一只《猫》的中国梦

Cats,Chinese Rebirth

要拥有中国的百老汇，“汉化”西方经典音乐剧还有很长的路要走。 “注意节奏、高音区123、开始。”上海大剧院后台，刚刚还排着队劈腿跳跃的演员们随着口令丌始了发卢练习，这让原小有点混孔的排练现场中贞时安静得只剩单调而整齐的和卢。

'Pay attention to the rhythm! 1-2-3 begin!' Moving in time with the music, the dancers at the Shanghai Grand Theater were practicing again for the umpteenth time that day.Slowly but surely,the performers were getting used to the music,just like they were getting used to their new roles - cats. This is the rehearsal for the Chinese version of Cats.During the second half of this year,this incredibly successful musical,the second longest-running show in Broadway history,and the fourth longest-running West End musi- cal,made its Chinese language appearance at the Shanghai Grand Theater. However,the production has not been without its problems;first-tier city advertising costs was high and so far the audience response has been lukewarm. 'If someone were to tell me that the time of musicals has come,and the dream of a Chinese Broadway had arrived, I would tell that person they were talking nonsense,' says Yingzi,'China's Queen of Musicals' and the lead role of Donna Sheridan in the Chinese version of Mamma Mia.