This song could also be interrupted as moment in the “woulds”. You can’t live in the woulds. If you’re always thinking about what would have been you aren’t living in the here and now.
Wow I can't believe I'm only just catching this now. Thank you. I don't even know if that's what Sondheim intended writing the song but you're right and its bloody brilliant.
She didn't die because she cheated. If you watch carefully, the playwright kills off the characters who get their true goals. All she wanted was to be memorable and she got it and so her character could die. The only character who die are the ones who accomplish their goals. All right, theater snob over. I KNOW I CRIED SO MUCH WHAT THE HECK.
That's not true for all of them though. Don't their goals change halfway? In the second half there's a song that what the characters thought they wanted wasn't really what they wanted. Cinderella wanted to get away from her life and marry the prince and she did but doesn't die.
ThePaganSun well yeah but she discovered it wasn’t her true goal when he was a jerk and all. She does realize her true goal but only in the very end so too late for more death.
Joanna Gleason perfected this role and brought more focus onto the Baker and his wife.. Nobody has been as good as she has and therefore every subsequent production has been a little off-balanced and more attention is paid to the showier role of the Witch. I feel like the original cast felt much more like a true ensemble (even with Bernadette Peters as the Witch) and every character had the right amount of attention and emphasis on the right spots. The balance seems off in other productions I've seen with some actors fighting for more spotlight. It's seems less collaborative.
This is absolutely true. Having seen the subsequent productions, it was really hard to have a different interpretation when this interpretation was SPOT ON. And this includes the princes.
This. I return to this version every time... Every character has depths, is flawed and battles against the wish for their happiness, woe betide the consequences... I feel this one is the most true to life too... I find the other performances just... Becayse they are film stars or whatever, not as authentic and the Baker's Wife is such a pivotal character....
There’s something SO natural about this production. And specifically about Gleason. Her voice sounds so natural and not forced. A lot of other actresses over sing this song. Even the ones who act it really well still feel like they overusing to me especially the parts in head voice. Maybe it’s because I have such an attachment to this production from watching the VHS as a kid. But nothing will ever top it
I just saw the recent production in DC and the Bakers wife is fabulous. This interpretation reminded me more about the of Joanna's without being a copy cat
I've always found it so powerful that her final line is "Now I understand, and it's time to leave the woods." Because immediately after she dies. The woods are life and she's finally happy with her life and understands and is at peace. She didn't know when she sang it that the words were about her own death. It's really beautiful.
in my interpretation the Woods are a metaphor for the inconscient, a place where you are obliged to take decisions, make mistakes, do bad things and where you start questioning about the right, the wrong, the good, the evil... A place where your deepest wishes live, a place where you face your worst fears.
other than that, when she starts to reflect about the moment she had and questioning her morals she starts getting deep in the woods, these thoughts, and she gets so deep in these thoughts and this scary place she gets lost in all of these thoughts and end up dying
Interesting idea, but not what Sondheim and James Lapine were thinking. They have said her character's death is about the randomness of fate. This isn't about her achieving inner peace. She just dies.
I used to wonder if there was some deeper meaning to the song like that. I can see why you would think there is. But no. It's just a person who dies, but she does get a moment of true happiness beforehand. So not entirely tragic, though still devastating.
@@christophercobb249 I feel like that isn't really a disagreement honestly. It's still about randomness and sudden death. It's just that her final line is ironic because she's about to die. It's fitting. Also authors intent is not the arbiter of how to interpret a work, but honestly I think both what I said and what you said can happen simultaneously
Joanna Gleason won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for this performance (and sorry, she beat Patti LuPone, the favourite of that season, of all people...). She also gave Stephen Sondheim the idea/germ of idea for this specific song. She told him during rehearsals before he had written this song that her character -- the Baker's Wife -- seemed as though she were in the "wrong story" -- well, he took that idea and ran, and wrote this perfect aria. A true amalgam of songwriter and actor. Perfection.
