1. Chicago is the 3rd longest-running musical on Broadway. It is based on the theatrical play of the same name. In the story, corps de ballet dancer Roxie Hart ends up in prison after killing her lover. She and another prisoner, Velma Kelly, convicted of a similar crime, are helped out of prison by an unscrupulous lawyer, Flynn. In fact, this musical is a denunciation of the terrible morals prevailing in America at that time. The original Broadway production took place in 1975, but only the 1996 revamped production received a Tony Award for Best Renewed Musical. The debut of "Chicago" in Russia took place in 2002 and it was the first foreign musical in our country. And in 2013, the second Russian production of "Chicago" was presented, which turned out to be even more successful.
2. Solar musical "Mamma Mia!" known among other things for the fact that it is based on 22 hits of the legendary band ABBA. The premiere took place in 1999 in London. This is a comedic story about Sophie's pre-wedding troubles in search of her father. The Russian audience loved this show very much, its production was included in the Russian Book of Records in two categories: “The musical played the largest number of times in a row in the continuous rental mode” and “The musical that gathered the largest number of spectators in the same hall in continuous rolling mode.
3. The Phantom of the Opera is a musical based on the novel of the same name by the French writer Gaston Leroux. This is the story of a masked musical genius forced to live in the cellars of the Paris Opera. The musical premiered in the West End in 1986 and on Broadway in 1988. He has been awarded the Laurence Olivier and Tony Awards. The play became the longest-running musical in Broadway history, surpassed only by Les Misérables on the West End. It is the Phantom of the Opera that is considered the highest grossing entertainment event of all time (international fees amounted to $ 6 billion). The premiere of the Russian production of the musical The Phantom of the Opera took place on October 4, 2014 at the MDM Theatre, where it ran for two seasons without interruption and became the most demanded event of 2014/2015.
4. The French musical Les Misérables, based on the novel of the same name by V. Hugo, has become one of the most significant works of the world musical theater, a real world sensation. The premiere took place on September 17, 1980 in Paris, after which the triumphal procession of this show around the world began. The performance was shown in 42 countries in 21 languages. The plot of the musical retains all the main vicissitudes of the plot of the novel - this is the story of the rebirth of the former criminal Jean Valjean and his adopted daughter Cosette against the backdrop of revolutionary events in France. On Broadway alone, the musical Les Misérables ran for 16 years, and the London production lasted even longer - 21 years and entered the history of musical theater as the longest-running musical in the world.
5. The premiere of the musical "Notre Dame Cathedral" took place in September 1998 in Paris and was a rare success. The success of the first year of the show was even noted in the Guinness Book of Records. The single "Belle" stayed at number one on the French charts for 33 weeks. The plot of the production was taken from the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo - this is the relationship of the young gypsy Esmeralda with four men in love with her: the archdeacon of the Cathedral Frollo, Captain Phoebus, the ringer Quasimodo and the poet Gringoire. Although the musical was not able to compete with Broadway and London shows, Russian audiences liked it. For two years, the production of Notre Dame Cathedral was successfully staged at the Moscow Operetta Theater from 2002 to 2004, the profit from the show amounted to about ten million.
6. The musical "Romeo and Juliet", which premiered in 2001, was called by many critics the best French musical. The single Les rois du monde ("Kings of the World") spent several weeks at number one on the French national charts and sold 800,000 copies. During the year of the show, the musical was watched by more than a million viewers throughout France. Despite the cool meeting in London, performances of the story of two families of lovers separated by enmity were opened all over the world. On May 20, 2004, a Russian production of the musical opened at the Moscow Operetta Theater.
7. The plot of the musical "My Fair Lady" largely repeats its basis - the play by Bernard Shaw "Pygmalion" - the London flower girl Eliza Doolittle turns into a lady. The musical premiered on Broadway on March 15, 1956. He immediately became extremely popular. It has been translated into eleven languages and has been successfully broadcast in more than twenty countries. And in London, as in Russia, you can still watch it. This show was the first musical staged at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg.
