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Into the Woods Revival? Anytime Soon?
#50Into the Woods Revival? Anytime Soon?
Posted: 1/9/12 at 3:28pm
Casting is said to be underway already for the role of 'The Witch' and that the producers are seeking a big name.
They should just go for broke and get Meryl to come back to the Delacorte and play the Witch.
#51Into the Woods Revival? Anytime Soon?
Posted: 1/9/12 at 3:31pmWith Kevin Kline as Narrator/Mysterious Man.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
#52Into the Woods Revival? Anytime Soon?
Posted: 1/9/12 at 3:34pmI don't know what the Les Miserables shooting schedule will be like, but I wouldn't be shocked if the Public tried to get Anne Hathaway to come back to the Delacorte as the Baker's wife. MB, I had the EXACT same thought when I read the line about them looking for a star.
#53Into the Woods Revival? Anytime Soon?
Posted: 1/9/12 at 3:34pm
No no no no no.
I F'in HATE this theater and with big names like that it makes it almost impossible to even get in without camping out overnight.
That really just ruined my whole day.
#54Into the Woods Revival? Anytime Soon?
Posted: 1/9/12 at 3:36pmSave your money and do the $150 donation or whatever it is now and get a seat - no camping necessary.
#55Into the Woods Revival? Anytime Soon?
Posted: 1/9/12 at 3:36pmDoesn't Sutton Foster really want to play the Baker's Wife?
#56Into the Woods Revival? Anytime Soon?
Posted: 1/9/12 at 3:38pm
I don't have $150 for one ticket.
Seriously, I'm really bummed about this.
#57Into the Woods Revival? Anytime Soon?
Posted: 1/9/12 at 3:39pm
Doesn't Sutton Foster really want to play the Baker's Wife?
Doesn't Lea Michele really want to play Fanny Brice? What's your point?
#58Into the Woods Revival? Anytime Soon?
Posted: 1/9/12 at 3:39pm
I agree with MB. If I have the money (always an "if"), I happily donate $150 for the privilege of not waiting 12 hours in line. I did it for MOTHER COURAGE and TWELFTH NIGHT and ended up with excellent sponsor seats.
A friend of mine just suggested Martha Plimpton for The Baker's Wife. I love that idea.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
#59Into the Woods Revival? Anytime Soon?
Posted: 1/9/12 at 3:40pmAre the $150 seats usually good seats? I'd ABSOLUTELY save up for that, if it's a good seat.
#60Into the Woods Revival? Anytime Soon?
Posted: 1/9/12 at 3:41pmBoth times I did it, my seats were in the center section, within the first six rows. TOTALLY worth it.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
#61Into the Woods Revival? Anytime Soon?
Posted: 1/9/12 at 3:43pm
Wow, that sounds great! I'm not the type to sleep outside/camp out. That would be the perfect alternative for me.
Updated On: 1/9/12 at 03:43 PM
#62Into the Woods Revival? Anytime Soon?
Posted: 1/9/12 at 3:45pmThis makes me so happy. The production looked beautiful, and I am more than happy to spend 12 hours in a line with friends and fellow Sondheim nuts!
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
-Into the Fire
Scarlet Pimpernel
#63Into the Woods Revival? Anytime Soon?
Posted: 1/9/12 at 3:53pmThey're getting LuPone as Little Red, right?
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
#64Into the Woods Revival? Anytime Soon?
Posted: 1/9/12 at 3:55pm
12 hours in a line with five hundred 20 year old Musical theater geeks is my idea of hell. If my life were a SAW movie, I'd be kidnapped and wake up chained to a tree in Central Park surrounded by high school and college boys screaming out their own versions of "I'm Still Here" and "Rose's Turn" while their "girlfriends" cry over a half eaten wedding cake while complaining that they'll never find a straight man who they can date because they just don't "get" theater and that's a dealbreaker!
Those lines are like being in a non eq holding room overnight. I'd rather miss the show.
#65Into the Woods Revival? Anytime Soon?
Posted: 1/9/12 at 3:58pmJordan this is six months away - that's plenty of time for you to have a bake sale, sell something on ebay or put yourself on a craiglist ad to raise the necessary funds!
#66Into the Woods Revival? Anytime Soon?
Posted: 1/9/12 at 4:00pmJordan, out of all the times I've waited in line for a show at the Delacorte I've only been next to a college group once, and they were well behaved. Most times it is late twentysomethings on up, and the usual scalpers. I also always try to be near the front of the line, that might have something to do with it.
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
-Into the Fire
Scarlet Pimpernel
#67Into the Woods Revival? Anytime Soon?
Posted: 1/9/12 at 4:02pm
Jordan, I feel the exact same way about waiting in line, and it doesn't help that I don't live in the city and would certainly want to shower after sitting outside for that long in the summer.
Maybe we can hope for the virtual lottery?
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
#68Into the Woods Revival? Anytime Soon?
Posted: 1/9/12 at 4:02pm
Late twenty somethings/college kids/high school kids - if they're the typical "musical theater geeks" I just can't handle them anymore.
#69Into the Woods Revival? Anytime Soon?
Posted: 1/9/12 at 4:03pmYeah, but SitP doesn't do a show like INTO THE WOODS every year. Pretty much every MT kid has been in a production of it. I see where Jordan is coming from.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
#70Into the Woods Revival? Anytime Soon?
Posted: 1/9/12 at 4:04pmAC- I totally do too, I despise most rush lines because I dislike the very people Jordan is talking about. The crowds at SitP have always been different, at least in my experience.
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
-Into the Fire
Scarlet Pimpernel
#71Into the Woods Revival? Anytime Soon?
Posted: 1/9/12 at 4:11pm
Yeah, I've never had a bad Delacorte experience either. Mostly because I just stick in my headphones and read the entire time.
I miss the days when you could line up downtown, though. The crowds were always so much better and smaller there.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#72Into the Woods Revival? Anytime Soon?
Posted: 1/9/12 at 4:15pm
"And I've always thought that Chenoweth would be such an interesting & unique choice for the Witch. Would love to see Chenoweth do some darker material."
In the last act of Promises, Chenoweth tries to kill herself. You can't get much darker than that. She was completely unconvincing, conveying the emotional depth of a woman recovering from an afternoon shopping at Bonwit's rather than an intentional overdose.
Still, I'm a huge fan (and was extremely disappointed by the performance). I'd be happy to see her take on another deeper-toned role at some point (with a director who could get through to her!). But I don't see her as the Witch for a variety of reasons. And while she was wonderful as Glinda, she doesn't need to be permanently typecast into a coven.
Now, to the matter at hand:
Toni Collette as The Witch
Josh Radnor as The Baker
Julia Murney as The Baker's Wife
Updated On: 1/9/12 at 04:15 PM
#73Into the Woods Revival? Anytime Soon?
Posted: 1/9/12 at 4:15pmThe other borough lines might be a good choice. I have lined up once at Snug Harbor on Staten Island and it wasn't bad at all.
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
-Into the Fire
Scarlet Pimpernel
#74Into the Woods Revival? Anytime Soon?
Posted: 1/9/12 at 4:18pmHenrik, I immediately thought of Radnor as The Baker too.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
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