This song and her section of No One Is Alone I think are her shining moments of the whole production. She shows such a large range of emotion from comedy to sorrow to love and does it absolutely brilliantly. She encompasses so much in the lyrics that people would easily miss with her subtle nuances.
One of the greatest acting songs ever written. She is SO GOOD! My god, it's a masterclass. This song is so much fun to perform! An actor's field day! It's not very hard to sing, and it gives the actor enough room to tell an entire story.
Recently heard from an old flame that he is now in a loving relationship. It brought back a lot of old beautiful memories of how we met while i was deployed. Hope everything goes well bud. Wish you nothing but the best, even if I am no longer in your life. This song has a special place now thank you Mr. Sondheim and Mrs. Gleason. Every time my mind wonders too far into the "woulds" I come back.
This is true of any good play that is well written, but what I think will tie all of the theories together is that a character dies, or ambiguously leaves the play because they either achieve their goal, or realize that they will never achieve their goal. For example, Rapunzel dies because she realizes that she will never have a happy life, and the Witch disappears/dies (depending on your interpretation) because she realizes that she will never be everything that she wants, so what's the point of being at all. Similarly, the Baker's Wife realizes that she is finally happy, so she is able to move on, as does the Mysterious Man, when he pushes the Baker to go back. Conversely (I played the role, so I know a lot about it) the Baker could leave the play right after Last Midnight. At that point, he is in utter despair, and believes that he has lost everything. However, because of the Mysterious Man's intervention because of his wish, the Baker is forced to confront the demons that he's been pushing aside his entire life. He believes that he can't bear to be there for his son, because it's too difficult, and it isn't simple, and he no longer has someone to guide him through it. When the Mysterious Man asks him to run away with him, there's a part of him that wants to. But the Mysterious Man has learned too much, and regretted too much to let that happen. The Baker has had a difficult life, and he has had so many terrible things happen to him, but he is still needed, and his goal is not unattainable. The Baker could leave the play, but he would never be able to live with himself if he did, so he faces the music, despite his fears, and he is a hero at the end of the day. I love the Baker. I love Sondheim.
Cinderella didn't really get what she wanted--her prince was unfaithful and she still wasn't sure about her life as a princess The Baker lost his wife, and still had his unresolved issues with his dad; he wasn't truly happy. Little Red lost her mother. No happy ending there. Jack, likewise, was also unhappy with his life and just wanted more adventure. And he loses his mother.
But many of them learned to work together and support one another in times of crisis. So they decided, why not stay together and bring one another joy and comfort? That’s a community.
What was that? Was that me? Was that him? Did a prince really kiss me? And kiss me? And kiss me? And did I kiss him back? Was it wrong? Am I mad? Is that all? Does he miss me? Was he suddenly Getting bored with me? Wake up! Stop dreaming Stop prancing about the woods It's not beseeming What is it about the woods? Back to life, back to sense Back to child, back to husband No one lives in the woods There are vows, there are ties There are needs, there are standards There are shouldn'ts and shoulds Why not both instead? There's the answer, if you're clever Have a child for warmth And a baker for bread And a prince for whatever Never! It's these woods Face the facts, find the boy Join the group, stop the giant Just get out of these woods Was that him? Yes, it was Was that me? No, it wasn't Just a trick of the woods Just a moment One peculiar passing moment Must it all be either less or more? Either plain or grand? Is it always "or?" Is it never "and?" That's what woods are for For those moments in the woods Oh, if life were made of moments Even now and then a bad one! But if life were only moments Then you'd never know you had one First a witch, then a child Then a prince, then a moment Who can live in the woods? And to get what you wish Only just for a moment These are dangerous woods Let the moment go Don't forget it for a moment, though Just remembering you've had an "and" When you're back to "or" Makes the "or" mean more Than it did before Now I understand And it's time to leave the woods
I love the performance rather than the audio on the soundtrack because you can see shes tired and thinking it all through at 2:08 she goes *sigh* i feel like live you see many layers of a person you have know all your life and are just seeing them now
Definitely the best play. There is so much depth to the characters. They are all characters we already know, so you CAN explore the deeper. With new characters you have to spend so much time getting to know them. This twist on fairy tales is a way we revisit our childhood assumptions. This play forces is too reconsider what we think a happy ending is, and that informs or own expectations for our lives. I think that's why it's so powerful. That and "careful the take you tell; that is the spell. Children will listen."
