Marin Mazzie as the Witch in INTO THE WOODS
Marin Mazzie as the Witch in INTO THE WOODS
#1Marin Mazzie as the Witch in INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 6/17/14 at 1:36pmThis is a long shot but did anybody see her as the Witch in Into the Woods? She was the understudy in the original productions... Would have killed to see that performance!
#2Marin Mazzie as the Witch in INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 6/17/14 at 2:14pm^ Same. I LOVE that I am only 22, but all the shows I missed being born to late do put a damper on it. LOL- Original productions of The Wiz, Dreamgirls, Cats, ITW, Sunset Boulevard, Evita ect.
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#2Marin Mazzie as the Witch in INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 6/17/14 at 4:54pm
^No matter what age we are, we ALL have that same feeling of having missed the really great shows of the past.
You regret missing the OBC's of The Wiz, Dreamgirls, Cats, ITW, Sunset Boulevard, Evita, all of which I got to see. I've always regretted missing the original productions of MY FAIR LADY, CAMELOT, COMPANY and FOLLIES.
In 20 years, the kids on THAT version of BWW will envy YOU having seen SPRING AWAKENING, NEXT TO NORMAL and BOOK OF MORMON, right?
#3Marin Mazzie as the Witch in INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 6/17/14 at 6:29pm
Old guy here. Saw the OBC of The Wiz (dee dee bridgewater. just OMG) Dreamgirls (Jennifer Holliday blew me out of the orchestra closing act 1) MAck and Mabel (Bernadette at her top), Follies (Alexis Smith and Yvonne DeCarlo
Owning a company which was exceptional).
We all get to be a part of Broadway history. That is the beauty of live theatre. You can replicate it. Someday I'll say I saw Audra in Lady Day, or maybe Andy Karl or Orfeh, Idina or maybe even Ryan Steele or Corey Cott. You Never know. Which is the magic of Broadway
#4Marin Mazzie as the Witch in INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 6/17/14 at 7:03pmI didn't see Marin Mazzie go on as The Witch, but I did see her go on as Little Red Riding Hood. She was terrific. Very, very funny.
Cheyenne Jackson tickled me. AFTER ordering SoMMS a drink but NOT tickling him, and hanging out with Girly in his dressing room (where he DIDN'T tickle her) but BEFORE we got married. To others. And then he tweeted Boobs. He also tweeted he's good friends with some chick on "The Voice" who just happens to be good friends with Tink's ex. And I'm still married. Oh, and this just in: "Pettiness, spite, malice ....Such ugly emotions... So sad." - After Eight, talking about MEEEEEEEE!!! I'm so honored! :-)
#5Marin Mazzie as the Witch in INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 6/17/14 at 8:36pm
"I didn't see Marin Mazzie go on as The Witch, but I did see her go on as Little Red Riding Hood. She was terrific. Very, very funny."
Wow! that's crazy! I didn't even know she covered little red! I can't decide which I would have like to see her as more, the witch or little red...
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#7Marin Mazzie as the Witch in INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 6/17/14 at 10:58pmMentioning Ryan Steele as the "maybe someday" candidate just made me think of the Original Toronto Cast of Godspell going unrecorded because they were a small-scale production with a bunch of nobodies... all of whom became incredibly famous and successful as the founders of the American and Canadian sketch comedy genre.
#8Marin Mazzie as the Witch in INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 6/17/14 at 11:49pmI saw her go on as Cinderella. She was, of course, sublime. I had seen her in Big River on my first trip to New York. It would have been a hoot to see her as Little Red!
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#9Marin Mazzie as the Witch in INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 6/17/14 at 11:53pm
"I LOVE that I am only 22…"
It's always to have your priorities in order, kids.
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#10Marin Mazzie as the Witch in INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 6/18/14 at 12:51amD2, you definitely didn't see Mazzie go on as Little Red because she didn't cover that role. She was an understudy for The Witch, Rapunzel, Cinderella, Florinda, and Lucinda.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
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#11Marin Mazzie as the Witch in INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 6/18/14 at 12:54amMazzie PLAYED Rapunzel and covered the rest.