8. The rock musical "Jesus Christ Superstar" is not only one of the most famous, but also the most scandalous and controversial stage works. Its content causes violent controversial reactions regarding the interpretation of religious scripture. It tells about the last seven days of the life of Jesus - a man on behalf of his disciple Judas Iscariot, disappointed in the teachings of Christ and the subsequent betrayal of Judas. In response to the onslaught of many representatives of the church, the authors replied that their hero is the story of a man, not God. The rock opera is about earthly life. Divinity is not refuted by the created plot of the rock opera, but rather raises this issue, leaving it open. The rock opera was staged on Broadway in 1971. Ian Gillan, vocalist of Deep Purple, performed the title part.
9. The basis for the musical "CATS" was "The Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" by T.S. Eliot, published in 1939 in England. The author was posthumously awarded the "Tony" for the best libretto of a musical. The show is the story of one cat tribe and, in particular, the cat Grizabella, who ended up in cat heaven. The premiere of the musical took place on May 11, 1981 in London, and a year later the play opened on Broadway. It became one of the most successful theatrical productions in the history of show business. It ran on Broadway for 18 years and on the West End for 21 years. The popularity of this show was facilitated by its outstanding brilliance, enchantment and fantasy, the unique design of the stage, in the form of a dump, the extreme plasticity of specially selected actors, believable costumes and makeup. In Moscow, CATS was shown for the first time in 1988 in a production by the Vienna Theatre, and 17 years later, in 2005, the premiere of the Russian version of the famous musical took place. It ran for over a year as a daily show and closed on March 31, 2006.
10. The Sound of Music is a musical staged for the first time in 1959 based on a German film. This is the story of the nascent love between Captain Georg von Trapp and his children's governess Maria. The show has won 5 Tony Awards. In 1961, the musical toured the United States, and in the same year the show opened in London, where it ran for more than six years. The musical is still loved by the public and is staged all over the world. It was revived several times in London (in 1981 and 2006), re-staged in the USA (in 1990 and 1998), all this without counting amateur productions. In 2005, the musical "The Sound of Music" was first staged in the homeland of the heroes - Austria. In 2011-2012, The Sound of Music was performed in Russia.
The musical grew out of a mixture of many entertaining light genres - from variety shows to ballet. The first musical "Black Crook" was staged in New York in 1866. It was a mixture of ballet, melodrama, comedy and operetta. It was this performance that became the basis of a new, unusual genre. Musical comedies, which gained popularity a little later, continued the idea of "Black Crook", however, in them actual musical melodies performed by famous actors came to the fore, and the plot was an optional, almost secondary element.Since then, the most relevant and musical movements and themes characteristic of their time have been preserved in musicals. The genre of musical comedy developed rapidly, and talented people began to turn to it. In collaboration with honored poets and writers, they created full-fledged stories, clothed in an easy and understandable musical form for the viewer. For a long time, all musicals were produced exclusively in America and Britain, but in 1985 Les Miserables thundered, becoming the first French musical. In fact, they inspired the writing of many other French, Austrian, German and Hungarian works.
The most famous musicals
The list of the most famous works in the musical genre is without a doubt "My Fair Lady". The libretto of the musical was created by Alan Lerner based on the play Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw. Music for the musical Eric Lowe. The plot of this musical as a whole repeats the plot of the play. It tells how a famous professor of phonetics entered into an argument with his friend that he could turn an ordinary flower girl into a sophisticated young lady. The professor won the argument, but it led to unexpected consequences. My Fair Lady premiered on Broadway in 1956. The performance was a wild success, tickets were bought six months in advance. A few years later, the film "My Fair Lady" was filmed, in which the unique Audrey Hepburn played the main role.There is a studio album Jesus Christ Super Star. On this recording, all the roles are performed by the outstanding rock vocalists of their time.
On the basis of Christopher Isherwood's "Berlin Stories", a unique musical "Cabaret" was created. Cabaret is about a young American writer who ended up in Berlin in the early thirties, where he fell in love with a cabaret singer. Their romance turned out to be unusual and very bright. But when the writer is about to move to Paris, the beloved refuses to follow him. As the action progresses, the cabaret fills up with people wearing swastikas on their sleeves. The music was composed by John Kander and by Fred Ebb. Cabaret was first shown on Broadway in 1966. Later, the legendary film with Liza Minnelli was shot.
In the film "My Fair Lady" instead of Audrey Hepburn, professional singer Marni Nixon sings.
