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戏剧,对于观众来说,有时是个娇惯者,有时又是个挑战者。作曲家和歌词作家斯蒂芬·桑泰姆(Stephen Sondheim)就是一个挑战者。美国音乐剧《星期天和乔治在公园》(Sundy inthe Park with George)·是由斯蒂芬·桑泰姆作曲、作词,詹姆斯·拉宾(James Lapi-ne)编剧并导演的。在这个并不令人瞩目的剧名下,隐含着美国音乐界少见的胆识和创新精神。剧中的乔治,是指法国新印象派(点彩派)的创始人、著名画家乔治斯·修拉(Georges Seurat1859--1891),他是近百年来富于革新精神的画家。他是这部音乐剧人物群象的中心。桑泰姆和拉宾所创作的,不仅是一个关于画家的音乐剧,而且
Drama, for the audience, is sometimes a spoiled and sometimes a challenger. Composer and lyrics writer Stephen Sondheim is a challenger. The American musical Sundy Inthe Park with George was written and directed by Stephen Muller, a lyricist and screenwriter by James Lapi-ne. In this not-so-notable title, there is a rare sense of courage and innovation in American music. Georges in the play refers to Georges Seurat, the founder of the French New Impressionist School (point-color school), an innovative painter for nearly a hundred years. He is the center of this musical figure. What Samuel and Rabin created was not just a musical about painters, but also