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#12Marin Mazzie as the Witch in INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 6/18/14 at 1:26amIf my math is correct, than Mazzie would have been in her early to mid-twenties during the original production. Which would have been pretty young for an understudy. Have there been any other examples of young understudys? I remember hearing that the Roscoe understudy in the recent LA transfer of Follies was a young chorus boy, I am sure that there are other major roles where the understudy was more than a few years younger than the lead.
#13Marin Mazzie as the Witch in INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 6/18/14 at 1:31amBethany Moore (Pippin) was Donna Murphy's understudy for the Central Park INTO THE WOODS, she's also in her mid-twenties!
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
#14Marin Mazzie as the Witch in INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 6/18/14 at 6:37am
Marin did go on several times as the Witch and Cinderella. A handful of our mutual friends from summer stock (these were all good, close friends) went to see her one night after they got the last-minute alert that she was going on as the Witch.
The show started, and our friends turned to each other, disappointed that she didn't go on after all. It was only halfway through the first act that they realized their good, close friend Marin was indeed playing the Witch. She had undergone a total transformation, not just from the makeup, but her voice, behavior, movement, etc., was so foreign to them that they didn't even recognize her.
To me, that's the highest compliment an actor could get---to disappear into a role enough to fool your own friends.
Yes, she was in her mid-20s. I heard she was a fantastic Witch and also a wonderful (and very funny) Cinderella.
D2, I had no idea she ever went on for Little Red, though! She also covered the stepsisters for a while, and she took over the role of Rapunzel permanently.
EDIT: For those of you doubting she may have gone on as Little Red, based on IBDb.com, you should know two things:
1) Sometimes actors go on for roles they aren't officially understudying. I've seen it happen myself on Broadway twice, usually because the understudy (or understudies) are also not available for a performance. It happens. This is live theatre.
2) IBDb.com is not always accurate. In fact, I find misinformation and missing information all the time there. They really should change their policy about updating info. I've tried, but it's worse than government red tape to update anything there. So don't trust everything you read on that site.
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#15Marin Mazzie as the Witch in INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 6/18/14 at 6:57am
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#16Marin Mazzie as the Witch in INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 6/18/14 at 7:31ambest12bars, wonderful story!
#17Marin Mazzie as the Witch in INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 6/18/14 at 7:49amSomething Wicked, don't doubt me. Period. The End.
Cheyenne Jackson tickled me. AFTER ordering SoMMS a drink but NOT tickling him, and hanging out with Girly in his dressing room (where he DIDN'T tickle her) but BEFORE we got married. To others. And then he tweeted Boobs. He also tweeted he's good friends with some chick on "The Voice" who just happens to be good friends with Tink's ex. And I'm still married. Oh, and this just in: "Pettiness, spite, malice ....Such ugly emotions... So sad." - After Eight, talking about MEEEEEEEE!!! I'm so honored! :-)
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#18Marin Mazzie as the Witch in INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 6/18/14 at 7:57amMissy B. (Benanti) was 19 when she was Rebecca Luker's (37) understudy in SOM.
#19Marin Mazzie as the Witch in INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 6/18/14 at 1:36pmI wonder if there is any soundboard or audience audio of Marin going on as a principle character. I'm very interested to get the tiniest taste of her performance.
#20Marin Mazzie as the Witch in INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 6/18/14 at 1:40pm^I believe there is one of her as Rapunzel... Don't know about the rest.
#21Marin Mazzie as the Witch in INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 6/18/14 at 3:53pmYeah, I have one of her as Rapunzel opposite Betsy Joslyn's Witch. She's very good...the sound is not.
#22Marin Mazzie as the Witch in INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 6/18/14 at 8:35pm
I'm not basing my saying Mazzie didn't cover Little Red on a listing from IBDB. I'm basing it on stories I've heard straight from her mouth.
She very well could have forgotten, and if that's the case, I stand corrected.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Updated On: 6/18/14 at 08:35 PM
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#23Marin Mazzie as the Witch in INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 6/19/14 at 12:56pm
"^No matter what age we are, we ALL have that same feeling of having missed the really great shows of the past. "
It's true! AfterEight bemoans the fact he missed The Black Crook just by a hair.
