http://dctheatrescene.com/2007/01/29/into-the-woods/ DC's Liveliest Theatre Website Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:36:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://dctheatrescene.com/2007/01/29/into-the-woods/#comment-44 Janet Tue, 30 Jan 2007 01:30:48 +0000 http://dctheatrescene.com/2007/01/29/into-the-woods/#comment-44 I just realized that what I wrote about Cinderella sounded mean, but I'm unable to edit the post. That wasn't my intention. Sorry. I just realized that what I wrote about Cinderella sounded mean, but I’m unable to edit the post. That wasn’t my intention. Sorry.

]]> http://dctheatrescene.com/2007/01/29/into-the-woods/#comment-43 Janet Tue, 30 Jan 2007 01:16:02 +0000 http://dctheatrescene.com/2007/01/29/into-the-woods/#comment-43 Gary, your review makes me want to see the show again! I have actually seen it one and 1/2 times; that is to say the full show and the second part (after the intermission) with The Ushers last Sunday. All of the reviews I've read have touched on the sound problems. Hopefully, those problems are being worked. Really, I wish that they would mic the actors. It could be done tastefully, because I acknowledge that loud is not the goal. The goal is that a person with reasonally good hearing can distinguish most of the words from all the actors. As for what I was able to hear, I also enjoyed The Witch, although I liked her better in her "old and ugly" stage. I couldn't get enough of The Wolf. He made me laugh out loud. Jack and his Mother had great chemistry. Little Red Riding "Hood" was hilarious, but there were times when I couldn't hear her-mostly when she first came on stage. Cinderella was inaudible to me and bland. This is where micing might have helped. The Stepmother and Stepsisters were a hoot. The costumes and set were great. I didn't care for the piped in Giantess' voice; although I can understand why I should. Celebrity doesn't impress me. I'd rather have had a live stock actor. Gary, your review makes me want to see the show again! I have actually seen it one and 1/2 times; that is to say the full show and the second part (after the intermission) with The Ushers last Sunday. All of the reviews I’ve read have touched on the sound problems. Hopefully, those problems are being worked. Really, I wish that they would mic the actors. It could be done tastefully, because I acknowledge that loud is not the goal. The goal is that a person with reasonally good hearing can distinguish most of the words from all the actors. As for what I was able to hear, I also enjoyed The Witch, although I liked her better in her “old and ugly” stage. I couldn’t get enough of The Wolf. He made me laugh out loud. Jack and his Mother had great chemistry. Little Red Riding “Hood” was hilarious, but there were times when I couldn’t hear her-mostly when she first came on stage. Cinderella was inaudible to me and bland. This is where micing might have helped. The Stepmother and Stepsisters were a hoot. The costumes and set were great. I didn’t care for the piped in Giantess’ voice; although I can understand why I should. Celebrity doesn’t impress me. I’d rather have had a live stock actor.

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