Idk...I think she was musing that yes, it's wrong, but she doesn't feel that bad about it and maybe lesser 'moments' not involving cheating but living a bigger life are okay. I never liked that she died right after, it was like she was being punished for being sexual while the prince got away with it.
@@christophercobb249 oh no, on one is alone is probably the weakest song in the show and honestly should have been cut as the already long show really starts to drag around there and it throws in another random moral message in a show that already has like 8 of them
I heard this song as a kid. All these years I hated her cos she cheated. But listening to it now, I find it tragic she realized "Just remembering you've had an 'and' when you're back to 'or'... Makes the 'or' mean more than it did before" only to be slain by the giant. Urgh, Sondheim~!! This is so beautifully gut wrenching 😭😭😭
Our school is doing this in November, and I hadn't seen the show all the way through before, so I watched it on Netflix, and as I was watching I was thinking "Ok, the Baker's Wife is awesome, I am totally auditioning for her". Then the scene with the prince came around, and I was like "AAAH! WOAH NOW!" and then, of course, she DIES, and I was like "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?" and THEN, when the Baker says "Where did you get that?!" my heart broke, then she comes back at the end!!...And then I exploded.
I'm thinking about auditioning for her role in my school's production of into the woods.This is the song i have to sing and it's pretty complicated. and i only have 5 days to learn it
I don't care if she cheated, she didn't deserve to die! T-T It was just a little moment in the woods... But like seriously this play. We start off with this huge cast and end with only four living characters and a baby. Wtf.
Oh if life were only moments, even now and then a bad one// but if life were only moments, then you’d never know you had one Rest in peace Stephen Sondheim
Oh, I know, metaphors and deep meanings and all that, there's a reason for everything. Although I hadn't quite picked up on that particular tidbit about the characters who got their true goals were the ones to die... :P. It seems like you agree, it still hurt anyway :(
No, I think she just rides out on a horse never to be heard from again. The few reviews I've seen from test screenings say that it's done in a very sad and heartbreaking way. The official screenings start Saturday so I'm sure we'll get more details then.
Aussie High I thought it was horrible. Rapunzel just rode off. It defeated the purpose of the Witch's lament, and her breakdown during "Last Midnight". The movie also missed a lot of the humor.
No because they've always been like that. They didn't slip up because that's the kind of person they are. While the Baker's Wife was committed the whole way through, only to end up taking a huge step back by being disloyal. But now I can see what you're responding to, although I will leave my explanation there for any other reason.
QUESTION: I’m currently studying this character. To everyone saying Joana is the best Bakers wife, what is it that makes her stand out to you? Her voice isn’t the best of all of them but people seem to be pulled to her. Can you all chime in and share your reasons for loving her in the role so much??
I have two questions: 1) Which production was this? (year, location) 2) Who were the (marvellous) performers? Any casting list available? Thanks in advance for answering ;-)
Original Broadway Cast from 1987 reunited in 1989 for one filmed performance...Joanna Gleason as the Baker's Wife and Robert Westenberg as Cinderella's Prince...the whole thing's on wikipedia :)
Back in 2009 the FREE Players did quite a lame production of Into The Woods, they just messed it all up, for example they left out a major bit of the Baker's Wife's solo song - after "...and did I kiss him back?" and before "First a witch, then a child..." (from 0:28-2:04 if you know what I mean)
This song could also be interrupted as moment in the “woulds”. You can’t live in the woulds. If you’re always thinking about what would have been you aren’t living in the here and now.
