One of my favorite musicals is coming to film in 2014. The recent years of making classic musicals into film productions has yielded mixed results. Most recently, with Les Miserables, I have felt hope in the adaptations that could come in the future; I thought LM captured so much of the essence of the story, if not the musical.
Now, high school is when I first became acquainted with the musical, ItW. I fell in love with the musical and the method of story mixing and matching of fairytales from ye olde brothers Grimm. I got to be Rapunzel in our HS play's adaptation. I was forced into a golden fro of a wig, but I survived it all, somehow. I feel especially qualified, thus, to judge the upcoming film that will appear Dec. 25th of 2014.
So far the cast looks promising; Jonny Depp as the wolf, Meryl Streep as the witch, etc. Good casting, a director that has experience with musicals (Rob Marshall, Chicago) and working with Depp (Stranger Tides, Pirates), and a fan base of many many thousands. We'll see what this production brings.
Here is the soundtrack of the 1987 production with Bernadette Peters as the witch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiGRPYmTFV0&feature=share&list=PL2DA15F0D67DB64B7
And here is the a three minute run of a later production, the 2002 revival with Vanessa L. Williams as the witch:
http://youtu.be/eSTM2NCmP-g
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