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Into The Woods casting updates
#50Into The Woods casting updates
Posted: 8/2/22 at 8:33pm
Hamilfan2 said: "BETTY22 said: "WOW! These grosses are great. Do you think they will delay New York, New York and extend Into The Woods again?"
Will all depend on how well the new cast sells. But fwiw the lead producer on New York, New York is the same lead producer as Piano Lesson, so it’s safe to say they may be open to another theater swap if the price is right."
I also wouldn't be surprised if Funny Girl closes before Into the Woods and then New York, New York goes to the August Wilson.
PipingHotPiccolo
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/22
#51Into The Woods casting updates
Posted: 8/2/22 at 8:47pm
TaffyDavenport said: ""Where is this video of Katrina singing Last Midnight?"
It's audio on Twitter. Since it was a concert, I don't know if it's technically a bootleg, so I won't post the link, but if you google "Katrina Lenk Last Midnight" it comes right up as a search result, under the Twitter account "Katrina Lenk Daily.""
thanks for sharing. it is, indeed, a phenomenal performance but i have to chuckle at how Katrina sounds positively Israeli when she sings, every time.
BroadwayGirl107
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/26/03
#52Into The Woods casting updates
Posted: 8/2/22 at 8:55pm
Does anyone know if Sara Bareilles was back in the show tonight? I can’t find anything on social media about it, so I’m assuming yes, since she’s previously announced when she was out.
#53Into The Woods casting updates
Posted: 8/2/22 at 8:55pm
JSquared2 said: "Let's get Heather Hedley back for a few weeks --- also on my "witch wish list": La Chanze, Donna Murphy, Lea Salonga, Audra McDonald, Kristin Chenoweth and (of course) Patti!"
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#54Into The Woods casting updates
Posted: 8/2/22 at 10:06pm
BroadwayGirl107 said: "Does anyone know if Sara Bareilles was back in the show tonight? I can’t find anything on social media about it, so I’m assuming yes, since she’s previously announced when she was out."
She was. The full company was on tonight.
BroadwayGirl107
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/26/03
#55Into The Woods casting updates
Posted: 8/2/22 at 10:08pm
Bill Snibson said: "BroadwayGirl107 said: "Does anyone know if Sara Bareilles was back in the show tonight? I can’t find anything on social media about it, so I’m assuming yes, since she’s previously announced when she was out."
She was. The full company was on tonight."
Thank you!
B212323
Featured Actor Joined: 12/7/21
#56Into The Woods casting updates
Posted: 8/2/22 at 10:38pm
I was under the impression Patti did not extend in Company b/c the mask mandate was removed - if that's the case she won't be coming back to the Broadway stage anytime soon.
#57Into The Woods casting updates
Posted: 8/2/22 at 10:56pm
B212323 said: "I was under the impression Patti did not extend in Company b/c the mask mandate was removed - if that's the case she won't be coming back to the Broadway stage anytime soon."
I would love to know where you got that information aside from speculating and incorrect posters on this forum...
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Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/22
#58Into The Woods casting updates
Posted: 8/2/22 at 11:04pm
B212323 said: "I was under the impression Patti did not extend in Company b/c the mask mandate was removed - if that's the case she won't be coming back to the Broadway stage anytime soon."
I mean, you were under that impression for no legitimate reason, but weren't you able to put two/two together and realize that she performed for the entire month of July without a mask mandate in place?
#59Into The Woods casting updates
Posted: 8/2/22 at 11:14pm
Can we get Clayborne Elder as one of the Princes? Jennifer Simard as Jack’s Mother? Hell, bring over the entire cast of Company. Heehee
#60Into The Woods casting updates
Posted: 8/2/22 at 11:19pm
B212323 said: "I was under the impression Patti did not extend in Company b/c the mask mandate was removed - if that's the case she won't be coming back to the Broadway stage anytime soon."
Um … she performed all of August and there was no mandate. AFAIK she also didn’t miss a show.
InTheKnowEvenIfYouDontBelieve
Understudy Joined: 7/21/22
#61Into The Woods casting updates
Posted: 8/2/22 at 11:21pm
Company approached Christine Baranski to replace Patti so the show could stay open but they couldn’t afford her (so I hear).
Updated On: 8/2/22 at 11:21 PM
#62Into The Woods casting updates
Posted: 8/2/22 at 11:35pm
The Patti/Mask Mandate thing was just some semi-joking, offhand speculation that was thrown around on this message board, because the announcements came close together. It had no basis in fact, and I doubt any of the people who speculated it really believed it in earnest.
InTheKnowEvenIfYouDontBelieve
Understudy Joined: 7/21/22
#63Into The Woods casting updates
Posted: 8/3/22 at 12:08am
The mask mandate had nothing to do with it.
