Into the Woods Mysterious Man Question

[Sumofallthings]

Into the Woods Mysterious Man Question#0

Posted: 8/20/05 at 6:15pm

Hey guys! Was the character of the Narrator/Mysterious Man expanded in the 2002 revival of Into the Woods?

I'm just wondering because John McMartin was nominated not as Best Featured Actor but as Best Actor in a musical for what I perceived as a relatively small role.

BSoBW2: I punched Sondheim in the face after I saw Wicked and said, "Why couldn't you write like that!?"

[bjivie2]

re: Into the Woods Mysterious Man Question#1

Posted: 8/20/05 at 6:47pm

Not really. he played the "birds" but that's about it. I think it was just because he's John McMartin.

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[brdwyman]

re: Into the Woods Mysterious Man Question#2

Posted: 8/20/05 at 6:49pm

I think he had a really good part. Yes, the mysterious man wasnt a big part, but narrator was

[Sumofallthings]

re: Into the Woods Mysterious Man Question#3

Posted: 8/20/05 at 6:50pm

One of the the most screwed over performers as far as Tony Awards go, in Tony history.

BSoBW2: I punched Sondheim in the face after I saw Wicked and said, "Why couldn't you write like that!?"

[redhotinnyc2]

re: Into the Woods Mysterious Man Question#4

Posted: 8/20/05 at 7:21pm

We saw Broadway's lost treasures three recently on PBS and from the number they did on the Tonys the year of the revival, it does seem that they beefed up the role for McMartin. He sang more than the Narrator in the original production. Of course, that may have only been for that number on the Tony's and not in the actual production (sometimes they do that for that brief presentation). I didn't see the revival, but I've always wanted to play The Narrator/Mysterious man - so I know the role fairly well, based on the original production.

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