Into the Woods Revival? Anytime Soon?

Hey guys, I was wondering if there was any news on a 2012-2013 revival of Into the Woods? I think we need a new revival since the last one was in 2002 with Vanessa William Do you guys think its time for another revival production of this musical?

I think it would be good to do in maybe a concert staging right now, but not a major revival. Not yet. I would love it more than anything, but like Eric said, it hardly got a huge audience.

ALTHOUGH, due to other re-telling of fairy tales doing very well in recent years (especially WICKED), maybe it would have more of a following?

Sutton Foster's expressed a LOT of interest in playing the Baker's Wife, so expect to see her name thrown around the next time they start talking about a revival.

The show will be 25 years old next year and I would MUCH rather have a reunion concert than taking the chance of another theatrical abortion like that last revival.

I did see the revival. I'm not like a lot of people who talk shlt about things I've never seen. I was beyond excited for that show, since the original production is one of the finest things ever put on the stage and was what got me interested in theater.

Of all the things I thought ruined the show, the worst offense was Kerry O'Malley. One of the worst performances I've ever seen of one of the greatest roles ever written.

Updated On: 6/3/11 at 12:48 AM

Speaking of weird changes and veering ever so slightly off topic...i just saw a production of into the woods done at northwestern university where they made the entire show take place in a refugee camp of sorts. At first it sounded weird, but eventually I got into its odd groove. It added a very dark and creepy spin, the musical was more of a "show" that the actors were putting on for the prison guards. At the beginning they were told "you can play now." Throughout the entire thing there were noises of airplanes and bombs flying over. (SPOILERS) when the characters die in the show they actually made it seem like the actors themselves died due to explosions of sorts(instead of the giant, steward, etc). By the finale/reprise of Into the Woods there was such tension and anger because it was as if the refugee's friends in the camp actually died. They seemed to slow down the song and added a heavy drum beat while everyone marched with blank stares in synch like a death camp march. It was very creepy but something I will never forget. Putting a twist, maybe not this exact one, but something like it, on Broadway, would be really interesting.

hahah idk, the script was the exact same otherwise. Just the opening line was "go play" and then "once upon a time"....it was just a setting change and altered the mood, but the script was entirely intact with a few lines added otherwise.

makes the dramatic point of the three children learning

thus making "I know things now" and "Giants in the sky" redundant...

'thus making "I know things now" and "Giants in the sky" redundant'

If by redundant, you mean that you could cut those two songs and keep the few lines that are added to Steps of the Palace, and the audience would understand Jack and Little Red Riding Hood's development - then I think you run the risk of throwing the baby out with the bath water. All the reprise of the lines does is connect their collective learning and/or themes. However,you couldn't make the other two songs redundant.

I agree, doing a concert staging would be a very good idea. The revival would not do so well.

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Me? No, I am a college student in New York.

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Sweet Jeebus, can't you just do the dang show at your local community theatre and be happy with it? Why keep bringing the same old shows back to Broadway every ten years?

I recall reading something similar about LuPone. I don't think she's right for Witch as this point in her life. The window of opportunity has closed. Sherie would be an interesting choice.

I think Laura Benanti could be the Baker's Wife now, though.

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