The controversial and famous musical "Jesus Christ Superstar" was created by Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rye. Initially, they were going to create, using modern musical means, but at the same time quite traditional. But it turned out to be rock, in which dramatic elements are completely absent, and all the action is based on recitatives and vocals. The texts of the arias use a completely modern language, and the arias themselves are stylized as the work of famous rock bands. The musical tells about the last life of Jesus. In fact, the main character of the musical is a disappointed Judas Iscariot. The musical premiered in 1971 on Broadway.
An epochal premiere is being prepared at the Musical Theater - the rock opera "", timed to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the release of the novel. But this work is by no means "Danish" - the libretto was written by Andrei Konchalovsky back in the 70s, and Eduard Artemiev worked on the score for 30 years. In 2007, a studio album was recorded, but no one dared to transfer this most complex piece of musical material and philosophical content to the stage. The theater of Mikhail Shvydkoy, having started with a light nostalgic revue and received seven nominations for "The Mask" for the original musical "All About Cinderella", decided that it was already ready to take on this "heavy weight".
"Crime and Punishment"
Basis: a novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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For staging, the rock opera was significantly reworked and received new arrangements, so that the story of Dostoevsky, set to verse by Yuri Ryashentsev, will sound quite modern, and look completely brand new. The British set designer Matt Dilly, who was entrusted with the visuals, brought to Russia 6D video mapping, which allows you to project images onto any moving object. Such technologies were previously used only at Madonna concerts and at Cirque du Soleil. But for the director Andrei Konchalovsky, in the first place, of course, is not a spectacular show, but immersion in the abyss of Dostoevsky's psychology.
And for those who do not believe that the musical or rock opera genre can handle such serious topics, we have prepared an overview of world and Russian productions based on works of classical literature.
"My Fair Lady"
It was one of the first attempts to use "big" literature in the entertainment genre of the musical. Young authors, composer Frederick Lowe and librettist Alan Lerner, went strictly according to the text of the famous play by Bernard Shaw, but the playwright's philosophical arguments about the rights of the individual faded into the background, giving way to the story of the fabulous transformation of a railway station ugly girl into a princess of salons. And the creators changed the ending, connecting the main characters, Pygmalion and his Galatea, with a happy union. The musical was a crushing success, was played on Broadway about three thousand times, translated into many languages and filmed ten years later. True, instead of the beginning actress Julie Andrews, the role of Eliza in the film was played by Audrey Hepburn, but this only increased the popularity of the musical, which soon became a true classic.
"Oliver!"
Premiere: London, 1960
Basis: Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist
Where to see: Children's Musical Theater of a Young Actor/Children's Musical Theater of Natalia Sats
Dickens's novel about the life of the bottom of London, of course, is far from the brightness and optimism of Shaw's play. Therefore, the author of the musical, Lionel Bart, had to pretty much suffer with the search for producers who considered this material too dark. But when the play about a cheerful little boy who manages to remain honest even in a den of thieves saw the light of the ramp, he immediately fell in love with the public and did not leave the stage for six years, after which he moved across the ocean to Broadway and received three Tony awards there. And in 1968, based on the musical, the film won as many as six Oscars.
Premiere: Paris, 1980
Basis: Victor Hugo's Les Misérables
Where to see: London, Queens Theatre, daily
The younger brother of the English Oliver was the French Gavroche, who appeared on stage in the musical by composer Claude Michel Schonberg and librettist Alan Boublil. But the real fame came to this performance in Britain, where the quick-witted producer Cameron Mackintosh, who had already released the famous Cats, took it on. The large-scale revolutionary epic of Hugo found an adequate embodiment in the production of director Trevor Nunn: real barricades on the stage, powerful music and dramatic fates of the characters did not leave anyone indifferent. Soon Les Misérables were translated into 20 languages, staged in 40 countries and became the longest-running musical in the world.
"Jekyll and Hyde"
Premiere: Houston, 1990
Basis: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Stevenson
Where to see: Moscow, / St. Petersburg, Musical Comedy Theater April 7-10
Stevenson's short story about a scientist who suffered from a split personality has more than once become fertile material for film adaptations and theatrical productions. But the young, Harlem-born composer Frank Wildhorn rightly decided that this gothic thriller would look even more advantageous in the musical genre. And he did not lose: the performance, in which the hero and the anti-hero were united in one romantic image, immediately had a bunch of fans who called themselves "Jackie", and the songs were scattered on radio and television programs. In particular, the composition "This is the moment" was often used for various contests and competitions.
