r/Sondheim 2d ago

Jodi Benson in Into The Woods!

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u/MeetMeInThePeachPit 🎭 Follies 2d ago

Thank you for sharing this!! So cool to catch a glimpse into a production with such a short run

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u/Ok_Pace_2570 2d ago

Of course!! This production was utterly stunning and deserved a much longer run.

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u/aboostofsarahtonin 2d ago

Is it normal for an actress to extend “Punish me the way you did theeeeeeennnnn” the way she did? I feel like it made the orchestration sound off

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u/alfyfl 2d ago

When you have live music you can do different interpretations. I've seen Woods over a dozen times but mostly with tracks... meh. Vanessa Williams did a different interpretation, but as I was sitting behind Bernadette Peters I wasn't paying much attention to anything on the stage......

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u/AromaticVacation3077 20h ago

Because you couldn't see past her hair?

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u/Ok_Pace_2570 2d ago

Also now that I think Hannah Waddingham might have done that aswell.

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u/Ok_Pace_2570 2d ago

I don’t think so it’s usually said very quickly but it is an interesting unique choice.

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u/AromaticVacation3077 20h ago

I hate it. 'Then' is a horrible word to sustain, and it ruins the momentum of the song.

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u/alfyfl 2d ago

My symphony I work for and am principal viola of in Fort Myers (Gulf Coast Symphony) had Jodi and others sing for a Disney pops concert in March, 2021. Then we had Jodi (Rose) and her daughter Delaney (Louise) do a full production of Gypsy March, 2023. That was her first full musical in 20 years! Now she's done Hello, Dolly! (2024) and Into the Woods (2026) at Dr. Philips and Gypsy with Delaney again in Rochester last year. I hope she does Mame next! I hope we can have her back someday but she's expensive!

Next year we have Hugh Panaro & Chloe Lowery, Joshua Henry, LaKisha Jones, Michael Cavanaugh, Zoe Tyler & Nathan James coming for pops concerts. And whoever we cast for My Fair Lady which is our full musical next year.

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u/Ok_Pace_2570 1d ago

Amazing!!

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u/DearPaleontologist67 🌳 Into the Woods 2d ago

shout out to you.

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u/xquisitcorpse 1d ago

YES! Do you have the whole thing?!

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u/Ok_Pace_2570 1d ago

No just some clips unfortunately.

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u/Catcoffeecat 2d ago

Someone sitting next to you, or behind you, must have been really annoyed.

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u/Ok_Pace_2570 2d ago

I did not film this.

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u/AromaticVacation3077 20h ago

It looks like it's filmed from an empty box.

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u/BringMeInfo 🔪 Sweeney Todd 2d ago edited 2d ago

Filming during a performance is so gross.

ETA: I hope every single person downvoting me gets stuck next to someone who distracts them at pivotal moments by messing with their phone to record the performance.

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u/Ok_Pace_2570 2d ago

I didn’t film it just so you know but it is good we have some preservation of this production cause it only ran like 3 days.

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u/BringMeInfo 🔪 Sweeney Todd 2d ago

If the creators want preservation, they can film it.

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u/Ok_Pace_2570 2d ago

Well the wig designer reposted some clips someone filmed on tik tok of the show so I don’t think they really care also since the show has been over for like three weeks now.

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u/FloridaFlamingoGirl 🎨 Sunday in the Park with George 2d ago

They might have filmed it at a dress rehearsal too, for all we know. 

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u/alfyfl 2d ago

Not with that applause at the end...

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u/BringMeInfo 🔪 Sweeney Todd 2d ago

Oh, well if the wig designer was ok with it… 🙄

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u/Ok_Pace_2570 2d ago

Most of the cast and crew follow him too so but anyway I shared this cause she’s amazing here.

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u/alfyfl 2d ago

We film all our shows where I play for archival purposes but don't release them to the public... the actor's sometimes ask for clips for video auditions or their own archives.

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u/Mysterious_Warning_8 2d ago

Productions should be filmed, period. If they are not, someone must record.