Still not quite sure I understand the Witch's make-up (the dark circles around the eyes are so Kabuki stylized to me; maybe it's the computer screen) but she knocks the song through the roof, making the character's emotional stakes so clear, her point of view so defiant and all the more poignant because Streep doesn't lean into sentimentality. (The way she shakes her head on the lines about the prince, impatiently, especially spot-on). Anyone who feared that she'd whisper or talk-sing her way through this score should feel relieved and happy. I suspect her "Last Midnight" may be thrilling (and it's not an easy song to thrill with).
"I'm a comedian, but in my spare time, things bother me." Garry Shandling