"Notre Dame de Paris"
Premiere: Paris, 1998
Basis: Hugo's Notre Dame Cathedral
Where to see: Tour of the musical in the cities of Italy (Milan, Naples, Turin, Florence, Palermo, Rome, Verona) will last until September. And on November 23, a new French tour starts at the Paris Congress Palace.
In France, the musical genre did not take root for a long time - the proud French did not want to consume English and American theatrical products. Everything changed when composer Riccardo Cocciante and librettist Luc Plamondon presented to the public a concept album of a new musical based on Hugo's novel. Melodic, full of true Gallic grace, the compositions immediately soared to the top of the charts, so that by the time of the premiere, the audience knew them by heart. The show did not fit into the formats of Broadway and the West End and looked more like a theatrical concert with the participation of pop stars, but this did not bother the many fans of the musical. In London and on Broadway, the love story of a gypsy and a hunchback was not particularly successful, but real recognition awaited her in Russia: a licensed production at the Operetta Theater ran for two seasons and earned 15 million rubles.
"Romeo and Juliet"
Premiere: Paris, 2001
Basis: William Shakespeare's tragedy "Romeo and Juliet"
Where to see: Budapest, Musical Operetta Theater - March 29 to April 3
The French composer, poet and singer Gerard Presgurvik tried to repeat the success of Notre Dame. He retold Shakespeare's play in his own words, setting it to pop-style music. Director and choreographer Reda designed the performance according to the new French canon: massive movable scenery, spectacular choreography and backing track. (Because French musicals are often played in stadiums and concert halls rather than theaters, live orchestras rarely feature.) In Paris, the musical saw more than a million viewers in two years, but in England, Shakespeare's homeland, this lightweight adaptation held its own. only 4 months. The original Hungarian version is considered the most successful European production. In the Moscow Operetta Theater the musical in 2004-2006 was also played in a new author's version.
Premiere: Moscow, 2008
Basis: Alexandre Dumas' novel "The Count of Monte Cristo"
Where to see:
The operetta theater, having gained experience at the rental of foreign musicals, decided to release its own according to the same French patterns. A love story, strong passions, an energetic corps de ballet, transformer scenery, luxurious costumes and stadium music - all this was in the musical "Monte Cristo". And although the score of Roman Ignatiev could not compete in lyricism and melody with the music of Cocciante, and the plot of Dumas' novel was reduced to a brief synopsis, the performance gained a huge army of fans and lasted for four whole seasons. And even now, when the French count at the Operetta Theater was replaced by "Count Orlov", the musical regularly returns to the stage: in 2016 it will be played one weekend a month.
"Nord-Ost"
Premiere: Moscow, 2001
Basis: Veniamin Kaverin's novel "Two Captains"
Where to see: concert version, Novosibirsk Philharmonic, March 27
Another model was chosen by the creators of the first Russian musical Nord-Ost. They focused on the "Les Miserables", which Alexei Ivashchenko and Georgy Vasilyev first wanted to bring to Moscow. In The Two Captains, as in Hugo's novel, the private destinies of people, friendship, love and betrayal are shown against the backdrop of historical events and disasters, and the epic scale is combined with lyrics and psychological drama. The score of the musical was based on the melodic structure of Soviet musical films, romances and the author's song, so that the audience immediately recognized the performance of the overseas genre as native. For the first time in Russian practice, the musical was on a daily basis and was played about 400 times a year. But his further fate was interrupted by the terrorist attack on October 23, and the new tour version was actually strangled by the authorities.
Premiere: Moscow, 2010
Basis: short story by Alexander Grin "Scarlet Sails"
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A happier fate awaited Maxim Dunayevsky's musical: "Scarlet Sails" became his most popular work after the music for "The Three Musketeers". The libretto of the story was significantly altered by Mikhail Bartenev and Andrey Usachev, only the Assol line remained in it, which had numerous trials. The play generally turned out to be tougher than Green's romantic fairy tale. But the music of Maxim Dunayevsky, generous with melodic hits that instantly fall on the ear, atoned for some gloom and one-sidedness of the plot. The Scarlet Sails was first staged at RAMT, but it was more of a dramatic performance with musical numbers. But then the musical was distributed throughout the country and is played in Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Perm and Omsk. The most original production in the style of steampunk was created by the Russian Musical company in 2013, but now, alas, it is not shown anywhere.
