Stephanie J. Block - Moments In The Woods

[@Sakrysta]

“What was that?” One of the all-time best lines of dialog ever. It’s so easy to play dozens of different ways and evoke alternative ideas. I always love seeing how each performer delivers it. 👍🏻

[@shippermary]

Me too! You can say so much with just these words and some intonation!

[@TheBriaalex]

The sections about the “or” where she holds onto her wedding ring?! GENIUS!!!

[@kwhitt]

Perfection…

[@MediaLover194]

When I saw it, she held the pause for so long that it really made me lean forward in my seat. It was BRILLIANT!!

[@bookwormboy3104]

Love how well she sells the mental conflict. The constant back and forth between justifying her actions and choosing to accept her life and duties (albeit, too late) is perfectly expressed. She made it fun and poignant, which is exactly what the song should be.

[@vrlarsen1]

I was lucky to see the original cast and Joanna Gleason as Baker's Wife. It was one of those times when the stars collided and star and role were perfect together. But when I saw SJB perform it here, thought I still love Gleason's performance, but Ms. Block proved that any role - no matter how perfectly envisioned, created and acted - can be reimagined. I loved it!

[@marcellamoureux195]

Stephanie J. Block is one of Broadway's best leading ladies. Would love to see her play Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard or any other roles for that matter. She is just sooooooo good!!!

[@williammclean5897]

funny you should say that
she's Norma at the Kennedy Center this February

[@heneedsloveoooh]

id die to see her in Shock Treatment

[@vrlarsen1]

Another revival of Gypsy????? Heck, I'd see it again with Stephanie J. Block as Rose!

[@TheKendraKB]

@@williammclean5897 WHAT! I need to see that!

[@victordunson719]

I want to see her as Margaret White in Carrie the Musical 🎵

[@juliarhapsody]

the way she looks at the wedding ring (which i know is her own which makes it even more great) really adds so much to the baker's wife's character in such a small moment

[@gometome]

Stephanie is amazing and all, but mostly I'm stuck on the crazy high quality of this video. Like watching a slime that isn't like 250p and filmed from across the street? I don't even know what to do

[@in_babylon8171]

like...I need to know if there's more slime like this?

[@johannacole4055]

@@in_babylon8171 There are some new Lea Michele in FG videos that are like this as well. What is going on??

[@tyce]

Times they are a changing 🥹🥹

[@tjsgreenteamints]

@@richiejohnson probably the filmer adjusting their zoom settings, like a sony camera im guessing

[@richiejohnson]

@@tjsgreenteamints Your right of course, I dropped my comment. I didn't realize this was just a handheld clip..
She really does a great job with the song. 😊

[@vasiliosleon9862]

as an usher i want to say "put your phone away >:o!!"
but as a poor person who refuses to spend $$ on tix, THANK YOU for this moment!

[@eddieking4621]

I honestly believe STB is one of the best Broadway actors of our lifetimes

[@musicalmattress1053]

That was so touching. This song is so often played for laughs only. But she managed both! Amazing!

[@davidwh2653]

i love how she sings this song. doing a more legit sound for the higher ballady parts is so clever!

[@hanonondricek411]

Living for the "grown up Disney Princess" vibe!

[@scottw6704]

I tell my voice students who want to do all belting that they can't achieve that and keep it unless they build a "legit" foundation and know how to sing correctly, and I use Stephanie's singing as a prime example. To show the other extreme, I play Tiffany Darwish's failure when re-doing "I Think We're Alone Now" recently without having practiced or having been coached...

[@delaneyford2106]

FINALLY A BOOTLEG OF HER PERFORMING THIS SONG

[@bslbbd]

Absolutely OBSESSED with that belt choice in 3:06 !!!! And just entirely obsessed with this performance 🥹

[@scottw6704]

Girl, same.

[@Heyjay454]

I saw Sara twice, and watching this, plus the Joannna Gleason version, it's so wonderful that different interpretations and voices work is wonderful ways. The beauty of the work, the lyrics, the music. Well done all, and Sondheim, you got me.

[@samosullivan1744]

This is as perfect as I imagined it’d be!
She NEVER disappoints!

