bcreating a musical appeared by chance - in October 1973, Tim Rice in the car heard the end of some radio transmission in which he was about Evita Peron. The woman was the wife of the Argentine dictator Juan Peron, the story of her life was interested in the poet. His co-author, Lloyd Webber, initially treated history without much enthusiasm, but over time agreed to work on it. Rice thoroughly studied the story of his main character, for this he spent a lot of time in London libraries and even visited the distant Argentina. There, the main part of the storyline was born. Tim Rice introduced a narrator into the musical of a narrator, somehow, whose prototype was Ernesto Che Guevara. History itself tells about Ewe Duarte, who came to Buenos Aires at 15 and became first a famous actress, and then the wife of the country's president. The woman helped the poor, but also contributed to the focus of dictatorship in Argentina. In "Evit", various musical styles were combined, latin-American motifs became the basis of the score. The first demo records of the musical were presented to critics at the first festival in Sidmonton, then the album record at the Olympic studio began. Evita became the actress Juli Kovington, and Che is a young singer Kolm Wilkinson. The role of Peron went to the floor of Jones. The album had a great success - for three months it was sold half a million of his copies. Despite the fact that "Evita" was officially banned in Argentina, to reach the record was considered a prestige. The musical was released on June 21, 1978, Hal Prince became the director. In his formulation, the role of Evita went to Elaine Page, and what the famous rock singer David Essex played. The performance was so successful that he was named the best musical of 1978. The main actress itself received a reward for his game in Evita. The first weeks after the release of the musical recording on the disk made it gold. On May 8, 1979, the premiere of "Evita" in America, in Los Angeles, and after four months the performance came to Broadway. The popularity of "Evita" has proved 7 Tony Awards, obtained by her. The success of the musical allowed him to visit many countries - Korea, Hungary, Australia, Mexico, Japan, Israel and others. In the years 20 years after the birth of the musical, it was decided to make a film on his motives. Alan Parker spoke by the director, Madonna's major role, Evita Pereon, played by Antonio Banderas, Peron played Jonathan Price. The film sounded a new Webber and Rice song "You have to love me", which eventually "Oscar" for the best original song.

"Rejected". Composer Claude Michel Schonberg and Librettist Alain Bublil gave the second birth of the classic work of Viktor Hugo "Molded". Work on the creation of the musical was carried out over two years. The result was a two-hour sketch, converted to the concept album with a circulation of 260 thousand copies. A peculiar business card of the musical was the engraving depicting a small goat. The stage version was presented on September 17, 1980 at the Paris Palace of Sports. As a result, the performance looked more than half a million people. The role of Jean Valzhana performed Maurice Barrier, Zhaka played Jacques Mercier, Fanina - Rose Lorans, and Kleztuto - Fabienn Gueon. The concept album "Locked" attracted the young director Petrier Ferago, who attracted the work of the English producer of Cameron Makintosh. This made it possible to create a show truly high class. The professional team was working on the production - Trevor Nann, Trevor Nann and John Cade, and adapts the text on english Herbert Creeremer with the help of the Music Creators. As a result, the premiere of the play under the auspices of the Royal Shakespeare Company in the Barbican Theater on October 8, 1985. Today, "rejected" was most often shown in the London Palace Theater, there were more than 6 thousand ideas of the musical. In 1987, the "rejected" came to Broadway, the march of the world began. Although the spectrum is for more than twenty years, it is still on the scenes of world theaters. "Molded" transferred to many languages, among which there are even exotic, as Japanese, Moorish and Creole. In total, this musical was put in 32 countries around the world. Creation of Schonberg and Bublil in the end could see more than 20 million people.