"Vladimirskaya Square"
Premiere: St. Petersburg, 2003
Basis: Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel "The Humiliated and Insulted"
Where to see: Perm, Theater-Theater - March 15, April 12
About the most interesting and beautiful representatives of such a musical and theatrical stage genre as a musical, we will tell you in this top 10 best musicals.
10 Sounds of Music
The music for this musical was written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, and the libretto by Howard Lindsey and Russell Crouse. The musical tells the story of a young girl named Maria. She is an orphan who is going to become a nun. However, others believe that this role is not quite suitable for her. Therefore, Mary goes to a family of seven children and their father. There the girl will know the feeling of love.
9 Mamma Mia!
This musical with a libretto was created based on more than two dozen songs by ABBA. A young girl Sophie is preparing for her wedding with Sky. She wants her father to take her, the bride, to the altar. But the problem is that Sophie never saw her father, and her mother Donna did not tell anything about him. Sophie accidentally finds her mother's diary and learns the names of the three people Donna was romantically involved with in the year Sophie was born. The girl invites the three men to the wedding by writing to them on Donna's behalf.
8 My fair lady
This musical was created by Frederick Low based on the comedy by Bernard Shaw "Pygmalion". Henry Higgins is a famous professor and a bachelor, content with his lifestyle. One day, he argues with a friend that in six months he can turn a street flower seller into a lady who can appear in "high society". But Henry does not know that changes are waiting for him, along with the upcoming love.
7 Moulin Rouge!
This musical was released in 2001. Satine is a famous actress and courtesan in the Moulin Rouge cabaret. She needs to seduce the Duke and get funding for a theatrical production. However, a poor poet named Christian falls in love with the girl. Sateen reciprocates his feelings. The Duke finds out about this, and the plot is bordered by a love triangle.
6 Outcasts
The composers of the music for this musical are Claude-Michel Schoenberg and Alain Boublil. The English libretto was created by Herbert Kretzmer. This work is based on the novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. The musical Les Misérables takes place in France in the 19th century. Jean Valjean is a former convict. He is a fugitive from justice and from police inspector Javert. One day, Jean agrees to take care of Cosette, whose mother, a factory worker Fantine, has died. He does not suspect that this decision will irrevocably change their lives.
5 Cats
The musical "Cats" was created by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on the children's book "Popular Cat Science by an Old Possum" by Thomas Stearns Eliot. In the center of the narrative in the musical is a special cat's ball. A tribe of cats gathers in a huge garbage dump in order to perform a dance under the moon, and also to find out who, after death, will be able to go to cat heaven and get a new life.
4 Romeo and Juliet. From hate to love
The words and music for this musical were created by Gerard Presgurvik. This work tells the story of the classic play "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare. This musical is about two families who hate each other, and about the children from these families, who are connected by a feeling of love.
3 Notre Dame de Paris
Sometimes this musical is also called "Notre Dame Cathedral". It was created based on the novel "Notre Dame Cathedral" by Victor Hugo. The main character of the musical is a beautiful young gypsy Esmeralda. The priest Claude Frollo, the hunchback bell-ringer Quasimodo, and Phoebe de Chateauper, who is betrothed to another girl, fall in love with her. Also, the poet Pierre Gringoire feels sympathy for the girl. A complex romantic line at the end turns deadly for many characters in this musical.
2 Last test
The music for this musical was written by Anton Kruglov, and the lyrics were written by Elena Khanpira. The Final Trial is based on the books The Saga of the Spear by Laura and Tracey Hickman and Margaret Weiss. The dark mage Raistlin wants to defeat the Goddess of Darkness - Takhisis - and thus gain power and authority. To do this, he takes with him the priestess of the Light God - Crysania. Raistlin and Crysania find themselves bonded in love, but Raistlin's ultimate choice, his final test, lies ahead. And the price of a magician's mistake will be incredibly high for him. There is an alternate ending to the musical.
1 Phantom of the Opera
The music for this musical was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, and the libretto was written by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe. This musical is based on the novel The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux. Opera singer Christine Daae is in love with Viscount Raoul de Chagny. However, difficulties and dangers stand in the way of their relationship, because the mysterious Phantom of the Opera loves the girl.
