In a fascinating cross between the seventh art and the Buenos Aires tables, Corrientes Street is witnessing an unusual transformation under the magic of theatrical adaptations that pay tribute to the most iconic titles of Hollywood cinema. Premieres like “Rocky”, “Pretty Woman” and “The Little Mermaid” They show that the Buenos Aires billboard has nothing to envy Broadway, while “Mamma Mia!” It consolidates its success already for the second consecutive year.
The epicenter of this scenic revolution is Nicolás Vázquez With your bold bet, “Rocky”. Released on June 12 at the Lola Membrives theater, the play was boasting for its faithfulness to the film. Vázquez, protagonist, director and producer, designed a realistic ring and a dazzling production to recreate the Italian stallion course in his epic fight against Apollo Creed. In recent interviews he defined the soul of this project with a phrase that became a flag: “Those who fell and raise are like him.” His commitment was physical and emotional. Not only increased from muscle mass and trained to resemble the character of Sylvester Stallonebut also became the captain of a huge team with serene leadership. “Rocky we are all, there is no person who has had a perfect life. That’s what this story speaks,” he explained.
Reformulated love
In parallel, Florence Peña Head “Pretty Woman, the musical”another of the most anticipated premieres of the year. In the Astral Theater, the play offers a more contemporary look on the romantic classic starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. Peña, who came from a resonant success with “Mamma Mia!”add a renewed interpretation of Vivian Ward. The Buenos Aires version, with original songs from Bryan Adams And an elegant direction, bets on a narrative that retains the essence of the original, but with a more feminist perspective. Asked about this phenomenon of reversing contemporary classics of theater cinema and their respective success, Leo Bosioactor of “Pretty Woman”he says: “These are stories that are already installed in the collective imaginary, are part of the emotional memory of several generations and when they take to the theater, the public does not come to discover a new plot, but to relive something that you already know, but from another place, the live experience.”
Disney Live Action
Another jewel of this film and theatrical mixture arrives with “The Little Mermaid”released on June 5 at the Gran Rex Theater. Production displays an immersive scenery, submarine effects and flights with harnesses to simulate the marine world. Albana Fuentes plays Ariel, while José María Listorti and Osvaldo Laport They provide comicity and solidity such as Sebastián and King Triton, respectively. The work is not spared in deployment, the sea becomes tangible and animated characters come to life with Argentine grace. Released in 1989, the story already unites three generations, the parents who took their children to the cinema and who today take their grandchildren.
An imperishable phenomenon is the success of “Mamma Mia!”. After seasons in Carlos Paz, Buenos Aires and Mar del Plata, the musical inspired by the songs of Abb Florence Peñawho transferred his role as Donna to Marisol Oterowho had already done it in 2012, maintaining the rage of the public. With live band, the musical continues to dazzle with lit versions of “Dancing Queen” and “Take a chance on me”.
Bosiowho also participated in the fare of functions with exhausted locations that generated the version of “Mamma Mia!” From Flor Peña in her first two seasons, she explains: “The theater allows a more direct, present and sensory connection. Seeing those characters, which one knew on a screen, lifelled, generates a special effect. As if fantasy became tangible. ”
There are several factors that explain this cinema classic equation with theatrical voracity. First, the level of the actors that represent their characters. In addition to the production that raised quality standards, which in turn generates competitiveness and a better offer. And finally, the emotional level that generates an immediate mouth to mouth in the viewer. Know that these stories that marked lives are on the poster motivated to see them live and. If you can share it with your loved ones, it makes it an output plan.
Corrientes Street, with its luminous marques, universal stories and figures of the national show, became our theatrical Hollywood. And the public celebrates it every night.
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