Moriah Giov for real, this comment made me stop and rethink my life. Goddamn.
you utter genius
Wow I can't believe I'm only just catching this now. Thank you. I don't even know if that's what Sondheim intended writing the song but you're right and its bloody brilliant.
You are genius
Whoaaaa. I’ve been in love with this musical for over 30 years and that never occurred to me!
Translation: "Well, that was interesting, but now back to business..."
She didn't die because she cheated. If you watch carefully, the playwright kills off the characters who get their true goals. All she wanted was to be memorable and she got it and so her character could die. The only character who die are the ones who accomplish their goals.
All right, theater snob over. I KNOW I CRIED SO MUCH WHAT THE HECK.
That's not true for all of them though. Don't their goals change halfway? In the second half there's a song that what the characters thought they wanted wasn't really what they wanted. Cinderella wanted to get away from her life and marry the prince and she did but doesn't die.
Interesting.
I know this is old but I loved this theory at first. Then I realized, what about Florinda, Lucinda, The Stepmother, and the first giant?
ThePaganSun well yeah but she discovered it wasn’t her true goal when he was a jerk and all. She does realize her true goal but only in the very end so too late for more death.
musicandLYRICs141 I agree because in the lyrics even she says “you get sour wish”
Joanna Gleason perfected this role and brought more focus onto the Baker and his wife.. Nobody has been as good as she has and therefore every subsequent production has been a little off-balanced and more attention is paid to the showier role of the Witch. I feel like the original cast felt much more like a true ensemble (even with Bernadette Peters as the Witch) and every character had the right amount of attention and emphasis on the right spots. The balance seems off in other productions I've seen with some actors fighting for more spotlight. It's seems less collaborative.
This is absolutely true. Having seen the subsequent productions, it was really hard to have a different interpretation when this interpretation was SPOT ON. And this includes the princes.
This. I return to this version every time... Every character has depths, is flawed and battles against the wish for their happiness, woe betide the consequences... I feel this one is the most true to life too... I find the other performances just... Becayse they are film stars or whatever, not as authentic and the Baker's Wife is such a pivotal character....
There’s something SO natural about this production. And specifically about Gleason. Her voice sounds so natural and not forced. A lot of other actresses over sing this song. Even the ones who act it really well still feel like they overusing to me especially the parts in head voice. Maybe it’s because I have such an attachment to this production from watching the VHS as a kid. But nothing will ever top it
@@ryanc6547 It's the best.
I just saw the recent production in DC and the Bakers wife is fabulous. This interpretation reminded me more about the of Joanna's without being a copy cat
I've always found it so powerful that her final line is "Now I understand, and it's time to leave the woods." Because immediately after she dies. The woods are life and she's finally happy with her life and understands and is at peace. She didn't know when she sang it that the words were about her own death. It's really beautiful.
in my interpretation the Woods are a metaphor for the inconscient, a place where you are obliged to take decisions, make mistakes, do bad things and where you start questioning about the right, the wrong, the good, the evil... A place where your deepest wishes live, a place where you face your worst fears.
other than that, when she starts to reflect about the moment she had and questioning her morals she starts getting deep in the woods, these thoughts, and she gets so deep in these thoughts and this scary place she gets lost in all of these thoughts and end up dying
Interesting idea, but not what Sondheim and James Lapine were thinking. They have said her character's death is about the randomness of fate. This isn't about her achieving inner peace. She just dies.
I used to wonder if there was some deeper meaning to the song like that. I can see why you would think there is. But no. It's just a person who dies, but she does get a moment of true happiness beforehand. So not entirely tragic, though still devastating.
@@christophercobb249 I feel like that isn't really a disagreement honestly. It's still about randomness and sudden death. It's just that her final line is ironic because she's about to die. It's fitting.
