No one will probably care about this, but as of right now in quarentine the man who played the baker (Stephen derosa) is a good friend of my moms, and is directing a rendition of into the woods for me and a few of my friends.
*TIMESTAMPS* 1. 00:00- Prologue: Into the woods 2. 14:45- Cinderella at the grave 3. 18:00- Hello little girl 4. 23:38- I guess this is goodbye 5. 24:40- Maybe they're magic 6- 25:54- Our little world 7- 32:36- I know things now 8- 36:25- A very nice prince 9- 37:32- First midnight 10- 38:51- Giants in the sky 11- 45:30- Agony 12- 51:25- A very nice prince- Reprise 13- 53:37- It takes two 14- 57:15- Second midnight 15- 58:32- Stay with me 16- 1:03:12- On the steps of the palace 17- 01:13:13- Careful my toe 18- 01:17:56- Ever After
Kim Crosby will always be my favorite Cinderella, but holy cow....Laura owned this! She's sassy and funny all while maintaining that fairy tale quality of the character.
@@nostalgik._ Laura Benanti has always been a big favorite of mine and what a voice! I don't like how the director staged the stepsisters--completely bland & no reaction whatsoever when Cinderella fits the shoe. I know the stepmother is Pamela Myers. I don't know how long the show ran but Pamela left & was replaced by the original stepmother Joy Franz from 1987. Enough has been said about Jack's Mother--dreadful. Who plays Cinderella's mother? Is that Laura Benanti as well?....Overall, seemed way too early to produce a new Broadway production when the original show had only closed around 1989 or so. I agree compared to the Broadway and London productions, this one really does come off as amateurish.
I love the way how this production is refulfilled, I think the cow being a person, the Little red riding hood and Jack being children's, and other facts are very positives points of this play, i just love it!
Color Purple Lover yeah, I've never understood the hate she gets. I absolutely love her in this role. Her, Bernadette and Donna Murphey are the absolute best imo. Hannah Wattingham was also pretty spectacular.
Vanessa Williams is AMAZING in this! I know everyone has their favorite witch, but Vanessa is mine! The quality of her voice is spectacular and her comic timing is spectacular. She really gets the character. I LOVE it!
I never knew she got so much hate but I think she did AMAZING I feel like when the witch gets Rapunzel I get a feeling that the prince was controlling her to stay with him and not with the witch
This is my favourite all round cast by far. Laura obviously is fantastic but I also really enjoyed kelly as bakers wife and Vanessa as the witch and rapunzels voice was stunning! Even jack was good, and I enjoyed the staging as well
Can we talk about Vanessa Williams' glam reveal at 1:11:46? That was amazing! How I wish the 2022 revival could do that, but instead, the transformation happened offstage, with Patina Miller just walking on stage in her glamorous form.
@@joshuanianko5388 During one of the previews, she suffered a significant neck injury from falling down a set of stairs onstage. The producers tried to hush it up, which eventually led to terrible rumours about her being spread after she returned her contract early.
I was lucky enough to see this production. I confess that I had a hard time letting go of the indelible impression left by the original Broadway cast, which got in the way of being able to enjoy the performances. For instance, I hated Jack’s mother. But watching it now, I think she’s hilarious. Same with Vanessa Williams, who was much more down to earth in this role than the imperious diva that I had hoped for. The special effect of Cinderella’s mother in the tree was spectacular. It loses a lot in this home video recording. Still, it’s great that this is here!
Thank you for uploading this. I'm a huge Vanessa Williams fan and was dying to see her performance in this. Too bad the sound kicked out close to the ending.
Your Mother i didn’t see that at all. it almost seemed like they added more unnecessary jokes into this one and that’s one of the things i kind of dislike about this one in comparison to the other one. the milky white gag left and right, cinderella’s birds, etc.
I realize what a truly great job Danielle Ferland did in the original production by watching the Little Red in this version. Generally, this production did not rely on the comic timing of the actors to get laughs like the original did. At first I thought it was terrific that they had a moving, seemingly alive Milky White, but it ended up being a gimmick to get laughs-- a gimmick that distracted from the words. And Jack's Mother can't sing a note.
