Into The Woods

[@Zeliegrim]

I really wish more musicals would put up recordings of the original cast like this. It's really awesome for people like me who are poor.

[@shortwavelengths7713]

Zellder especially ones that are no longer on tour, broadway or west end

[@owenperk]

To my knowledge, Sondheim is almost unique in making so much of his original Broadway work available through PBS.

[@philippatran2745]

People like me who wasn't born then also appreciate this

[@quinnbenz987]

you should check out team starkid! they professionally record all of their musicals and post them on youtube for free!

[@ididgt4259]

@@owenperk Didn't the 2016 Falsettos also show on PBS?

[@kyaraguzman5641]

Me: thinks that the musical is going to have a wholesome, happy ending Musical: Act Two

[@adeepseafish1238]

Boi this is so true with so many musicals

[@princeofmars444]

So many musicals. Like Hamilton 😂

[@adeepseafish1238]

Torren James BMC, Heathers, Legally Blonde (kinda), and then there are musicals that have a sad first act and a sadder second act, like DEH and Les Mis

[@joiaustin6607]

These musicals always trick me into thinking everyone is going to skip off in the distance, yet that never seems to happen. 😄

[@duskmallow]

The ending is sad, but I think it's also kinda wholesome

[@marleyhendrix3911]

The fact that musicals are professional shot to be stored for archives records, just collecting dust is so unfair. They should be released to the public.

[@syra1541]

fr

[@jasonpie5048]

genuinely. even if they sold them. i think a lot of musical fans only watch bootlegs because they dont have another legal option

[@faithmoir1637]

tbh most "proshots" aren't like this, which was broadcasted for tv. most of them are just shots of the whole stage so the choreo and the staging can be preserved for new productions of a show

[@boom6240]

@@faithmoir1637 i honestly would prefer to see the whole stage most of the time, maybe zooming in when theres only one person on the stage. i like to see everything that happens

[@solvingaproblemlikemaria]

especially if the show isn't running anymore, you can only make money off of releasing a proshot.

[@Soroboruo]

They really had the confidence to open with like 3-4 plot lines all running at the same time. They feared not crosstalk, but made it their tool, and honestly, holy SHIT.

[@edgey_rouges7498]

We stan Steven Sondheim

[@chunellemariavictoriaespan8752]

Sondheim's the BOSS of his period as Lin Manuel Miranda is ours...

[@fiachdubhe401]

It works because the stories are all based on fairy tales everyone in the audience already knows. It would be very dense/confusing if it was all completely new characters and plots.

[@Arkylie]

​@@fiachdubhe401 That is a very good point. Extra Credits made a video discussing how you can add a ton of depth to a story by means of references, and that certainly allows for some complex tales that wouldn't be as readily accessible if done from scratch. Especially in a short format like this (as opposed to a TV series or a novel). Reminds me also of the Star Trek: TNG episode "Darmok" -- and the fact that we're able to say not just "he's a miser" but "he's a real Scrooge" and weave in a lot of related details and judgments with just one key reference. (Heck, it's even why it's easier to get into fanfics (in one's preferred fandoms) than to get into original work, and why fanfic crossovers can achieve high levels of complexity by pulling in compare-and-contrast references to all manner of details that only the fans would get.)

[@erikristinathompson]

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[@pamelatorres156]

It's so sad that the baker never got to know Rapunzel since she was his long lost sister.

[@MrSwifts31]

+PAMELA TORRES Ah,but that's another wish,and we all know what wishes can bring! LOL

[@collizlemynizl]

PAMELA TORRES It's even more sad that they didn't even cross paths in the movie.

[@Кумятѕ]

Collin Niles well, they did, when she died. . . . .

[@collizlemynizl]

Кιуσмι νιятυσѕσ in the movie?

[@slenderfoxx3797]

Wait I forget but did the witch know that her daughter repubzal was the bakers sister...I'm sure he must of had to know but idk

[@itscassadanya9202]

A lot of people in the comments don't seem to realize this is the original Broadway cast for this Musical, that is why many of these actors seem so perfect for the role, they were the first to play the role creating the expectations that we have for these characters.

[@phyllispetras3821]

SUPPORT funding for the NEA.

[@matthewdalessandro5975]

Yes, that! But also Sondheim was the type of writer that would mold the characters he was creating and the songs they would sing around the actor/actress he knew to be playing them. These roles in many cases were literally written for these multi-talented individuals to shine and it's pretty bloody brilliant to watch. So glad these are available for us to watch now all these years later.

[@wilmafistfit4788]

It literally says it in the description

[@allieacuna6336]

i just used what you said in my essay so thanks 😎

[@cheesepebble]

@@swumphart355 was she ? I love the film and the play ! That's amazing

[@GlaciesYin]

This entire play is just proof that everyone is chaotically neutral. Sometimes, they're selfish but sometimes they're kind, and sometimes they're just nice

[@michaelwilliamybarra2409]

And they all leave the blame on what's right!

[@angelhuw0]

But “kind “ and “nice” are kind of the same thing?..

[@sierramagallona]

they're not good they're not bad theyre just nice..

[@sierramagallona]

@@angelhuw0 its a reference from the musical lol

[@elsie8757]

@@angelhuw0 Not really. Someone can conduct themselves in a friendly and pleasant manner (aka "be nice") without actually being good or selfless in their intentions or actions.

[@jasonuwu767]

You know it's such a shame that there was never a film adaptation of this. Such a tragedy.

[@Isajinglebells]

It's really a shame

[@cassiiiebotelho7370]

a true shame.

[@redacted5078]

A real tragedy, yes

[@TOTO-5]

Seems a downright shame...

[@aurumthebrave3427]

@@TOTO-5 Shame?

[@hystericmysteric]

I still refuse to watch the movie there's no way this chaotic neutral energy can be repeated

[@matthewdalessandro5975]

I've watched it and you made the right decision. They cut some things that pissed me off and the Baker's wife just wasn't anywhere on the level of Joanna Gleason (nobody in the cast was at the same level except Merryl Streep didn't really do a bad job - still not Bernadette Peters tho, but I particularly love Into the Woods for the Baker's Wife so that stood out to me at least)

[@rosedowsig4784]

@@matthewdalessandro5975 personally I think the film is a brilliant adaptation, I actually prefer it

[@matthewdalessandro5975]

@@rosedowsig4784 I honestly ask this without judgement, bud what about it did you like? For me the only thing that could be better was Meryll Streep as the Witch but everything else just fell flat for me, personally.

[@lauraortegaw.3901]

@@matthewdalessandro5975 Well this is a comedy musical, the movie its just musical not all comedy just for moments so it got to be different...both for me are beautiful

[@kitkat4275]

The movie was okay, but definitely needed more work to make it even close to the same level of the stage play

[@ryanmurphy8388]

into the woods is the crossover we never wanted but the one we would end up loving

[@mauralavenders]

Ryan Murphy it’s even better than infinity war

[@TakeMetoW0nderlandProductions]

it's the crossover we deserved

[@jaenamariearmat7279]

@@mauralavenders endgame was better

[@Protomanbeawsome]

Jaena Armat hey bro, I’m happy to see this video still getting some traction on the internet

[@inquisitorcookies6074]

Into the woods is my favorite musical

[@hellothere5414]

This video won't load... AGONNNNNYYYYYYY!!!

[@emiliakordowski8062]

i see what u did there

[@RaphaelBas1995]

Far more painful than yours!

