Into the Woods Revival: Let's Try This Again- Page 4

[jansal]

Posted: 8/8/09 at 3:07am

Daphne Rubin-Vega as the witch. I have faith, she could totally do it.

[vodkastinger]

Posted: 8/8/09 at 4:50am

The best total ensemble I could come up with...

Witch- Sherie Rene Scott
Narrator/Mysterious Man- John Lithgow
Baker's Wife- Carolee Carmello
The Baker- Daniel Evans
Cinderella- Jennifer Damiano
Cinderella's Prince/Wolf- Mark Kudisch
Rapunzel's Prince- Tom Hewitt
Jack's Mom- Kathy Najimy

[BillFinn]

Posted: 8/8/09 at 5:28am

Ironically enough, Carolee Carmello was down to Final Callbacks for ITW Revival.

[chiuptown]

Posted: 8/8/09 at 7:12am

Kathy Najimy as Jack's mom... inspired

[AndAllThatJazz22]

Posted: 8/8/09 at 8:15am

I think Sherrie Rene Scott would be an excellent witch, but she doesn't do revivals.

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 8/8/09 at 12:35pm

When are people going to realize that Julia Murney isn't as talented as she thinks she is?

[actormcfamous]

Posted: 8/8/09 at 1:07pm

Just a few leads/key roles:

The Witch: Audra McDonald
The Baker: Marc Kudish
The Baker's Wife: Jennifer Laura Thompson
Cinderella: Kelli O'Hara
Cinderella's Prince/Wolf: Cheyenne Jackson

[Jon]

Posted: 8/8/09 at 1:14pm

I would like to see a Baker and his Wife who are NOT pushing 50.

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 8/8/09 at 1:17pm

Thompson is 39. She's hardly "pushing 50."

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 8/8/09 at 1:22pm

"Ironically enough, Carolee Carmello was down to Final Callbacks for ITW Revival."

I know. Apparently she was too similar to Gleason in Lapine's mind. So he got the boring Kerry O'Malley instead? I love Porter's "Last Midnight".

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 8/8/09 at 3:02pm

BobbyBubby,
That sums up the main problem with the revival in one line - Lapine was too worried about being "different" than the original and not worried enough about just serving the piece. I am a firm believer that a director can have two very different vies of a show and excute them equally as well, but Lapine, as the libterrist, was TOO deeply ingrained in the creating and in formulating the piece, all resulting in that original staging, that he isn't a place to offer a wholey different, valid, and well executed view.

[frontrowcentre2]

Posted: 8/8/09 at 4:48pm

What's with the revisionist history of everyone liking Laura Benanti in this production?
The revival was far from a mess. The reviews I read just shortly before seeing the show led me to believe it had been rebuilt to make Cinderella the star. It wasn't, of course, but Benanti gave a terrific performance. But the Baker, Baker's Wife, and Jack's Mother were far less effective. The set design was (I thought) quite brilliant although since then the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario went one better with a stunning visual design for their 2005 production. (A shame THAT version could not have been taken to Broadway if only for a limited engagement.)

I don't think WOODS has as large an audience as people would think. It is not really a show for children but many adults assume it is because of the fairy tales.

Maybe the NYCO should give it a try?

[vlegra]

Posted: 8/8/09 at 5:54pm

Eamon Foley would be PERFECT for the role of Jack. It would be great to see a very talented teen on stage instead of adults faking their ways as children.

He was incredible in "Everyday Rapture".
Updated On: 8/8/09 at 05:54 PM

[binau]

Posted: 8/8/09 at 11:45pm

I wonder if "Into the woods" could ever be revived successfully, I get the impression it belongs in community theatres and on DVD.