Rapunzel's prince is my favorite. "You know nothing of madness, until you're climbing her hair...all the while listening to her go ah, ah ah, ah ah..." I'm dead. XD
Even though this revival has a lot of hit and miss, there are the good moments. The set design was really clever with the storybooks, Laura Benanti did wonderful and Jack's Cow (Chad Kimball) stole the show. The Baker's wife (Kerry O' Malley) held her own too.
@@ggiantsintheskyy5670 no, not for me. The original and movies are better than this dump in my opinion. Meryl and Bernadette holds the best witch title, Kim Crosby and Anna Kendrick are the best Cinderella, I also like the original Jack, The Baker, The Baker's wife and Little Red more while Johnny Depp as the wolf
Thank you for uploading this! Shame about the audio though. I'll treat this as a very good recording of a Broadway cast doing the abbreviated version ;)
1:45:44 i truly do not like this addition to the script. I think the original scene as in the proshot of the musical is INCREDIBLE, and works so much better.
Obviously the people slagging this production are better suited to watch movies or worse TV . They surely do not understand live theater. They are stuck on a vision of what they saw before and so , they cannot see the beauty of creativity , thank God this was not just a remake of the original production. How utterly fucking boring that would be.
She's awful. She can't even keep up with the music. She has no idea how Sondheim music works - and this music is tricky. I'm kind of flabbergasted she gave a Broadway performance, because she's not really up to it. While it's great to see some new faces and new people being given a shot (in 2002), it also bears stating that if you're on Broadway, you and better be up to the task.
I know right? I'm playing Jack's mother right now and wanted to see what the character was like on Broadway and I'm appalled. I suppose they were trying to go for the whole "older woman" Broadway actress that doesn't have the best voice but she can't even hit the notes, she has to bring them down an octave and her bad timing is hurting me so badly because I know it so well.
I could've sworn the Witch was holding Jafar's snake staff. And to see _two_ wolves in this revival? Add in a female wolf and we'll have Shenzi, Banzai and Ed. ROFL
Whenever I come to this video I think of Chris’ story when he understudied Cinderella’s Prince and when it was the slipper fitting scenes and fake blood was literally coming out of the pipe and the audience got caught in it and even the other cast mates
1:31:00 Rapunzel tells the Witch: "You just locked me in a tower without company all my life." In the original libretto and Broadway production she said: "You just locked me in a tower without company for fourteen years," Why the change? Did they think keeping Rapunzel at 14-years-old somehow promoted child brides? This was the reason why Disney didn't mention Jasmine's age in ALADDIN. Originally, the law stated she had to be married to a prince before her her 16th birthday, but after the company received flack from parents for clearly stating Ariel's age of sixteen in THE LITTLE MERMAID (who gets married by movie's end), they simply stated that Jasmine had to be married before her next birthday.
Yeah, they do this in all the current productions. Because if Rapunzel were 14, the Baker would have to be 15 according to the Witch's story as would his wife, probably. Obviously, the original is best, but they fixed a serious hole in the story.
Special_Effect I know in the original fairy tale of Rapunzel the witch didn't lock her in the tower until she was around 11 or 12. It was when the witch realized how beautiful Rapunzel was that she locked her in the tower so no one would take her away since she view Rapunzel as her daughter.
ben shafer Yeah, I think that's what they might've been going for, but the witch specifically said, "Oh don't take away the baby!, they shrieked and screeched, but I did and I hide her where she'll never be reached," when talking about how she took Rapunzel from her parents, and most people don't refer to their child that's definitely over two their "baby". So it does sound weird because, just like Special_Effect, that would make her 14 and the Baker 15.