"Cats". The basis for this popular musical has served a cycle of children's poems TS Eliota "The book of an old possum about practical cats", which came out in England in 1939. In the collection, it was told with irony about the habits and habits of cats, but in these features, human traits were disappeared. Elliot's poems attracted Andy Lloyd Webburru, who for the 70s composed to them slowly music. And so, by 1980, the composer gathered enough material to transform him into the musical. Since the British are very loved by cats, they just had a doomed to success. In addition to Webbera, the producer of Cameron Makintosh, director Trevor Nann, artist John Nostrier and choreographer Gillian Lynn. But when the scenic embodiment, the songs it turned out that the plot was sensible and no. However, thanks to the widow Eliot there were drafts and letters of the poet, from where the authors of the musical were able to collect ideas to compile a storylock of the performance. In "cats", special demands were presented to artists - it was not enough to sing well and clearly talk, it was also necessary to be very plastic. It turned out that in England itself, to gain the troupe from 20 such actors, it turned out almost impossible, therefore Pop singer Paul Nicholas, Actress Elaine Page, Young dancer and singer Sara Brightman, as well as the star of the royal ballet Wain Slip. The Theater "Cats" created his designer - John Naipier, as a result there is no curtain at all, and the scene and the hall merge into a single space. The action is not a frontal, but at all depth. The scene itself is framed as a dump - there are mountains of pictorial garbage on it, but in fact the scenery is equipped with a complex technique. The actors with the help of a complex multi-layer grima appear in the form of graceful cats. Their trikically painted manually, wigs are made of yak wool, tails and collars from wool, besides, brilliant collars are put. The musical for the first time appeared before the eyes of the public on May 11, 1981 in London, and Broadway came to Broadway. As a result, "cats" were able to become the most "long-playing" production in the history of the British theater, until the moment of its closure. A total of 6,400 submissions were given, more than 8 million people saw, and the creators were able to earn about 136 million pounds sterling. Yes, and in the states, Musical beat all possible records. Already in 1997, the number of submissions exceeded 6,100, which made it possible to call the presentation by the main Broadway long-liver. As a result, for all the time "Cats" were delivered more than 40 times, the total number of viewers in 30 countries exceeded 50 million, the songs were sounded in 14 languages, and the total amount of charges amounted to 2.2 billion dollars! The musical has received many awards, among them the most famous are the Prize of Lawrence Olivier, the newspaper Award "Ivning Standard" for the "Best Musical", 7 Awards "Tony", the Moliar Prize in France. The records of the Broadway and London original compositions received "Grammy".

"Phantom of the Opera". Sarah Brightman's cooperation and Andrew Lloyd Webber in "cats" led to their wedding in 1984. For the spouse, the composer created "Requiem", but this work could not scale the singer's talent. Webber therefore conceived to create a new musical, which became the "Phantom of the Opera", created by the 1910 novel with the same name of the Frenchman Gaston Lero. Romantic, but a gloomy story tells about the living in the dungeon under the Paris Opera mysterious creature with supernatural abilities. The main role in the production, Christina Daea, got, of course, Sarah Brightman. The artist of the male party became Michael Crawford. In the first composition of the Beloved Christina, Raul, played Steve Barton. Above Libretto together with Andrew Lloyd Webbert, Richard Stulgo worked, and song texts belong to Charles Hart. Theatrical artist Maria Biornson endowed the ghost of the famous mask and insisted on the decision to lower the notorious falling chandelier not on the scene, but right on the audience. The premiere of the "Ghost Opera" took place on October 9, 1986 at the Royal Theater, even members of the family of Her Majesty were attended. And in January 1988, the first Broadway statement of the musical was held, she took place in the New York Majestik Theater. The "Ghost Opera" became the second on the duration of the demonstration of the musical in the entire history of Broadway, after the "cats". As a result, only in New York showed about 11 million people. The musical was put in 18 countries, there were about 65 thousand ideas, there was more than 58 million people, and total number Viewers worldwide exceeded 80 million. As a result, deserved awards and premiums, the number of more than 50. The musical received three Prizes of Lawrence Olivier and 7 Tony Awards, 7 Awards "Drama Desk", Ivning Standard award. The total revenues from the "Ghost Opera" amounted to $ 3.2 billion. Roman inspired directors to create whole seven films, the last of them, shot in 2004, was nominated three times on Oscar, the producer and composer performed all the same webber.

