Last Midnight - Into The Woods @ Aim

[@yjy5653]

she had me at the "boom SPLAT!" with the boot stomp -- also the stereotypical witch voice when she said "I'm the WITCH" was just cherry on top

[@yelanates]

This is so good. The idea to set the show in a library is truly inspired. The end of the song was surprising and effective.

[@stanconnorstan4266]

My favorite thing is that they made the end of the song actually make sense. Instead of just randomly disappearing and mangling the last line of the song, they actually follow the script and give reason to her death. Somehow more climactic with the breathless, "crunch," that just shrieking without meaning, Well done all.

[@criticalvibes6375]

I disagree

[@criticalvibes6375]

In what way did this make more sense? I don’t think it did I think you’re reaching

[@hughduffy213]

The witch doesn’t even die though are you for real?

[@dans3.macabre]

@@hughduffy213 Yeah I know right though in fairness a lot of productions make it look like she does so I can understand the confusion

[@mythologyfan3696]

Actually, if you look at the James Lapine musical book of Into the Woods, it quotes: “And, despairing that she had ever wished to be a part of this world and its rules, she called out to her Mother in the ether, beseeching her to deliver her from these people, even if it meant punishment with the deformities she had had before. With that, the ground beneath broke open and she sank into it and disappeared, never to be seen again.” So the explanation is that the Witch throws away the beans so her Mother can get her far away from the rest of the characters using the curse, even if it meant she was punished with age and ugliness the way she was in Act 1 of the show, hence the lyrics: “Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch”. And with her death? You can see in the passage above that she was dragged beneath the ground by her Mother, which explains why she sinks into the stage, therefore killing her, THEREFORE her Mother “delivering her from these people”. Because you can’t just guess all of the information above, some productions have her eat the beans (like this one), which, of course, has a much more obvious ending. But, with enough background knowledge, the way the Witch sinks into the ground in a puff of smoke in the other versions makes sense. Hopefully this informed you enough! Edit: And one more thing. This death doesn’t make any sense because if she had eaten the beans, the beanstalk would have grown inside her and there would have been a new beanstalk. So yeah…

[@misterminutes4504]

The first verse her tone was perfect. A perfect mocking tone and a perfect facial expression

[@menzelsstars3568]

OMG this role was perfect for her

[@tenlongfingers70]

What a powerful, commanding witch! This was a great performance!

[@christabelle__]

I'm just hopping around to beg for some way to throw money at the school to be able to see a full recording of this 2016 cast, they're SO GOOD in all of these clips!

[@coolrider78]

Is there a place to see this whole production it looks awesome

[@thescauldron8436]

This is so underrated

[@emminet]

Oh my gosh wow, she's incredible!

[@szechuansauce6856]

it took me so long to figure out she ate the last bean at that last scene because she wasn't pulling the beans out of anywhere, they just seemed to magically appear in her hands. Otherwise an amazing performance!

[@BettiePLover66]

I legit got chills when they ate that last bean!

[@andrewmccarthy110]

I love the witch and I love that she is surrounded by books. So clever!

[@fundifferent1]

Really cool how every production has a different interpretation of the final scream.

[@dans3.macabre]

By far my favourite into the woods witch ever

[@markgab917]

I like the part where she pulled the knife on the witch

[@drawnathan]

Then she was like “Ha, *pathetic* “ 😂

[@smurf902]

Finds nuances I haven't heard before

[@Whogirl42]

2:03 I'm the villan of my own story

[@montserratbenitez4421]

Do I smell a beautiful Crazy Ex-girlfriend reference?

[@arien8235]

I have chills on my whole body oh gods

[@afbastet]

Stunning!

[@netojppaiva1]

excelent job

[@rubyphilbert]

She can sing!

[@sleepybirdcitrine501]

Absolutely stunning with the vocals & acting!! ❤️

[@stanconnorstan4266]

every Witch interpretation is different, but all still so great

[@Paigeturnernyc]

yas!!!!!!!

[@valentinshauger5524]

this was incredible!!!!

[@laurenalberto]

Wow!!!! Wow!!! She’s amazing! Does someone know her name?

[@bellatrixlestrange3212]

@@katelinkoprivec6792 you are amazing!

[@itzquin8045]

ICON

[@mariademarco70]

Names please ? So we know who to look out for.

[@shark1019]

Her name is Katelin Koprivec. Talent to look out for at 19 years old.

[@jalynchan3946]

I pefer Streep

[@elphbwckd212]

@@jalynchan3946 good for you. Want a cookie?

[@stanconnorstan4266]

costume on point

[@nicholasbagaric8643]

I think I prefer this version, Streep underwhelming 🤷‍♂️

[@lady_aquaria]

I really dont want to compare and Im fully aware of my bias for Meryl Streep, but I think I liked Meryl singing it more. This womans voice is amazing dont get me wrong, its just missing a kind of... support? that meryl has. But its interesting to see where the song originated. 10/10

[@kavaughnepps9582]

meryl streep is the witch in into the woods

[@daisymaizedotjpg]

this is... kind of a pointless comment

[@devonmorrisette8413]

She didn’t support the head of the baby and didn’t seem to understand the subtext of the song. The whole thing was one note

[@danosanvip7529]

I think Meryl was better.

[@keitha.355]

Guess you gotta go move this comment to one of the videos where Meryl is the one singing, bc this isn't Meryl. Lol.