Didnt hate it, but ehhhh. Laura was fantastic as cinderella. And I actually liked vanessa as the witch (but her rap wasn't the best to me), plus the character of the baker wouldn't have yelled back at his wife. That addition defeats the whole point of her being what holds his life together Also PSA: STOP COMPARING EVERY WITCH TO BERNADETTE, YES SHE WAS AMAZING AND MY FAVORITE TOO BUT REALIZE THATS OTHER PEOPLE ARE GONNA PLAY THE ROLE DIFFERENTLY
while i thank god for this recording, someone commented on a video of the 1982 tony awards where jennifer holiday sang And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going, and they said, and I quote: “This is a great song, such a shame it was filmed on a calculator.” and I really concur with that statement here 😅
Thank you for posting! BTW, if anyone knows how to find: Phantom w/Guillaume Dirty Rotten Scoundrels w/Pryce &/or Dolly w/Midler...I'd be very appreciative for any info! THX!
by far the best revival! none of the others seem to get humour quite right. granted this one still is a bit different w comedy, but that’s a given. also, is jack that the kid from gilmore girls that was terrified of paris?? i remember they kept making jokes about him getting his break on broadway. lolol i’m gonna look that up! edit: IT IS HIM! that’s hilarious!
This Milky White is very distracting. It moves clumsily, and the audience laughs during parts that are not supposed to be funny. Also, the narrator coming out holding the birds on a stick and flapping his other arm like a bird is silly. It distracts from what Cinderella is saying to the birds because the audience guffaws, too.
+musicaltheatergeek79 I like Milky being able to add the emotion to the interactions between her and Jack especially when they part. She's cute dancing during the first midnight. But I agree about the birds, it looks foolish, especially because the concept of talking to birds is already silly enough, just fly them in.
Laura Benanti can do anything, she’s amazing which is why I’m seeing her play her dream role in My Fair Lady. Question, is this bootleg before her accident?
I love the human milky white and a lot of the other changes I don't mind, but the witch doesn't have a lot of humor that she needs for this role. Jacks mother too. Little red riding hood seems to just be saying most of her lines without any emotion. I do like the 3 little pigs, but the second wolf kinda takes away from the meaning of the song. I like what the steward did with his charecter, and most of the other actors like the baker and his wife, jack and cinderella were great. It's just these few performances that dont seem invested. The witch doesn't need to sound good when shes singing the lament she should sound in pain not trying to be on key.
sadly 95% of the cas was subpar compared with the OBC. Only Benanti really improved upon it. As for Williams, I'm not as critical as most of her take on the character, but it's a tough sell after a Peters...
Some minor things were changed here and there. The most noticeable is the wolf coats changed from blue to tan and they lost the hats. I have to rewatch to listen to see what was changed from the book. Act II has some dialogue differences from the original production.
Hoping to get the scenes featuring Baker's Wife singing "The end justifies the beans!" and the scene with Baker Sr. that included "No More." Both were cut from the film---and OMG, how could they???? Such poignant, character-defining moments; without "no More," the appearance onscreen of the dad feels like Cliff's Notes and really isn't worth it---the Baker *could* have his epiphany all but himself with the Dad/Mysterious Man cut out. I can't believe either Lapine or Sondheim didn't put his foot down and say "enough." Maybe I'll just amble over to Metacritic or Rottem Tomatoes and write a review.
minissa2009 I had other issues with the film, even though I mostly loved it, but I stand by the decision to cut "No More" as wonderful as it is on film the pace would slow to a crawl with so many ballads back to back
minissa2009 Besides cutting for time, they wanted to make her a sympathetic lead, a lovely young woman who only wanted a child. they softened her considerably. The original made her almost mannish in how she spoke,, and handled issues, and she had no qualms with stepping on other people''s heads to get what she wanted. That would never fly for a Disney protagonist, so they cut those particular songs out, and made little character adjustments to her through out the script.
I'm rewatching the Bernadette Peters cast and, much as I'd kill to play the role, the Baker's Wife really is one of the more morally ambiguous characters in the play. The Baker at least gets a reason (in the play) for some of his attitudes and behaviors. I like them played a little older (as in play) because I'm not sure it rings true having a younger couple desperate enough to use magic---although I guess alternatives like IVF were limited in Fairyland!
minissa2009 Not to mention they're leaving out the reprise of "Agony" and the fate of Rapunzel. Although the film did have some lovely visuals, and what was left of the score is beautiful, the less said of Depp's appearance of the Wolf, which would have been fine on stage but out of place in this film, the better.