[@yodogyep7898]

The song was playing when I saw this lmao

[@sarahwhite9693]

same

[@joshuabautista1805]

+Qwery ASDF same

[@HighOnHorror9697]

No one will EVER be better than the little girl who plays Red. Her comedic relief moments are my favorite "you can talk to birds?" 😂

[@overcomingthat2728]

Yes!!! My family falls into fits of laughter every time and no matter how many times we try to deliver that line the same way we end up laughing 😂😂

[@Knonnynonny]

My dearly departed angel partner and I would pee ourselves LOLOLOLOL every time ... and now I just do it all on my own. And I laugh til I drooooool ... hahahahahahahahahaha

[@clarelabellerose]

She was 15!

[@MrFlame-zk5cy]

The way all the characters react to the fantastical elements of the other's story but are tottally willing to accept their own is just my favorite

[@pikachu8616]

I love how the baker is all depressed and the witch is just like; "She's dead."

[@vcabrera5396]

When you're dead, you're dead.

[@montanamoore6642]

Pika Chu But she also seemed saddened by it. Sure she said "when you're dead, you're dead", but she seemed reluctant to tell him

[@yippedoodah]

The Witch is a blunt character. She doesn't beat around the bush or "lie" or water things down to make you feel better. That's why she say's she's "just right" and neither good or bad. People tend to avoid the truth and that's what she is.

[@user-gr1jx]

I really wish they didn’t kill her off she was my favorite character

[@jazzymedra9272]

@@user-gr1jx same

[@orlaghswords4322]

The bit with the narrator and the giant was the best bit of fourth-wall breaking I've ever seen.

[@annaliesecancilla894]

Orlagh Swords it’s probably one of my favorite 4th wall breaks. One of the smartest as well.

[@Scott-on2er]

YES

[@grackenthekracken8019]

I play the narrator, and I can verify... one of he best parts to play.

[@corruptkittagon]

@@grackenthekracken8019 EMM EXCUSE ME WOULD YOU LIKE A BLIND GIRL AAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHA

[@RI.........]

@@grackenthekracken8019 you do???

[@brrrnaner]

So, I hear that some people will actually leave during intermission thinking that the show is over...is that really true? Because that is both sad and hilarious!

[@nickhagedorn1433]

I know this is an old comment but at a play version they did 3/4 of the people left. We tried to stop them but they wouldn’t stay😂

[@EmmaBonn96]

There’s a junior version of the play which actually ends after the first act

[@notsusan]

I imagine if you had young kids you might wanna get em out before the second part... glad my mom didn't though, act 2 is amazing

[@afunandfriendlyname8468]

Bakorafanboy13 my school always does the jr versions that should only be one act and add in so much unnecessary stuff so they can make an intermission 😆 and act 1 is always almost so much longer than act 2

[@jayson946]

This is old. But when I was about 5 or 6 I would watch this and I really thought it ended at intermission. Happy ending and all. Same with The Sound of Music. Then suddenly shit got darker and deeper lol

[@Wrynwynn]

I've watched this musical a dozen times but I just realized that the curse on the witch says that she cannot touch the items because she's supposed to be getting help from others. Instead she just blackmails others into doing it which is why her powers aren't restored in the process of lifting the curse.

[@Soroboruo]

Sincerely galaxy brain take - That makes so much sense though! Especially since learning a lesson is such a big theme of the show

[@larpdude7308]

That makes so much sense.

[@gwendolynrice4271]

I thought she didnt get her powers back bc she touched rapunzel's hair?!

[@stopthatwaffle9928]

@@gwendolynrice4271 Yeah but then they subbed the corn silk in instead

[@BlushGush]

This is the comment right here. This.

[@glitteriable]

No one: 1989 costume designers: so this wolf FUCKS

[@matlnl2064]

Letting the credit rolls just to know who to thank for the greatest costume of all time (her name is Ann Hould-Ward btw)

[@scruffytuna]

The story of little red riding hood is about "maidenhood". It warns girls that when they hit puberty (getting their first period, officially) then they need to watch out for predators

[@sage5530]

people definitely finding out they're furries in the late 80's-early 90's watching this show: this better not awaken anything in me

[@goodzillo]

The big brain genius who decided the wolf needed to be an explicit sex pest predator and also be played by the same actor as Cinderella’s prince... their mind

[@karlazeen]

Oh so that's why she's red specifically.....

[@OpenOceanOnly]

Most emotional part of the whole show: "I wish..." "...I know."

[@olfersisapotato8970]

OrangeXenon54 (me) " I wish...." " I wish my school did plays...." " I wish we did this amazing play/broadway...."

[@coments101]

Realityismad the whole reason i know of this play is because it was performed at our school i liked it but the seats were a literal pain in the ass and some of the mics were fucked up so I had a hard time enjoying it

[@JohnBuckleyDeer8328]

I feel your pain about fault microphones. My theatre group did I play where I had a prime speaking role. On the last opening night, my family attended the performance, and I was greatly angered to discover they never heard me deliver my line due to the fault microphones and and dead spot.

[@kathrynroot7489]

Right lol

[@spacepirate9275]

"You are the only family i know. Please, come with me..."

[@AlwaysMythtaken]

The way Bernadette sings, ‘You’re so nice/you’re not good, you’re not bad/you’re just nice’ is a mood. I love her Witch.

[@jobanpreetsingh5000]

Hii i am from india

[@alishagadson9524]

Her witch is PHENOMENAL!!!!!!! Meryl should’ve studied Beradette’s version!

[@Levi_Parish]

She couldn’t play the same witch. One of the “problems” is that it’s a completely different medium. On top of the fact that I very seldom hear negative about Meryl’s interpretation, it’s just different. But there’s a lot more I could go in to. Such as her never really “losing” her daughter in the same way between play/movie. It does change perspective when you think of it that way.

[@redacted5078]

Honestly she's my favourite Witch and the way she delivers every line amazes me

[@EvaSofie]

@@alishagadson9524 Lol she did that's the whole reason people still appreciate her Witch

[@callmematy4713]

"he was sobbing over her like she was his own mother" is a gut wrenching line and i haven't seen anyone else talk abt it

[@johnsonbaroncaveler6634]

what line was this again?

[@pocketfullofbees7071]

The witch says this about Jack, who was sobbing over the Baker’s Wife’s body

[@BeyondBaito]

Which is even more morbid because by this point Jack's mom is dead and only the Witch knows.

[@libertyerichsen3904]

I sobbed the first time I heard it

[@nealgellaco]

We've no time to sit and dither While her withers wither with her Lyricist Level = Genius

[@christianevik3854]

I can't say it

[@m00gan64]

@@christianevik3854 I keep saying while her wither wither wither wither

[@etherealkkwf]

@@christianevik3854 I say it like this We’ve no time to sit and dither Why have with her with or with her-

[@DonnaJoChico]

Never got it. Till now.🤭

[@Wavinglighter]

Also: Best to take the moment present As a present for the moment

[@Gamergirl-.-]

I love how the first and last sung lyric is Cinderella singing “I wish...!”

[@heath6802]

That makes this a frame story, one of my favorite devices

[@giovannyrosado6326]

The only way art is ever truly whole is ABA in my experience...

[@hadassatroost_]

Me to!

[@wreckitremy]

Oh that makes so much more sense now! I thought it was a little clunky, but now that I see the symmetry I appreciate it

[@asrieldreemurr1988]

@@giovannyrosado6326 aba?

