Into the Woods Revival? Anytime Soon?- Page 3

[Michael Bennett]

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.

[AC126748]

Posted: 1/9/12 at 3:31pm

With Kevin Kline as Narrator/Mysterious Man.

[bjh2114]

Posted: 1/9/12 at 3:34pm

I 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.

[Jordan Catalano]

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.

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 1/9/12 at 3:36pm

Save your money and do the $150 donation or whatever it is now and get a seat - no camping necessary.

[ChenoKahn]

Posted: 1/9/12 at 3:36pm

Doesn't Sutton Foster really want to play the Baker's Wife?

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 1/9/12 at 3:38pm

I don't have $150 for one ticket.

Seriously, I'm really bummed about this.

[bjh2114]

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?

[AC126748]

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.

[ljay889]

Posted: 1/9/12 at 3:40pm

Are the $150 seats usually good seats? I'd ABSOLUTELY save up for that, if it's a good seat.

[AC126748]

Posted: 1/9/12 at 3:41pm

Both times I did it, my seats were in the center section, within the first six rows. TOTALLY worth it.

[ljay889]

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

[jacobtsf]

Posted: 1/9/12 at 3:45pm

This 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!

[givesmevoice]

Posted: 1/9/12 at 3:53pm

They're getting LuPone as Little Red, right?

[Jordan Catalano]

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.

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 1/9/12 at 3:58pm

Jordan 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!

[jacobtsf]

Posted: 1/9/12 at 4:00pm

Jordan, 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.

[givesmevoice]

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?

[Jordan Catalano]

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.

[AC126748]

Posted: 1/9/12 at 4:03pm

Yeah, 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.

[jacobtsf]

Posted: 1/9/12 at 4:04pm

AC- 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.

[AC126748]

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.

[henrikegerman]

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

[jacobtsf]

Posted: 1/9/12 at 4:15pm

The 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.

[AC126748]

Posted: 1/9/12 at 4:18pm

Henrik, I immediately thought of Radnor as The Baker too.