Into the Woods
1986 ~ Old Globe Theater, San Diego
Pre-Broadway: Joanna Gleason, Chip Zien, Chuck Wagner, Ben Wright, more.
Pre-New York Workshop. Very different from final Broadway show. Different lyrics and songs, very interesting! Example, Baker's wife dies from poison apple, not Giant. Picture is fuzzy, not always focused on stage at first, but it gets better. B
Into the Woods
1989 ~ Broadway
Nancy Dussault, Chip Zien, Ben Wright, Robert Westenberg, Kay McClelland, Kim Crosby, Luanne Ponce, Edmund Lyndeck (u/s).
Decent quality; gets better as it goes on. B
Into The Woods
1990 - PBS - Broadway
Bernadette Peters, Tom Aldredge, Chip Zien, Joanna Gleason, Kim Crosby, Ben Wright, Danielle Ferland, and Original Broadway Cast.
Great video. A+
Into the Woods
1990 ~ Los Angeles, CA
Cleo Laine, Charlotte Rae, Mary Gordon Murray, Ray Gill, Rex Robbins, Kathleen Rowe McAllen, Chuck Wagner, Douglas Sills
National Touring company; good quality with some generation loss with good sound; good video. B+
Into The Woods
1994 - Vienna, Austria
Jens Janke
Quality improves throughout the video. Not in English. B
Into the Woods
Summer 1995 ~ Plays in the Park. NJ
Good video with excellent picture and sound. A 2 DVDs
Into the Woods
11/9/97 ~ Reunion Concert
Rare video of Original Broadway Cast performing in concert for charity.
Cameraman wanders from the action a little too often, unfortunately. Sound is great however. Also included on Dvd is a 1970's & 1980's interview with Sondheim. B
Into the Woods
2/15/02 ~ Los Angeles, CA (Pre-Broadway)
Vanessa Williams, Laura Benanti, John McMartin, Stephen DeRosa, Kerry O'Malley, Adam Wylie, Molly Ephraim, Gregg Edelman.
Digital video; nice picture and sound. A
Into the Woods
4/13/02 ~ Broadway
Vanessa Williams, Laura Benanti, John McMartin, Stephen DeRosa, Kerry O'Malley, Adam Wylie, Molly Ephraim, Gregg Edelman.
Fantastic video. Hello Little Girl staged differently in shows after this date. A+
Into the Woods
5/16/02 ~ Broadway
Vanessa Williams, Laura Benanti, John McMartin, Stephen DeRosa, Kerry O'Malley, Adam Wylie, Molly Ephraim, Gregg Edelman.
Great digital video with nice picture and sound. A
*Glitch towards the end of the 4th VOB*
Into the Woods
8/9/09 ~ Pittsburgh, PA
Beth Leavel, Hunter Foster, Brynn O'Malley, Sara Jean Ford, Jen Cody, Stanley Bahorek, Tim Hartman, Betsy Lawrence, Kaitlyn Davidson, Kevin Earley, Elise Santora, Lauren Sprague, Greggory Brandt, Stephen Carrasco.
A couple of minor obstructions, but only in the wider shots. Almost no blackouts and nicely captured. A
Into The Woods
2010 ~ London
Eddie Manning, Helen Dallimore, Ben Stott, Mark Hadfield, Jenna Russell, Gaye Brown, Amy Ellen Richardson, Amy Griffiths, Marilyn Cutts, Bevery Rudd, Hannah Waddingham, Gemma Wardle, Billy Boyle, Michael Xavier, Valda Aviks, Alice Fearn, Simon Thomas, Mark Goldthorp, Sophie Caton, Marc Antolin.
Proshot for internet viewing from the Regents Park Open Air Theatre production; it is a kinescope shot with a 1080 HD camera with sound patched in from the source It's not perfect, with some white-out, but very watchable. A-
Into the Woods
10/21/10 - Kassel, Germany
Erwin Bruhn, Ann Christin Elverum, Detlef Leistenschneider, Mary Harper, Lisa Antoni, Serkan Kaya, Julian Looman, Tom Schimon, Renate Dasch, Marianne Curn, Ingrid Fröseth, Maaike Schuurmans, Nayeon Kim, Sabine Roppel, Bernhard Modes, Doris Neidig.