Cutting ' No More' is something I will never forgive. It is the entire point of the Bakers story, his moral, and drives home one of the biggest messages of the show. I literally made audible noises of disgust in the theater when I realized it was cut completely. Why? They played the entire song in the underscore while he was just rolling around crying. It was bazaar and so anti climatic. And it boiled the Baker down to a whiney, throw away character. I actually had friends of mine who didnt know anything about the show ask why he was even in it because his character was so dull and seemed to have no point, which is just... Heartbreaking, really. I promptly showed them the original to remedy that.
No one will probably care about this, but as of right now in quarentine the man who played the baker (Stephen derosa) is a good friend of my moms, and is directing a rendition of into the woods for me and a few of my friends.
Im seeing this nine months too late but that is so cool!!! Tell him he's my favourite Baker in all the productions of Into the Woods
Wow, thats wonderfull
You, my friend, are very lucky.
I thought it was so clever to have the olden books be apart of the changeable sets! They are amazing!!! The set constantly moves with the actors.
*TIMESTAMPS*
1. 00:00- Prologue: Into the woods
2. 14:45- Cinderella at the grave
3. 18:00- Hello little girl
4. 23:38- I guess this is goodbye
5. 24:40- Maybe they're magic
6- 25:54- Our little world
7- 32:36- I know things now
8- 36:25- A very nice prince
9- 37:32- First midnight
10- 38:51- Giants in the sky
11- 45:30- Agony
12- 51:25- A very nice prince- Reprise
13- 53:37- It takes two
14- 57:15- Second midnight
15- 58:32- Stay with me
16- 1:03:12- On the steps of the palace
17- 01:13:13- Careful my toe
18- 01:17:56- Ever After
Jason Dean why is this buried this comment needs to be higher
Kim Crosby will always be my favorite Cinderella, but holy cow....Laura owned this! She's sassy and funny all while maintaining that fairy tale quality of the character.
Laura is my favorite Cinderella
Yes, Laura did a great job!, beautiful voice she has too.
Timothy right? Can’t believe she still kicked butt after the accident (from the show..)!😍
@@nostalgik._ Laura Benanti has always been a big favorite of mine and what a voice! I don't like how the director staged the stepsisters--completely bland & no reaction whatsoever when Cinderella fits the shoe. I know the stepmother is Pamela Myers. I don't know how long the show ran but Pamela left & was replaced by the original stepmother Joy Franz from 1987. Enough has been said about Jack's Mother--dreadful. Who plays Cinderella's mother? Is that Laura Benanti as well?....Overall, seemed way too early to produce a new Broadway production when the original show had only closed around 1989 or so. I agree compared to the Broadway and London productions, this one really does come off as amateurish.
@@mayadg16 what accident?
I love the way how this production is refulfilled, I think the cow being a person, the Little red riding hood and Jack being children's, and other facts are very positives points of this play, i just love it!
And the narrator being more involved with the characters in the first act
One of my favorite Laura Benanti roles. This was such an underrated revival.
i'm over people claiming vanessa sucks, her performance here is awesome and well-rounded. as well as hilarious
Donald Shaffer EXACTLY ! Out of all the witches... her singing voice is THE BEST !
Color Purple Lover yeah, I've never understood the hate she gets. I absolutely love her in this role. Her, Bernadette and Donna Murphey are the absolute best imo. Hannah Wattingham was also pretty spectacular.
Vanessa Williams is AMAZING in this! I know everyone has their favorite witch, but Vanessa is mine! The quality of her voice is spectacular and her comic timing is spectacular. She really gets the character. I LOVE it!
I never knew she got so much hate but I think she did AMAZING I feel like when the witch gets Rapunzel I get a feeling that the prince was controlling her to stay with him and not with the witch
@@elphbwckd212 very true
THE POSE THE WITCH HITS BEFORE THE BLACK OUT AT 1:11:59 IS A PHAT MOOD
Witch more like QQQQUUUUUEEEEEENNNNNN
This is my favourite all round cast by far. Laura obviously is fantastic but I also really enjoyed kelly as bakers wife and Vanessa as the witch and rapunzels voice was stunning! Even jack was good, and I enjoyed the staging as well
Can we talk about Vanessa Williams' glam reveal at 1:11:46? That was amazing! How I wish the 2022 revival could do that, but instead, the transformation happened offstage, with Patina Miller just walking on stage in her glamorous form.
