The influence of modern Broadway on the historical stage of China can certainly be proved here. Interestingly, this confirmation was achieved by tracing the traces of Hollywood musicals in China yesterday.

The modernization clue of Broadway in the history of China musicals and the introduction record of Hollywood musicals in the Republic of China finally merged into one, which comes down to our introspection and reflection on the overseas factors in the modernization trend of modern musicals in China. At that time, from operetta to rich show, from musical comedy to narrative musical, from Cohen to little Hammerstein, from jazz singer to water lotus, from the golden combination of Fred Astaire and ginger rogers to Judy Garland, it was dazzling.

Hollywood musicals in the period of the Republic of China were themselves a tribute of Broadway to the modernization movement of modern musicals in China. The history of a Hollywood musical film entering China during the Republic of China is actually a projection of Broadway's early development history in modern China, and it can even be said that it is an incomparable golden age of musical communication between China and the United States.

Swinging between the possibility of classical musicals and folk operas, Broadway and Hollywood not only sealed the shortcomings of China's traditional musicals, but also broadened the horizons of China musicals at that time, and also formed an indispensable and important foundation for the modern aesthetics of China musicals and operas.

Strengthen contact through music and movies

Throughout history, we increasingly find that the brochures and newspaper advertisements of early Hollywood musicals are a key to the historical development of China musicals. They are not only important historical materials for exploring the early traces of China's films, but also a unique perspective for thinking about the relationship between Broadway, Hollywood musicals and the history of China musicals.

Since the 1920s, people in China and Europe and America have chosen to strengthen their relationship through musicals and movies almost at the same time, and started to explore narrative musicals and national musicals respectively.

However, when Broadway was getting better and better, China's musicals, whether movies or stage plays, cut off contact with the world and began to enter a low tide. From this comparative analysis, we can see the historical origin and profound reasons of China's letting go with the world.

The above contents refer to China Economic Net-the first wave of Broadway entering China.