INTO THE WOODS Previews- Page 6
INTO THE WOODS Previews
ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#125INTO THE WOODS Previews
Posted: 7/8/22 at 10:47am
UWS10023 said: "I really don’t like (when I sit-up high) looking at tape marks on the stage. I know why they are there, but I wonder if there are other tricks that can be done to make them less noticeable."
The only real solution is full automation to track the sets on and off. And then you'll see some grooves in the stage. This being a very limited run and a concert staging, automation would be both impractical and cost-prohibitive. But even the biggest-budgeted shows use spike marks to some extent. I've heard similar complaints about numbers on the downstage part of the stage deck, which are vital for choreography and hitting your marks (but usually aren't very noticeable to the general viewer)
These are the perils of sitting upstairs. Sometimes the lighting and dance numbers look better upstairs, but you're farther away and can see the full stage deck. I've learned to ignore the spike marks.
#126INTO THE WOODS Previews
Posted: 7/8/22 at 11:02am
It does seem like there's a middle ground here, though, where spike marks are noticeable to the cast/crew but not as noticeable to the audience.
I also tend to think that the floor is a deceptively important part of any scenic design that often goes overlooked: a well-integrated floor design can really make or break the believability of a scenic design IMO. I'm always in favor of a good floor design, so in that sense, I agree that it would've been nice for them to add those touches.
But I also feel like this production is already so far removed from trying to convey a real-life forest, that it maybe doesn't matter too much if those touches of realism are missing. I'm sort of ambivalent about this, but it seems to me that audiences should go into this knowing that you're paying for the cast and the material (and maybe the puppetry, lol), and that it wouldn't have been able to transfer to Broadway if not for the conservative finances.
ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#127INTO THE WOODS Previews
Posted: 7/8/22 at 11:39am
I agree that the stage deck can be a crucial element to some designs, but ultimately the most important element is getting actors and sets in the right spot, safely and accurately. Sometimes those things can be cleaned up as a run goes on, sometimes not.
And in the case of this WOODS, nothing is being done literally.
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
VotePeron
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/2/13
#131INTO THE WOODS Previews
Posted: 7/8/22 at 1:08pm
TaffyDavenport said: "
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Not trying to be "that guy," but I do feel it sucks that they included the puppet but not Kennedy Kanagawa. I know he is not famous in the way they are, but neither is the cow - the only reason its so prominent to this revival is because of the work he does with it. Just feels a bit of a shame to have a nod to it without recognizing the reason it's there.
#132INTO THE WOODS Previews
Posted: 7/8/22 at 1:09pm
For anyone that is familiar with Patina’s performance at the Hollywood Bowl and now Broadway, has it changed at all?
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#134INTO THE WOODS Previews
Posted: 7/8/22 at 1:49pm
VotePeron said:
"Not trying to be "that guy," but I do feel it sucks that they included the puppet but not Kennedy Kanagawa. I know he is not famous in the way they are, but neither is the cow - the only reason its so prominent to this revival is because of the work he does with it. Just feels a bit of a shame to have a nod to it without recognizing the reason it's there."
Agreed, or at least styled Milky White in Christian Siriano.
#135INTO THE WOODS Previews
Posted: 7/8/22 at 8:14pm
TotallyEffed said: "Phillipa looks gorgeous."
Agreed. She looked stunning in her playful ball gown during the performance. She won me over. So endearing and funny! And such a lovely voice.I had no idea that she had such a famous husband! Have fun googling if you do not know who it is. I also did not realize I had seen her in Shining Girls on Apple TV. I am her newest fan! I was even watching her in all of the ensemble numbers. Such a delight! Love all the Vanity Fair pictures!
#136INTO THE WOODS Previews
Posted: 7/8/22 at 8:30pm
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "UWS10023 said: "Ireally don’t like (when I sit-up high) looking at tape marks on the stage. I know why they are there, but I wonder if there are other tricks that can be done to make them less noticeable."
The only real solution is full automation to track the sets on and off. And then you'll see some grooves in the stage. This being a very limited run and a concert staging, automation would be both impractical and cost-prohibitive. But even the biggest-budgeted shows use spike marks to some extent. I've heard similar complaints about numbers on the downstage part of the stage deck, which are vital for choreography and hitting your marks (but usually aren't very noticeable to the general viewer)
These are the perils of sitting upstairs. Sometimes the lighting and dance numbers look better upstairs, but you're farther away and can see the full stage deck. I've learned to ignore the spike marks."
