He returns and lays out a plan to kill the Giantess. Into the woods, each time you go, There’s more to learn of what you know. [70][71] In this interpretation, the Giant's Wife serves as a metaphor for HIV/AIDS, killing good and bad characters indiscriminately and forcing the survivors to band together to stop the threat and move on from the devastation, reflecting the devastation to many communities during the AIDS crisis. Granny and Cinderella's Mother, who are both matriarchal characters in the story, are also typically played by the same person, who also gives voice to the nurturing but later murderous Giant's Wife. Part of it is that Into the Woods is easy to get wrong. And consistent. [65] It was a critical and commercial hit, grossing over $213 million worldwide. Tenth Anniversary benefit performances were held on November 9, 1997, at The Broadway Theatre (New York), with most of the original cast. Designers will especially enjoy highlighting the fantastical elements of this magical word. [23] This Broadway revival wardrobe is on display at the Costume World in South Florida. Old-fashioned footlights give the faces a sinister glow. The woods themselves are a semi-circular, black-and-silver screen punctuated with nine doors and a crazy clock: they achieve exactly the 'agreeable terror' of Gustave Dore's children's illustrations. The triumph of Into the Woods is the way it embodies both the wonder and the trouble of postmodernism, both its potentials and its pitfalls. Daniel Huttlestone as Jack 10. The Baker's Wife overhears their talk of a girl with golden hair. It starred Vanessa L. Williams as the Witch, John McMartin as the Narrator, Stephen DeRosa as the Baker, Kerry O'Malley as the Baker's Wife, Gregg Edelman as Cinderella's Prince/Wolf, Christopher Sieber as Rapunzel's Prince/Wolf, Molly Ephraim as Little Red Ridinghood, Adam Wylie as Jack, and Laura Benanti as Cinderella. Performances were originally to run from July 24 (delayed from July 23 due to the weather) to August 25, 2012, but the show was extended till September 1, 2012. Funny or Die presents a satirical rendition of Donald Trump's 1987 best selling business book, The Art of the Deal. Into the Woods is a musical about a baker (James Corden) and his wife (Emily Blunt) who long to have a baby. She is the sister of the Baker, who is cursed by the Witch. The cast included Víctor Santiago as Baker, Ana Isabelle as Baker's Wife and Lourdes Robles as the Witch[43], A 25th anniversary co-production between Baltimore's Center Stage and Westport Country Playhouse directed by Mark Lamos was notable for casting original Little Red Ridinghood, Danielle Ferland, as The Baker's Wife. [69] In the Witch's words: "I'm not good; I'm not nice; I'm just right. The production also won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival and Michael Xavier, who played Cinderella's Prince and the Wolf, was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical. All begin the journey into the woods: Jack to sell his beloved cow; Cinderella to her mother's grave; Little Red to her grandmother's house; and the Baker, refusing his Wife's help, to find the ingredients ("Prologue"). [37], For its annual fully staged musical event, the Hollywood Bowl produced a limited run of Into the Woods from July 26–28, 2019, directed and choreographed by Robert Longbottom. Emily Blunt as the Baker's Wife 3. The Baker arrives with another cow; they now have all four items. For the Tangled character, see Rapunzel. [31] Sheader again was the director and Steel served as co-director and choreographer. A witch tasks a childless baker and his wife with procuring magical items from classic fairy tales to reverse the curse put on their family tree. It starred Rhonda Burchmore, John McTernan, Gina Riley, Lisa McCune, Peter Carroll, Tamsin Carroll and Robert Grubb. A theatrical film adaptation of the musical was produced by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Rob Marshall, and starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, Tracey Ullman, Christine Baranski, Lilla Crawford, Daniel Huttlestone, MacKenzie Mauzy, Billy Magnussen, and Johnny Depp. Hollywood Bowl", "Reviews, Sydney Theatre Company, Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House", Roger Hodgman Unveils His Final Season at Melbourne Theatre Company", "Danielle Ferland, Lauren Kennedy and Erik Liberman Cast in Center Stage-Westport Into the Woods", "Into the Woods, With Danielle Ferland, Lauren Kennedy, Erik