百老汇音乐剧 - “ Dear Evan Hansen”

榄

剧院

妈妈

儿子

青少年

百老汇

社交

剧目

封信

侧街

专演

夏日最后的几抹阳光下，纽约时代广场一如既往地熙熙攘攘，毫无秋凉之意。往来穿梭的人群上空各色巨型彩屏竞相争艳，变化多端。美人，俊男，名人，名货，紧紧地锁住了人们的视线，牢牢地抓住了他们的注意力，广告轰炸般地令人应接不暇。

广场中心的几条侧街便是著名的百老汇了。从广场走上侧街，放眼望去，一座座剧院排队而立，井井有条。剧院门口上方有醒目的霓虹灯，日光下静静地亮着，与旁边时代广场的风格迥然不同。一座剧院专演一部剧，规模不大，猜想最多容纳不过一两千人吧。剧院多是在上世纪中初建造，带着时间的痕迹，却也深沉雅致。在街上走，就仿佛流连图书馆中，两旁书架上一本本书从眼前越过，让人向往又令人激动，进了一扇剧院的门便进了一个新的世界。剧目有经典的"狮子王"，"阿拉丁"，"冰雪奇缘"，"真假公主"，"芝加哥"等。 也有像"Harry Potter the cursed child"这样的新剧目。 女儿说她最想看的是"Dear Evan Hansen"。我们到了它的专演剧院Music box，售票员说只剩下几张价格不菲的票。幸运的是我们在stubhub找到了合适的票，却无法打印。好心的剧院帅哥说可以到隔壁的Marriott酒店商务中心打印。酒店坐落喧哗的时代广场上，但里面却是另一番天地。环境幽静平和，演出前的两个小时轻松愉快地就打发了。

进了剧院，发现竟座无虚席，难道我们买的是最后几张票吗？观众的年龄段很宽，从十几岁的青少年到灰发老爷爷老奶奶。"Dear Evan Hansen"是我不熟悉的剧目，2016年才公演。因不了解也没有期望值，我愉快地做妈妈该做的事，陪女儿。半场之后发现自己跟旁边的两对儿爷爷奶奶一起在偷偷拭泪，真被牵动了心啊。故事，音乐和演技都不错，真不妄它得了Emmy，Tonny 和Grammy大奖的名声。

这部剧讲的是高中生Evan Hansen的故事。他跟单亲妈妈的生活，妈妈为了支撑这个家，工作很忙，无法细心地照料儿子。Evan有严重的社交问题，在学校里不仅没有朋友还常常被Bully。心理医生建议他每天给自己写封信打打气，这样在学校的一天也许会好过些。开学了，Evan上学的第一天就给自己写了封信，开头便是" Dear Evan Hansen"，其中提到他暗恋的女孩Zoe。这封信阴差阳错地落在了同学Connor的手中，Connor 并不认识Evan，他看到信中提到自己的妹妹Zoe，以为Evan在嘲笑自己，他撞倒了Evan，气冲冲带着信走了。Connor在学校很孤立，虽然家庭经济很富裕，妈妈专职照顾家庭，爸爸事业成功，Connor却有很多的怨恨。他脾气暴躁，同学们都躲着他。 几天后Connor自杀了，口袋里留着Evan写的这封信。Evan就此便跟Connor一家人的关系从毫不相识起，经历了甜酸苦辣的感情交融。现实世界里孤独的Evan因着Connor，因着Social Media的驾驭，经历社交场上感情的跌宕起伏。剧情并不复杂，却涉及到了很多现实的问题。Social Media 对青少年生活的巨大影响，父母与青少年的沟通困难，青少年自杀现象都有涉及，引人深思。

Evan的妈妈顾及儿子的自尊心，在他面前始终保持着一张笑脸，小心翼翼地引导儿子，但她完全看不透儿子的心理活动，为此着急。Connor的妈妈一心扑在家庭上，并且跟上时代潮流，喜欢尝试新鲜事物。她不明白为什么自己的诸多努力，还是不能让儿子真正的开心快乐。家庭在一天天地瓦解，跟儿子的隔离越来越大。其中一首歌"Anybody have a map" 真实地反应了两位妈妈迷茫的心情，我印象深刻。

"Does anybody have a map? Anybody have a map?

Anybody maybe happen to know how the hell to do this?

I don't know if you can tell

But this is me just pretending to know。"

这部剧重现了这个时代的几个现实： 科技的发展让世界越来越小，人与人的距离却越来越远，内心的孤独并未减少。在社交信息爆炸，内心活动未经过滤思考便时时公布于世的年代，很多人被之牵制而迷失了自己。

看完剧，可以到后门等主演签字，这是百老汇的一个小传统。这位漂亮的小姑娘是演Zoe的演员，刚高中毕业。

这是我印象深刻的一首歌- 

" Anybody Have a Map?" is a song performed by Rachel Bay Jones (Heidi- Evan’s mom), Jennifer Laura Thompson (Cynthia - Connor’s mom) from the Broadway musical DEAR EVAN HANSEN.

HEIDI (spoken)

Have you been writing those letters to yourself?

"Dear Evan Hansen

This is gonna be a good day and here's why"

EVAN (spoken)

I started one

HEIDI (spoken)

Those letters are important, honey

They're gonna help you build your confidence!

EVAN (spoken)

I guess

HEIDI

Can we try to have an optimistic outlook, huh?

Can we buck up just enough to see the world won't fall apart?

Maybe this year we decide we're not giving up before we've tried

This year we make a new start

HEIDI (spoken)

Hey, I know

You can go around and ask the other kids to sign your cast

How 'bout that?

EVAN (spoken)

Perfect

HEIDI (spoken)

I'm proud of you already

EVAN (spoken)

Oh...good

HEIDI

Another stellar conversation for the scrapbook

Another stumble as I'm reaching for the right thing to say

I'm kinda coming up empty

I can't find my way to you

Does anybody have a map?

Anybody maybe happen to know how the hell to do this?

I don't know if you can tell

But this is me just pretending to know

So where's the map?

I need a clue

'Cause the scary truth is

I'm flyin' blind

I'm making this up as I go

CYNTHIA (spoken)

It's your senior year, Connor

You are not missing the first day

CONNOR (spoken)

I already said I'd go tomorrow

LARRY (spoken)

He doesn't listen

Look at him

He's probably high

ZOE (spoken)

He's definitely high

CYNTHIA (spoken)

I don't want you going to school high, Connor

CONNOR (spoken)

Perfect

So then I won't go

Thanks, mom!

CYNTHIA

Another masterful attempt ends with disaster

LARRY (spoken)

Interstate's already jammed

CYNTHIA

Pour another cup of coffee

And watch it all crash and burn

ZOE (spoken)

Connor finished the milk!

CYNTHIA

It's a puzzle

It's a maze

I've tried to steer through it a million ways

But each day is another wrong turn

LARRY (spoken)

I better head out

ZOE (spoken)

If Connor's not ready, I'm leaving without him

HEIDI & CYNTHIA

Does anybody have a map? Anybody have a map?

Anybody maybe happen to know how the hell to do this?

I don't know if you can tell

But this is me just pretending to know

HEIDI

So where's the map?

CYNTHIA

I need a clue

BOTH

'Cause the scary truth is

CYNTHIA

I'm flyin' blind

HEIDI

I'm flyin' blind

CYNTHIA

I'm flyin' blind

HEIDI

I'm flyin'

BOTH

I'm flyin' blind

And I'm making this up as I go

As I go