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| re: Did anyone ever come close to Joanna Gleason as the Baker's Wife? | |
| Posted by: Delvino 08:46 am EDT 06/19/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Did anyone ever come close to Joanna Gleason as the Baker's Wife? - Chazwaza 03:20 am EDT 06/19/18 | |
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| Ah, thank you. One of the great attributes of "Woods" is that very plot point, illustrating the random, capricious nature of death. "Sometimes people leave you..." The show is a hellluva story, even epic, but also an intimate meditation on loss. Its second act resonates so powerfully because it sees fairy tales as the moral and spiritual guides they were intended to be. The death of this wonderfully complex woman is indeed a reason the ending is so beautiful: survivors ... survive. | |
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| A less charismatic Baker's Wife is an asset, I think | |
| Posted by: Kjisgroovy 02:21 pm EDT 06/19/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Did anyone ever come close to Joanna Gleason as the Baker's Wife? - Delvino 08:46 am EDT 06/19/18 | |
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| Joanna Gleason created one of the great characters of musical theater... but I think it throws off the balance of the show. She's not the lead... in a show where there are four leads. I think the show itself shines much brighter when the Baker's Wife is another well-rounded character that's part of the cast. I think Bernadette's presence as The Witch also lead to an imbalance. The Baker and Cinderella's journeys (and to a lesser extent Jack and Red) should be the focus of the show. Obviously... A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T AGREE WITH ME. | |
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| re: A less charismatic Baker's Wife is an asset, I think | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 02:40 pm EDT 06/19/18 | |
| In reply to: A less charismatic Baker's Wife is an asset, I think - Kjisgroovy 02:21 pm EDT 06/19/18 | |
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| I agree to at least some degree. I think the show has four leads — Witch, Baker, Baker's Wife and Cinderella. Ultimately, if there's one central figure, it's the Baker. But it's an unshowy role. Having said that, I have seen productions where the Baker really seemed the central figure, where the weight of his journey carried us through. For various reasons, that didn't quite happen in the original production. | |
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