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The release of Disneyโs Into the Woods is just around the corner. In theaters this Christmas Day, experience the classic fairy-tale stories you have come to know in a new way. The El Capitan โฆ
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Here are three simple, but important lessons you and I can takeaway from the film, "Into the Woods."
Into the Woods comes out on DVD and Blu-ray on March 24, and before you can bring home the hit musical next week, we have an exclusive look at one of the DVD extras. It highlights the incomparable Meryl Streep as Witch, and not only does Streep address her transformation, but director Rob Marshall reveals that Streep actually wore "very little makeup" to achieve both of Witch's distinctive looks. Here's how they pulled it off.
Part I of a look at recent interpretations of Cinderella on the film โ Into The Woods.
Into the woods, and the mysterious new year. This is a detail from a sketch for the Russian folktale, "Vasilisa the Beautiful." Vasilisa goes into the wood, to fetch a light from Baba Yaga. Baba Yaga is the famous witch who lives in a hut on chicken legs. This is an image I must
As the film approaches its debut, the original stage cast will reunite
These jokes deserve a standing ovation.
This article is about the Into the Woods character. For the Tangled character, see Rapunzel. Rapunzel is one of the six tritagonists from the film, Into the Woods and is portrayed by Mackenzie Mauzy. She is the sister of the Baker, who is cursed by the Witch. She is loosely based on the protagonist from the fairy tale of the same name. Rapunzel is a beautiful, yet sheltered, young woman confined to a tower who longs to be treated like an adult and to experience life. When Rapunzel's mother was p
To put it bluntly, any character is a good one.
Are you just like Elphaba from "Wicked", or maybe like Simba from "The lion King"?
Hi there friendsโฆokay so this is a rather random post but I was swept up with inspiration this morning when I heard this song by my friend and local singer/songwriter, Naomi LaViolette! IRโฆ
A terrific cast and magical production mark the welcome return of treasured music theatre favourite Into the Woods.
All illustrations in this post are by Hudson Talbott for his adaptation of an Into The Woods picture book Rapunzel Lives! The Wolf is Not a Lech! The Baker's Wife is Not Unfaithful! HAEs for Everybody! Wait. What was the point of "Into The Woods" again? It's taken me a few days to figure out just want I want to say about this news but my thoughts on the matter have basically stayed the same, because, be honest: I expected it. Heck, you expected it. You (and I) really, really, REALLY hoped it wouldn't happen, but it did. The edgy musical favorite, Into the Woods, which turns the popular view of fairy tales on its head by taking a gritty look at some very real consequences of fairy tale actions (in Act II), has been Disneyfied, or in fancier terms: (The) more subversive elements of the Brothers Grimm-themed story (have) been excised by studio chiefs. "You will find in the movie that Rapunzel does not get killed, and the Prince does not sleep with the [Baker's Wife]," (Sondheim) told an audience of drama teachers at Sardi's restaurant in New York, also noting that Disney had objected to the sexualisation of the relationship between Little Red Riding Hood and the wolf. Added Sondheim: "Disney said, we don't want Rapunzel to die, so we replotted it. I won't tell you what happens, but we wrote a new song to cover it." While James Lapine, (original Into The Woods writer) reportedly argued against the rewrites with Disney (but lost the battle) Stephen Sondheim (original composer/lyricist for Into the Woods) has defended the changes (from HERE): Sondheim said teachers had a duty to explain to their students that creative licence could be undermined by social conservatism. "[You] have to explain to them that censorship is part of our puritanical ethics, and it's something that they're going to have to deal with," he said. "There has to be a point at which you don't compromise anymore, but that may mean that you won't get anyone to sell your painting or perform your musical. You have to deal with reality." Translation: To Sondheim, it was worth the money to let Disney "Disneyfy" it. He wanted to get paid. Ya know, I get that. We all gotta eat. BUT. It's INTO THE WOODS! aka the Disney-fication-antidote! -strangle-sounds- At least we've been warned. Will it hurt box office? Unlikely. At least not for opening weekend. Because, in the end, again in the spirit of being honest, the original Sondheim/Lapine team are still on this so there's still a chance it might be good, and you want to know how they dealt with it all, just as much as I do, don't you? DON'T YOU?! Argh. -headdesk- Bonus Brain Stretcher for the day: There's an interesting article from the Washington Post HERE about why Disney cannot tell grown-up stories. While there are some interesting points, and it makes a good argument for the predictable patterns in (current) Disney storytelling, I think it also makes it even clearer that society in general doesn't really understand the essence of simple timeless stories, or of fairy tales. Fairy tales in particular may be condensed, spare and even, in some ways, simplistic, but they are never "childish". And I have to agree with the author on this point (below): There is big money in happy endings, ...and Disney can complicate its brand only so much.This is the same problem the company has in other areas, and the reason we hear so many complaints about a juvenile strain in popular media. If your brand relies on the idea that Captain America is a good, trustworthy person,you can only go so far in encouraging your audience to think critically about the implications of giving a single person the ability to do great violence. If you are in the business of selling happy endings, your customers might get less enthusiastic as they become convinced that โever afterโ is not an ironclad guarantee. Sources: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE & HERE.
Part I of a look at recent interpretations of Cinderella on the film โ Into The Woods.
Into the woods, and the mysterious new year. This is a detail from a sketch for the Russian folktale, "Vasilisa the Beautiful." Vasilisa goes into the wood, to fetch a light from Baba Yaga. Baba Yaga is the famous witch who lives in a hut on chicken legs. This is an image I must
As the film approaches its debut, the original stage cast will reunite
These jokes deserve a standing ovation.
This article is about the Into the Woods character. For the Tangled character, see Rapunzel. Rapunzel is one of the six tritagonists from the film, Into the Woods and is portrayed by Mackenzie Mauzy. She is the sister of the Baker, who is cursed by the Witch. She is loosely based on the protagonist from the fairy tale of the same name. Rapunzel is a beautiful, yet sheltered, young woman confined to a tower who longs to be treated like an adult and to experience life. When Rapunzel's mother was p
To put it bluntly, any character is a good one.
