The car drove for a while and arrived at Akasaka 5-chome in Minato-ku, Tokyo, where the stage play was performed and where the stage actors and the director rehearsed.
The black car parked, and Nishino Kazuki got out of the car with his manager Murakami. Looking at the black and gray building in front of him, he couldn't help but feel worried.
This stage play seems to be quite large in scale, and the competition for my role should be quite fierce, but I can't back down now.
The theater here is called TBS Akasaka Act. It obviously belongs to the TBS TV station. The TV station is located here. It consists of two adjacent buildings connected by a corridor in the middle. The architectural style has some ancient flavor, and the dark colors also give people a sense of simplicity.
A feeling of heaviness.
Nishino Kazuki followed Murakami, and the two walked into the Akasaka Act Theater. They showed their entry permit to the security guard and successfully entered the theater.
Along the way, Nishino Kazuki felt that many eyes seemed to be turned towards him, and he secretly thought something bad. It seemed that many people knew him. Could it be that he was still a somewhat famous actor in this situation?
Obviously this kind of living situation is suitable for street actors.
Nishino Kazuki felt anxious. What if others had too high expectations of him?
"Why are there so many handsome guys looking in the mirror today? This one is really good-looking." A female staff member said to her colleague.
"Yeah, he's very handsome. Johnny's idol is pretty good-looking," another staff member said.
"I seem to have seen this guy somewhere." The voice of praise turned into confusion.
"He is Nishino Kazuki, the popular actor back then!"
"Yes, I remembered it."
"Didn't you say you went to study and came out again?"
"I guess I should start my activities again now. I'm here to perform in a stage play! Why should I take a break and study when I was so popular at the beginning?"
"Yes, after so long, the audience has almost forgotten about him."
"But he's still so handsome."
"But I think that so-and-so is also handsome, for example..."
The two female staff members whispered gossip, and the topic gradually moved away from Nishino Kazuki.
............
When we arrived at the theater stage where the performance was held, we saw about a dozen people standing under the stage. Someone had already started performing on the stage. The director of the stage play should also be standing there.
Today's audition is simply to find a suitable male lead. It is said to be the male lead, but there are not many roles. The name of Gein's stage play is "The Sapphire Prince".
This book is adapted from the manga of the same name serialized by Osamu Tezuka since 1953. Osamu Tezuka is the most representative manga artist in Japan. Many of the manga he created are world-famous and he is a special existence in the manga industry.
And this "Sapphire Knight" (also called Ribbon Knight) is the world's first girls' comic, and it is also a landmark work of great significance in the history of Japanese comics.
Long ago, this stage play was performed in Tokyo by the famous Takarazuka Opera Company and Morning Musume, and was well received by the audience. The Takarazuka Opera Company is a large-scale stage performance group that is famous throughout Japan and even the world.
The musical troupe with the most performances in the world.
Now that it is celebrating its 60th anniversary, director and producer Yukio Ueshima has adapted it for a public performance, which has made many stage drama fans look forward to it.
Due to the high level of attention, Yukio Ueshima also attaches great importance to it, and he has been selecting candidates for a long time.
The other actors for the stage play have already been selected, and the male lead was originally chosen. However, because he had an accident a few days ago, the actor had to recuperate for a long time, so he had to find someone else.
Nishino Kazuki stood in the audience, quietly watching the performance on the stage. The actor on the stage was pretty good-looking, but opposite him was a girl who looked quite young. She looked very cute, but her voice was loud.
She is bright, has a good expression, and seems to be very comfortable with stage plays.
After a while, the audition for this man ended. This seemed to be a scene where the male and female protagonists met.
After the two bowed slightly, they walked off the stage.
Murakami also nodded towards Nishino Kazuki, and then the two of them came to director Yukio Ueshima.
"Kaminaga-san, your acting skills are good, and your lines are OK, but there are still some flaws in your body movements." Ueshima Yukio is a professional director, and he can see the strengths and weaknesses of this actor named Kaminaga Keisuke at a glance. After all,
There are still young people who have stage experience but are not ready yet.
Compared to the previous actors, it's a bit worse, but that's all it can do, Ueshima Yukio thought silently in his heart.
"Thank you, Director Kamijima." Keisuke Kaminaga nodded and thanked him.
This stage play is a project that he attaches great importance to. Last year, he played the male lead in "The Fraudulent Idol", starring opposite the very popular idol Mayu Watanabe, and now he is quite famous in the idol world. This time
The leading female lead in stage drama is the top member of the very popular Nogizaka46. If they can perform together, then the attention should be even higher.
Moreover, this stage play is also very popular among comic fans, and it will definitely make his popularity even higher.
Although Keisuke Kaminaga was born in the "Junon Super Boy" audition, he acted in many stage plays and TV series after signing with the agency, and also accumulated good acting experience.
So this time the role of the male lead is a must.
At this time, Yukio Ueshima turned around, nodded towards Nobu Murakami and Kazuki Nishino, and said, "Are you from Horipro Office?"
Nobu Murakami smiled at this time and said: "Hello, Ueshima-san, this is Kazuki Nishino, and I am his agent Nobu Murakami." He handed over a business card.
Yukio Ueshima nodded and took it back. Kazuki Nishino knew that he was originally a young male actor recommended by Horipro and had unlimited potential. Later, he was put in cold storage after a conflict with the agency. This is basically what the industry has heard.
said.
However, he doesn't care about this kind of thing. He has a very high status in stage drama. He has been choreographing and adapting scripts for the Takarazuka Opera Company all year round. He is also an employee of Toho Company. If he takes a step further, he can enter the senior management.
"Have you read the script?" he asked Nishino Kazuki, "To be honest, I'm not very optimistic about newcomers who have never acted in stage plays, but let's give it a try."
It's not polite to say it, but it's true.
Nishino Kazuki could only nod his head, his face was calm but his heart was extremely panicked. He had no memory of this script at all. Maybe it was being thrown into the pile of garbage scattered at home at this moment.
"Director, can you let me read the script first? I want to review the story again," said Kazuki Nishino.
Ueshima Yukio frowned, shook his head slightly, and mentally gave him a cross. An actor who is not even familiar with the script basically cannot play this character well.
But he still said: "Okay, I'll wait for you for five minutes."
For horipro's sake.
"Thanks."
Nishino Kazuki picked up the script and read it. He could feel a gaze staring at him, and he rolled his eyes slightly. It was the female lead, with her eyes wide open like a curious baby, and she didn't stop at all.