Liberman, Begins in Baltimore March 7", "Fiasco Theater's Ten-Person 'Into the Woods' Will Venture Off-Broadway for Roundabout's 2014-15 Season", "A New Path! [51] The cast also included Arielle Jacobs as The Bakers Wife. The cast included Clare Burt as the Witch, Nick Holder as the Baker, Sophie Thompson as the Baker's Wife, Jenna Russell as Cinderella, Sheridan Smith as Little Red Ridinghood and Frank Middlemass as the Narrator/Mysterious Man. When composer Stephen Sondheim and writer James Lapine unleashed Into the Woods onstage in 1986, audiences gasped when children’s stories about Cinderella, Little Red … At Cinderella's wedding, her stepsisters are blinded by birds, and the Baker's Wife, now pregnant, thanks Cinderella for her help. The Baker admits they must work together ("It Takes Two"). Cheesy makeup, but I can overlook that, the scene still works. Open Air, Regent's Park, London. It starred Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, Chip Zien, Kim Crosby, Ben Wright, Danielle Ferland, Chuck Wagner, Merle Louise, Tom Aldredge, and Robert Westenberg. Almost everything that goes wrong—which is to say, almost everything that can—arises from a failure of parental or filial duty, despite the best intentions. Buffy tells him she cried a lot, and Riley is once again upset that she refused to open up towards him. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests. In 1987, he told Time Magazine that the "father uncomfortable with babies [was] his father, and [the] mother who regrets having had children [was] his mother. Johnny Depp as the Wolf 9. The original soundtrack to Disney's 2014 film adaptation of Into the Woods reveals a few changes to the beloved Stephen Sondheim musical, but for the most part keeps its soul intact. Jack decides to slay the Giant and Cinderella investigates her mother's disturbed grave. Cinderella's step-family mocks her wish while Jack's mother condemns Jack for never listening and how she wishes to be wealthy. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. I hope they will with this one. Because she had lost the beans, the witch's mother turned her ugly and in return, the witch stole their daughter, Rapunzel, and placed the spell. Mo Rocca hosted the reunion and interviewed Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine as well as each cast member. Lapine revised the script slightly for this production, with a cameo appearance of the Three Little Pigs restored from the earlier San Diego production. "Into The Woods - West Yorkshire Playhouse", "First Hebrew Production of INTO THE WOODS to Feature Male Witch, Female Narrator", Playbill News: Cinderella and Her Mother: Benanti Does Double Duty in Into the Woods ; Prepares Solo CD, "Judi Dench to Provide Voice of Giant in New London Production of 'Into the Woods'", "Glenn Close Will Voice Giant for Shakespeare in the Park's, "Sam Mendes, Rob Marshall will revive their revival of 'Cabaret, "INTO THE WOODS Rehearsals Begin! Well they attempted to, but not in an imaginative way. I avoided reading any reviews before seeing this film, so I'd have no expectations or prejudices. The SIM fairway wood has found its way into a lot of professional bags, and it easy to see why. [44][45] The production received 2011-2012 Connecticut Critics Circle Awards for Best Production, Best Ensemble, and Steingold's Little Red Ridinghood. Her Prince follows and meets his brother; they confess their lust for two new women, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty ("Agony" Reprise). Critic Michael Billington wrote, "But the evening's triumph belongs also to director Richard Jones, set designer Richard Hudson and costume designer Sue Blane who evoke exactly the right mood of haunted theatricality. Pressley, Nelson. Into the Woods offers the move from the Enlightenment fairy-tale of knowability and detachment (Act I) to the enmeshed struggle for survival of postmodernism (Act II). The musical weaves together fairy-tale figures like Cinderella, Jack (of the beanstalk), Little Red Riding Hood and the wolf, Rapunzel and the witch, and more than one handsome prince. With a tremendous crash, a Giant's foot destroys the Witch's garden, and damages the Baker's home. As the Giantess leaves in search of Jack, Rapunzel is trampled ("Witch's Lament"). Spotting Cinderella's gold slippers, the Baker's Wife chases her and loses Milky White. But as it unfolded, the "sing-song" lyrics that I hoped would evolve into grand musical numbers got a bit tiresome, and a slow leak began to hiss from my enthusiasm. 