A variety of musicals can open a world of beautiful music and interesting stories to a person.
15 chose
Every new year I buy a calendar. This, you know, with loose leaflets, different anniversaries and events for every day. Almost all of January flies by without reading - holidays, no time! Therefore, everything interesting begins in February. I open the first leaf: more than 80 years ago on this day, the premiere of the first film musical "Broadway Melody" took place, critics called it "the worst brainchild of Hollywood" ... However, the film was an unprecedented success, collected an impressive box office and received an Oscar.
In principle, despite the fact that America is considered the birthplace of the musical, but almost every self-respecting cultural country considers it its duty to realize itself in this (By the way, in case someone does not know what a musical is, then official data, this is "a musical stage work in which dialogues, songs, music are intertwined, choreography plays an important role").
So, our "trial balloon" - zong opera "Orpheus and Eurydice". She traveled almost the entire Union with resounding success, but never saw the world stage. But... to the credit of the creators of the zong opera, it must be said that it became the first Russian musical to receive a diploma from the British Musical Award and was declared performance of the year. Moreover, it entered the Guinness Book of Records: the number of performances by one team exceeded 2000! Alas, I am only familiar with popular excerpts from this work, but Petersburgers and guests of the cultural capital can still see "Orpheus" on the stage of the Rock Opera Theater (in the title role, by the way, again its first performer Albert Asadulin) .
The first television version of the musical in Russia was " Juno and Avos". For a 12-year-old me, that show was a real culture shock, and I already cried ... The story of Count Rezanov and Conchita could hardly leave anyone indifferent. The performance has been on the Lenkom stage for 30 years, but this is the first performance with Karachentsov, Shanina and Abdulov, agree, the best...
Not everyone can boast of having seen a "live musical", and I can't. But film musicals are our universal love.
"Golden Key", "The Adventures of Pinocchio", "About Little Red Riding Hood"- Magical, adored by everyone literally from the cradle, children's performances by Alexei Rybnikov are now liked by our children.
Little Red Riding Hood's song is our wonderful childhood... Yana Poplavskaya- the idol of the boys of those years and the subject of slight envy of girls.
Musical " The Star and Death of Joaquin Murieta also staged by Alexei Rybnikov based on the dramatic cantata by Pablo Neruda in 1976 at the Lenkom Theater (1st place in the hit parade of the best records, by the way!). In 1982, the film of the same name was released on the cinema screens. Great music, but such a... ambiguous plot! I confess I've only watched one episode so far...
"Sunset (Moldavanka)" based on "Odessa Tales" and "Sunset" by Isaac Babel (if you haven't read it yet, I recommend it). The only one from Russia, staged in the USA, was called How It Was Done in Odessa ("How it was done in Odessa"): 30 theaters, more than 1000 performances. On the screen came out under the name "Bindery and the King." Dear heart, Odessa dialect ...
Especially in terms of musicals, the "New Year's greetings" of the leading Russian TV channels distinguished themselves ...
"Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka"- comedy-musical based on the work of N.V. Gogol. The film became a real New Year's gift to viewers in 2003. "Incomparable Solokha" (Lolita Milyavskaya), the ubiquitous moonshiner Verka Serdyuchka. And what a charming Devil managed to portray Philip Kirkorov!
"Crazy Day, or The Marriage of Figaro"- modern musical comedy (Russia - Ukraine) based on the play by Beaumarchais "Crazy Day" (scriptwriter and director Semyon Gorov). New Year's premiere 2004. Anastasia Stotskaya, Boris Khvoshnyansky, Lolita Milyavskaya, Philip Kirkorov, Sofia Rotaru - a brilliant cast and a really "crazy day"!
And finally, an independent film that has nothing to do with the New Year.
"Dandies" - a film musical of 2008, filmed by Valery Todorovsky - about the life of young people in the 1950s, composed of the hits of "Russian rock" in jazz and rock and roll adaptations: about the reckless and resilient youth of our grandparents, fathers and mothers, our with you and for those who will be young after us...
Not having time to finish the material, she could not stand it - she put on a disc with "Dandies" and ... "Give me this day, give me this night, give me at least one chance!" The son came up: "Mom, are you watching Stilyag? Even I have already watched it twice! It's cool!" Like this...
And how do you feel about the musical genre on the Russian screen?
