Anyone else have a problem with the ending of Into the woods? Its pretty morally disgusting — Page 3

Fantod - I find that the majority of LaChiusa's works really need to be viewed fully in context to really appreciate them. The cast recordings of Hello Again and Marie Christine both lack quite a bit of the score and how the score works in tandem with the dialogue. Hello Again is a far more richer and complex piece than what is presented on the recording. And while I can understand how some may find Marie Christine cold, in person, I found the experience electrifying with one of the most vocally thrilling performances I've seen in a musical. I really liked a production of See What I Wanna See in Chicago, though I found the book for the first act problematic. And having just seen The Wild Party in Chicago, I was floored. I always though the score ingenious, but seeing how it all fit together was astonishing. And I think it really belongs in a smaller space to make it more emotionally effective and compelling. I consider both Marie Christine and The Wild Party to be the first two great works of musical theatre in the 21st century.

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Updated On: 11/13/14 at 04:10 PM

wow henrikegerman. Ive never really thought of it that way. you are right. thankyou for giving me a different prosepective.

@Jordon Don't know how this is the most "stupidest" but okay.

Honestly I don't think I'll ever agree with After Eight on many things and sure he/she has been downright awful at times, but at least he/she knows when to agree to disagree, for example I talked about how much I really liked CINDERELLA but he/she doesn't agree with that, loving the original more. So there you have it we learned to agree to disagree.

It happens sometimes with all of us so this isn't anything out of the ordinary.

Updated On: 11/13/14 at 05:19 PM

For a stupid thread it has provoked some very interesting responses

Speaking of INTO THE WOODS, I have always found the whole thing fascinating musically and dramatically, The Witch herself an interesting character of her own, and James Lapine's great book that is dark but I feel complete and happy at the end though despite the tragedy that happens in Act 2 which is an astounding accomplishment to me.

Why isn't the main four characters in FOLLIES (except for Sally) as interesting as the characters in INTO THE WOODS? I still don't get it.

I didn't read every single post here that carefully so I hope I am not repeating someone else's post, but this is what I am curious about. Into The Woods in not now, nor has it ever been, a musical that children would understand.. or even enjoy. I wonder who many people are going to take their kids on Christmas to the new Disney movie and be disappointed that it's not for children at all. Or... did they change it so much that it now is for children? I doubt that possible.

I was one of the first to chime in, and though I took a strong stand, didn't feel the discussion inappropriate. A useful topic with any show: the take away, the impressions left with an audience to weigh, debate (consciously and un-) as they decide and define the lessons offered, if any, or just how any entertainment made them feel. As someone who's been at this board almost since its creation, I can say with certainty: we've endured stupid threads; this is not among them.

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Exactly. Which is why this is a stupid thread.

Don't forget, the original Grimm's fairy tales were very dark and gruesome. They have been sanitized in retellings but they had adult themes in the beginning.

Yes, steal to survive. At first.

And we know from the rest of the show (and the original fairy tale!)it was the male Giant who was going to eat him who Jack killed in self defense.

Updated On: 11/14/14 at 09:04 PM

Troll or not a troll,[who cares] at least this thread has got people discussing a certain element of a very ambiguous musical theatre and soon to be film, production.

"I'm pretty sure the OP is trolling."

Yes, that much seems clear.

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