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INTO THE WOODS - Casting Requirements Leading Roles, Supporting Roles, Featured/Cameo Roles. That's what … Title: [49] This new version is completely minimalistically reimagined by the Fiasco Theater Company, featuring only ten actors playing multiple parts, and one piano accompanist. Billy Magnussen as Rapunzel's Prince 12. In a woods filled with magic and fairy tale characters, a baker and his wife set out to end the curse put on them by their neighbor, a spiteful witch. As Buffy lies asleep a… Is it never 'and'? O f the three shows with music and lyrics by … Merle Streep as the witch. Film Review: ‘Into the Woods’ Wolves howl, giants roar and a cast of fairy-tale all-stars seek enlightenment in this solid, satisfying film version … [10] The same group presented this discussion/concert on June 21, 2015, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City. The first glimmer of genuine music came with Johnny Depp as The Big Bad Wolf. Anonymous. Eventually, we the audience stumbled out of a forest of confusion, and see what looks like the end of the story. [47][48] Like the original Broadway production 28 years prior, this production had a try-out run at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California from July 12, 2014 – August 17, 2014 with the opening night taking place on July 17. Like many Sondheim/Lapine productions, the songs contain thought-process narrative, where characters converse or think aloud. Little Red Ridinghood appears at the bakery wishing for bread and sweets to bring to her grandmother's house. [3] Many of the performers from that production appeared in the Broadway cast, but John Cunningham, who played the Narrator, Wolf and Steward, and George Coe, as the Mysterious Man and Cinderella's Father, were replaced by Tom Aldredge, among others. The Witch vows to find Jack and give him to the Giantess, and the Baker and his Wife split up to find him first. Michael Billington @billicritic. But examination of the 25% mark where we should find the Plot Point doesn’t give us an obvious turning point in the plot (just the passing of the first night—which is closer to being a pinch point than a plot point). [27][28] The musical was performed outdoors in a wooded area. Little Red discovers her grandmother has been killed by the Giantess, as the Baker tells Jack that his mother is dead. Dawn spends the night with Xander and Anya so that Buffy and Riley can have some private time. Needless to say, that doesn't make for traditional show-stoppers. This production was directed and choreographed with the same principal cast that later ran on Broadway.[19]. This video has since been released on Tape and DVD and on occasion, remastered and re-released.[8]. 43 of 80 people found this review helpful. The Baker's Wife again fails to seize Cinderella's slippers. Vocal Range . There will be six showings of “Into the Woods,” with performances at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 7 through Saturday, April 10, and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Into the woods without delay But careful not to lose the way Into the woods, who knows what may Be lurking on the journey? The characters recite morals as the day ends ("First Midnight"). She is loosely based on the protagonist from the fairy tale of the same name. [18] Russell later appeared as the Baker's Wife in the 2010 Regent's Park production. I gave up any hope of this being an actual musical, and over half-way through, the sing-songy dialog ceased all together, for no apparent reason. The production was recorded in its entirety, available to download and watch from Digital Theatre. At the hospital, the Scooby Gang awaits news from Dr. Aaron Kriegel about Joyce's surgery, and they are all relieved when the surgery is a success. The musical has since been produced many times, with a 1988 US national tour, a 1990 West End production, a 1997 tenth anniversary concert, a 2002 Broadway revival, a 2010 London revival,[1] and in 2012 as part of New York City's outdoor Shakespeare in the Park series. The Baker, Little Red, and Cinderella await the return of the Baker's Wife when the Witch arrives with Jack, found weeping over the Baker's Wife's body. They discover a witch (Meryl Streep) put a curse on their house long ago and, in order to lift the curse and have the ability to have a baby, they must fulfill the witch's tasks within three nights. Christine Baranski as Wicked Stepmother 8. [20][21][22] Other changes, apart from numerous small dialogue changes, included the addition of the song "Our Little World," a duet for the Witch and Rapunzel written for the first London production, the addition of a second wolf in the song "Hello Little Girl" who competes for Little Red's attention with the first Wolf, the portrayal of Jack's cow by a live performer (Chad Kimball) in an intricate costume and new lyrics were written for "The Last Midnight," now sung by the Witch as a menacing lullaby to the Baker's baby.