INTO THE WOODS Previews — Page 5

I haven't seen a show in this theatre in a long time, but have reviewed some of the photos from Seat Plan and A View from My Seat.

Would you go for front row mezzanine, or row H orchestra, both in the center and both the same price?

SouthernCakes said: "Please someone film this. What are the billionaires even doing with their money??"

They're producing this as a live stage production.

Would love to know how Disney plays into any filming, since they released the feature film and may have kill power or right of first refusal over any filming of a subsequent stage production. Historically, there have been a LOT of complications with trying to film stage properties that have feature film rights tied up. And then there's signoff from the major stakeholders, and negotiating with all the unions & personnel to ensure everyone is properly paid. These things are faaarrrr more challenging than just money.

Updated On: 7/5/22 at 10:27 AM

Georgeanddot2 said: "I doubt Disney still holds the filming rights to this. Right?"

You would be surprised considering (a) there are very famous Broadway shows that premiere 50+ years ago whose film rights are STILL tied up by (non-Disney) film studios from feature adaptations decades ago; and (b) Disney is Disney and loves to be able to control filmed media. Especially considering the WOODS film was less than 8 years ago. But I don't know the specifics of Disney's WOODS film deal.

Updated On: 7/5/22 at 11:34 AM

Saw the show tonight and had an incredible time. Basically 3 hours of killer line deliveries.

Little Red should be a Tony Award Winning role. Fantastic performance. Finds so much new depth in the material.

Sara is phenomenal. I'm even tempted to say that she's the best Baker's Wife I've ever seen.

Brian is the best Baker I've seen. Really incredible performance. Like pretty much everyone in this production he finds so many new moments in this material and he makes the Baker stand out in a way that other actors have not.

Phillipa is a great Cinderella and her voice is DIVINE. Her On the Steps of the Palace was fantastic. The Princes are phenomenal.

Patina did absolutely nothing for me at all. Honestly a very dull performance overall. She finds a couple of moments here and there, but it's surprisingly not a very fun performance really. I really hate to say it. Weirdly underacted and low energy and feels like she's in a different production. She makes the Witch feel very secondary.

Loved the puppetry!

Into the Woods is one of my favorites. Probably top 3. This really stripped the show down to what originally made this musical so special. That being said, I do wish we could have this cast, but with a very lush and beautiful set.

TaffyDavenport said: "Kennedy Kanagwa and Aymee Garcia are out of today's matinee. If it's COVID, and others test positive, I'm concerned with what it'll will mean for opening night."

Aymee was also out last night. According to Instagram, Lucia Spina went on with less than an hours notice and no official put in rehearsal.

I have a ticket for July 20th I can no longer use in the rear mezz for $70 dm me if interested

I saw various performances at City Center with all of the princes and then attended the Broadway matinee on Wednesday of this week with a seat in the balcony. As far as the cast changes go, I was most impressed with Phillipa. Soo who sang beautifully and was quite enchanting. Joshua Henry commanded the stage with his bellowing vocals and masculine interpretation. I much preferred Heather Headley at City Center, who had an undeniable star quality and sang viscerally to the back row over Patina Miller. Julie Lester (who was on fire) and Cole Thompson had both grown in their roles. I think I preferred NEal P Harris over Brian. I liked the humor Neal infused and his relationship with Sarah. Brian was strong however, although he read much older than Sarah. Sarah was lovely although I thought her mike could have been turned up a tad. Gavin who is adorable in the role sometimes fades out at the ends of sentences and Patina was guilty of the same thing, both with the dialogue and vocals. I think the entire cast could play more to the entire house given the direction is so presentational. Even though they are miked some of the cast need to project more and be more conscious of articulating the dialogue and not talking over audience laughter.

Seems like there was less Milky White and I wondered if it was intentional given the puppet was on the cusp of upstaging during the City Center production. I do not remember the puppet being part of It Takes Two on Wednesday but maybe there were alterations due to the understudy.

Updated On: 7/7/22 at 04:42 AM

I agree with the volume issues. Crank those mics up!

I think it sounded louder on Broadway, but I could use it bit louder still. It was much too low at Encores.

I will say the original orchestrations are quite small, not my favorite of Tunick’s Sondheim work. The score sounds marvelous in the film with the large and lush orchestrations.

Updated On: 7/7/22 at 02:53 PM

Was anyone out of tonight’s show (if anyone knows)?

I was there tonight, too, and wondered about Gavin's la la's! I don't know the score well enough, so I wasn't sure it was a mistake, but he did look amused and the audience loved it. He was the highlight of the show comically. The talent of the rest of the cast was just outrageous. I've never seen anything with so much star power in one show, and it felt surreal to see all of these spectacular live performances. I've been reading the comments on this and another board and two things I've heard are the wish for a more elaborate set and also some comments about being underwhelmed by Patina Miller. I disagree on both fronts. I enjoyed the stripped down sets and felt that helped to highlight the puppetry, and Patina Miller's vocals were truly special in the second half. Brian D'Arby James played the humor well and had beautiful vocals, and Phillipe Soo was as lovely as expected. Joshua Henry- what a voice! Sarah Bareilles has such a warm stage presence and her voice has that same warm quality, very unique. The audience was ecstatic. The stage door was also an experience. (No autographs, but each came out and waved.) For me personally, it was the largest crowd I've seen at stage door. This was my first show on my trip, and I feel tempted to cancel the rest and just go to this all week!

Updated On: 7/8/22 at 01:02 AM

I agree I liked the minimal sets but think especially from the balcony the floor needed just a little texture. Maybe something in the blue/green world.

The costumes were excellent I thought tho something about Cinderella’s ballgown didn’t sit right for me…it looked like candy corn. Tho I loved how Phillips acted with it-slinging it over her shoulder, etc.