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Idina Menzel as the Witch in Into the Woods
#25re: Idina Menzel as the Witch in Into the Woods
Posted: 11/23/07 at 8:44pmBilly Porter would make a better Witch.
#26re: Idina Menzel as the Witch in Into the Woods
Posted: 11/23/07 at 8:45pmEw
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#27re: Idina Menzel as the Witch in Into the Woods
Posted: 11/23/07 at 8:46pmShe does quite a bit of beautiful singing in See What I Wanna See.
#28re: Idina Menzel as the Witch in Into the Woods
Posted: 11/23/07 at 8:47pm
She knows when to shut up. Just listen to "I'm Not That Girl." She shuts the **** up and sings. She could do it.
- You're telling me that you can picture Idina singing a song like LAST MIDNIGHT without screaming it? Yeah right.
I am still not crazy about the male Witch idea.
Sherie sounds like a very good idea though.
#29re: Idina Menzel as the Witch in Into the Woods
Posted: 11/23/07 at 8:50pm
Good point...but I still believe in her.
I don't like the idea of a male witch either.
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#30re: Idina Menzel as the Witch in Into the Woods
Posted: 11/23/07 at 8:50pm
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#31re: Idina Menzel as the Witch in Into the Woods
Posted: 11/23/07 at 9:41pm
Heezy no.
I like the Sherie idea, and I'd also like to add in that Carolee Carmello and Kate Shindle could also be quite good.
#32re: Idina Menzel as the Witch in Into the Woods
Posted: 11/23/07 at 11:12pm
I think Idina would work and Sherie is a GREAT idea!
But ultimately I'm still waiting for Ruthie Henshall/Linzi Hateley/Sally Ann Triplett as the Witch OR the Baker's Wife whichever they're playing XDD
#33re: Idina Menzel as the Witch in Into the Woods
Posted: 11/23/07 at 11:38pmOOH! Ruthie is definitely perfect for both of those roles.
#34re: Idina Menzel as the Witch in Into the Woods
Posted: 11/23/07 at 11:48pmI'm not an Idina-worshiper but could see her in the role. She's definitely got the sexiness and star-power to do it. It'd also be wonderful to see her old and cackling side, stretching her skills. I'd only wonder how well her mouth would form around the diction in "the rap".
#35re: Idina Menzel as the Witch in Into the Woods
Posted: 11/24/07 at 1:55am
I'm going to surprise even myself by saying, yes I think she could do 3/4 of the show convincingly.
I think she'd probably be great in the first act and for about 1/2 of the second. I don't think she'd be convincing from about Boom Crunch to the end of the show, however, and I think her "Children Will Listen" would be totally lost.
#36re: Idina Menzel as the Witch in Into the Woods
Posted: 11/24/07 at 3:20amWell I don't submit the speculative casting without acknowledging that whoever directed the film would play a big role in the success of her performance.
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#37re: Idina Menzel as the Witch in Into the Woods
Posted: 11/24/07 at 3:23amVocally she'd be great, but I don't know if she could pull it off acting-wise.
#38re: Idina Menzel as the Witch in Into the Woods
Posted: 11/24/07 at 3:51am
"Vocally she'd be great, but I don't know if she could pull it off acting-wise."
Interesting, I was actually thinking the exact opposite... Girl's got some acting skills, she's just been cast in some roles that don't show her potential. Watch "Ask the Dust" she's the best actor in that movie.
#39re: Idina Menzel as the Witch in Into the Woods
Posted: 11/24/07 at 4:08amNo -- but it'd be interesting to see.
#40re: Idina Menzel as the Witch in Into the Woods
Posted: 11/24/07 at 4:14am
sounds interesting-
but i believe JULIA MURNEY would do a much better job as the witch. she has the comic timing, and a great voice, great twang and all.
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#41re: Idina Menzel as the Witch in Into the Woods
Posted: 11/24/07 at 6:54amInteresting... I've often seen Julia as Cinderella and not the Witch... can't see her as the Witch.
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