Cast members of london productions and revivals also have a full rehearsal period, sometimes with the. Original broadway filming of into the woods arrives on bluray. Originally broadcast as part of the american playhouse series on pbs, this video captures a performance by the original cast of the popular broadway musical. Iris merlis, michael brandman, wendy cornell, james lapine. It is funny, dark, seductive, clever, challenging, romantic, and full of possibilities from the very moment it begins. 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 sondheims 1986 broadway musical of the same name. Features joanna gleason, chip zien, phylicia rashad and the original cast of the broadway production. The movie of sondheims 1987 musical into the woods, starring james corden, anna kendrick, and meryl streep as the witch, will apparently feature no dead rapunzel, and the cutting of the song.
Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Watch into the woods 2014 online full movie uwatchfree. Into the woods original broadway cast 1987 the official. Into the woods opened on broadway at the martin beck theatre on november 5, 1987, and ran for 765 performances. Schools throughout the country have made the musical into the woods, now a disney movie, a perennial favoriteto the point that, according to. Into the woods 1991 joanna gleason in american playhouse. 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. The original cast of into the woods share candid backstage stories and standout. I have never seen the musical although i sure would like to.
A walt disney pictures production, it features an ensemble cast that includes meryl streep, emily blunt, james corden, anna kendrick, chris pine. Prior to watching this movie into the woods, i knew nothing about the story. Jan 02, 2015 schools throughout the country have made the musical into the woods, now a disney movie, a perennial favoriteto the point that, according to npr, its currently the 3rd most popular. Dec 26, 2014 into the woods premiered on broadway in 1987 and has been performed tirelessly around the world since. Which brings us to the most painful sacrifices in the film adaptation of into the woods. But examination of the 25% mark where we should find the plot point doesnt give us an obvious turning point in the plot just the passing of the first nightwhich is closer to being a pinch point than a plot point. Dec 23, 2014 when composer stephen sondheim and writer james lapine unleashed into the woods onstage in 1986, audiences gasped when childrens stories about cinderella, little red riding hood and the like. Hansel and gretel 1987 stream and watch online moviefone. How is into the woods the movie different from the.
The way it combines and comments on fairy tales speaks to us in a different way at every age. This reissue of the 1987 original broadway cast has been crisplyremastered with three bonus demo songs, from a proposed childrens version of the musical back to the palace, boom crunch, and a rewritten giants in the sky. A disney film adaptation directed by rob marshall and starring meryl streep. Into the woods playwright james lapine wrote the screenplay adaptation of the 1987 musical. The musical intertwines the plots of several brothers grimm a.
Into the woods has always been for adults, not children. I chose this movie because i love fairy tales and the incredible cast. Watch into the woods online stream full movie directv. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. As the result of the curse of a oncebeautiful witch meryl streep, a baker james corden and his wife emily blunt are childless. Into the woods is a musical with music and lyrics by stephen sondheim and book by james. True, most of the new film uses the familiar device of interlocking storylines, here about princesses and magic beans and a.
Jul 12, 2017 the movie of sondheims 1987 musical into the woods, starring james corden, anna kendrick, and meryl streep as the witch, will apparently feature no dead rapunzel, and the cutting of the song. Dec 22, 2014 into the woods is a richer and more energetic musical than sweeney todd. The stephen sondheimjames lapine 1987 musical into the woods has been transferred to the screen by director rob marshall with most of its complexities and lightdark tonalities intact. Released 1987, hansel and gretel stars hughpollard, nicolastapleton, clorisleachman, davidwarner the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 26 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Of all stephen sondheims musicals, into the woods is certainly his most popular and beloved work. Into the woods 1991 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Into the woods video 1987 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Oct 08, 2007 starring chip zien baker joanna gleason bakers wife bernadette peters witch tom aldredge narratormysterious man kim crosby cinderella ben wright jack danielle ferland little red robert. A witch tasks a childless baker and his wife with procuring magical items from classic fairy tales to reverse the curse put on their family tree. Aubrey reuben after years of wishing, into the woods musical becomes movie.
