“Ruža na asfaltu”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Ruža na asfaltu (The Asphalt Rose) is a Croatian musical with a book by Igor Weidlich, music by Darko Hajsek and lyrics by Darko Hajsek and Ladislav Prežigalo. It premiered at Zagreb's Komedija Theatre in October 2007.

Following a string of Komedija Theatre's foreign musical hits (such as Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar and Chicago), Ruža na asfaltu was, at the time of its opening, the first original Croatian musical in more than a decade to be performed at the theatre.

Synopsis

In the suburbs of a big city, while Trenk is lamenting the fact that his girlfriend has left him for another woman, his friend Tvrtko meets Ružica and falls madly in love with her. Ružica seems to feel the same way; however, she is only in the city for a short while to visit her cousin Krešo and must soon go back to the country. There, she is set to enter into an arranged marriage to a man she doesn't love. When Ružica returns to the country, Tvrtko and his friends go after her, determined to bring her back with them. Once there, they soon begin to realize that the traditionalist world of Ružica's village might be more difficult to leave than they had expected.

Characters and original cast

Song list

Production history

Original production

The original production of the show, directed by Marko Juraga, choreographed by Igor Barberić and musically directed by Krešimir Batinić, opened at Zagreb's Komedija Theatre on October 27, 2007.^[1] The musical received mixed reviews: Vjesnik called it "dynamic and alive",^[2] while Zarez commended the passion of everyone involved, criticized the lack of quality in the actors' performances, but ultimately declared the musical "hilariously amusing because of being bad".^[3]

Although Vjesnik described the opening night audience response as "enthusiastic", the lack of audience interest caused the musical to play its final performance on April 14, 2008.

Abridged Bundek production

A shortened version of the show was performed at this venue, with most of the dialogue and several songs cut.

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.komedija.hr/repertoar/ruza/prva.htm|title=Ruža na asfaltu|accessdate=2010-06-12|publisher=Kazalište Komedija|language=Croatian}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.vjesnik.hr/html/2007/10/29/Clanak.asp?r=kul&c=1|archive-url=https://archive.is/20071113054342/http://www.vjesnik.hr/html/2007/10/29/Clanak.asp?r=kul&c=1|dead-url=yes|archive-date=2007-11-13|title=Sapunica iz predgrađa|accessdate=2010-06-12|publisher=Vjesnik.hr|language=Croatian}}
3. ^{{cite journal|url=http://www.zarez.hr/clanci/strastveni-promasaj|title=Strastveni promašaj|work=Zarez|issue=217|date=2 November 2007|last=Matasović|first=Trpimir|language=Croatian|accessdate=28 January 2014}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.jutarnji.hr/-ruza-na-asfaltu--uz-jezero-bundek/254997/|title="Ruža na asfaltu" uz jezero Bundek|accessdate=2010-06-12|publisher=Jutarnji.hr|language=Croatian|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012013132/http://www.jutarnji.hr/-ruza-na-asfaltu--uz-jezero-bundek/254997/|archivedate=2012-10-12|df=}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.javno.com/hr-scena/video--izvedba-ruze-na-bundeku-prekinuta-zbog-kise/159800|title=Izvedba Ruže na Bundeku prekinuta zbog kiše|accessdate=2010-06-12|publisher=Javno.hr|language=Croatian}}