[@Selenelaszlobjj]

No one can do the role of The Witch like Bernadette Peters.

[@graceliz865]

Forever Rose Meryl Streep is great but she is a PEASANT compared to Bernadette. I will forever look up to her for an Into the Woods audition. ❤️😂

[@inquisitorcookies6074]

So true, Bernadette Peters IS the Witch!

[@keitha.355]

@@freeformgoddess9390 Yeah, she did a good job but..meh, still with *Bernadette Peters.*

[@madeleine.exists9207]

@@freeformgoddess9390 just wondering is there a bootleg of that show anywhere?

[@jbutler813]

I saw it with Nancy Dussault who took over after Bernadette and she was amazing.

[@Marie45610]

This stage play shows exactly why the movie didn't work. The narrator is a vital part of this story, and removing him from the movie made the second half fall apart.

[@Soroboruo]

Exactly!

[@princezzpuffypants6287]

The actors were actually pretty great, but the direction and overall production sucked it big time.... such a shame. The autotune, as always, was an afront to the music itself, too. But for what it was...I still enjoyed it. Meryl Streep can make almost anything watchable.

[@jenna_padro]

Yes exactly!!!

[@oconnell.shannon]

Actually no they didn’t remove him, they just removed the fact he was an actual person in the movie and not just a voice that talked from time to time

[@nkirukaj2384]

I liked the movie a lot actually. And why is he super important if he dies at the beginning of Act 2

[@oof1664]

"How many wolves have you carved up?" "A wolf's not the same!" "Ask a wolf's mother." I'm never gonna get over this line.

[@jazzymedra9272]

I think it's also very meaningful that the witch was the one to say "ask a wolf's mother"

[@suttonschiff9648]

I’m doing Into the Woods at a local theater and I’m Little Red, so I say that line 😂

[@h193013]

I’m sure the wolf’s mother would feel bad but the wolf can’t just go around eating people

[@briannaprincess05]

i don’t get it😗

[@jeremyunbound]

Brianna Martinez A wolf’s mother would be sad that her child was gutted

[@SarahBaird-io2tn]

The baking accident joke, “I was just trying to be a good mother” and so many other iconic jokes. This is such an iconic musical

[@blueshell292]

Everyone’s going "Bernadette Peters this, Bernadette Peters that" and I wholeheartedly agree but can we talk about Joanna Gleason (Baker's Wife)?! She’s one of the absolute best performances both vocally and acting-wise I’ve ever seen. She’s just so goddamn good

[@ohthesefeelingz3457]

she's the only performer who got a tony for this show back in 1987!

[@mediocrio]

i love the women of this show

[@erikristinathompson]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2fMq2uCqZyti8U

[@asharmstrong248]

@@ohthesefeelingz3457 Thank you blue shell from Mario Kart (I agree wholeheartedly)

[@deborahmathis7364]

Danielle Ferland (Little R.R.H.) also. They are just all so awesome!

[@iffahmughal8049]

I like the implication of what it means that the characters killed the narrator before he finished telling the story and that he's the only one who knows it. It's an incredible creative choice. If the person leading the characters you happy ever after, the person telling their story, is no more... Then presumably those characters aren't quite so noble and wonderful as fairytales would have us believe. It's a really good way to show the the indecisive characters literally HAVE to make their own choices now because no one else is there to make (narrate) those choices for them.

[@samkeiser9776]

Also, when the narrator dies that’s when everyone else loses plot immunity.

[@JediMaestr0]

That’s my favorite part and I was MAD when they cut it from the movie

[@liam1558]

Also it's really funny. I love 4th wall breaks.

[@cian634]

“Some of us don’t like the way you’ve been telling it” was my favourite joke in the show. Bernadette’s delivery on that line was just perfection lol

[@oluwaliblue8684]

Its Ka, baby.

[@thatssoderek2188]

That poor narrator has to change outfits every 5 minutes

[@Funkyk2]

D Murphy I think he just changed his jacket and put on a hat. RIP to the narrator though.

[@entpanimatics8070]

Seriously that poor guy

[@TheRevolvers69420]

You were the old man with the beans. Right? Like if I’m right

[@Ani-jn6zl]

Ye

[@isabelerhart9523]

The Revolvers yes

[@darladeigratia9303]

how did the witch change so quickly?? like that was seriously amazing. like the make up and the hair and the fake fingers. truly amazing.

[@nonesummit]

was wondering the same thing...it was all done in just a few seconds like taking off a mask.

[@gundaleine]

"They used a body double, a figure who acted the part and could lip-sync dialogue that Bernadette Peters pre-recorded, while Peters made a lightning-fast quick change below the stage. Peters had several dressers tearing off parts of her Witch costume, all Peters had to do was apply lipstick."

[@iAmMadeOfSoup]

Gunda Leine I can’t figure out when there’s a body double

[@Hwilki]

The information here is a bit misleading. They used a body double in the broadway musical on a nightly basis, BUT for this video recording they filmed additional footage of Bernadette Peters in the old age makeup because on film it would’ve been too obvious that they were using a body double. I don’t know the exact time frame but the show was filmed over two nights, with a third day dedicated to additional up close shots and of course the ones with Bernadette in the old age makeup for the transformation. In the actual broadway musical, the lighting was darker so that it was harder to see the witch body double’s face.

[@abigailroyall5044]

We don’t deserve Bernadette Peters

[@lukezacharias3245]

I'm definitely in the group that prefers this stage version to that of the movie version.

[@lukezacharias3245]

+Luke Zacharias Bravo, bravo, bravissimo!

[@MaevieTheSongbird]

+Luke Zacharias Was that a reference to Once Upon A Mattress?

[@lukezacharias3245]

Never seen/heard of that.

[@MaevieTheSongbird]

It's basically a spoof version of the Princess and the Pea. The main character's name is Winifred but everyone calls her Fred and the prince sings a song right before intermission called "I'm in love with a Girl Named Fred" and the ensemble (I should know we did it at my school and I was ensemble) is continuously singing "Bravo bravo bravissimo".

[@rykaro69]

+Maeve Ballantine I love that musical! My mom is an actress and starred as Fred a couple years ago :D

[@katiekeysmash1076]

I love how Bernadette just walks onstage and everyone immediately applauds

[@sophialotus6833]

the wolf in the stage production is so much darker and gross in this production compared to the Disney version. I love it.

[@EmmaBonn96]

Is it though? I mean, I’m sure Johnny Depp’s a nice enough guy, but I still felt the creep factor Plus you could get more creepy whispery tones since they didn’t have to project

[@leahpagett4155]

I agree, I mean did you see his junk?!?!?! VERY UNCOMFORTABLE

[@jeddonaldson7526]

The fact that he had a dick did make me die during the whole scene, best costume design ever

[@jeremyunbound]

I mean, he had his schlong hanging out 🙄

[@somnodaur8064]

The weird dog mouth is something that cannot be replicated

[@BernadetteMcKinley]

I swear 'I'm not good I'm not nice I'm just right!' Is the best quote in history

[@The4thSandersonSister]

I have that on a button

[@ohthesefeelingz3457]

followed by "you're so nice / you're not good, you're not bad / you're just nice"

[@soaribb32]

@@ohthesefeelingz3457 that's a burn...