This is sung in German. A
Into the Woods
7/29/12 ~ Central Park
Donna Murphy, Amy Adams, Chip Zien, Denis O'Hare, Gideon Glick, Jessie Mueller, Sarah Stiles, Ellen Harvey, Ivan Hernandez, Josh Lamon, Laura Shoop, Tess Soltau, Kristine Zbornik, Jack Broderick, Eric Williams as (u/s) Rapunzel's Prince, Glenn Close.
Great HD capture of the much hyped Shakespeare in the Park Production. Beautifully thought out and executed production with a few flubs and bloopers that are hilarious. A- 2 DVDs
Into the Woods
5/3/14 ~ Fullerton, CA
Bets Malone, Jeff Skowron, Viva Carr, Jeanette Dawson, Tim Martin Gleason, Julie Morgentaler, Jordan Lamoureux, Tracy Rowe Mutz, David Allen Jones, Christanna Rowader, Cameron Sczempka, Lisa Dyson, Melina Kalomas, Melanie Mockobey, Cliff Senior, Leslie Stevens, Mueen Jahan, Renna Nightingale, Allison Sheppard, Sally Struthers.
Extremely well filmed with no washout, obstruction or blackouts; a bit dark overall, but nothing is missed; steadily filmed in 16:9 video and excellent sound; includes curtain call. A 2 DVDs
Into the Woods Reunion
11/9/14 ~ Costa Mesa, CA
Stephen Sondheim, James Lapine, Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, Chip Zien, Robert Westenberg, Kim Crosby, Danielle Ferland, Ben Wright.
Moderated by Mo Rocca, a great capture of this historic reunion in Costa Mesa. The cast and creative team sits down to talk about their experiences and what they're doing now, as well as perform songs from the show. The reminiscing includes discussions of the Wolf's pendulous anatomy, cut scenes/songs, backstage secrets, and a potential sequel; perfectly captured from start to finish with no blackouts, obstructions and washout; excellent clear picture and sound. A 2 DVDs
1986 ~ Old Globe Theater, San Diego
Pre-Broadway: Joanna Gleason, Chip Zien, Chuck Wagner, Ben Wright, more.
Pre-New York Workshop. Very different from final Broadway show. Different lyrics and songs, very interesting! Example, Baker's wife dies from poison apple, not Giant. Picture is fuzzy, not always focused on stage at first, but it gets better. B
Into the Woods
1989 ~ Broadway
Nancy Dussault, Chip Zien, Ben Wright, Robert Westenberg, Kay McClelland, Kim Crosby, Luanne Ponce, Edmund Lyndeck (u/s).
Decent quality; gets better as it goes on. B
Into The Woods
1990 - PBS - Broadway
Bernadette Peters, Tom Aldredge, Chip Zien, Joanna Gleason, Kim Crosby, Ben Wright, Danielle Ferland, and Original Broadway Cast.
Great video. A+
Into the Woods
1990 ~ Los Angeles, CA
Cleo Laine, Charlotte Rae, Mary Gordon Murray, Ray Gill, Rex Robbins, Kathleen Rowe McAllen, Chuck Wagner, Douglas Sills
National Touring company; good quality with some generation loss with good sound; good video. B+
Into The Woods
1994 - Vienna, Austria
Jens Janke
Quality improves throughout the video. Not in English. B
Into the Woods
Summer 1995 ~ Plays in the Park. NJ
Good video with excellent picture and sound. A 2 DVDs
Into the Woods
11/9/97 ~ Reunion Concert
Rare video of Original Broadway Cast performing in concert for charity.
Cameraman wanders from the action a little too often, unfortunately. Sound is great however. Also included on Dvd is a 1970's & 1980's interview with Sondheim. B
Into the Woods
2/15/02 ~ Los Angeles, CA (Pre-Broadway)
Vanessa Williams, Laura Benanti, John McMartin, Stephen DeRosa, Kerry O'Malley, Adam Wylie, Molly Ephraim, Gregg Edelman.
