Montego Glover Honors Sondheim As Witch In ‘Into The Woods’ (Unique) – Hollywood Life

To honor the reminiscence of legendary composer Stephen Sondheim, Into The Woods returned to Broadway for a restricted, star-studded run, 36 years after its unique Broadway debut. “It’s an actual present to be part of one thing that appears like a love letter to Stephen Sondheim,” admitted Montego Glover, who has dominated the position of The Witch within the present during the last a number of months. “I might name it a masterpiece. I’ll name it a seminal work and I might say this one, significantly, is particular for numerous causes. One among them is that it actually does problem the ability of each actor, of each musician, concerned with it. It’s technically tough and that’s generally arduous, however actually thrilling.”

Montego continued, “It sounds lovely and really sweeping and stuffed with quirks. It’s enjoyable and has an ethereal fineness while you’re sitting within the viewers. However, as a technician on the opposite aspect, it’s very particular and that’s great.” She added that one more reason she believes Into The Woods is one in all Sondheim’s greatest is as a result of it’s “accessible” and, on the similar time, “within the place of providing you with new info, and stitching and weaving issues collectively in a means that you simply’ve not considered earlier than.” “In the end, Into The Woods is the sort of story that, by means of the many years, by means of the ages, continues to be extraordinarily accessible and really related,” Montego added.

As The Witch, the Tony-nominated star weaved her private experiences along with Sondheim’s music and lyrics and James Lapine’s e book to create the difficult position. “I all the time begin with textual content and with that, I be taught one thing. For instance, the Witch is a mom. The Witch is a lady. The Witch is cursed, after we meet her. The Witch has employed the assistance of different individuals to assist carry a curse — and what meaning, is she wants assist and has to succeed in out for it ultimately.” Montego defined. “What her want is, what her actual longing is, is to be restored and to have the companionship, the love the shared expertise along with her baby. She’s a mom at her heart.”

She went on, “I undoubtedly drew on my expertise as a lady and as an artist. Whereas I don’t have kids, there are a lot of kids in my life that I like very a lot as in the event that they have been my very own.”

Montego Glover performs as The Witch in Into The Woods Tuesdays to Thursdays.