Adaptation and Innovation of Chinese Pop Singers in Musical Theatre Performance

Abstract

In recent years, the Chinese musical theatre market has developed rapidly, and musicals have gradually become an important part of domestic stage art. More and more popular singers have begun to enter the stage of musicals. However, due to significant differences in vocal techniques, breath control, range switching, resonance application, dramatic expression, and stage performance between popular singing and musical theatre singing, many popular singers face challenges in adapting to musical theatre singing. This study analyzes the current development status of Chinese musicals and popular music, explores the main difficulties encountered by popular singers in performing musicals, and summarizes key issues for popular singers to adapt to musicals through research methods such as literature reading, interviews, and classroom observations, combined with practical experience, and proposes targeted solutions. The research results indicate that through resonance adjustment, vocal transition training, and dramatic expression training, popular singers can effectively enhance their singing ability on musical theatre stages. Propose corresponding solutions, this study aims to provide reference for Chinese pop singers to better adapt to musical theatre singing, and provide teaching references for musical education institutions and vocal teachers.