Petrozavodsk, St. Petersburg
10.08.2021
01.11.2023
The story of the musical The Star Will Shine tells about the family of fifteen-year-old Vanya who moves from a small provincial town to a noisy, flashy capital city. He enters a Moscow school, makes new friends and falls in love for the first time. And everything seems to be working out pretty well, despite the busy rhythm of big city life. But the big city is a place of huge temptations… Accidentally Vanya meets a successful blogger with the nickname Scat. Vanya learns with surprise about the potential fruits of online activity: fame, crowds of groupies, and most importantly, tons of money in the bank account. It’s enough to drive one crazy! It turns out that in order to become successful, it is not necessary to study well and work hard. Millions of page views on your account will make you a millionaire! And why not?.. Vanya decides to try to become a blogger. After inventing a charismatic image of a sarcastic prankster nicknamed Bad Boy, he instantly turns into a superstar of social media. But the sudden overwhelming success gradually poisons his spirit and yesterday’s good fellow is rapidly turning into a real bad guy… But what’s better? Millions of subscribers or one true friend? Crowds of fans or the only love? And what does it mean to be a real star?