I can't believe Laura Benanti was just 23 here
pallafox right? She can do anything!
Benanti in this was the reason to see the show. she was spot spot on. its too bad she was treated so poorly. she was stunning.
Benjamin Lopez 100%! Couldn’t have worded it better
What happened?
@@bam9480 what happened to her???!!!?!??!
@@joshuanianko5388 During one of the previews, she suffered a significant neck injury from falling down a set of stairs onstage. The producers tried to hush it up, which eventually led to terrible rumours about her being spread after she returned her contract early.
I wish every show 'revival' or anything with a new cast was filmed.
Rowan Charlton all broadway shows are recorded and archived
I was lucky enough to see this production. I confess that I had a hard time letting go of the indelible impression left by the original Broadway cast, which got in the way of being able to enjoy the performances. For instance, I hated Jack’s mother. But watching it now, I think she’s hilarious. Same with Vanessa Williams, who was much more down to earth in this role than the imperious diva that I had hoped for.
The special effect of Cinderella’s mother in the tree was spectacular. It loses a lot in this home video recording. Still, it’s great that this is here!
This is my very favorite rendition of “Agony”. Wonderful performances from both princes here - absolutely hilarious!
Thank you for uploading this. I'm a huge Vanessa Williams fan and was dying to see her performance in this. Too bad the sound kicked out close to the ending.
Your Mother i didn’t see that at all. it almost seemed like they added more unnecessary jokes into this one and that’s one of the things i kind of dislike about this one in comparison to the other one. the milky white gag left and right, cinderella’s birds, etc.
Love seeing Jack's mother counting the beats so she doesn't miss her cue. :-|
+Lamont Russell LOL! XD
Lamont Russell when?
@@kawaii33366
She seems kinda amateur?
But she’s on Broadway and your not... lol
I realize what a truly great job Danielle Ferland did in the original production by watching the Little Red in this version. Generally, this production did not rely on the comic timing of the actors to get laughs like the original did. At first I thought it was terrific that they had a moving, seemingly alive Milky White, but it ended up being a gimmick to get laughs-- a gimmick that distracted from the words. And Jack's Mother can't sing a note.
I play Milkey white in my schools production of into the woods jr
Brian Conlin lmao how was it
Rapunzel's prince is my favorite. "You know nothing of madness, until you're climbing her hair...all the while listening to her go ah, ah ah, ah ah..." I'm dead. XD
The cow dancing during the first part is so funny and cute omggg
I think the cow stole the show.
Caleb Velez-Rager If the cow"s performance was bad, would they 'Mooooooi!' him? (Nothing's more fun than a pun)
The cow always steals the show 😂
Watching Laura fall knowing that she actually broke her neck due to those falls breaks my heart.
I love that Laura Benanti also got to play Cinderella's Mother.
I didn't notice that at first
The stage was brilliantly made and done.
The snake part during the Witch rap! Hahahahahaha! Looove it!
It was also funny when they started to add the drum kit during that rap too.
i’m really loving this production
Even though this revival has a lot of hit and miss, there are the good moments. The set design was really clever with the storybooks, Laura Benanti did wonderful and Jack's Cow (Chad Kimball) stole the show. The Baker's wife (Kerry O' Malley) held her own too.
Well there were two actors for the cow. Domt know which guy you're referring to
Now I know why I don't ever hear about the revival. People. Are trying to forget
Didn't you like it? Why? I think it's better than the original production
@@ggiantsintheskyy5670 no, not for me. The original and movies are better than this dump in my opinion. Meryl and Bernadette holds the best witch title, Kim Crosby and Anna Kendrick are the best Cinderella, I also like the original Jack, The Baker, The Baker's wife and Little Red more while Johnny Depp as the wolf
This is THE BEST Into the Woods and nobody can tell me otherwise
Vanessa Williams is the definitive Witch for me
Loved the cow. Hilarious! I saw the revival back in 2002. It was fun.
I think this version is meant to be like a comedic half-parody of the original
Laura Benanti is everything and nothing hurts.
25:20 Choosing to go full belt over head voice is absolutely glorious! :D I love it so much!
Rapunzel's Prince... I spy the legend that is Christopher Sieber!