"Mom Mia". The popularity of the songs of the Abba group is so great that the idea of \u200b\u200bcreating a whole musical, which came to the head of Judi Cramemer on their basis, is not surprising. The basis of the musical was 22 songs of the legendary group. In the original, all the songs were performed by women, so the story was developed about mother and daughters - people of two different generations. In order for the story to be worthy of famous hits, the writer Katerina Johnson was invited, who came up with a story about the family living in the Greek Islands. As a result, the viewer attracts not only musical hits, but also the plot in which the music is cramped. The songs were divided into dialogues, having received new intonations. The director of the formulation was Phillid Loyad, and the composers were the participant of Abba Bjorn Ulvelus and Benny Anderson. The result was a romantic comedy, ironic and fairly modern. There are two main lines in the musical - the history of love and the relationship between the two generations. The plot "Mom Mia" is filled with comedy situations that occur against the background of the cheerful compositions "Abba", the heroes communicate quite witty, and their costumes are bright and original. The characteristic logo "Mom Mia" was the image of a happy bride, as a result it became a kind of brand recognized worldwide. The plot of the musical is as follows. Young Sophie is soon preparing to become a bride. For a wedding, she is going to invite the Father to take her to the altar. Only here is the mother of the girl, Donna, never talked about him. Sophie found a diary of the mother, where she talked about her relationship with three different men, as a result, the invitation is sent to all of them. When guests begin to arrive at the wedding, the most interesting thing happens ... In the finals, the mother's action is married together with Sophie. The first test "Mama Mia" was his premiere show in London on March 23, 1999. The audience was in complete delight - they did not sit on the spot, but they danced in the aisles, clapped and sang. The present premiere took place on April 6, 1999. London successful setting led to the fact that the musical was put in 11 countries of the world, and the rolling fees from the rolled Musikla reached 8 million dollars. Today, "Mama Mia" has seen more than 27 million people, daily digits of visits increase by 20 thousand. The total amount of the computers of the musical in the world exceeded 1.6 billion dollars. During the rental of the show visited 130 major cities, And the album with the record of the first stage was "platinum" in the USA, Korea and Australia, twice "platinum" in the UK, and in Sweden, New Zealand and Germany - Golden. In 2008, the musical was fascinated, such stars as Maryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan took part in it, and the director became all the same Phillid Loyad.

Summer warm evening or rainy day we suggest you plunge into the mixture music, songs, dancing,comedy and drama. Raise yourself a mood or, maybe a little bitten. We present to you 5 most famous musicals of the world:

"My beautiful lady" (My Fair Lady) (1956)

The basis of this musical lay a play of Bernard Shaw "Pygmalion", in which it tells how the main heroine, the flower girl Eliza Dulittl, becomes a charming lady. Such a transformation took place due to the dispute of the professor of phonetics and his friend-linguist.
The premiere of the musical took place on March 15, 1956. He was transferred to eleven languages, including Hebrew, and he successfully walked in more than twenty countries. Music received 6 Tony awards. More than five million copies were sold with the recording of the original Broadway composition, and in 1964 the screen of George Kyukor was released on the screens. Warner Brothers paid a record amount - 5.5 million dollars - for the rights of the musical.

"Notre Dame de Paris"NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS (1998)

Musical It was made based on the novel by Viktor Hugo "Cathedral of the Parisian Our Lady." For the first time, he was shown in Paris on September 16, 1998 and got into the Guinness Book of Records as had the most successful first year of work.

"Cats"(CATS) (1981)

The basis for "cats" served as a cycle of children's poems TS Eliota "The book of an old possum about practical cats", published in 1939 in England. This is a collection of ironic sketches of feline characters and habits, which are easily guessed by various human types.
In the "Cat" theater, created by the designer John Naipier, no curtain, the hall and the scene are a single space, and the action is not unfriendly, but throughout the depth. The scene is decorated as a dump and is the mountains of pictorial rubber, the scenery is equipped with complex electronics. The actors are reincarnated in graceful cats with the help of a multi-layer grima painted by manually trico, wigs from yak wool, fur collar, tailings and brilliant collars.
During its existence, the musical was raised for more than forty times, it was visited by more than 50 million spectators in thirty countries, translated into 14 languages, and the total fees at the present moment exceeded 2.2 billion dollars. Among the Awards "Cats" - the Prize of Lawrence Olivier and the Prize, awarded the newspaper "Ivning Standard" in the "Best Music" nomination, Seven Prizes "Tony", French Award Moliere. The records and the London, and the Broadway original composition were awarded "Grammy".

"Phantom of the Opera"(The Phantom of the Opera) (1986)

"Phantom Opera", created based on the novel of the French writer Gaston Lero. This is a gloomy and romantic story about a supernatural being that inhabited in the dungeon near the Paris Opera.
She became the second after the "cats" on the duration of the demonstration by the play for the history of Broadway, where it was watched by 10.3 million people.
More than 65,000 Ghost performances were played in 18 countries, including in Japan, Austria, Canada, Sweden, Germany and Australia. The "Ghost Opera" productions received more than 50 prestigious premiums, including three Prizes of Lawrence Olivier and 7 Tony Awards, 7 Awards "Drama Desk", an award "Ivning Standard". "Ghost Opera" won sympathy with more than 58 million viewers from around the world. Only 11 million people looked in New York in New York, and in the whole world - over 80 million.

"Mom Mia"(Mamma Mia) (1999)

The idea of \u200b\u200bcreating the original musical based on ABBA songs belongs to the producer of Judy Cramemer. More than 27 million - the total number of viewers around the world who visited the Music Mia Mia. Every day, more than 20,000 people attend the musical "Mama Mia".
For eight years of rental, the musical was delivered in more than 130 major cities. The album with the recording of the first production "Mama Mia" was "platinum" in the USA, Australia and Korea; Twice "platinum" in the UK and Golden in Germany, Sweden and New Zealand.