Given I only paid 39 dollars for the balcony seat I did not feel all that cheated. I was happy with the seat.To the director’s credit the staging which was the same at City Center, was mindful of the entire house. When you sit that far up you do not get a full view of the scrim or actors moving across the upstage platform but there again I had seen it at City Center. It is quite a climb to get up to the balcony (no elevator) in that theatre. I am assuming there is a fire exit that is different from the narrow stairs we slowly went down after the production had ended. I just did not pay attention. Does anyone know?
#137INTO THE WOODS Previews
Posted: 7/8/22 at 8:32pm
Don't judge me, but I listened to a recording of Patina's Last Midnight from the first preview and it gave me chills! I am more than excited to see this tomorrow! God, I hope they do a cast recording!
The idea is to work and to experiment. Some things will be creatively successful, some things will succeed at the box office, and some things will only - which is the biggest only - teach you things that see the future. And they're probably as valuable as any of your successes. -Harold Prince
#138INTO THE WOODS Previews
Posted: 7/8/22 at 9:10pm
FYI, Kennedy Kanagawa has COVID. It's a shame he'll miss opening night.
https://www.tiktok.com/@jackofwands/video/7118116216333503786
#139INTO THE WOODS Previews
Posted: 7/8/22 at 9:45pm
TaffyDavenport said: "FYI, Kennedy Kanagawa has COVID. It's a shame he'll miss opening night.
https://www.tiktok.com/@jackofwands/video/7118116216333503786"
Oh Lord, NO! After reading his NYT piece, I really wanted to see him! Darn!
The idea is to work and to experiment. Some things will be creatively successful, some things will succeed at the box office, and some things will only - which is the biggest only - teach you things that see the future. And they're probably as valuable as any of your successes. -Harold Prince
thirtythirtyninety
Broadway Star Joined: 5/30/05
#140INTO THE WOODS Previews
Posted: 7/8/22 at 10:11pm
Same! I hope no one else tests positive tomorrow 😬
#141INTO THE WOODS Previews
Posted: 7/8/22 at 10:15pm
🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
The idea is to work and to experiment. Some things will be creatively successful, some things will succeed at the box office, and some things will only - which is the biggest only - teach you things that see the future. And they're probably as valuable as any of your successes. -Harold Prince
#142INTO THE WOODS Previews
Posted: 7/9/22 at 1:56pm
Brian D’arcy James out for the matinee. Here and pretty crushed about it. I hope it’s not the beginning of a wave for this cast.
Hunter: Your teeth need whitening./ Heidi: You sound weird./ Jeff: You taste funny.
-Jeff Bowen's worst onstage line flub.
-Jeff Bowen's worst onstage line flub.
#143INTO THE WOODS Previews
Posted: 7/9/22 at 2:18pm
If he has COVID, I hope they postpone opening night, because if he's out, I don't even want to go tomorrow. Are the 6 main stars above the title?
#144INTO THE WOODS Previews
Posted: 7/9/22 at 3:05pm
I believe the six main stars are above the title.
I also saw on twitter someone said his understudy had a put-in this week so maybe this was a planned absence? Let's hope so!
#145INTO THE WOODS Previews
Posted: 7/9/22 at 3:35pm
Jason Forbach is wonderful as The Baker. I also got to see his Rapunzel’s Prince at City Center. He’s a wonderful talent!
Hunter: Your teeth need whitening./ Heidi: You sound weird./ Jeff: You taste funny.
-Jeff Bowen's worst onstage line flub.
-Jeff Bowen's worst onstage line flub.
thirtythirtyninety
Broadway Star Joined: 5/30/05
#146INTO THE WOODS Previews
Posted: 7/9/22 at 3:37pm
He’s wonderful! At intermission now. The audience is REALLY into this! A spectacularly sung production!!
#147INTO THE WOODS Previews
Posted: 7/9/22 at 5:10pm
I’m feeling like it is a Covid thing— Sara and Gavin didn’t kiss in Moments in The Woods, is that normal?
Hunter: Your teeth need whitening./ Heidi: You sound weird./ Jeff: You taste funny.
-Jeff Bowen's worst onstage line flub.
-Jeff Bowen's worst onstage line flub.
tirecage
Chorus Member Joined: 11/9/13
#148INTO THE WOODS Previews
Posted: 7/9/22 at 6:12pm
Jason Fobach will be on tonight again for the Baker, FYI.
bwayobsessed
Broadway Star Joined: 5/28/13
#149INTO THE WOODS Previews
Posted: 7/9/22 at 6:20pm
Sara and Gavin definitely kissed multiple times on Thursday…
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