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Chorus Member Joined: 1/27/19
#64Into The Woods casting updates
Posted: 8/3/22 at 12:14am
I was on the phone with SeatGeek and they said that Sara was scheduled til October 16th. I had to reschedule my tickets I still booked it before the original end date because i am waiting for it to be confirmed.
#65Into The Woods casting updates
Posted: 8/3/22 at 5:00am
ljay889 said: "I love Katrina’s LM. By all accounts, Sondheim was a big fan of her. If she were performing decades ago, she easily could’ve been a Sondheim muse, like Bernadette. I’d love to see her Witch."
Mmm seems to be a big deal for Sondheim himself to accompany Katrina! And I suppose it’s no accident she ended up in Company. Frustrating that she was dismissed by some including the NYtimes. Katrina broke ground vocally and acting wise in Company and it seemed to go right over the head of some audiences and critics. Reminds me of the NYtimes review of the SITPWG OBC CD, which described Bernadette’s voice as an ‘average instrument’. Who are these people???
Perhaps part of the problem is when you try to bring a new sound to the stage some people don’t quite know how to react. I can’t think of many if anyone that has Katrina’s hypnotic, sultry voice. It worked in ‘The Band’s Visit’ I guess because the material hadn’t been heard any other way, but it seems to be an uphill battle for existing material. I hope Katrina gets another opportunity to do this again for a Sondheim show - her take on Mrs Lovett, for example, would have I think, been completely unique and different than any before. And yet it looks like we might be stuck with a safer choice.
"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
Updated On: 8/3/22 at 05:00 AM
#66Into The Woods casting updates
Posted: 8/3/22 at 5:05am
B212323 said: "I was under the impression Patti did not extend in Company b/c the mask mandate was removed - if that's the case she won't be coming back to the Broadway stage anytime soon."
Can anyone actually confirm whether Patti was leaving the show as opposed to it just closing organically? When tickets were on sale there was nothing on telecharge that would suggest she was leaving after July 31st (including a casting TBC notice if they were waiting for an extension) and telecharge has been so diligent not to deceive people about when Patti is or is not scheduled to perform (including the day of). With good reason because they would end up having to refund people if they asked. Unless something changed last minute where Patti was unable to continue performing that hasn’t been made public I don’t believe the available information suggested she was going to be leaving July 31st.
"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
Updated On: 8/3/22 at 05:05 AM
#67Into The Woods casting updates
Posted: 8/3/22 at 6:01am
I do not think Patti had anything to do with COMPANY closing. The show simply did not receive the post Tony bump it needed. The show ran its course.
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Understudy Joined: 12/16/20
#68Into The Woods casting updates
Posted: 8/3/22 at 7:30am
Cheyenne posted on his Instagram story “No One Leaves for Good”. Take from that what you will.
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Leading Actor Joined: 5/30/05
#69Into The Woods casting updates
Posted: 8/3/22 at 7:35am
I wouldn’t mind seeing Alex Brightman have a go at the Baker.
#70Into The Woods casting updates
Posted: 8/3/22 at 8:23am
Cheyenne Jackson posted an Instagram story saying “no one leaves for good,” so I wouldn’t be shocked to hear him coming back in, but he has the Mayim Bialik show to film. Maybe they have a certain amount of time off while she films Jeopardy and he can do it then.
#71Into The Woods casting updates
Posted: 8/3/22 at 8:56am
I’ve actually been watching the Mayim Bialik show. It’s not great, but I do enjoy the cast.
I actually wondered to myself what Mayim’s Baker’s Wife would be like. Her voice might not be strong enough, but it is something I’m curious about.
#72Into The Woods casting updates
Posted: 8/3/22 at 8:57am
Elphaba2019 said: "I was on the phone with SeatGeek and they said that Sara was scheduled til October 16th. I had to reschedule my tickets I still booked it before the original end date because i am waiting for it to be confirmed."
I honestly would not put any stock into anything SeatGeek says.
#73Into The Woods casting updates
Posted: 8/3/22 at 9:25am
InTheKnowEvenIfYouDontBelieve said: "Company approached Christine Baranski to replace Patti so the show could stay open but they couldn’t afford her (so I hear)."
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#74Into The Woods casting updates
Posted: 8/3/22 at 9:30am
Bill Snibson said: "Can we get Clayborne Elder as one of the Princes? Jennifer Simard as Jack’s Mother? Hell, bring over the entire cast of Company. Heehee"
Honestly? This.
Matt Doyle or Etai Benson could do Jack. Christopher Sieber or Manu Narayan could fit the Baker.
…and Jennifer Simard will win a special Tony for turning Jack’s Mother into a side-splitting, scene-stealing delight.
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