I find it funny how Chris Sieber complains about dwarfs and then ends up playing Farquaad.😂😂
I find it funny anyone in this cast was able to have s broadway career after this version of the musical
Thank you for uploading this! Shame about the audio though. I'll treat this as a very good recording of a Broadway cast doing the abbreviated version ;)
the quality makes it look like it was recorded in the 60s
Laura Benanti is perfection
WickedIceQueen! I've seen you before!!! You're awesome! And yes, Laura Benanti is great!!
Kim Crosby is the original and best as Cinderella. But I have to agree; PERFECTION.
Yes
This is my favorite of all the other plays ❤️
Jacks Mother sounds like Miranda Sings
And the actress who plays Miranda Sings is now on Broadway.
I think it's cool how they did the giants wife. In the OBC you only hear her.
I the cow running across the stage during First Midnight was hilarious
1:45:44 i truly do not like this addition to the script. I think the original scene as in the proshot of the musical is INCREDIBLE, and works so much better.
Laura Benanti is the best Cinderella. Absolutely hilarious!
I remeber going to New York and heard this was in the works and I wish I could have seen it for myself.
There are some good moments in this revival, but I feel like they went for way too many laughs, as if it was a parody of Into the Woods.
Obviously the people slagging this production are better suited to watch movies or worse TV . They surely do not understand live theater. They are stuck on a vision of what they saw before and so , they cannot see the beauty of creativity , thank God this was not just a remake of the original production. How utterly fucking boring that would be.
Amen
milky white stole the whole show
The lady playing Jack's mother... BAD casting choice.
She's awful. She can't even keep up with the music. She has no idea how Sondheim music works - and this music is tricky. I'm kind of flabbergasted she gave a Broadway performance, because she's not really up to it. While it's great to see some new faces and new people being given a shot (in 2002), it also bears stating that if you're on Broadway, you and better be up to the task.
jorday10 She almost ruins the whole show.
I know right? I'm playing Jack's mother right now and wanted to see what the character was like on Broadway and I'm appalled. I suppose they were trying to go for the whole "older woman" Broadway actress that doesn't have the best voice but she can't even hit the notes, she has to bring them down an octave and her bad timing is hurting me so badly because I know it so well.
Rachel Leah Kaplan
You may have to go to the Original Broadway Cast of ITW to get a better understanding, lol.
Your Mother no i’m sorry, even without the comparison, she was bad. she couldn’t get the notes or the timing.
"Agony" was quite humorous. LOL
I was five when I saw this in school. I never forgot it. Thank you for this.
The performer who played Milky White’s back must hurt for carrying this entire show.
What I liked about The Last Midnight is that how the witch looked like she was turning back into an old hag as she was about to disappear
See you were finally able to fix the audio congrats
I don't know how Laura Benanti did this show with a broken neck, she broke her neck when she fell on the stairs in the show.
M sullivan with much trouble..
Come thru witch!!!! Vanessa is an impeccable talent!!!!! 😘
why thank u for the upload anything with Chris is great
Fantastic performance
That's weird when i heard this before the audio cuts out but now its there.
Did anyone go to this after they watch Musical Madlibs with Molly?
I could've sworn the Witch was holding Jafar's snake staff.
And to see _two_ wolves in this revival? Add in a female wolf and we'll have Shenzi, Banzai and Ed. ROFL
lmao
This was recorded 2 days before I was born
Whenever I come to this video I think of Chris’ story when he understudied Cinderella’s Prince and when it was the slipper fitting scenes and fake blood was literally coming out of the pipe and the audience got caught in it and even the other cast mates
Wow, they removed the "you're so nice" lyric! That is the best line of the whole song.
You were in "Into the Woods"? Who did you play!?
Me: The dog.
What dog?
1:31:00 Rapunzel tells the Witch: "You just locked me in a tower without company all my life." In the original libretto and Broadway production she said: "You just locked me in a tower without company for fourteen years," Why the change? Did they think keeping Rapunzel at 14-years-old somehow promoted child brides?