[@Ryan-hh4yv]

She was phenominal!! I think this song got the most applause. I saw her on tour, I'm glad I can rewatch it a million times.

[@danieltobias9742]

I was right next to the stage when she sang this. That night Stephanie got hi-jacked by emotions and cried. Which, of course, hi-jacked me with emotions. She made an excellently crafted song into a very human song. Beautiful.

[@thomasgareau6675]

SJB is a real performer’s performer. I adore her and everything she does. Clarity, intent, diction, range, dynamics, choices - all brilliant.

[@ashlynnpelletier9582]

A masterclass on acting through song

[@MalloryCorben]

The whole phrase starting at 2:46 is just so lovely!

[@JMountainPlace]

She is so incredibly thoughtful and expressive. I love her performance.

[@joannavarga8881]

Her diction and clarity is perfection 💚

[@Huntress59]

I saw Stephanie J Blocks wonderful performance of Cher in the pre Broadway run in Chicago. She was amazing

[@jimmcfall3678]

I keep coming back to watch this clip over and over and over again. I saw her play this live just before Thanksgiving and it is genius what she does with this role and in particular, this song and it is all set-in motion by her completely different, original reading of the line, "What was that?" I can't believe I'm about to get to her play this again. Yay me!

[@alvinmedina7121]

sjb is brillant . her choices , vocal clarity

[@smurf902]

knowing Sondheim is gone is making me cry because his brilliant mind with those "life lesson lyrics" becomes all the more poignant in this world. She's brilliant!

[@Anime_theatre_lover]

LITERALLY 😭😭😭😭😭

[@omrihaze3000]

I cannot overstate my love for this goddess.

[@scottw6704]

GOD. Her voice. How she can just shift from chest to mix to head back to chest, on the same notes, without it sounding like any work at all - is WORK. Man she is just flawless. I'd pay a million bucks (if I had it) to have her come work with my students

[@manilagirlnails7333]

Saw stephanie j. Block as elphaba in wicked in 2007, shes such a talent! ❤

[@purplequeen8318]

She's such a talent. Saw it before she was cast, but now I have got to see her too!

[@johnneyfrancis3206]

Drop the slimeeeeeeee

[@TheCwicked]

Have met Stephanie, she is an amazing performer and human being!

[@mollymac5702]

What was that?
Was that me?
Was that him?
Did a prince really kiss me?
And kiss me?
And kiss me?
And did I kiss him back?
Was it wrong?
Am I mad?
Is that all?
Does he miss me?
Was he suddenly
Getting bored with me?
Wake up!
Stop dreaming
Stop prancing about the woods
It's not beseeming
What is it about the woods?
Back to life, back to sense
Back to child, back to husband
No one lives in the woods
There are vows, there are ties
There are needs, there are standards
There are shouldn'ts and shoulds
Why not both instead?
There's the answer, if you're clever
Have a child for warmth
And a baker for bread
And a prince for whatever
Never!
It's these woods
Face the facts, find the boy
Join the group, stop the giant
Just get out of these woods
Was that him?
Yes, it was
Was that me?
No, it wasn't
Just a trick of the woods
Just a moment
One peculiar passing moment
Must it all be either less or more?
Either plain or grand?
Is it always "or?"
Is it never "and?"
That's what woods are for
For those moments in the woods
Oh, if life were made of moments
Even now and then a bad one!
But if life were only moments
Then you'd never know you had one
First a witch, then a child
Then a prince, then a moment
Who can live in the woods?
And to get what you wish
Only just for a moment
These are dangerous woods
Let the moment go
Don't forget it for a moment, though
Just remembering you've had an "and"
When you're back to "or"
Makes the "or" mean more
Than it did before
Now I understand
And it's time to leave the woods

[@nanite53]

I shall live off this for quite some time. Thank you!

[@stacyc4287]

Perfection. SJB is so damn good. If you have the chance to see this before it closes, do yourself a favor and just do it. 😊

[@desarae9778]

Saw this lovely lady perform this last Thursday. She was amazing! Great way for me to see my first NYV Broadway show!!