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Wizard Country Oz (1939) / The Wizard of Oz

The famous Fairy Tale of Lymeman Frank Bauma in a variety of forms was fascinated repeatedly, but the movie history will always put on the first place brilliant tape Viktor Fleming with a charming Judy Garland in the lead role. Music family tape about the girl Dorothy and her extraordinary friends was nominated for six golden figurines, but he first marked only in two nominations - "Best Music" and "Best Song". The Over The Rainbow composition is really incredibly good - it continues to include in the number of the most famous film composions in the history of cinema.

Singing in the rain (1952) / Singin "In the Rain

When we all admired the "artist" of Michel Khazanavichus, people, in the cinema enlightened, spoke young: "All this was already!" And true, "singing under the rain" very close to the "artist" on topics - this is also the "autobiography of Hollywood" the time of transition from a silent movie to sound. And how best to show triumph of sound? Of course, with songs and dances! Music numbers from "singing" became real hits, and to this day will learn from the first notes of millions of viewers worldwide. Alas, the actors and authors of the paintings did not receive the work of Oscars, but the film deservedly entered many lists of the most important works of cinema, pretending to the title of "Musical Number 1" in the world.

King and me (1956) / The King and I

The musical "King and I", delivered to Broadway, became one of the most expensive ideas of his time - a budget of 360 thousand dollars in 1950 seemed space. The same grandi was also film storing, but the picture from the very beginning he was minted a big loss - Gertrud Lawrence, actress and singer died from cancer, who was written by the vocal parties Anna, the main character of the work. The role, therefore, Debair Kerr, but for the scene of her party performed Marny Nixon, which, however, did not harm the film. The "king and I" took five Oscars after nine nominations and became among the best paintings of the 20th century.

Westside History (1961) / West Side Story

Do you think to endure the action of Shakespeare's tragedies from the past in our time - the diet of postmodernism 1990-2000? Nothing like that, "Westside History" of Jerome Robbins and Robert Wizza - this clean water "Romeo and Juliet", only this time the events meet the viewer not in Verona, but in New York, where representatives of the two warrant immigrant gangs fall in love with each other. And all this under the sounds of music! Critics turned out to be fascinated by the opened spectacle - the Westside History took from the Ceremony of 10 Oscar awards, including the best film award. Brilliant result!

The Russian viewer has an idea of \u200b\u200bMary Poppins for all "deformed" by the magic television film with Natalia Andreichenko in the lead role (also, by the way, the musical), but we will be fair to history - Walt Disney first made a star from a flying housekeeper. And the star is primarily musical. About how it was difficult to write songs for cinematic Mary, perfectly tells the ribbon "save Mr. Banks", and the result of the work of the Sherman brothers composers is known to each American child - the five-time owner of Oscar, the film director Robert Stevenson has not searched from the TV screens.

My beautiful Lady (1964) / My Fair Lady

Another musical that was "Oscar" as the "best film of the year," - Music melodrama "My beautiful Lady". At the heart of George Kyukor's painting, the famous play of Bernard's show and a very popular Broadway performance, so, apparently, the plot "Lady" did not produce, but her musical component was really impressed by the audience, and critics. Alas, the authors of the film did not arrange a limited vocal range of Audrey Hepburn, so she, right as the heroine already mentioned "singing under the rain", had to be opened in the frame of the mouth under someone else's phonogram. But this is perhaps the only significant claim to the picture, otherwise "my beautiful lady" with her eight "Oscars" is impeccable.

Music Sounds (1965) / The Sound Of Music

The unconditional leader is hardly all the tops of the "best musical in the history of cinema" - the melodrama "sounds of music" certainly deserves all praise to their address. The picture combines in itself and family comedy about not complaining with a new governess of children from a large family, and Romka about the widower in love, and even a military thriller, because the events of the picture are unfolding against the background of Austria's accession to Germany on the eve of the Second World War. The brilliantly played Julie Andrews and Christopher Flame Ribbon became one of the most cash regards in Hollywood's history (if you judge the budget to fees), and songs from the film are considered a full-fledged classics.

Crimp on the roof (1971) / Fiddler on the roof

We have not been adopted to recognize the works of the art of foreign authors, written on the reasons of the events of two Russian revolutions of the beginning of the last century, but the Americans are a "violinist on the roof", telling about the Ukrainian village, they like to see it in almost every school. What to say about cinema - the same picture of Norman Juison became the classic work marked with three Oscars and the Golden Globe as the best musical. Juison several "crudsal" is the original Broadway version, but the author followed the "violinist" "Jesus Christ - Superstars" so self-government is fortunate, although this is a completely different story ...

