Montego Glover *actually* slays as The Witch within the Broadway revival of Sondheim's 'Into The Woods.'
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 reward to be part of one thing that seems like a love letter to Stephen Sondheim,” admitted Montego Glover, who has dominated the position of The Witch within the present over the past a number of months. “I'd name it a masterpiece. I'll name it a seminal work and I'd say this one, significantly, is particular for various causes. One in every of 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 filled with quirks. It’s enjoyable and has an ethereal fineness if you’re sitting within the viewers. However, as a technician on the opposite aspect, it’s very particular and that's fantastic.” She added that another excuse she believes Into The Woods is one in all Sondheim’s greatest is as a result of it's “accessible” and, on the identical time, “within the place of supplying you with new data, and stitching and weaving issues collectively in a approach that you simply’ve not considered earlier than.” “In the end, Into The Woods is the type of story that, via the many years, via 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 folks to assist raise a curse — and what which means, is she wants assist and has to succeed in out for it in a roundabout way.” 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 middle.”
She went on, “I positively drew on my expertise as a lady and as an artist. Whereas I don’t have youngsters, there are lots of youngsters in my life that I like very a lot as in the event that they had been my very own.”
Montego Glover performs as The Witch in Into The Woods Tuesdays to Thursdays.