Into the woods director rob marshall on movie musical. Into the woods is a richer and more energetic musical than sweeney todd. Into the woods was a natural for the movies, with its transformation scenes, its jumpcutfriendly storytelling, hopping from one set of characters to another and back again. Sirena irwin and bill mendieta lead i love lucy tour full cast announced. The young performers insititute presents its 20 summer musicals. The original cast is still definitive, and the cast album is one of the alltime classics. Into the woods premiered on broadway in 1987 and has been performed tirelessly around the world since. Once upon a time, before musicals were reborn at the box office, hollywood tried to mount a feature adaptation of into the woods, the 1987 fairytale musical by. As with any movie musical, disneys upcoming adaptation of into the woods has filled musical theater fans with a mixture of anticipation and dread. After years of wishing, into the woods musical becomes movie. In the early 90s, director penny marshall staged a reading and. Into the woods is a musical with music and lyrics by stephen sondheim and book by james lapine. W hat took hollywood so long to make a movie of stephen sondheim and james lapines 1987 broadway musical into the woods.
Oct 27, 2014 into the woods featurette costumes of the woods. When into the woods opened in 1987, there had only been one broadway revival of a. Into the woods 1987 broadway page 504 tickets, news. Dec 22, 2014 into the woods was a natural for the movies, with its transformation scenes, its jumpcutfriendly storytelling, hopping from one set of characters to another and back again.
How is into the woods the movie different from the musical. Into the woods broadway, 1987 press reel by youregonnalovetomorrow. The witch tells the baker and his wife that she will break the spell on the baker and give them a child if they can gather four items a cow, a shoe, yellow hair, and a red hood within three nights. American playhouse into the woods tv episode 1991 imdb. While the faces and names are familiar, cinderella, rapunzel, little red riding hood, and company inhabit a sylvan neighborhood in which witches and bakers are nextdoor neighbors, handsome.
The 1987 broadway cast comes into the 21st century in honor of the disney film adaptation. Into the woods music and lyrics by stephen sondheim. The baker and all the other fairytale characters goes into the woods to look for the items necessary to break the curse. Into the woods broadway 1987 broadway articles page 504. But the timing places the entrance into the woods closer to the 12% mark, which is where the inciting event should be. Dec 24, 2014 which brings us to the most painful sacrifices in the film adaptation of into the woods. Released 1987, hansel and gretel stars hughpollard, nicolastapleton, clorisleachman, davidwarner the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 26 min. Into the woods on the steps of the palace lyrics 1080phd. In the play, theres a really beautiful subplot with a mysterious old man, who acts as the narrator of the story, and is later revealed as the father of the baker, who stole the original beans, prompted the curse, and abandoned his child. Before into the woods was a disney movie, it was an aids. Into the woods original broadway cast 1987 broadway.
Dec 27, 2014 w hat took hollywood so long to make a movie of stephen sondheim and james lapines 1987 broadway musical into the woods. Many of the performers from that production appeared in the broadway cast, but john cunningham, who played the narrator, wolf and steward, and george coe, as the mysterious man and. Three days before the rise of a blue moon, they venture into the forest to find the ingredients that will reverse the spell and restore the witchs beauty. Jun 24, 2006 1988 tony awards clip of the sondheimlapine musical into the woods. 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. Into the woods wolves howl, giants roar and a cast of fairytale allstars seek enlightenment in this solid, satisfying film version of stephen sondheims beloved broadway musical. Into the woods is a musical about a baker james corden and his wife emily blunt who long to have a baby. She is an actress, known for american playhouse 1981, tarzan in manhattan 1989 and into the woods 1987.
A walt disney pictures production, it features an ensemble cast that includes meryl streep, emily blunt, james corden, anna kendrick, chris pine, tracey ullman, christine. With barbara byrne, terri cannicott, george coe, kim crosby. Stephen sondheims musical, into the woods, performed onstage at the old globe theater in san diego, california. When composer stephen sondheim and writer james lapine unleashed into the woods onstage in 1986, audiences gasped when childrens stories about cinderella, little red riding hood and the like. Bernadette peters and original into the woods cast recall untold. Into the woods broadway, into the woods original cast list, original cast, current cast. Fractured fairy tales of a darker hue provide the remarkable context for into the woods, which deconstructs the brothers grimm by way of rod serling. Into the woods in 1989, from thursday, may 23 to saturday, may 25 the full original broadway cast with the exception of cindy robinson as. A walt disney pictures production, it features an ensemble cast that includes meryl streep, emily blunt, james corden, anna kendrick, chris pine, tracey ullman, christine baranski, lilla crawford.
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