The Character Creation Of Potchef In The Musical The Emperor's New Clothes

With the introduction of a large number of foreign classical musicals and the expansion of the market,in recent years,China's original musicals gradually developed,appeared in Jinsha,Disk,Broken Bridge and other outstanding repertoires.The survey found that the domestic original musical audience in 2016,box office declines were more than 40%,the serious lack of domestic outstanding works.The original children's musical The Emperor's New Clothes,as one of the large-scale stage plays(146 items)sponsored by the National Arts Foundation in 2016,has created a high box office of nearly 1600 performances nationwide.It is of research value and inspiration for the development of children's musical.Potchef,as the negative image in the repertoire,has rich personality and various forms of voice expression.Through the study of Potchef's character creation,we can provide literature guidance and reference for the role creation of children's drama actors and students majoring in musicals,and provide relevant references and opinions for the future creation of children's musicals.The thesis is divided into three sections,introducing the background and significance of the birth of the musical The Emperor's New Clothes;the main text through the collection of literature and audio-recording materials to prove,from many aspects of the role of the image and character step by step analysis and ultimately get methods from the use of tone,timbre,rhythm,tone to shape the Potchef.