Into the Woods Revival

[theatreboi11]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 9:06pm

What character did Kate Reindeers play in the revival? I tried searching for it and did not find her name in any cast list; however her bio says Into the Woods 2002 revival. Anyone know?

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 9:09pm

She understudied Cinderella and several other roles.

[theatreboi11]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 9:10pm

Thanx!

[BillFinn]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 9:11pm

I saw her as the cow.

[BreakingTheCircle07]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 9:43pm

Ditto. Kate was a good cow, an even better June, and I cannot WAIT to see her Glinda!

[hellacoolmichael]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 10:16pm

Where is she going to be Glinda?!

Is Into the Woods a particularly small cast? I'd like to know because I'm trying to persuade my director to do it next year. I love the music.

[Elphabuff2]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 10:38pm

She's now Glinda in the sit-down.

[Urban]

Posted: 7/10/05 at 9:37am

hellacoolmichael, - ITW isn't small-small, but it isn't '42nd Street' either.

A couple of the roles can be doubled up if needed (and have been in the past), but you are still looking at maybe a good 20 people.
Updated On: 7/10/05 at 09:37 AM

[teh_pretty]

Posted: 7/10/05 at 10:21am

I think she was the Little Red understudy as well.

[andyf]

Posted: 7/10/05 at 10:26am

What the hell is everyone talking about???

There was only ever one production of Into the Woods.


A revival...hahaha. You bitches is crazy...

[BreakingTheCircle07]

Posted: 7/10/05 at 2:13pm

Snap. Now that's some anti-revival fightin' words. Funny though.

[flaemmchen]

Posted: 7/10/05 at 6:34pm

I think I read on bway.com that Kate was the original Milky White, but she got hurt manipulating the puppet eight times a week, so they gave the part to Chad Kimball and had her understudy the role.

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 7/10/05 at 7:17pm

she was so good in "good vibrations" she is so pretty and talented.

[WickedOne2]

Posted: 7/10/05 at 8:30pm

While I am sure Kate is great, I had the good fortune of seeing Laura Benanti as Cinderella. Amazing!

[andyf]

Posted: 7/10/05 at 8:52pm

Hahahaha...Laura Benanti as Cinderella. You guys are too much.

Laura was 8 when Into the Woods was on Broadway, I'm pretty sure they wouldn't have cast her as Cinderella, but I'm sure she'd do a great job if they ever brought it back.

[zoran912]

Posted: 7/10/05 at 8:55pm

andyf is a little bit off his rocker, you'll have to excuse him.

[andyf]

Posted: 7/10/05 at 9:00pm

Yeah, OK. I'm not the one who's talking about revivals that never happened...

I don't mind all the crazy talk, but I think that's what the student board is there for you to be banished to. No?

[frontrowcentre2]

Posted: 7/12/05 at 3:55am

I saw both the original 1987 production and the 2002 revival. While I much preferred the first cast, Laura Benati was fantastic as Cinderella in the revival. There were a few staging ideas in the revival (notably the dancing cow) that I liked but little else outdid the original.

With the Tony Award for best revival and generally strong sales (usually in the 80% range) I was surprised the producers opted to close it when Vanessa Williams left.

The current Stratford production offers an entirely new and original look to the show and is zestfully performed by a superb ensemble cast.

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 7/12/05 at 7:21am

Is Chad Kimball the one who is on Gilmore Girls as a recurring character? There's a young geeky nerd with strawberry blond hair on the show who disappeared for mose of a season and when he came back, talked about being on Broadway in Into The Woods - He could have only played Jack or Milky White, with his build and voice.
*edit* oops just answered my own question by ibdb-ing, its Adam Wylie who's on Gilmore Girls - is he Noah's brother?

Updated On: 7/12/05 at 07:21 AM