[@Chloe-pp3oi]

The woods is a perfect metaphor for life. That's the main reason I love this musical

[@MaevieTheSongbird]

I love the motifs of what's really "nice" and "good" as well. I love all the metaphors (though if we had to study this in English class it would be a nightmare)

[@juliawhitmore3991]

The day I put together "Nice is different than good" and "You're so nice. You're not good, you're not bad, you're just nice," my life was forever changed. Every time I watch this again I find a new metaphor/parallel/connection I didn't see before.

[@mayasmithart7450]

xoxChloe ikr

[@HLGamez]

Julia Whitmore I like the subtle foreshadowing of the princes betrayal to Cinderella when she calls him a "very nice prince"

[@Кумятѕ]

HLGamez could you please explain? I don't exactly understand..

[@bobbywise2313]

"You can talk to birds". It is the way she said it that made it one of the funniest lines in the show. It was perfect. The actress playing Litty Red Riding Hood was amazing.

[@overcomingthat2728]

I remember the first time my siblings and I watched this and we laughed for a solid ten min at the delivery. To this day we still can't deliver the line the way she does without falling into fits of laughter 😂

[@shawnpavlik1293]

This recording is a treasure. I wish they could record every original cast for posterity. Imagine being able to watch Michael Crawford and Sara Brightman in Phantom...sigh...

[@joeytabasco7693]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnavh2Ogocp3pbc it's not a professional recording, but it's better than nothing!

[@rachelmarrone3271]

yes! i think every show should be proshot before it closes

[@jlue8179]

They do record every show its just not available to the public

[@syra1541]

I know!

[@Katsby83]

@@rachelmarrone3271 what I wouldn’t give to see Great Comet!

[@szechuansauce6856]

"some of us dont like the way you've been telling it"

[@charlessong3870]

im reporting u

[@ahnyisbillingsley3401]

@@charlessong3870 why

[@inquisitorcookies6074]

Lol I love that line

[@smellcat6420]

1:41:25

[@justlimonika]

@@smellcat6420 thank u3

[@joshuaplotkin8826]

what acting. Despite all of the horrible things the witch has done.....her sorrow, her remorse, her heartbreak at the loss of her daughter. I am actually crying. I feel her pain. Bravo my lady. bravo. now excuse me as I wipe the tears from my eyes. what a performance.

[@krisgraves9115]

SAME!!! Ive cried all 24 times I've watched this

[@qhostloop6330]

and she did all of the horrible stuff because others stole from her first!

[@henryanderson6752]

Bernadette Peters am I right?

[@captainduck5552]

You know the fact the narrator is talking over them when they sing is reason enough to sacrifice him

[@Soroboruo]

They didn't practice so long just for him to do that! xD

[@czechchicklet5847]

Little Red Riding Hood was 18 years old in this play. She looks so much younger. Her dob is 1/31/71. They aired this when she was 20 but filmed when she was 18.

[@musicaltheatergeek79]

She was 16 when the show debuted on Broadway in the fall of 1987.

[@notsusan]

and later on in another production she played the Baker's Wife :)

[@auroraaldal2112]

Oh, the magic of stage effects :)

[@jentepreskit1998]

Holy crap, she's my mom's age

[@wilmafistfit4788]

I guess I’m the only one who found her a little old seeming she’s nearly the size of the baker lol but she’s incredibly talented

[@Mistardmuster]

I'll never forget: sat down with a bowl of chicken noodle soup one night and pulled this up on netflix, went wtf when the narrator said "To be continued", like what could possibly happen after all of that. Man did I learn. A day later I was running all around my college campus going "Don't you know what's out there in the wooooooorld" hoping someone would get it. Great times.

[@Ayden_B]

Bok Choy Netflix? What kind of Netflix you got?

[@Ayden_B]

This sounds like it’s from r/thathappened

[@Mistardmuster]

I was a teenage theatre major everything I did then sounds like it's from r/thathappened

[@Ayden_B]

Bok Choy but running around yelling a line from a musical? Seems fake dude

[@Mistardmuster]

Like I said, teenage theatre major

[@adamnomdeplum3]

never wear mauve at a ball. or pink. or open your mouth. best lines ever

[@hippiemommy]

I played the Wicked Step-Mother in our Community theatre and Loved those lines.

[@hyun21627]

I don’t get the joke😭😭😭

[@williamofhanover]

yesss i love the step sisters and mother in this. the pink step sister is soooooo beautiful. they were all so iconic in this.

[@tybronx2446]

The one good thing the movie adaptation did was force Sideways and Snugboy to make two wonderful videos ripping it to shreds; and therefore lead me here.

[@sillygoosetaur]

yes.

[@soandso3676]

Agreed. I’d completely forgotten about the movie until I saw Snugboys video.

[@johnkenny6024]

I'd only ever seen the film, I had no idea they filmed the original, and after watching those videos I watched this and WOW! The film was not funny at all, and they didn't include No More. So glad Sideways and Snugboy did videos on this.

[@carmenmercedes9903]

me too

[@monsorelong5066]

Same with me

[@sapphael.]

Some musicals really don't age well. But Into The Woods, its themes of compassion and understanding and compromise are so timeless and still so relevant today. Understanding that everyone is human, that your greatest enemy has their own family and friends and life and is loved as you are loved. I really love this show, it shows the worst of humanity yet at the same time it shows the best of it.

[@reginaharper3346]

What musicals do you think that don’t age well

[@Mnnvint]

This one has only gotten better with age.

[@Mnnvint]

@@reginaharper3346 Phantom of the Opera 2 Love never dies?

[@reginaharper3346]

@@Mnnvint theres a phantom of the opera 2-

[@Mnnvint]

@@reginaharper3346 No! Forget I ever mentioned it, I beg you.

[@AJPwny]

I really love the actor who played Jack. He's adorbs.

[@Jochi_Mochi]

The AngelAJPwny he is like 20 now I think

[@michaelwilliamybarra2409]

I feel like if another major revival of this show is to be done on Broadway, Jack would be best played by Ben Platt. I wonder if Platt has sung Sondheim before, or, if so, there's a video or recording of him singing "Giants in the Sky". Would love to hear it!

[@mal760]

I honestly don't think Ben Platt would be good for Jack, but that's just my opinion. And yes, Jack's actor is very cute!! big crush

[@katiemartina7413]

i agree. i don't think Ben would fit the ticket as much as his brother, Noah!

[@tull3b3ll3]

Luna the fox and frisk the fox Haha. Try 48. He was 20 when this was recorded in 1989. His name is Ben Wright.

[@edgarallennope]

wow the disney version really had Absolutely No Flavour huh

[@minutemovies2766]

Yeah there's only a few jokes that really land when most of the musical is just a full on comedy but I did like to see the actors renditions and meryl was phenomenal but other than that compared to the original its not amazing

[@islasullivan3463]

You got to admit that its version of the song Agony is better though.