Also authors intent is not the arbiter of how to interpret a work, but honestly I think both what I said and what you said can happen simultaneously
Sondheim nailed every preposition, every note. This is the work of a master
No one will ever perform this song as perfectly as Joanna Gleason. This is how and why she moved right to the top of the Tony nominees and won!
I've always loved how the audience goes ewww after the prince's dbag line
Joanna Gleason won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for this performance (and sorry, she beat Patti LuPone, the favourite of that season, of all people...). She also gave Stephen Sondheim the idea/germ of idea for this specific song. She told him during rehearsals before he had written this song that her character -- the Baker's Wife -- seemed as though she were in the "wrong story" -- well, he took that idea and ran, and wrote this perfect aria. A true amalgam of songwriter and actor. Perfection.
Woah, she really perfected that song.
This song and her section of No One Is Alone I think are her shining moments of the whole production. She shows such a large range of emotion from comedy to sorrow to love and does it absolutely brilliantly. She encompasses so much in the lyrics that people would easily miss with her subtle nuances.
Christian Allred Such emotion expressed is amazing
My favorite line of the song, " Let the moment go...Don't forget it for a moment though" 😌
Thank you, Mr. Sondheim, for such brilliant songs, stories, and lyrics. Through your music, you shall live forever
One of the greatest acting songs ever written. She is SO GOOD! My god, it's a masterclass. This song is so much fun to perform! An actor's field day! It's not very hard to sing, and it gives the actor enough room to tell an entire story.
Recently heard from an old flame that he is now in a loving relationship. It brought back a lot of old beautiful memories of how we met while i was deployed. Hope everything goes well bud. Wish you nothing but the best, even if I am no longer in your life.
This song has a special place now thank you Mr. Sondheim and Mrs. Gleason. Every time my mind wonders too far into the "woulds" I come back.
This is true of any good play that is well written, but what I think will tie all of the theories together is that a character dies, or ambiguously leaves the play because they either achieve their goal, or realize that they will never achieve their goal. For example, Rapunzel dies because she realizes that she will never have a happy life, and the Witch disappears/dies (depending on your interpretation) because she realizes that she will never be everything that she wants, so what's the point of being at all. Similarly, the Baker's Wife realizes that she is finally happy, so she is able to move on, as does the Mysterious Man, when he pushes the Baker to go back. Conversely (I played the role, so I know a lot about it) the Baker could leave the play right after Last Midnight. At that point, he is in utter despair, and believes that he has lost everything. However, because of the Mysterious Man's intervention because of his wish, the Baker is forced to confront the demons that he's been pushing aside his entire life. He believes that he can't bear to be there for his son, because it's too difficult, and it isn't simple, and he no longer has someone to guide him through it. When the Mysterious Man asks him to run away with him, there's a part of him that wants to. But the Mysterious Man has learned too much, and regretted too much to let that happen. The Baker has had a difficult life, and he has had so many terrible things happen to him, but he is still needed, and his goal is not unattainable. The Baker could leave the play, but he would never be able to live with himself if he did, so he faces the music, despite his fears, and he is a hero at the end of the day. I love the Baker. I love Sondheim.
Isn't the mysterious man is the bakers father?
Yes.
Nobodys sings Moments in the Woods like Johanna Glenson
For all their struggles, for all their wishes, they never got out of the woods. Neither do we.
Cinderella didn't really get what she wanted--her prince was unfaithful and she still wasn't sure about her life as a princess
The Baker lost his wife, and still had his unresolved issues with his dad; he wasn't truly happy.
Little Red lost her mother. No happy ending there.
Jack, likewise, was also unhappy with his life and just wanted more adventure. And he loses his mother.
But many of them learned to work together and support one another in times of crisis. So they decided, why not stay together and bring one another joy and comfort? That’s a community.
That's why they are alive at the end of the story. They must live with the pain. Sondheim wrote the show in response to the AIDS crisis, in part.
Well it’s giving the characters more depth making them more human. Our flaws is what makes us human
Just a trick of the woods.