[@victordunson719]

Saw her twice and she was perfection.❤

[@macrent2]

Existential Paradox: Freedom & Responsibility.

[@ashleysadreamer]

I love Stephanie so much I could watch her always

[@ChelCM03]

She's amazing in this role 💕

[@d43imoet]

Ugh she’s sooo good!!

[@mymoonlitlover]

I absolutely adore SJB and the way she sings "let the moment go, don't forget it for a moment though" just scratches an itch in my brain ❤

[@devingrandi7695]

Please say there is more where this came from! 😍 Looking forward to seeing this SJB moment in the woods next Friday!❤️

[@elliadora]

i love stephanie so much ❤

[@nanite53]

I love the way our prince spoke his words. Great choice. He’s awesome!

[@hayleew1927]

god she's incredible

[@danayeshurun7641]

How many times have you watched this?
Me: yes.

[@Anonymous18531]

When I bought tickets, I was a little disappointed that I wouldn’t get to see Sara, but by the end, I was soooooo grateful that I got to see Stephanie. She really turned my expectations for the baker’s wife upside-down.

[@scottw6704]

It's funny to imagine someone going to a Broadway musical hoping to hear a pop singer rather than the Broadway greats! Kind of reverse in a way. But I get it. I'm a Sara fan too.

[@michaelaltamirano2046]

I cannot stop watching the this. She is a absolutely brilliant!

[@leahabby]

I watched this in SF last night!!! It was amazing

[@MasonReece]

HOW AMAZINGGGGG 😍🥰

[@YogiGospel]

A gift as always!!!

[@rachelfishbein1478]

She is so cute 😍

[@pantalaimon1982]

she's spectacular!

[@anaclarke1003]

She has always reminded me of Wendy Bryde slightly from Ozark

[@RyanWaldroop]

Was able to see this show for the first time ever this week and it was up close and this video really does it justice. Now I really need the rest of this slime because one view of the show just isn't enough.

[@robinorene]

Wow-how fantastic & moving was that?!

[@dynamicraspberry2007]

MY QUEEN

[@lookitsglinda]

I saw Sara and Stephanie and their both SO AMAZING 🥹

[@nanite53]

I swear I heard a Cher influence when she said, “what was that?”

[@s0undstrulycrazy]

YUP 😅

[@brookemartin6101]

Yep, I heard it too.

[@nanite53]

Just proves that she carries every character with her to the next one. She internalizes them, not just act like them.

[@JJFLIP101]

I honestly think that's just classic SJB inflection (it has "or do... M&Ms!" from 9 to 5 energy to me), but that's probably why she was so great at playing Cher!

[@kayleeharrison1969]

@@JJFLIP101 agreed. I've been following her for years 😊

[@Rocket3711]

I love her voice but...I saw Sara Bareilles in this role and the ease and simplicity with which she approached this song and the entire role was so extraordinary. In many ways, the exact opposite of this. Stephanie Block is an incredible talent but she is working so hard here!

[@Paigeturnernyc]

Ok-i'm going to see it again-she's fab!

[@hockeymom1133]

Brilliant.

[@Elphaba88]

The best video out there. thank you

[@bryantkeller9278]

Genius. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@custardpuddle]

Is there a full recorded version of this production??? This is crazy high quality for a slime tutorial wtf

[@vertigoed.]

the way someone filmed this in the orchestra 💀

[@BiFuriouss]

I NEED TO SEE THIS

[@samuelhowden-glasgow4693]

It's the Camera person's sigh of admiration at 2:53 for me

[@seanhaley3204]

Goddess SJB!

[@MissAmandaJoy5]

😍😍I’ve been waiting

[@jenstone6853]

Thank you!!

[@vertigoed.]

OMG FINALLYYYYY

[@JosephJohnson-gu5fw]

I agree with some of the other commenters here. I think the music director is taking this a beat slow. Steph eats here though. Sara is great....but Stephanie J Block is just someone who eats sleeps and breathes these roles.

[@makaylab6925]

Could you post more videos of this please

[@jybys]

I heard Cher in her “what was that?!”

[@ginonovanta]

OMG you recorded this??

[@michaelarroyo7213]

Who was this prince for this perfomance?