[@Isajinglebells]

@@islasullivan3463 yeah it's more extravagant that if you watched it ironically it's hilarious but it looked like Disney wanted us to take it seriously

[@wermrights]

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[@alishagadson9524]

Stamp it! I watched the Disney version once. I watch this version ALL the time! PS no one can touch the witch in this version 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ryanstauffer119]

When my parents and I went to see this play a few years ago, the theater having this decided to make a special addition to the story. Before the first song starts, we sit in darkness as we hear all these angry voices yelling at a boy saying how he's messed up and they're disappointed in the things he's done etc. This leads to the boy running away. When the lights on stage come on, we see that the boy arrives at an abandoned house. When he sits down to catch his breath and let out his tears, he sees besides him a stack of fairytale books. He then grabs out a notebook in his backpack deciding to write a crossover of these fairytales. This then begins the first song. So the boy serves as the play's narrator. And of course, just like in the third act, he sacrificed to the Giant's Wife with the characters pretending he's Jack. I have to say, it does make more sense in sacrificing another boy pretending he's Jack. But Giant's Wife realizes it's not him and we see his backpack fall from the sky. However, he's not dead. Right after the ghost of the Baker's Wife tells the Baker to tell the baby a story, we transition to seeing the narrator asleep by the stack of books. The front door of the abandoned house opens revealing the his worried father. The narrator's father is played by the same actor that plays the Baker in the play. He rushes over to his son relieved he's all right. His son then gives him his notebook in which his father reads aloud, impressed. Basically, the narrator wrote all of this so he could be closer to his father. As the last song comes to an end as the father and the boy exit through the front door, the narrator looks at the audience one last time with a big smile on his face and sings "I wish!" I have to say, this was an interesting thing to add to the story.

[@yanagelfand4337]

That sounds really great! Thank you for sharing.

[@ryeryeryerye]

That’s actually a very good addition to the musical!

[@gracesw9906]

that was at the Winter Garden theatre in Orlando, wasn’t it? it was directed by someone i consider a mentor, and the costumes and actors were all great friends of mine!!

[@ryanstauffer119]

@@gracesw9906 Yeah, it was at Winter Garden. First play my parents and I ever saw there was when they did Peter Pan and they had a projector to change the wall into different backgrounds like the Darlings' nursery or the jungle or even make it move for when the characters fly in the sky. I really did enjoy their take on "Into the Woods". One of my favorite things from their production was that each time the princes appeared on stage, they did a skip😂 I also liked how with their projector they managed to create a blinking eye for the Giant's Eye watching the characters.

[@Robynhoodlum]

@@gracesw9906There’s a Winter Garden Theater in Orlando?

[@coelacanthe]

"you can talk to birds?" is the best line ever delivered in the history of theater

[@inkbery4473]

2:10:50 my favourite thing in the whole play: Little Red saying in the most sardonic voice possible "...You can talk to birds?"

[@HLGamez]

Puff and Fluff considering she's the same person that spoke to a wolf, I really don't understand her confusion

[@musicaltheatergeek79]

@@HLGamez But the Wolf spoke in human language and the birds just chirped.

[@HimynameisAverie]

I love you for linking to an earlier timestamp so this joke has the opportunity to land! 😆

[@kristoferwilson6593]

The casting of people because of how their characters are similar is amazing: Narrator/mysterious man (aka bakers father- both have input in the story but don't want any involvement in it Wolf/Cinderellas Prince- both want things that are running away from them//things they just want for a moment Granny/Cinderellas Mother/Giant Women- mother like figures who give guidance and support This show just blows me away everytime!!! Also how them killing the giant was showing how you decide whats good and bad because she was killed even though jack did steal from her and kill her husband after they were kind to him

[@samkeiser9776]

I mean the mysterious man is pretty involved, and he seems to regret ever deciding to “run away”

[@beebs56]

I had no idea that granny/ Cinderella's mother/ giant woman were all played by the same actress!

[@andrewfortmusic]

I will say that "Giants in the Sky" seems to imply that the husband tried to eat Jack, though, and that the stealing and killing were reactionary things.

[@fluxationsart]

“Sometimes people leave you halfway through the woods, do not let it grieve you, no one leaves for good.” Sondheim created a work of art that has stood the test of time, this show means so much to me ever since I saw it as a small child, children did listen. May his memory be a blessing.

[@Shae29]

Same, this was probably my favorite cast recording my mom put on when driving me to pre-school 🥺🥺

[@stanleyrichie442]

@@Shae29 Hello may I ask you a question if you don't mind?

[@Shae29]

@@stanleyrichie442 yeah, what’s up?

[@stanleyrichie442]

@@Shae29 good...were are you from?

[@deadinthename]

Well said, also your art is amazing jesus, also THOMAS JEFFERSON MIKU BINDER?????? HELLO?????

[@parabolicphantom]

Jack: "I can recognize a giant's footprints!" - because it is so hard to tell if insanely large footprints came from a giant.

[@robylopezvi]

tjbernad I know this comment is old. But bruh, they could be from big foot

[@alexanderticonuwu7591]

@@robylopezvi I know this comment is old but: 👏

[@yippedoodah]

It could be a bear

[@Mnnvint]

The slotted spoon can't hold much soup.

[@vanillaboi5475]

That witch threw some sick lyrics

[@Malkav65]

She’s got bars

[@andoirx]

Eminem gotten real quiet

[@aurumthebrave3427]

Absolute fire tho

[@Lolzyhahas]

Some phat beats.

[@dylansoriano1596]

Agony (Reprised) is fucking hilarious and disturbing at the same time.

[@pettylilthing]

Seriously that’s the only thing the movie got right 🤣😂

[@jennaheiser625]

I miss those amazing harmonies and the second part, but I agree that they nailed the humor! I cried laughing the first couple of times I saw it!

[@erikristinathompson]

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[@somnodaur8064]

they’re so uniquely cruel.

[@pinchetono13]

I saw this comment under Sideway’s Into The Woods analysis video that perfectly sums up the arcs of the musical: “In Act 1, everyone gets what they wish; but in Act 2, everyone gets what they deserve.” That had me pretty shook and riveted if you ask me.

[@brrrnaner]

I don't think they all deserved to die. Especially the narrator, Rapunzel, and half the kingdom we don't get to see crushed, but that's just me.

[@FeepingCreature]

The whole point of the second act is "deserve" is an infantile framing and part of growing up is understanding that we cannot rely on reality or society to make moral decisions clear for us.

[@Zzzk23]

I love jack's voice manages to be strong, yet gentle all at once

[@wreckitremy]

It took me 3 nights to watch this in its entirety. Someone needs to appreciate the funny coincidence

[@auggiemain]

Lol

[@lovemeh7899]

Tbh its long and I can understand if you’d want to take a break it took me up until 9 to nearly 2am to finish this

[@ananonymoushuman8258]

Appreciated

[@mariacargille1396]

Appreciated! :D

[@lgbtyler6791]

Bro same, mostly because I'm using this for an Essay and had to pause to take notes XD

[@bluesquadron1165]

I love how as they lose people they sort of take each other into their family, kind of like how Cinderella acted like a motherly figure to Red

[@blazerheata6479]

Now Red will like a motherly figure for Jack. (with or without his consent)

[@rock_talk4004]

The chaotic neutral energy in this is immeasurable

[@blazerheata6479]

Chaotic Neutral is this musical's moral value XD

[@myeahonline]

Wait, I just truly realized that each group in each of the four stories really did come out with just one character in the end, except for the Baker's son and him. All of them were "alone" technically. And that just made this more emotional for me when the four of them sang their song. Love it.

[@h193013]

Myeah Malalis Was anyone from Rapunzel left? What did happen to the witch? Also did the two princes and Cinderella’s family survive?