This was the reason why Disney didn't mention Jasmine's age in ALADDIN. Originally, the law stated she had to be married to a prince before her her 16th birthday, but after the company received flack from parents for clearly stating Ariel's age of sixteen in THE LITTLE MERMAID (who gets married by movie's end), they simply stated that Jasmine had to be married before her next birthday.
Yeah, they do this in all the current productions. Because if Rapunzel were 14, the Baker would have to be 15 according to the Witch's story as would his wife, probably. Obviously, the original is best, but they fixed a serious hole in the story.
Special_Effect I know in the original fairy tale of Rapunzel the witch didn't lock her in the tower until she was around 11 or 12. It was when the witch realized how beautiful Rapunzel was that she locked her in the tower so no one would take her away since she view Rapunzel as her daughter.
In the original story of rapunzel the witch didn't put her in a tower until she was 9 so if they were following that she would be 23
ben shafer Yeah, I think that's what they might've been going for, but the witch specifically said, "Oh don't take away the baby!, they shrieked and screeched, but I did and I hide her where she'll never be reached," when talking about how she took Rapunzel from her parents, and most people don't refer to their child that's definitely over two their "baby". So it does sound weird because, just like Special_Effect, that would make her 14 and the Baker 15.
Didnt hate it, but ehhhh. Laura was fantastic as cinderella. And I actually liked vanessa as the witch (but her rap wasn't the best to me), plus the character of the baker wouldn't have yelled back at his wife. That addition defeats the whole point of her being what holds his life together
Also PSA: STOP COMPARING EVERY WITCH TO BERNADETTE, YES SHE WAS AMAZING AND MY FAVORITE TOO BUT REALIZE THATS OTHER PEOPLE ARE GONNA PLAY THE ROLE DIFFERENTLY
while i thank god for this recording, someone commented on a video of the 1982 tony awards where jennifer holiday sang And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going, and they said, and I quote: “This is a great song, such a shame it was filmed on a calculator.” and I really concur with that statement here 😅
Thank you for posting!
BTW, if anyone knows how to find:
Phantom w/Guillaume
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels w/Pryce
&/or Dolly w/Midler...I'd be very appreciative for any info! THX!
by far the best revival! none of the others seem to get humour quite right. granted this one still is a bit different w comedy, but that’s a given.
also, is jack that the kid from gilmore girls that was terrified of paris?? i remember they kept making jokes about him getting his break on broadway. lolol i’m gonna look that up!
edit: IT IS HIM! that’s hilarious!
Okurrrrrr although the last midnights vocals were kinda rough I loved their interpretation of her transformation
yeah did anyone else's audio cut out at around 1:50?? and not come back for yhe rest of the show?
56purple78 just you
LAURA. BENANTI.
Jack's mother is the WORST.
LAURA IS AMAZING
This Milky White is very distracting. It moves clumsily, and the audience laughs during parts that are not supposed to be funny. Also, the narrator coming out holding the birds on a stick and flapping his other arm like a bird is silly. It distracts from what Cinderella is saying to the birds because the audience guffaws, too.
I'm playing MILKEY white in my schools production of into the woods jr
Your right
+musicaltheatergeek79 I like Milky being able to add the emotion to the interactions between her and Jack especially when they part. She's cute dancing during the first midnight. But I agree about the birds, it looks foolish, especially because the concept of talking to birds is already silly enough, just fly them in.
If you don't think MIlky white is the best character in this play then your wrong XD
1:12:30 VANESSA STRUTTING IM DEAD
Laura Benanti can do anything, she’s amazing which is why I’m seeing her play her dream role in My Fair Lady.
Question, is this bootleg before her accident?
Maya Davis-Goodstein I think it’s the first preview of it so probably yes; and I saw her in my fair lady too, wasn’t she amazing!
oh no what accident?
ellie bakker definitely, was smiling the whole time❤️
akua Neck injury, she didn’t want the cast and crew to know so negative rumors were going around
Vanessa scream at the end of last midnight was good
Jack's Mother was pretty awful.
I love the human milky white and a lot of the other changes I don't mind, but the witch doesn't have a lot of humor that she needs for this role. Jacks mother too. Little red riding hood seems to just be saying most of her lines without any emotion. I do like the 3 little pigs, but the second wolf kinda takes away from the meaning of the song. I like what the steward did with his charecter, and most of the other actors like the baker and his wife, jack and cinderella were great. It's just these few performances that dont seem invested. The witch doesn't need to sound good when shes singing the lament she should sound in pain not trying to be on key.
the cow stole the show.. (also.. jacks mother.. oh my)
On a side note, is that Wilhelmina?