[22]. Cinderella, torn between staying with her Prince or escaping, leaves him a slipper as a clue ("On the Steps of the Palace"), and trades shoes with the Baker's Wife. The show evolved, and the most notable change was the addition of the song "No One Is Alone" in the middle of the run. The Baker turns against Jack, and the two, along with Cinderella and Little Red start to blame each other before the four turn on the Witch ("Your Fault"). Peters left the show after almost five months due to a prior commitment to film the movie Slaves of New York. A Mysterious Man mocks Jack for valuing his cow more than a "sack of beans". Tracey Ullman as Jack's Mother 7. The Mysterious Man gives the Baker money for another cow. She explains that the only way to lift the spell is to find four ingredients in the woods: a cow as white as milk, a cape as red as blood, hair as yellow as corn, and a slipper as pure as gold and bring them to her in three days before midnight. Iconic characters, such as Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk and Rapunzel, find their fates intertwined with a humble baker and his wife, whose longing to have a child sends them on a quest to reverse a witch’s (Streep) curse. Into the woods to find there’s hope Of getting through the journey. The Regent's Park Open Air Theatre production transferred to the Public Theater's 2012 summer series of free performances Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, New York, with an American cast as well as new designers. Discover Legend of the Magic Hour: a mystical, entrancing journey through the Joshua Tree desert at dusk, starring Johnny Depp. BWW TV: Watch Highlights of INTO THE WOODS at The Muny - Heather Headley, Erin Dilly, Rob McClure and More! I resisted looking at my watch the whole time, and thought, well that wasn't bad, but...wrong. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. "Woods' of enchantment;At the Opera House, Sondlheim's Bittersweet Turn on Happily Ever After". Music video by Marilyn Manson feat. Tue 17 Aug 2010 18.30 EDT. The production opened to wide critical acclaim, much of the press commenting on the effectiveness of the open air setting. Into the Woods is a modern twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales in a musical format that follows the classic tales of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rapunzel-all tied together by an original story involving a baker and his wife, their wish to begin a family and their interaction with the witch who has put a curse on them. This production featured scenic design by Douglas W. Schmidt, costume design by Susan Hilferty, lighting design by Brian MacDevitt, sound design by Dan Moses Schreier and projection design by Elaine J. McCarthy. The cast included Erik Liberman, Lauren Kennedy, Jeffry Denman, Cheryl Stern, Dana Steingold, Justin Scott Brown, Jenny Latimer, Alma Cuervo, Nikka Lanzarone, Eleni Delopoulos, Nik Walker, Robert Lenzi, Britney Coleman, and Jeremy Lawrence. A Disney film adaptation directed by Rob Marshall and starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, Tracey Ullman, Christine Baranski and Johnny Depp was released in 2014. Thompson won the 1999 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance, while the production itself was nominated for Outstanding Musical Production. The Telegraph reviewer, for example, wrote: "It is an inspired idea to stage this show in the magical, sylvan surroundings of Regent's Park, and designer Soutra Gilmour has come up with a marvellously rickety, adventure playground of a set, all ladders, stairs and elevated walkways, with Rapunzel discovered high up in a tree. The set was almost completely reconstructed, and there were certain changes to the script, changing certain story elements. It starred Judi Connelli, Geraldine Turner, Tony Sheldon, Philip Quast, Pippa Grandison, and DJ Foster. 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