Wait! I’m not sure I’m ready for this! Man did I get SCARED.
Even with a sizable cast to lean on for moral support, I felt ALONE. and for some reason I never got those four bars RIGHT. I remember crying in rehearsals because of my never-ending need to get those four bars in that song RIGHT. It tested my confidence and perseverance as a performer and a person. But once I got it, it wasn’t what I imagined it’d be.
Cinderella was the coveted ingenue lead role and I’d get to wear an amazing dress with sparkly shoes, basically. Who was that girl? At 20 years old, I had no flippin’ clue. (I feel like a was a completely different person than the woman my little girls know now to be ‘Mommy.’ Funny how motherhood makes you grow up.) I remember wanting that Cinderella part so badly… because my ego wanted it.
#Cinderella screenit movie
That’s what happens when you replay 16 year old memories in your head… while surprisingly being able to whisper the lines somehow still engraved in your bones out loud in a dark movie theater.) My memories flooded back.Īnna Kendrick & Emily Blunt (the Baker’s Wife). I sat back in my chair, chomped popcorn and smiled. Anna Kendrick plays Cinderella (and nails the song that scared the $ht outta me in the most delightful way, by the way). And let’s just say that Chris Pine (who plays Prince Charming) might just have a new unexpected career in comedy… brace yourselves for his big song “Agony.” (Unbutton ONE MORE button, please… pleeeeease Chris?) Film done right. Emily Blunt’s wit, hope, smartsy-fun (as the Baker’s Wife) were infectious. Performances? Pretty damn close to perfect. From start to finish (based on my memory of the script), it was a line-by-line replica of the stage show. It was unexpectedly incredible in so many ways (some ways personal for me, but still amazing). Watching the movie, I was taken offguard: I’ve never seen such a direct adaptation of a script from stage to screen. I’m thrilled to report that Disney’s new interpretation is just as special as the stage show (having a notch in the stage show’s bench, I was a little worried).īetter stop and take stock while you’re standing her stuck… on the steps of the palace. It’s *not* a story for kids: It’s sophisticated, complicated and busting with metaphors about pretty much everything we deal with in real life. Into the Woods is about losing innocence and gaining wisdom while fighting through fear. If you don’t already know, musical theater fans have been generally obsessed with Into the Woods since it first opened on Broadway back in 1987… there’s something magical about this modern and twisty story filled with consequences of wishes, parent/child relationships, greed, ambition, loss, unconditional love and the power of the human spirit… while intertwining the stories of our most beloved fairy tale characters. The way is clear, the light is good, I have no fear nor no one should. The woods are just trees, the trees are just wood. No need to be afraid there – there’s something in the glade there… Little did I know I’d be petrified for the next 6 weeks. I remember when I saw my name listed on the cast announcement posted in Schoenberg Hall (is it still Schoenberg Hall, Bruins?) I was ecstatic and pretty sure I immediately called my mom with ‘OMG-I-really-got-it!’ tears streaming down my face. Cinderella also found out that things don’t always turn out like you’d imagined.Ĭinderella (me) loses her shoe. (Don’t you dare do that math.) Cinderella had huge dreams to go the festival. Marshall…) Because I needed to see this movie asap. (Ok, I emailed my PR buddies from when I worked as an entertainment reporter to BEG and BEG for an advanced screening. I was lucky enough to catch an advanced screening.
I only wish I knew this back in 1998.ĭisney’s Into the Woods opens this week. And through it all you must be brave, no matter what. It drops off a cliff and requires you to reinvent, revise and repeat. No matter which way you go, which wish you make or which witch you have to knock outta your way, the path to getting your dreams is NEVER STRAIGHT. As we all (hopefully) know, the path is never straight. Into the woods and down the dell, The path is straight, I know it well. Into the woods, and who can tell what’s waiting on the journey?
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