What was that?
Was that me?
Was that him?
Did a prince really kiss me?
And kiss me?
And kiss me?
And did I kiss him back?
Was it wrong?
Am I mad?
Is that all?
Does he miss me?
Was he suddenly
Getting bored with me?
Wake up!
Stop dreaming
Stop prancing about the woods
It's not beseeming
What is it about the woods?
Back to life, back to sense
Back to child, back to husband
No one lives in the woods
There are vows, there are ties
There are needs, there are standards
There are shouldn'ts and shoulds
Why not both instead?
There's the answer, if you're clever
Have a child for warmth
And a baker for bread
And a prince for whatever
Never!
It's these woods
Face the facts, find the boy
Join the group, stop the giant
Just get out of these woods
Was that him?
Yes, it was
Was that me?
No, it wasn't
Just a trick of the woods
Just a moment
One peculiar passing moment
Must it all be either less or more?
Either plain or grand?
Is it always "or?"
Is it never "and?"
That's what woods are for
For those moments in the woods
Oh, if life were made of moments
Even now and then a bad one!
But if life were only moments
Then you'd never know you had one
First a witch, then a child
Then a prince, then a moment
Who can live in the woods?
And to get what you wish
Only just for a moment
These are dangerous woods
Let the moment go
Don't forget it for a moment, though
Just remembering you've had an "and"
When you're back to "or"
Makes the "or" mean more
Than it did before
Now I understand
And it's time to leave the woods
You are a wonderfull human being
I rewatched this musical last night, and damn she is absolutely wonderful in this song (and the entire musical).
"Was he suddenly getting bored with me?" - I think that's it right there, kiddo.
Still the best version of this play.
I love the performance rather than the audio on the soundtrack because you can see shes tired and thinking it all through at 2:08 she goes *sigh* i feel like live you see many layers of a person you have know all your life and are just seeing them now
This video epitomizes musical theatre.
How can any other play beat Into The Woods? It shows you these people from start to finish, you watch them develop. Its amazing :,)
Definitely the best play. There is so much depth to the characters. They are all characters we already know, so you CAN explore the deeper. With new characters you have to spend so much time getting to know them. This twist on fairy tales is a way we revisit our childhood assumptions. This play forces is too reconsider what we think a happy ending is, and that informs or own expectations for our lives. I think that's why it's so powerful. That and "careful the take you tell; that is the spell. Children will listen."
She cheated, but the whole point of this song is how she realized how stupid she was being about it and how her life with the baker was worth more.
Idk...I think she was musing that yes, it's wrong, but she doesn't feel that bad about it and maybe lesser 'moments' not involving cheating but living a bigger life are okay.
I never liked that she died right after, it was like she was being punished for being sexual while the prince got away with it.
Best song in the show IMO.
Agreed, this and "No One Is Alone"
@@christophercobb249 oh no, on one is alone is probably the weakest song in the show and honestly should have been cut as the already long show really starts to drag around there and it throws in another random moral message in a show that already has like 8 of them
@@frozenflame5858 It's a fairy tale, there's always a moral at the end.
Oh, its fine, I actually had to analyze this for a theater class, so it was interesting to hear that perspective!
I heard this song as a kid.
All these years I hated her cos she cheated.
But listening to it now, I find it tragic she realized "Just remembering you've had an 'and' when you're back to 'or'... Makes the 'or' mean more than it did before" only to be slain by the giant.
Urgh, Sondheim~!! This is so beautifully gut wrenching 😭😭😭
One of my favorite songs of all time.
Our school got in trouble because of the scene right before this when we did Into The Woods.
Joanna Gleason gives me life
Our school is doing this in November, and I hadn't seen the show all the way through before, so I watched it on Netflix, and as I was watching I was thinking "Ok, the Baker's Wife is awesome, I am totally auditioning for her". Then the scene with the prince came around, and I was like "AAAH! WOAH NOW!" and then, of course, she DIES, and I was like "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?" and THEN, when the Baker says "Where did you get that?!" my heart broke, then she comes back at the end!!...And then I exploded.
is anyone else here bc of late night scarlett letter shmoop cramming?
