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re: Spoiler request: Off-kilter choices in Act I?

Posted by:	bicoastal 06:53 pm EST 12/11/14
In reply to:	re: Spoiler request: Off-kilter choices in Act I? - wsxblue 06:04 am EST 12/11/14

As I have never been much of a fan of this show, I welcome anything one can do to make it different and interesting and less literal. The audience interaction didn't bother me (which might be a bit more limited than in Oregon, but I'm not sure if you wsxblue are referring to that or the current Annenberg production) because the fourth wall was broken immediately with the music stands and transitions during the opening number. Though I was a bit confused at first, I loved this process because it became about telling a story, and these fairy tales are stories that are told over and over to generations. That, of course, is the power of this adjusted ending, because it now shows us why we tell stories, why it's important to do that. Regarding the Narrator/Mysterious Man, I have never liked that material and never thought it played well. I just don't get the point so I had no problem with how they played it, although I can certainly see how someone would be confused by it. As for the Wolf and the sexuality with Red, it was one of those director choices that I didn't have a problem with. The film of the Giant-ess was the big problem for me, it was way too literal and real in a production that fought against literal a lot. I liked the "panto" feel of this production, it was a breath of fresh air and way more satisfying for me than the last Bway revival or the last local production I saw. On the other hand, we are mostly in agreement on the second act!

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