百老汇英文介绍.ppt

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1、BroadwayBroadwayisastreetinManhattan(曼哈顿),NewYork.ThestreetacrosstheislandofManhattanfromthesouthtonorth.Itisthelongestandmostbustlingstreetintheworld.Therearealotoftheatersatbothsidesofthestreet,soitisthemostimportantcradle（发源地）ofdramaandmusicalintheUnitedStates.That’swh

2、yBroadwaybecameasynonym（代名词）ofmusical.“Broadway”actuallyhasthreemeanings:thefirstmeaningisthegeographicalconcept,referringtothe36TheatresnearTimesSquare;thesecondmeaningistheseshowsintheBroadway;thethirdmeaningistheBroadwayindustry,alsoincludingsometheaterswhichshowsmainl

3、ybasedonBroadway.Overall,Broadwayisthepeak（巅峰）ofWesterndramaandrepresentsthehighestlevelofartisticachievementandcommercialsuccess.TheBroadwaymusicaloriginatedinthe19thcentury.Broadwayhasbecomethecenterofdramainthattime.Inthe1920s,Broadwayshowswereinaperiodofgreatprosperit

4、y（鼎盛时期）,butthegoodtimesputanendinthe1930sbecauseofEconomicCrisis.Today,BroadwaymusicalbecomeNewYork'smainstageshows.TheyarenolongerconfinedtoBroadway,oreventour（巡回演出）theworld.ParkTheaterTheBroadway百老汇上演的是比较高雅的音乐剧，百老汇的表演内容多以经典剧目为主，演员的表演服从剧情需要，以群体的肢体语言和出色的音乐吟唱来表现晚会主题。百老汇表演的

5、基调为黑色，夸张、幽默、风趣、自然、轻松、活泼是百老汇的一贯表演风格。ManyHollywoodstarsarecomingoutfromtheBroadwaystage.OneexampleisJulieAndrews(朱莉.安德鲁丝),shewasfoundbydirectorbecauseshewastheactressinthemusical"TheSoundofMusic”.ThenshechangeddirectiontothescreenandbecametheAmericanscreenidolsin1960s.There

6、werealotofmusiciansinBroadway;themostfamousisAndrewLloydWebber(安德鲁·劳埃德·韦伯).HewasborninLondonandfondofmusicinchildhood.Hecreatedmanymusicalswhichwerehandeddownfromhisage（传世之作）.Healsowrotemusicforfilms."Broadway,"themeaningofthewordtodayisnotjustfocusedonthisstreetorthethea

7、ter;peopleusethewordtorefertotheessenceofAmericandrama.Sothatanactor’snameappearinaBroadwayTheateristhesymbolofrealsuccess.WhenamusicalhasasuccessfulperformanceinBroadwayTheater,itwillbefamousthroughouttheUnitedStatesandthroughoutthewholeWesternworld.Sothemusicalwillbeper

8、formedinvariousplaces.Fromthesametoken,themajorityofsuccessfulmusicalsinAmericawillmovetoBroadwa