[@Shenorai]

@@h193013 It's kinda up in the air what happened to the Witch. She threw away the beans as a gamble to get her powers back, but whether it was her mother's curse that banished her from the wood or if it was her own magic coming back and that was the first spell that was cast, we can't tell. We just know she's gone. Rapunzel got squished, but her prince went and found someone else to woo. Basically removed himself from Rapunzel's story and dove into someone else's fairy tale. As for Cinderella, well... yes, her father survived, but he was far too swept up with is wife and stepdaughters to so much as give Cinderella the time of day. That's a different kind of isolation: One where, try as you might, you're simply not wanted by the one you want to be loved by. And sure, her prince lived, but she had to lie to be his bride in the first place. Which is not helped by the fact that he went and cheated on her, basically leaving her for any other random maiden he comes across. Like his brother, he removed himself from Cinderella's story and dove into someone else's fairy tale. The Baker, Jack, and Little Red were the first ones to accept Cinderella AS herself.

[@orenj4484]

Baker: "You take care of yourself now, Jack. It's time." Little red riding hood: "No it's not, I can take care of you." Jack: "Oh, really?" Little red riding hood: "Yes, I CAN BE YOUR MOTHER NOW." She will be a great mother

[@Shenorai]

I can't help but wonder what their household is like after the story.

[@blueshell292]

@@Shenorai There’s fanfiction about that somewhere. I'm just sure of it.

[@Mnnvint]

@@blueshell292 I think the venn diagram between musical theatre people and crazy fanfic people is pretty much just a circle.

[@averyleigh2013]

@@blueshell292 there’s definitely not enough of it… and most of it ships Red and Jack which I find weird

[@oconnell.shannon]

But what’s funny is that Jack is like in his late teens and Red is like 11

[@FranciumZ]

Fun Fact:Robert Westenberg(Prince Charming) and Kim Crosby(Cinderella) actually married in real life.

[@MissAkua100]

i knoww and i cry thinking about it. love is real 🥰

[@cat-mh2wp]

Wow that's great😀

[@bradleymichaelwilson8375]

That’s magical! 😁

[@soulbound2]

WOAH

[@hannahlynn8028]

how did I not know this?

[@bugsnkisses]

i love the recurring theme of “nice vs good” in this! sometimes people are nice but not good because they have evil intentions (the wolf), sometimes people are nice but not good because they’re morally grey but want to be good (the main cast near the end). also how cinderella kept describing the prince and the ball as nice, never good, just nice. it’s an interesting idea!

[@Robynhoodlum]

Part of growing up is realizing “nice is different than good”. And we have to learn to discern that for ourselves.

[@emmat4416]

I died when the witch started going: "THTHTH THH THHTHTH"

[@carlosalejandroalvarenga4913]

3 Paw 😂

[@phyllispetras3821]

HILARIOUS!!!

[@geovannistoddard797]

its actually- or a..snnnnnssnnnnssnnnn...

[@blazerheata6479]

How to know if my neighborhood witch is having a stronk

[@LOD69]

Blazer Heata I, too am having a stronk.

[@randomish4285]

ok, people will call me dumb for this but... I cried when Jack sang goodbye to Milky White when he exchanged her for the beans. Just imagining a poor boy with no other friend except an old cow, and then being forced to sell his only friend...that just hurt a lot.

[@karlazeen]

It all ready hurts a lot to loose a pet but imagine that pet being all the friends you have.

[@Mnnvint]

It says a lot about how good the actor is! He has that perfect combination of seriousness, sincerity and obliviousness.

[@averyleigh2013]

HONESTLY… if done right, I Guess This is Goodbye is one of the most heartwrenching songs in the show

[@erikristinathompson]

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[@gabriellaa931]

It’s not dumb! It really was a sad moment.

[@alumaneonblue2577]

“Princes yes, but wolves and witches too” When u realise Cinderella’s prince also plays the Wolf. Also side note, that the wolf is noted as ‘nice’ but not good. Similarly when Cinderella is asked about the prince she says, ‘he’s a very nice prince’, but not that he was good. Idk if that’s interesting to anyone else, jus thought I’d share it.

[@Soroboruo]

Ye the play's constantly building up its themes, even in ways that are hard to notice. The attention to detail is unreal.

[@beebs56]

Some things I've noticed is that the witch says "princes yes, but wolves and humans too" and the actor who plays the prince also plays the wolf When the baker's wife and Cinderella are talking about the prince, the baker's wife asks "is he sensitive, clever, well mannered, considerate, passionate, charming, as wise as he's handsome" and in Agony the prince asks if he's not those things as well. And during It Takes Two, the baker's wife calls the baker all those things as well.

[@paulthenerdycat4139]

Great insight!

[@ezramoore8587]

@@beebs56 Also interesting to note that in Agony he asks if he's "kind as I'm handsome" instead of wise. He's not good, he's not right, he's just nice

[@beebs56]

@@ezramoore8587 I love stuff like that😆

[@Abitscrewycreations]

The line "You forgot your scarf" gets me if only because of the voice she uses when she says it, she sounds like my grandmother from northern Michigan I love it

[@leonineKelter]

As someone with a grandma from upper Michigan, this is accurate

[@thejellyfinn]

YES. SHE SOUNDED JUST LIKE A MIDWESTERN MOM AND IT WAS PERFECT

[@Ghost-hc7bu]

Let’s all just admit this has more heart then the Disney version

[@pettylilthing]

Yes, the Disney version doesn’t even compare

[@anthonyvillarias8829]

Agreed!! And correction, “ Has more heart THAN the Disney version” 😂😊

[@Naev0w0]

@@anthonyvillarias8829 shut up.

[@christineburnett5066]

Disney version sucked, the only part they did well was “Agony” and they didn’t include “No More” which if one of my favourite songs in the musical

[@AlexanderrRobinEvans]

@@christineburnett5066 I’m more neutral than most on this issue.. Honestly, everyone can talk all they want about the casting or the singing or whatever problem they have with the film, but my problem with it will forever be how they got rid of the Mysterious Man and the Narrator. Two of the best characters, just gone. Still mourning the loss of No More and Ever After, and we were definitely robbed of the Narrator’s death scene.

[@phyllispetras2181]

I took my mother to see this and paid for the tickets with the grocery money!!! Back in those days, the tickets were $30 for the orchestra section! When the musical was finished, my mother said she thought we should climb up on our seats and cheer!!!! it was her only time to see a musical or even go to any theater production......and it was just splendid. Bernadette Peters and the two princes (Agony) were our favorites!

[@deanlangworthy3311]

Aww I absolutely love this story! My mom recorded this off of PBS when I was in elementary school.. I was obsessed with this musical and I got the CD of the production a year or two later. I've always loved fairy tales and to have them all combined with wonderful music and tons of humor and wit this all was all into one! Not a fan of the movie though.. just missed out on all the underlying funny moments Ect... Bernadette petter's could never be topped. Sorry Meryl but she was to old to play the witch when she is transformed into her younger "hot" self. But I guess it can be hard to reprise such an iconic role. Anyways.. still have wonderful memories of watching this over and over as a kid! Thanks Mom 😘

[@KeepCalmContemplateYourChoices]

30 DOLLARS?!? THEY'RE BASICALLY FREE! YOU MIGHT AS WELL WANDER IN WITHOUT A TICKET AT ALL MY GOD THEY'RE CHEAP! LOOK AT HAMILTON'S CHEAPEST SEATS!

