I can forgive the loss of Agony (reprise), but I can't forgive the miscasting of The Wolf or the loss of Children Will Listen (not actually cut, but turning it into background music is almost worse).
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I was sad to lose No More, mostly because I loves that baker but I actually didn't mind Children Will Listen. I thought that theme came across beautifully without it.
It sounds like they've cut out my favorite songs. I'm not entirely sure I need to go see it now.
Calli, I'm having the same reaction you are.
I never got the Into the Woods love. I never have listened to the music, so I'm finding myself reluctant to see it.
I really do think it is worth it, though perfect it is not. I am significantly more satisfied than I was with Les Miz and Sweeney Todd, and I thought those were both worth it too.
It's so much better than Sweeney Todd, which I was not happy with.
Holy crap. Nothing Lasts Forever made in 1984 but never released, is on TCM tonight. The film, by SNL’s Tom Schiller, is definitely worth checking out.
I loved Les Mis, if I could mentally recast Javert. I thought Into the Woods was entertaining, but I missed a lot of the stuff they cut, and I disagreed with a lot of the choices made of how to stage things, and there are several casting choices I didn't like. Sweeney Todd, I thought was OK, but I haven't really had any urge to see it again after seeing it once.
Sweeney Todd's more vocally challenging than Into the Woods, and they didn't cast fucking singers.