Cabaret (1972) / Cabaret

Music melodrama Bob Fossus "Kabare" was in the world so popular that songs from this film managed to leak even in a closed for American music Soviet UnionSo, when the spectators of the "one sixth" were able to see the film "One Sixth" most of Music numbers were well known. Surprisingly, but for the Mishur songs and dances, the Foss managed to hide a rather dramatic story with a clear anti-fascist promise - a rare combination for the musical, usually joyful and sunny. Lyza Minhelli was the unconditional decoration of the painting. Songs from "Cabare" in its performance became genuine "golden hits" and to this day enthusiastically accepted by the audience at the concerts of singer and actresses.

Broccolina (1978) / Grease

Surprisingly, "Bromoline," who made the stars of John Travolt and Olivia Newton-John and widely known far beyond Hollywood, did not receive not only a single Oscar, but even the Golden Globe, who has for musicals separate categories. But the success of this film is a living example of the fact that for genuine classics, critical laurels, "Broccolin" - Folk cinema, hotly beloved by the audience, they are often put on all the "these you" "and" beautiful " lady". This is what the phenomenal musical material means - songs from the painting released on the record, have won dozens of awards, and the disc itself has become Platinum in America.

King Lion (1994) / The Lion King

The 32nd full-length animation picture of the Disney studio, of course, is not a musical in its pure form - in the end almost every cartoon of this company has musical numbers. But it was precisely a professional, careful and very solid approach to the musical component of the tape in many respects and made one of the most successful film projects in the history of the hero - a 45-million tape only a little bit at the rental of up to a billion dollars of cash receipses. The Disk with the songs of Elton John and the music of Hans Zimmer became the most-selling Soundtrack of 1994, and the diamond status of this record could not repeat the same animation film. The king is the king!

Moulin rouge! (2001) / Moulin Rouge!

Usually for musicals, the soundtrack is created specifically: the music is written, the lyrics are composed, the arrangements are being worked out, but sometimes the viewer wants to hear something familiar and a long-long favorite. "Moulin Rouge" LURMAN base, despite the fact that the plot is unfolded at the very beginning of the twentieth century, deftly operates the hits of the 80s and 90s. Madonna and David Bowie, Sting and Bono, Elton John and Christina Aguilera shared her creativity with the picture, and this was immediately hit by a hit - with a 50 millionth budget of the ribbon about the love of Kurtisani and the poet collected four times more, and critics celebrated "Moulin Rouge »Tens of prizes on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

Chicago (2002) / Chicago

In 1980-1990, the musicals were squeezed on the side of the film production - "Dance-outbreak" and "dirty dancing", with all the love of the audience, nor a mad cash register, nor delights of the festival jury did not earn. The return of the musical to the tops happened to the yield on the screens of the criminal dramatics Rob Marshall "Chicago" - the Broadway stage, which is not coming from the stage of a quarter of a century, it was just difficult to spoil. The screening was thought of the authors in the 1970s, then the main roles in the film were allotted by Frank Sinatre, Liza Minhelli and Goldi Houne, but the modern holiday actors were not spoiled - Richard Gir, Rene Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones brought six Oscars to producers, in including the main for the "best movie".

Girls Dreams (2006) / Dreamgirls

Against the background of last year's scandal with black American actors, boycotting the Oscar awards ceremony, it will be thoroughly remembering the purely African American musical "dream girls", telling about the formation and creative path of the virgin trio from Chicago, who gained world glory, which, however, cannot replace Simple home happiness. The most important shock force of "girls" was to become the famous singer Beyonce, annealed to the main role, but unexpectedly for many in the picture "shot" Eddie Murphy and Jennifer Hudson. The latter was even awarded the Filuette of the Film Academy, one of the two received by the film after six nominations.

Canceled (2012) / Les Miserables

The previous large musical landing on the award ceremony of the American Film Academy was planted four years ago - in 2013, eight nominations were awarded the "rejected" volume of Hooper. With all the advantages, the picture received the prizes of the "second echelon" - for makeup and sound, and only to the academician Nepolo Ann Hathaway for the film was favorable. Meanwhile, the ribbon deserved much more - this is a truly large-scale historical picture with brilliant musical numbers. Their execution may have been able to be better, after all, Russell Crowe and Hugh Jackman - not quite singers, but it was done with everything with a soul.