Into the woods
Into the woods
cserannie
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/1/05
#0Into the woods
Posted: 6/12/05 at 12:07pmHi, please give me advices, should I buy the original Into the woods dvd or not?
Norbert Leo Butz quotes about John Lithgow: "He's really clumsy. One of the joys in life is to watch a great big huge man totally wipe out backstage. It takes John about three minutes to hit the floor. It's like watching a Great Sequoia falling gracelessly."
nmartin
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/3/05
#2re: Into the woods
Posted: 6/12/05 at 12:11pm
I like the dvd a lot, especially Joanna Gleason's performance, but remember it's the stage performance, not an actual movie.
Also, me and my friend both have this dvd..and they both stop working and skip from the end of the first act to intermission..its very odd
Are you doing the show or do you just want the dvd for fun?
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and integrity; its own new set of memorable experiences and
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Dreams harden into substance. Values come into focus. You wish
it would never end. The dream world vanishes like mist before a
rising sun; part of you vanishes with it. And back you land in the
real world with a thud- fogged, uneasy, jittery, difficult to get
along with. There is only one cure. A new show. A new, small
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Again you love it, adapt to it, wish it would never end.
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cserannie
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/1/05
#3re: Into the woods
Posted: 6/12/05 at 12:14pmI like Joanna and I have heard a couple of numbers of the story so I thought I should buy the DVD from Amazon. That is all.
Norbert Leo Butz quotes about John Lithgow: "He's really clumsy. One of the joys in life is to watch a great big huge man totally wipe out backstage. It takes John about three minutes to hit the floor. It's like watching a Great Sequoia falling gracelessly."
gavrochegirl
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/16/05
#5re: Into the woods
Posted: 6/12/05 at 12:20pmDefinately get it... I bought it because I was doing the show and I ended up enjoying it a lot more than I thought I would.
#6re: Into the woods
Posted: 6/12/05 at 12:30pmjust a question.. who the hell would say no? if you've got the money, get it
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#7re: Into the woods
Posted: 6/12/05 at 12:55pmWonderful preservation of a truly great show. Get it!
Merrily we roll along, roll along...
#8re: Into the woods
Posted: 6/12/05 at 2:01pmThis is the one DVD of a stage musical that I watch on a semi-regular basis. I just never tire of it.
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CurtainUp
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/9/04
#9re: Into the woods
Posted: 6/12/05 at 2:46pm
YES!!! It made Into the Woods my favorite show without actually having seen it live.
And Joanna, along wiht the rest of the cast, is absolute perfection.
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#10re: Into the woods
Posted: 6/12/05 at 3:03pm
Yes, Yes, Yes......run and buy it now. I thank god daily that this & other Sondheim shows have been preserved & are available. Support these gems being released. Once these folks see there truly is an audience for it, they may release more.
Also pick up Sunday In the Park With George & Sweeney Todd on DVD. Both are masterpieces and should be required viewing.
Grab your credit card (or better yet, grab someone elses) and shop, shop shop!!!!
Slotted spoons don't hold much soup
cserannie
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/1/05
#12re: Into the woods
Posted: 6/12/05 at 3:36pmthanks folks. I will steal my mom credit card and I will go shopping.
Norbert Leo Butz quotes about John Lithgow: "He's really clumsy. One of the joys in life is to watch a great big huge man totally wipe out backstage. It takes John about three minutes to hit the floor. It's like watching a Great Sequoia falling gracelessly."
#13re: Into the woods
Posted: 6/12/05 at 3:37pm
if it's mom's treat, you need to take me!
Just kidding........ but last time I was there, Border's was having a pretty decent sale on alot of thier musical DVDs in honor of the Tony's, and I believe I saw Into the Woods, Sunday....George, & Passion for around $15 each. Sweeney Todd was about $20
Slotted spoons don't hold much soup
Updated On: 6/12/05 at 03:37 PM
Elizabeth_DeBris
Broadway Star Joined: 1/29/05
#14re: Into the woods
Posted: 6/12/05 at 3:39pmYES! A million times: yes! It's worth every penny and more.
#15re: Into the woods
Posted: 6/12/05 at 3:57pm
MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE SHOW EVER!!!
buy the OBC DVD and CD...you will fall in love...
And you think of all of the things you've seen, and you wish that you could live in between ,and you're back again only different than before...
After the Sky.
-Into the Woods (Jack)
#16re: Into the woods
Posted: 6/12/05 at 5:08pm
there is no reason not to buy it.
buy it now.
when you get it, you will treasure it, and you will be happy it's a part of your collection.
#17re: Into the woods
Posted: 6/12/05 at 5:22pmIt's amazing. I received it for Christmas in a Sondheim DVD box set. It's incredibly amazing, as are the other titles mentioned.
#18re: Into the woods
Posted: 6/12/05 at 5:32pmdon't steal a credit card to buy, you might get in big trouble and get the DVD taken away. lol, jk, do w/e you want
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broadwaybaby86
Swing Joined: 6/12/05
#19re: Into the woods
Posted: 6/12/05 at 8:08pmOMG, totally. I wish I could have seen In2 the Woods on B.Way, but I was 2 busy w/ school and stuv. But I did see our Highschool production of it... OMG I LOVE INTO THE WOODS
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