[@phyllispetras2181]

@@KeepCalmContemplateYourChoices WAY BACK.....1990s"""

[@dustonpage1280]

@@KeepCalmContemplateYourChoices there's this funky little thing called inflation

[@KeepCalmContemplateYourChoices]

@@dustonpage1280 I JUST REALIZED AND I'M WEEPING AT MY DUMBASSERY

[@meganfrigerio2274]

I love the original actor for Jack because he makes Giants In the Sky soooo melodic and sweeping which I find is lacking in modern Jacks since they resort to belting out the ending. Nice to know you don’t have to sing it BELTING OUT

[@juliamarshall9164]

And THAT’S because he’s supposed to be 17 and not 10 lmao

[@onyxiris]

If any Jack is belting that they probably weren't qualified to do it in the first place. That's a really hard note to belt because of how low it is.

[@isabel-ey6xr]

@@onyxiris from the ones that i’ve seen belting they end on a higher note

[@sophovot5079]

the 2022 production is good too

[@mrs_mothra547]

Idk why but Jack's song is so moving. He goes from being a simpleton in a small world to his eyes being opened by a world he never dreamed of.

[@CritSuccessNerd]

If the movie did not cut the Mysterious Man it would have been much better. That's one of the bigger reasons why I think this version is superior.

[@EmmaBonn96]

I mean, he sort of was there He just appeared once at the end when it was dramatic

[@christineburnett5066]

They shouldn’t have removed “No More” my favourite song in the musical

[@saramoratinotrujillo1187]

The way the princes jump into scene kills me they are so funny

[@Fallintoreverse]

When we did this one we had mini trampolines for the princes to use to jump into every scene😂

[@saramoratinotrujillo1187]

@@Fallintoreverse that sounds so funny lmao imagine they collide

[@ithinkurprettygreat2475]

when i watched this in class and milky white died the clown said “right of course they killed the best character”

[@iAmMadeOfSoup]

ally cappa haha so ironic cus Baker’s Wife dies

[@ithinkurprettygreat2475]

Pearl the rebel lmao that’s horrible

[@disgusted2704]

*Laughs in Nice Giant Lady

[@bradleymichaelwilson8375]

Lucky you! You got to watch ‘Into The Woods’ at school.

[@lilacsstay6518]

XD

[@mothman96]

This musical constantly takes on new meaning in my life as I continue to grow up. From enjoying the whimsical elements in childhood to feeling the angst in my teenage years to understanding the insurmountable heartache the characters face. It one of the greatest pieces of art in my opinion.

[@jayclawwit6489]

At 1:50:52 Rapunzel's prince and Cinderella's prince are brothers and Rapunzel's brother is the wife's husband, the baker. So he fooled around with the wife of his brother's brother-in-law. What happened in the woods, stays in the woods.

[@min_nia07]

I never noticed that.

[@jakegriffin6360]

Didn't realize that until now. Thank you!

[@blueshell292]

What a FUCKING wild ride

[@uglebeffus]

i'm my own grandpa

[@Shae29]

What I was just thinking bc I saw the comment about the baker not meeting rapunzel 😭

[@GeneThundersnow]

Bernadette Peters, man. What a frickin’ talent

[@bam9480]

yell it louder for he people in the back

[@cameronwyatt9467]

I saw her in the revival of Hello Dolly in 2018. She's only gotten better.

[@aurumthebrave3427]

An absolute goddess.

[@johnlewinski6359]

She really had a great decade, just 10 years earlier being so fantastic in The Jerk

[@mdaddy775]

She should be an EGOT!

[@lordsxman]

The Hollywood movie's biggest mistake was removing the Narrator cuz that automatically lessened the comedy in the film. Or made the comedy harder to interpret.

[@Sofia-re3hj]

@LaviniaVeiled really? i thought meryl streep was one of the better casting choices of the movie. personally i didn't like the baker and his wife in the movie

[@smellsfunky123]

@LaviniaVeiled rlly? in my opinion those r the best roles lmao

[@olfersisapotato8970]

@LaviniaVeiled I feel Johnny deep would have been better if they also cast him as the prince... becauee in the Broadway tahts how it I'd and technically reflects the princes true nature.

[@minoruミノル九]

I like Lila Crawford as Red Riding Hood, but they gave her such horrible comedic timing they wrote her a lot more annoying

[@FeepingCreature]

Wait. I haven't seen the musical or the movie yet, but ... the _Hollywood_ movie's biggest mistake was _removing_ the narration?

[@williamofhanover]

what i love about this version is that it’s like so unserious it was like on a different level of consciousness that the movie was not. plays have a unique way the can lose the thread.

[@TheatreofSymphony]

The amount of quotes one can take out of this masterpiece is mindblowing. Astonishing work.

[@arxdelrosario6873]

"i have no children" "thats okay too"

[@effsap]

PLEASE

[@averyleigh2013]

i just closed the show playing Jacks mother and this was my favorite line by far

[@haileygiabiconi8830]

I don't get this line 😕

[@laurenbashoura9575]

@@haileygiabiconi8830 From what I understand, the joke is that she regrets all the trouble Jack gives her and so is admiring the lifestyle of the childless baker’s wife (although it’s clear that she still loves Jack haha)

[@whosagrump9147]

⁠@@haileygiabiconi8830she just seems so enthusiastic about a woman who doesn't have a child, as if she wishes she never had one too lol

[@musictheatersix244]

How many musical theater nerds up here watching this in quarantine lol

[@Rcity2332]

I’m making my family watch lol

[@whyareallmynamestaken1382]

For the first time

[@Tomatosaladz]

Wdym? Isnt this a really cool slime tutorial

[@asrieldreemurr1988]

Mee

[@kaceywasson3307]

Watching as many musicals as I can!!! I have nothing else to do :)

[@yippedoodah]

Rest in peace, Stephen. You will be so dearly missed. Sometimes people leave you Halfway through the wood Do not let it grieve you, No one leaves for good

[@kaela6407]

this lyric now really tugs our heart

[@idleteen4276]

Who is stephen

[@idleteen4276]

Rip whoever he is

[@stefannydvorak7919]

@@idleteen4276Stephen Sondheim is the man who created this masterpiece.

[@annaliesecancilla894]

Story time: When I was younger we had a DVD player that was really old. If you left a dvd in it after watching a movie it would get stuck. We had to do so much to get it out. When I was younger this was my favorite thing to watch. BUT! One time I forgot that it would get stuck if you left it. I left this disc in there. I was so upset. That happened to be the time that the box broke completely. We had no ability to get it out without breaking the disc it’s self. I lost my favorite movie and I was distraught. Years and years later I suddenly remembered that I used to watch it all the time and I looked it up on KZbin. LO AND BEHOLD I found it here. It was quite magical to see it again. So thanks for posting this vid. Sorry for the long comment.

[@matthewibarra6280]

Lo and behold* Not Low and behold. Still, I'm glad you rediscovered your childhood favorite

[@annaliesecancilla894]

Matthew Ibarra oh really? I didn’t know that!

[@matthewibarra6280]

@@annaliesecancilla894 yeah. I'm one of those nitpicky people who correct grammar. I hope I didn't come down as rude, or mean

[@matthewibarra6280]

@@annaliesecancilla894 wow you even edited it because of my correction, I feel special. I'm like the sprinkle grammar fairy

[@annaliesecancilla894]

Matthew Ibarra no! I’m a writer so I always appreciate grammar corrections!

[@a.p.6301]

The baker always looks like he’s trying to hold in his laughter lol

[@saxkeerthana]

YES!! Exactly what I was thinking, and it bothers me

[@abishayforys]

THATS WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY HAHAHAH

[@Hi-ul2gc]

It's kinda hard to read his expression because of it aha

[@MS-df2fk]

This is the dream cast and they have never been topped. Everyone is flawless in their roles. Also, the production itself is beautiful and still the standard bearer. Great show!

