The musical "Singing in the rain" in Moscow: reviews, premiere, actors

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

On October 3, 2015, the premiere of the musical “Singing in the Rain” took place in the capital. This event was held on a grand scale and was furnished with chic in the style of the Oscars ceremonies. And this is not surprising, since Stage Entertainment presented on the Russian stage a version of a Broadway play about the origins of American sound cinema.

Foster Hirsch became the guest of honor of the presentation. This well-known Hollywood historian came to Russia specifically to assess how the musical “Singing in the Rain” looks like in Moscow. Reviews of the patriarch of American film criticism were enthusiastic. In any case, after the premiere, he told reporters that he was very pleased with what he saw on the stage of the Rossiya Theater, and believes that the attempt to reproduce the retro atmosphere of the original on the Moscow stage can be considered a success.

Original

"Singing in the Rain" (musical, theater"Russia") is based on the famous musical film, which was shot in 1952 by Stanley Donen. The star of this picture was Gino Kelly, who performed the song parts and the role of the protagonist. Other key looks were created by Donald O'Connor (Cosmo Brown), Jean Hagen (Lina Lamont) and Debbie Reynolds (Kathy Seldon). The musical film was an incredible success and entered the treasury of American cinema. Later it was staged on Broadway several times and was always a success.

Storyline

"Singing in the Rain" (2hr 40m musical) tells the story of Hollywood's rise to fame as the world's capital of cinema.

Actor Don Lockwood is having an "advertising" affair with on-screen partner Lina Lamont, who is sure they are in a serious relationship. After another quarrel, he meets dancer Kathy Seldon and learns that the studio where he works is going to make the first sound film "Cavalier Duelist" for the first time. The main roles go to Don and Lina, but it turns out that their manner of expressing gestures in the style of silent films now looks ridiculous, and the terrible accent and shrill voice of the partner cause laughter in the hall. The actor's friend - Cosmo Brown - decides to save the already filmed picture by dubbing and including musical parts, and also offers to invite Katie as an understudy and performer of female parts.

In the process of work, love breaks out between Don and the girl, which Lina seeks to prevent. She is offended because she is jealous of her on-screen lover and hates Cathy forthat she has more acting skills than she does. Lina finds a clause in her contract that gives her the full right to make changes to any promotions organized by the studio for the PR company of the films in which she is employed. The actress demands to indicate in the credits that she sings all the songs herself. During the premiere, which is a resounding success, the audience demands from Lina to perform one of the hits of the musical. Cathy has to stand behind the curtain and sing for the actress. At the end of the performance, Don and Cosmo expose the deception. Lina runs away, and the audience applauds the real star of the picture.

Casting

The main thing that ensured the success of the musical show "Singing in the Rain" (musical) - the actors. In particular, Anastasia Stotskaya in the role of Lina Lamothe looks very organic. Throughout the performance, she speaks in a squeaky voice and causes a storm of emotions in the viewer. The choice of Yulia Iva, who created a memorable image of Katie Seldon, is also successful. In her performance, the dancer turned out to be perky, cheerful and a little hooligan, just such that the audience would remember the numbers with her participation from the play “Singing in the Rain” for a long time.

The musical (the actors were selected as a result of a multi-stage casting) helped very young artists to prove themselves. Many critics also noted the excellent work of Tatyana Lazareva and Mikhail Shats, who added solidity and charm to the performance.

As for the performers of the main male roles, Andrey Karkh and Stanislav Chunikhin were involved in this capacity. Both of them are goodcope, and the success of some scenes entirely depends on their skill and ability to work in a duet.

"Singing in the Rain" (musical): where it takes place, performance features

The Moscow version of this famous Broadway production can be seen on the stage of the Rossiya Theatre.

The costumes for the 1930s musical were commissioned from London. In total, it took almost 250 suits. Moreover, the performers of some roles change clothes during the performance at least a dozen times. Many toilets, especially those demonstrated by Anastasia Stotskaya, delight in luxury and beauty.

During the performance, about 12 tons of water is poured onto the stage. When the actors begin to dance, the spray scatters in all directions, falling on the audience sitting in the front rows. So that they do not experience any inconvenience, warm raincoats are handed out before the start of the performance. However, they do not guarantee that you will get away with it.

Another feature of the performance "Singing in the Rain" (musical, theater "Russia") - lighting effects and music performed by the orchestra.

Who should go

The capital has always spoiled theater lovers with spectacular shows. In the autumn of 2015, Muscovites and guests of the city were able to appreciate the Russian version of the famous production of "Singing in the Rain". The musical (ticket price - from 1000 rubles) takes place with full halls. Moreover, among the audience you can see people of different ages. And this is not surprising, because the original was created about 65 years ago, during the childhood of our grandparents.

And yetthe musical "Singing in the Rain" in Moscow (see reviews below) looks fresh and relevant, despite all its vintage. Even children will watch with great pleasure how fully grown "uncles and aunts" dance in the rain and jump into puddles with pleasure.

Musical "Singing in the Rain" in Moscow: reviews

As with any other show, one can hear completely opposite opinions about the new performance presented by producer Dmitry Bogachev. In fairness, it should be said that when the musical “Singing in the Rain” is discussed, in Moscow the reviews are mostly positive. Moreover, praise for the production and the actors can be heard from the lips of both ordinary viewers and celebrities who had the opportunity to see this performance on Broadway. For example, Ekaterina Strizhenova believes that Anastasia Stotskaya did an excellent job with the dramatic role of Lina Lamothe, and Alexander Tsekalo admired the level of skill of the dancers performing the step. The opinion of Maxim Dunayevsky is also valuable, who noted the participation of a large number of young talented actors in it as a positive side of the musical.

Why you should go to the musical "Singing in the Rain"

So, judging by the reviews, the show is worth it to attend, even though the tickets are quite expensive. Why? Here are some reasons:

• interesting plot;
• beautiful music, especially the Good Morning number;
• good cast consisting offrom famous and young artists;
• temperamental dancing;
• tons of water cascading onto the stage and other special effects.

Flaws

Singing in the Rain (musical), which runs for 2 hours and 40 minutes including intermission, is considered by most viewers to be worth spending their free time on. However, the show also has a few shortcomings. For example, some guests of the capital complain about the high cost of tickets. There is also criticism that the audience is not warned in advance about the inconvenience that awaits those sitting in the first two rows. But in the cold season, not everyone is ready to go out into the cold after the performance in clothes that get wet even with a raincoat, and the wet makeup also does not add pleasant emotions.

Now you know what awaits you if you purchase tickets for the production of Singing in the Rain (musical). You know where this amazing special effects show takes place, so be sure to please your loved ones and go to this festival of music and dance in Hollywood style.