Digital video; nice picture and sound. A
Into the Woods
4/13/02 ~ Broadway
Vanessa Williams, Laura Benanti, John McMartin, Stephen DeRosa, Kerry O'Malley, Adam Wylie, Molly Ephraim, Gregg Edelman.
Fantastic video. Hello Little Girl staged differently in shows after this date. A+
Into the Woods
5/16/02 ~ Broadway
Vanessa Williams, Laura Benanti, John McMartin, Stephen DeRosa, Kerry O'Malley, Adam Wylie, Molly Ephraim, Gregg Edelman.
Great digital video with nice picture and sound. A
*Glitch towards the end of the 4th VOB*
Into the Woods
8/9/09 ~ Pittsburgh, PA
Beth Leavel, Hunter Foster, Brynn O'Malley, Sara Jean Ford, Jen Cody, Stanley Bahorek, Tim Hartman, Betsy Lawrence, Kaitlyn Davidson, Kevin Earley, Elise Santora, Lauren Sprague, Greggory Brandt, Stephen Carrasco.
A couple of minor obstructions, but only in the wider shots. Almost no blackouts and nicely captured. A
Into The Woods
2010 ~ London
Eddie Manning, Helen Dallimore, Ben Stott, Mark Hadfield, Jenna Russell, Gaye Brown, Amy Ellen Richardson, Amy Griffiths, Marilyn Cutts, Bevery Rudd, Hannah Waddingham, Gemma Wardle, Billy Boyle, Michael Xavier, Valda Aviks, Alice Fearn, Simon Thomas, Mark Goldthorp, Sophie Caton, Marc Antolin.
Proshot for internet viewing from the Regents Park Open Air Theatre production; it is a kinescope shot with a 1080 HD camera with sound patched in from the source It's not perfect, with some white-out, but very watchable. A-
Into the Woods
10/21/10 - Kassel, Germany
Erwin Bruhn, Ann Christin Elverum, Detlef Leistenschneider, Mary Harper, Lisa Antoni, Serkan Kaya, Julian Looman, Tom Schimon, Renate Dasch, Marianne Curn, Ingrid Fröseth, Maaike Schuurmans, Nayeon Kim, Sabine Roppel, Bernhard Modes, Doris Neidig.
This is sung in German. A
Into the Woods
7/29/12 ~ Central Park
Donna Murphy, Amy Adams, Chip Zien, Denis O'Hare, Gideon Glick, Jessie Mueller, Sarah Stiles, Ellen Harvey, Ivan Hernandez, Josh Lamon, Laura Shoop, Tess Soltau, Kristine Zbornik, Jack Broderick, Eric Williams as (u/s) Rapunzel's Prince, Glenn Close.
Great HD capture of the much hyped Shakespeare in the Park Production. Beautifully thought out and executed production with a few flubs and bloopers that are hilarious. A- 2 DVDs
Into the Woods
5/3/14 ~ Fullerton, CA
Bets Malone, Jeff Skowron, Viva Carr, Jeanette Dawson, Tim Martin Gleason, Julie Morgentaler, Jordan Lamoureux, Tracy Rowe Mutz, David Allen Jones, Christanna Rowader, Cameron Sczempka, Lisa Dyson, Melina Kalomas, Melanie Mockobey, Cliff Senior, Leslie Stevens, Mueen Jahan, Renna Nightingale, Allison Sheppard, Sally Struthers.
Extremely well filmed with no washout, obstruction or blackouts; a bit dark overall, but nothing is missed; steadily filmed in 16:9 video and excellent sound; includes curtain call. A 2 DVDs
Into the Woods Reunion
11/9/14 ~ Costa Mesa, CA
Stephen Sondheim, James Lapine, Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, Chip Zien, Robert Westenberg, Kim Crosby, Danielle Ferland, Ben Wright.
Moderated by Mo Rocca, a great capture of this historic reunion in Costa Mesa. The cast and creative team sits down to talk about their experiences and what they're doing now, as well as perform songs from the show. The reminiscing includes discussions of the Wolf's pendulous anatomy, cut scenes/songs, backstage secrets, and a potential sequel; perfectly captured from start to finish with no blackouts, obstructions and washout; excellent clear picture and sound. A 2 DVDs