Me
lol tru
I'm thinking about auditioning for her role in my school's production of into the woods.This is the song i have to sing and it's pretty complicated. and i only have 5 days to learn it
How'd it go?
I don't care if she cheated, she didn't deserve to die! T-T It was just a little moment in the woods...
But like seriously this play. We start off with this huge cast and end with only four living characters and a baby. Wtf.
tbarry1303 the princes survived
Oh if life were only moments, even now and then a bad one// but if life were only moments, then you’d never know you had one
Rest in peace Stephen Sondheim
"And it's time to leave the woods" eheheheh
BEST EVER
LOVE ITW!!!
Oh, I know, metaphors and deep meanings and all that, there's a reason for everything. Although I hadn't quite picked up on that particular tidbit about the characters who got their true goals were the ones to die... :P.
It seems like you agree, it still hurt anyway :(
It figures that my favorite song would be removed from the movie version.
? Moments in the Woods is in the movie.
I was working with outdated information lol. They were going to cut that among other things. Do you know if they put Rapunzel's death back in it?
No, I think she just rides out on a horse never to be heard from again. The few reviews I've seen from test screenings say that it's done in a very sad and heartbreaking way. The official screenings start Saturday so I'm sure we'll get more details then.
darkoblivion91
Was confusing and unclear with Raps "death""
Aussie High I thought it was horrible. Rapunzel just rode off. It defeated the purpose of the Witch's lament, and her breakdown during "Last Midnight". The movie also missed a lot of the humor.
No because they've always been like that. They didn't slip up because that's the kind of person they are. While the Baker's Wife was committed the whole way through, only to end up taking a huge step back by being disloyal. But now I can see what you're responding to, although I will leave my explanation there for any other reason.
And a prince for...whatever
QUESTION: I’m currently studying this character. To everyone saying Joana is the best Bakers wife, what is it that makes her stand out to you? Her voice isn’t the best of all of them but people seem to be pulled to her. Can you all chime in and share your reasons for loving her in the role so much??
Joanna Gleason 💜💜
I have two questions:
1) Which production was this? (year, location)
2) Who were the (marvellous) performers? Any casting list available?
Thanks in advance for answering ;-)
Original Broadway Cast from 1987 reunited in 1989 for one filmed performance...Joanna Gleason as the Baker's Wife and Robert Westenberg as Cinderella's Prince...the whole thing's on wikipedia :)
Rotebuehl1 I'm pretty sure that this was the 1991 performance. The baker's wife was played by Joanna Gleason and the prince was Robert Westernberg.
WTG on taking away the surprise element
There we go. xD
There is a way out of the woods.
NO NO NO T-T TOO MANY FEELINGS
rockin!
And ain't that the truth? Bloody woods...find a clearing.
I have this movie
Back in 2009 the FREE Players did quite a lame production of Into The Woods, they just messed it all up, for example they left out a major bit of the Baker's Wife's solo song - after "...and did I kiss him back?" and before "First a witch, then a child..." (from 0:28-2:04 if you know what I mean)
That's weird. It's one of the best parts of the musical. The only reason I can think is because it isn't 'moralistic' enough or something.
Would it be too wrong to portray Aqua doing something like this on my fic ? I want to give my "Kingdom Hearts" version a "Grimm Brothers" touch.
Could it have fallen into the pit band, not the audience? Maybe that was the plan! :P
simply magnific
Haha, I do agree. I wrote out the entire answer and then realized that I sounded SO pretentious. But I cried in the movie. It sucked.
Netflix
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Prince and baker's wife
Why!!! Why couldn't she leave her hair down the whole musical!!!????
But then the princes would have died as well, for you see they cheated on their princesses before they died/ran away
Where can I watch this whole version?