Interview: Tony winner Duncan Sheik brings world premiere of ‘Noir’ to Houston’s Alley Theatre

The Tony winner's new musical, 'Noir,"; had its world premiere this month at the Alley Theatre and runs through July 2.

邓肯·谢克(Duncan Sheik)是一位格莱美奖和托尼获奖艺术家。

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Duncan Sheik has found Tony-winning success as a Broadway composer. Most notably, he wrote the songs for the rock musical “Spring Awakening.” He’s hoping his new musical, “Noir,” enjoys some of that shine. It had its world premiere this month at the Alley Theatre.

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“我觉得这个节目会生活进一步beyond Houston. I’m not always that confident,” Sheik says the morning after the first preview. It runs through July 3. “I’m really happy with how it’s going.”

这是Sheik的第二巷世界首映。2018年,他与苏珊·维加(Suzanne Vega)合作,在“爱人,挚爱:与卡森·麦卡勒斯(Carson McCullers)的夜晚”。他将“黑色”描述为具有“后窗”方面的谋杀狂音乐剧。这个故事受到经典电影《黑色》类型的启发,集中在一个从未离开公寓并开始在隔壁的新夫妇中窃听的男人。最终,他陷入了爱,谎言,欺骗和危险中。

这本书是由托尼·贾罗(Kyle Jarrow)撰写的,他是“海绵宝宝:百老汇音乐剧”的托尼提名人。创作音乐的谢赫说,它从电子音乐转向“ Arty”流行歌曲。

辛克莱·丹尼尔(Sinclair Daniel)是孩子,亚当·坎托(Adam Kantor)是Alley Theatre制作“ Noir”的邻居。

Photo: Lynn Lane

他说:“这绝对是一个独特的音乐剧,我认为人们需要花一分钟的时间才能弄清楚这个节目中发生了什么以及语气是什么。”“您可以看到,当我们进入20-30分钟时,人们真的很参与。到最后,他们真的很兴奋。”

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贾罗(Jarrow)在2010年首次提出了电影《黑色电影》的想法。他们在2013年开始通过研讨会来启动它。托尼·查夫金(Rachel Chavkin)是托尼·查文(Tony)赢得“哈德斯敦(Hadestown)”的总监,最初是直接依附的。Darko Tresnjak现在是“ Noir”,他也是托尼的冠军,获得了“绅士的爱与谋杀指南”。

目前的演员包括百老汇明星克里斯蒂·阿尔托马雷(Christy Altomare),《阿纳斯塔西娅》中的名义公主;亚当·坎托(Adam Kantor),在“租金”的闭幕式中扮演马克;和摩根·马塞尔(Morgan Marcell)(“汉密尔顿”)。

Sheik面临的挑战是在不容易定义的流派中发挥了原创歌曲。基本的黑色元素包括一个反英雄主角,蛇蝎美人,复杂的叙事和犬儒主义的气氛。“双重赔偿”和“马耳他猎鹰”是经典的例子;“ Mulholland Drive”和“七”更为现代。

同时,那些模糊的线条使他作为词曲作者有了自由感。

“You don’t necessarily have to be doing the storytelling through the music the way you might otherwise do a musical. You can do things that are set pieces, that have sort of a black humor about them or an over-the-top romanticism or an erotic thing can happen in the songs. It gives you license to go to these territories that are a little over the top and heightened,” Sheik says.

Voltaire Wade-Greene饰演Goon,Christy Altomare作为Scarlet,以及Alley Theatre制作的“ Noir”的演员。

Photo: Lynn Lane

赛氏(Barroadway),谢赫(Sheik)以格莱美奖提名的流行音乐《几乎呼吸》而闻名。后续单曲“生活理由”成为混音俱乐部的热门歌曲。他七年来的第一张录音室专辑“ Claptrap”将于今年夏天发行。但是,谢赫并不是要钉住自己回到舞台上。

他说:“我从不认为自己是自然的表演者,我有点开始演出表演,因为如果我要卖唱片,你就必须播放表演。”“当它出现时,这是在'春季觉醒'中工作的想法,我想,‘我不会在试图成为贾斯汀·汀布莱克的游戏中获胜。也许我应该尝试做一些不同的事情。’”

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剧院小子

邓肯·谢克(Duncan Sheik)现在可能会感到更舒适。但是托尼获奖者一直是戏剧迷。实际上,他以领导者的身份享受了一所小学的跑步。

“Between third grade and sixth grade, I did ‘Annie,’ ‘The Muppet Show,’ ‘Barnum’ and ended on a triumphant Artful Dodger performance in ‘Oliver’ in Hilton Head Island, S.C., when I was 12,” he says with a laugh.

‘Noir’

When:到7月3日

在哪里:小巷剧院,德克萨斯州615

门票:$30 and up;Alleytheatre.org

然后,他的兴趣转向了吉他和摇滚音乐,这导致了前40名广播电台的奔跑。但是谢赫仍然回想起几个关键的剧院时刻。

“奇怪的是,我妈妈带我去看'Sweeney Todd。这是与Angela Landsbury在百老汇演出的最初作品。当时我十岁。我认为我妈妈并不完全意识到她带我去的表演。我当时想,‘好吧,这很激烈,”他说。“这些事情肯定给我留下了深刻的印象。”

--JG

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    乔伊·格拉(Joey Guerra)

    乔伊·格拉(Joey Guerra)is the music critic for the Houston Chronicle. He also covers various aspects of pop culture. He has reviewed hundreds of concerts and interviewed hundreds of celebrities, from Justin Bieber to Dolly Parton to Beyonce. He's appeared as a regular correspondent on Fox26 and was head judge and director of the Pride Superstar singing competition for a decade. He has been named journalist of the year multiple times by both OutSmart Magazine and the FACE Awards. He also covers various aspects of pop culture, including the local drag scene and "RuPaul's Drag Race."