Into The Woods Pre Broadway

[missthemountains]

I know there's been a thread on this but I can't find it in myself to go back so far and try it. But I remember hearing that there was supposedly another section where the Narrator's son narrated the show? Is this true, or just a rumor? Would love to know what was cut. Also if anyone has a way I can see or hear this let me know :)

[copskid949]

Are you referring to the 2012 Central Park version?

[Jordan Catalano]

Yes. In the original version of the show, it’s revealed at the very end that the narrator is in fact the Baker’s son - telling the story of how it all happened...

[greensgreens]

So, in the original version the narrator wasn't sacrificed? How interesting...

[darquegk]

I think he WAS sacrificed. The telling of the story created a time paradox repeating again and again; it was rightly cut for overcomplicating things.

[Jordan Catalano]

I actually don’t think he was sacrificed when that bit was still in it. I’d have to check tonight, though.

[Kad]

This was when "Second Midnight" and the heightened focus on parents and children was still in the show, right?

[IronMan]

I saw it in previews in NY, and there were many things cut/changed.  Yes, the Narrator was revealed to be the Baker's Son, which was a stunning twist that I'm sorry was cut. Also, the Baker's Wife was not killed immediately after her tryst with the Prince- instead, she made it back to the group where the Witch reveals that she saw them together (the Baker protested that she wouldn't possibly have done that, and Joanna Gleason deadpanned, "Well..." which was a huge laugh) and then the Giant passes by and she's killed when she runs to save the baby.  "Boom Crunch" was still in (it got no applause at all!), there was a reprise of "Your Fault" where they plan the Giant's defeat, and a troubling scene where Red gets home in time to see her Grandmother die under a tree branch. 

[jimmycurry01]

In the pre-Broadway version, the Baker's Wife eats Snow White's apple after she is kissed by the prince.

[IronMan]

Boom! Crunch!

[missthemountains]

jimmycurry01 said: "In the pre-Broadway version, the Baker's Wife eats Snow White's apple after she is kissed by the prince."

I can't tell if you're joking or not, but that's sort of genius.

For whoever asked, I'm referencing the Old Globe Tryout, hence Pre Broadway.

[jimmycurry01]

Nope, not joking. It really happened. The irony is clever, but it doesn't pack the same punch.