[@Knonnynonny]

I don't think anything can top THIS wonderful cast and production. Ever.

[@dieclownsdie]

I just saw it a the Guthrie, actually directed by the man who directed this production, daughter. It was quite a bit better. It was on a thrust stage and their milky white was worth the price of admission. One of my favorite ever theatre experiences.

[@Knonnynonny]

@@dieclownsdie Wow, I wish I had had THAT experience!! I've recently heard that the London production (which also came to Central Park) was amazing. Off to see THAT one .. Can't IMAGINE how great that one may turn out to be. Thanks for the share!

[@Knonnynonny]

It's so special and tender that the Daughter of this production director is now at it. Quite right. Quite right.

[@LittleBallOfGiggles]

I know Rapunzel's Prince is fated the same as his brother to leave her for another maiden and whatnot, but I love the little bit where Rapunzel refuses the Witch to stay with him and he acknowledges his children for the first time as he takes her in. It was such a small moment, but it was so real and I wish more people knew that it was this ending that was true of the original fairytale.

[@mellorinesz1097]

Cinderella's prince and repunzels prince is just friends not brothers

[@LittleBallOfGiggles]

"Good brother. I was wondering where you'd gone." they are brothers. Also, productions hosting auditions for this musical describe Rapunzel's Prince as Cindy's Prince's brother who is "also looking for the next best thing."

[@mellorinesz1097]

oh but the 2014 movie they are just friends lowl sorry i didint know :D

[@LittleBallOfGiggles]

Really? I didn't know Disney did that. I like Disney and all but I feel like they took away a lot of appeal from Into the Woods.

[@princedonovaughn1182]

+Arianna 43 GT No they are still brothers.

[@sarahjones1120]

Did anyone else notice that the wolf's junk is just hanging out?

[@albertwhite7312]

Glad im not the one. I thought it was a real one for a split sec

[@PmpknHead]

Everyone noticed and wish they didn’t

[@ayannarandall1706]

I thought I was the only one!

[@Acetrainergold96]

RIGHT?! I get that it’s a metaphor for pedophelia but they didn’t have to go there!

[@Ihatewater9000]

I just asked this question lol I couldn’t tell either!

[@geniehossain3738]

Bernadette Peters is perfection as the witch!

[@BernadetteMcKinley]

Genie Hossain agreed 100% !

[@yvonnej8714]

Bernadette's entire existence is perfection

[@chihuahuaproductions8739]

My favorite actress

[@krisgraves9115]

She is queen

[@leoduke5311]

Genie Hossain excuse me, Bernadette Peters is perfection as everything.

[@Snailsgale]

I cannot explain how much i love this musical. Everything about it, the costumes, the plot, the characters, THE MUSIC, i love all of it. It never leaves my mind.

[@trularose.s.80]

Is it bad I love the Witch since she is a very realistic character?

[@wowokthenbruh]

Luna Star nope, that's why I love her too!

[@onefaintrobin]

she's my favorite character, so nope XD

[@BernadetteMcKinley]

She is my favorite character of all time tbh

[@jennersmadahy9875]

She's my favorite character

[@Minna2442]

I love the Witch, she’s my favorite.

[@grackenthekracken8019]

Song Time Stamps! Opening- 0:59 Cinderella At The Grave- 15:59 Hello Little Girl- 18:50 I Guess This Is Goodbye- 24:19 Maybe They’re Magic- 25:15 Baker’s Reprise- 28:39 I Know Things Now- 31:49 A Very Nice Prince- 35:50 First Midnight- 36:55 Giants In The Sky- 38:23 Agony- 45:14 A Very Nice Prince (Reprise)- 51:34 It Takes Two- 53:42 Second Midnight- 57:28 Stay With Me- 58:41 On The Steps Of The Palace- 1:04:05 Act One Finale- 1:13:12 Act Two Opening- 1:23:08 Agony (Reprise)- 1:34:46 Witch’s Lament- 1:44:36 Any Moment- 1:49:23 Moments In The Woods- 1:53:35 Your Fault- 1:58:56 Last Midnight- 2:00:37 No More- 2:05:49 No One Is Alone- 2:15:49 Act Two Finale- 2:21:29

[@benjaminjohnsen2224]

the_BeanieBoy _ you just saved humanity

[@emmimangos9466]

Thanks!

[@gracegotti5564]

Are those all the songs in the play

[@flwrs07]

Tq

[@asrieldreemurr1988]

Grace Gotti yes

[@cbolanz1]

this stage play made me realize how short and kinda light the Disney version (which is the first version of this story I saw) was.

[@lovemeh7899]

Same as well, but since musical plays are so limited I loved the visuals in 2014 one and plus its disney

[@QuikVidGuy]

honestly i don't know if any moment makes me think harder than Jack's mother showing up in Act 2 This woman who has spent the whole show so far being absolutely EXHAUSTED at her son, shutting him down, demanding he shelter himself, twisting his ear And she puts on the bravest face out of anyone and DEMANDS that her son remain safe. She was willing to be crushed by the giant no matter how much shit she had to talk. And everyone else was too much of a coward to protect her.

[@notmyducks3]

That’s usually how it is :/

[@Autismtrademark]

She’s a mother, she cares about her son, no matter how annoyed she was that he couldn’t be applying himself the way others would have at his age.

[@thetheatrekidblewup]

YES JACKS MOTHER IS SUCH AN UNDERRATED CHARACTER (Im playing her rn so haha)

[@PabloEmanuel96]

I loved her character Made me so happy at the end when she sang "a slotted spoon can cold potatoes"

[@OpenOceanOnly]

Jack's mother is undoubtedly my favorite character in the show. So complex in so many aspects.

[@gracieliz95]

It still breaks my heart that "No More" isn't in the movie version.

[@annaliesecancilla894]

Gracie thank god someone shares my opinion on this. (I dont know how it is for you) but it’s my favorite song because the entire play is about how hard it is to deal with grief, but that song is about how people shouldn’t have to grieve over things that can be prevented. (Like a father leaving his family) it sucks that it wasn’t in the movie. I dont know I just have a strong opinion about this. Sorry for the long comment.

[@GTAGAMER222]

Thank you

[@dillonramos760]

Agreed. It’s the best song in my opinion. I’m really sad it’s not in the movie.

[@justakid7991]

Annaliese Cancilla The play isn’t about how hard it is to deal with grief. I mean it’s an important part of it, but not the main theme.

[@tashiemayb]

Y'all, it is. I watched the movie and was so upset. I feel as if James Corden could have done the song justice a little but no one will match Chip Zien.

[@dalime605]

the first play I've seen that KILLS the narrator xD

[@dalime605]

never heard of that. ill check it out

[@donavonmcdonald5297]

it’s a musical

[@bethm5852]

Donavon Sings A musical is still a play...

[@dandiestdryer]

Not a play but Monty python and the holy grail does something similar

[@justatlantis6627]

At lease he’s alive bc he is also played as the mystery old man xD

[@myeahonline]

The lyrics for this play are absolutely genius. The Into the Woods Introduction then the Reprise... the rewording, the the rephrasing, EVERYTHING. UGH I LOVE THIS MUSICAL SO MUCH!!

[@clairebear9886]

“I wish…” “….I know.” I don’t see nearly enough people talking about this line, I will never get over it