+oblivionhero12 - Yep! Thats the same actress who played Wilhelmina Slater on Ugly Betty. Vanessa Williams. :)
This looks like community theater
This was made 2 months before I was born
sadly 95% of the cas was subpar compared with the OBC. Only Benanti really improved upon it. As for Williams, I'm not as critical as most of her take on the character, but it's a tough sell after a Peters...
All sound cuts completely out for me around 1:51:47 Is this true for everyone or did my computer go stupid?
Same here :/
Mines didn't
Kristal Jones mine didnt either. It had sound till the end. Weird.
8:57 hahahaa
I love this revival but the original was so amazing
I swear, The steward's line was the boy is hiding in the steeple tower, but here the line was changed to windmill?
If this was the preview version, how different was this version and the actual show version.
Some minor things were changed here and there. The most noticeable is the wolf coats changed from blue to tan and they lost the hats. I have to rewatch to listen to see what was changed from the book. Act II has some dialogue differences from the original production.
Hoping to get the scenes featuring Baker's Wife singing "The end justifies the beans!" and the scene with Baker Sr. that included "No More." Both were cut from the film---and OMG, how could they???? Such poignant, character-defining moments; without "no More," the appearance onscreen of the dad feels like Cliff's Notes and really isn't worth it---the Baker *could* have his epiphany all but himself with the Dad/Mysterious Man cut out. I can't believe either Lapine or Sondheim didn't put his foot down and say "enough." Maybe I'll just amble over to Metacritic or Rottem Tomatoes and write a review.
minissa2009 I had other issues with the film, even though I mostly loved it, but I stand by the decision to cut "No More" as wonderful as it is on film the pace would slow to a crawl with so many ballads back to back
minissa2009 Besides cutting for time, they wanted to make her a sympathetic lead, a lovely young woman who only wanted a child. they softened her considerably. The original made her almost mannish in how she spoke,, and handled issues, and she had no qualms with stepping on other people''s heads to get what she wanted. That would never fly for a Disney protagonist, so they cut those particular songs out, and made little character adjustments to her through out the script.
I'm rewatching the Bernadette Peters cast and, much as I'd kill to play the role, the Baker's Wife really is one of the more morally ambiguous characters in the play. The Baker at least gets a reason (in the play) for some of his attitudes and behaviors. I like them played a little older (as in play) because I'm not sure it rings true having a younger couple desperate enough to use magic---although I guess alternatives like IVF were limited in Fairyland!
minissa2009 Not to mention they're leaving out the reprise of "Agony" and the fate of Rapunzel. Although the film did have some lovely visuals, and what was left of the score is beautiful, the less said of Depp's appearance of the Wolf, which would have been fine on stage but out of place in this film, the better.
Cutting ' No More' is something I will never forgive. It is the entire point of the Bakers story, his moral, and drives home one of the biggest messages of the show. I literally made audible noises of disgust in the theater when I realized it was cut completely. Why? They played the entire song in the underscore while he was just rolling around crying. It was bazaar and so anti climatic. And it boiled the Baker down to a whiney, throw away character. I actually had friends of mine who didnt know anything about the show ask why he was even in it because his character was so dull and seemed to have no point, which is just... Heartbreaking, really. I promptly showed them the original to remedy that.
I loved it soo... #SorryNotSorry Let's just hope Disney can make something half as good. :/
Danny's Domain Disney didn't. Not even close. One of the biggest let downs ever.
Was it really this fast, or is it just the recording? The prologue is R U S H I N G
1:11:50 Best transformation ever 😮
FAR MORE PAINFUL THAN YOOOooouuuUuuRS.
Entering Matrix
why are there two wolves?
Was Laura Benanti also Cinderella's Mother?
Yep
people get over it, stop comparing these to bernadette peters, she is never doing into the woods again move on.
I know, she's too much of a diva.... But she really COULD as is evident from her reunion performance!