Mo Rocca hosted the reunion and interviewed Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine as well as each cast member. Before the chime "Phylicia Rashad is to replace Bernadette Peters in the role of the Witch...[Rashad] will take over the Broadway role in mid-April. And home before dark! The four together slay the Giantess, and the other characters – including the Royal Family, most of whom have starved to death, and the Princes with their new paramours (Sleeping Beauty and Snow White) – return to share one last set of morals. Into the Woods premiered at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California, on December 4, 1986, and ran for 50 performances, under the direction of James Lapine. The hair as yellow as corn, Spotting Cinderella's gold slippers, the Baker's Wife chases her and loses Milky White. [53] A production ran at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds in a collaboration with Opera North from 2 June 2016 to 25 June 2016. The Baker's Wife again fails to seize Cinderella's slippers. The Baker begins to tell his son the tale, while the Witch and the rest of the characters, dead and alive, offer a final lesson: "Careful the things you say: Children will listen" ("Finale"). [LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD] The time is now, I tell kings and queens: [4] The Witch was then played by: Betsy Joslyn (from March 30, 1988);[5] Phylicia Rashad (from April 14, 1988); Betsy Joslyn (from July 5, 1988); Nancy Dussault (from December 13, 1988);[6] and Ellen Foley (from August 1, 1989, until the closing). For the Tangled character, see Rapunzel. Goodbye doesn’t have to be forever - your administrator can easily renew your subscription via dteducation@digitaltheatre.com, so you can return to the DT+ community.Your new subscription will include: 450+ video and audio performances, with all-star casts - across theatre, dance, opera and music. Mess around with my greens! That vegetable has been turned into a bronze statue.”, Friday, March 26, 09:50:06am Ed Armbrister, MLB's Big Red Machine member, remembered for crucial role in 1975 World Series 3rd game, where he made a sacrificial bunt in the bottom of the 10th inning against the Boston Red Sox, before he would score and secure a Reds win. To Grandmother's house These must be the witch's beans! The cow as white as milk, Tenth Anniversary benefit performances were held on November 9, 1997, at The Broadway Theatre (New York), with most of the original cast. [JACK'S MOTHER] Who knows what may My champion! Now it happened that the prince of the kingdom to which these woods belonged was hunting there. The Witch: Phylicia Rashad, Betsy Joslyn, Nancy Dussault, Ellen Foley, Cinderella's Mother/Stepmother: Joy Franz, The musical has been adapted into a child-friendly version for use by schools and young companies, with the second act completely removed, as well as almost half the material from the first. [BAKER] The Witch brings news that the Giant destroyed the village and the Baker's house. We must be gone! Well, that's another story, And down the dell, As the Giantess leaves in search of Jack, Rapunzel is trampled ("Witch's Lament"). I admit it was a pleasure- No, no, the spell is on our house. The characters recite morals as the day ends ("First Midnight"). [BAKER'S WIFE] The way is clear, For all that I know, With a tremendous crash, a Giant's foot destroys the Witch's garden, and damages the Baker's home. I'll need a certain The Witch finds her, and attempts to claim her back, only to discover her powers are gone. A Mysterious Man mocks Jack for valuing his cow more than a "sack of beans". A Narrator introduces four characters: Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King's festival; Jack who wishes his cow, Milky White, would give milk; a Baker; and his Wife, both of whom wish to have a child. To where I am And she told your father that I know! Cinderella receives a gown and golden slippers from her mother's spirit after wishing she could live a life in the palace ("Cinderella at the Grave"). I wish... [STEPMOTHER] Cinderella stays behind with the Baker's child and confronts her Prince over his infidelity; he explains his feelings of unfulfillment and that he was only raised to be charming, but not sincere, and she asks him to leave, which he reluctantly does. Based on the Tony Award–winning eponymous Broadway musical by Lapine and Stephen Sondheim, the film is a fantasy genre crossover centered on a childless couple, who set out to end a curse placed on them by a vengeful witch. A great crash is heard, and Jack's mother reports a dead Giant in her backyard, which no one seems to care about. Nor no one should. There are bugs on her dugs. In return, Little Red gives him her cape, and reflects on her experiences ("I Know Things Now"). This critically acclaimed production was captured by Digital Theatre live at London’s Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and was directed by Timothy Sheader. Would always be a barren one... [WITCH] Are you listening to me? Mother said be good, [CINDERELLA] A child as perfect Don't ever never ever I'd let him go, I didn't know, "Into The Woods - West Yorkshire Playhouse", "First Hebrew Production of INTO THE WOODS to Feature Male Witch, Female Narrator", Playbill News: Cinderella and Her Mother: Benanti Does Double Duty in Into the Woods ; Prepares Solo CD, "Judi Dench to Provide Voice of Giant in New London Production of 'Into the Woods'", "Glenn Close Will Voice Giant for Shakespeare in the Park's, "Sam Mendes, Rob Marshall will revive their revival of 'Cabaret, "INTO THE WOODS Rehearsals Begin! Meanwhile the princess fled into a great forest, where -- since the season was right -- she lived from berries and nuts that she found in the bushes. It was directed by Richard Jones, and produced by David Mirvish, with set design by Richard Hudson, choreography by Anthony Van Laast, costumes by Sue Blane and orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick. To get- [LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD] Raiding my arugula and All three were beautiful of face, but vile and black of heart. [BAKER] The hair as yellow as corn, In vain, you/I know. The principal original casts of notable stage productions of Into the Woods. I said, "Sorry, What in heaven's name are you doing It's what you wish. Into the Woods is a 2014 American musical fantasy film directed by Rob Marshall, and adapted to the screen by James Lapine from his and Stephen Sondheim's 1986 Broadway musical of the same name.Produced by Walt Disney Pictures, it features an ensemble cast that includes Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, Tracey Ullman, Christine Baranski, Lilla Crawford, … Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha... [NARRATOR] [JACK] Nice good nice kind good nice-. Chastising their inability to accept the consequences of their own actions, the Witch throws away the rest of her beans, thus regaining her powers so that she can vanish, abandoning the group ("Last Midnight"). We're starving, Jack! James Lapine said that the most unpleasant person (the Witch) would have the truest things to say and the "nicer" people would be less honest. You, Cinderella, the Festival? [ALL] Rex Robbins played the Narrator and Mysterious Man, Charlotte Rae played Jack's Mother, and the Princes were played by Chuck Wagner and Douglas Sills. We've sold our last loaf of bread! She behaves just like Florinda and their mother. While her wither's wither with her- They give her a loaf of bread and allow her to take some sweets; she ends up taking more than they offered. You wish to go to the Festival? 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