[@SparkzMxzXZ]

How was this video taken? Was this during the actual performance itself? The quality is amazing lol

[@bway_car08]

Is there a full boot of this production?

[@roberttorres4893]

Moments Into The Woods aren't meant to be recorded and uploaded , otherwise you never knew you had one.

[@williammclean5897]

Ok boomer

[@petal1622]

do you have more videos from into the woods??? i'm dying to see it but i'm broke now

[@alvinmedina7121]

I may go tomorrow

[@MT-em1fz]

Please say you have more

[@nanite53]

Especially with Seb!

[@andrewcolon8916]

I wanna see krysta sing on the steps of the palace

[@finleyforevermore]

0:21

[@beastboost_b]

im milloe bpbbu broewn

[@mollykatherine1635]

What actor is playing the prince at the beginning?

[@DaniTryn]

Pretty sure it's Gavin Creel here? Or maybe Andy Karl? The princes' roles have been quite the carousel of changes

[@amandayoung8368]

it’s andy karl!!!

[@ReaganTakens]

Is there a full video of this show?

[@minneapaulis]

Wait was that Andy Karl as the first prince? Was he an understudy or something for Gavin?

[@fergussaint-john2535]

werk

[@zayvier69]

Who’s the actor at the beginning?

[@miranda1718]

Pretty sure that’s Andy Karl!

[@zayvier69]

Thanks!

[@hayleymcguirl5154]

who is this prince? is this Cheyanne? I don't recognize him!

[@williammclean5897]

Andy Karl

[@ad-oz9tk]

Who was the prince?

[@tmriddle8]

Andy Karl

[@ad-oz9tk]

@@tmriddle8 thanks!

[@mb323]

not a huge fan of her interpretation of this. feels too “worked” if that makes sense.

[@sorchamccarrey]

if you haven't already seen it totally recommend the recording on the channel 'broadway bootlegs' her performance is much improved from here imo. simpler, less affected and more direct. i'm not sure which came first but there is a marked difference

[@ellewalker7735]

I love Steph but this is waaaay too slow. Sondheim would not be happy

[@maximilianoster7080]

@elle walker It was even slower when I saw it yesterday. It was amazing vocally as always but I think she was trying out new things with the pace (there was like a 10 second akward silence pause of her weeping before now I understand) and it’s not really working.

[@seanhaley3204]

Nonsense, the score suggests a modest tempo, not a race.

[@ellewalker7735]

@@seanhaley3204 the score suggests “risoluto,” at a metronome marking of 148. That’s Allegro. So no, not a race, but not by any means a modest tempo.

[@seanhaley3204]

@@ellewalker7735 And she's right there within "allegro" which can be a slow as 126. Taking the rubato into consideration it's within limits. Joanna Gleason's performance was not a great deal more brisk. Conductor must also be considered. Could have been slightly more perky, perhaps, but this is by no means a bad performance and I highly doubt Sondheim is rolling in his grave with someone like SJB singing the roll.

[@michaelcoluccio2097]

Not bad…better than Sara but nowhere near Joanna. I’m a purist. Joanna owned this song and this role.

[@DaniTryn]

yes, yes, yessssss !!!

[@Shae29]

Sondheim wrote this song for Joanna 🥹

[@smurf902]

oui, but Stephanie does an amazing job for this day and age of very poppy sounding belters/mid rangers. She keeps most of Joanna's phrasing. But the street smart wink of the eye that Joanna had is unique.

[@alexcurtis2161]

I prefer Sara's

[@MT-em1fz]

I’m not being rude but if you don’t like it, why comment and spoil it for others? Why not go and comment something positive on Sara’s video. #bekind and all that.

[@alexcurtis2161]

@@MT-em1fz I love Stephanie.. I wasn't saying anything unkind I don't think. If it offended you.. I'm sorry :)

[@MT-em1fz]

No, what you said wasn’t unkind. But sharing it on this video was. I totally do not understand why someone would rather say “you are NOT my favourite” than “your version is my favourite” to the person you prefer. I just don’t think it was necessary.

[@leslieackerman4189]

Beautifully sung. But verrry amateur video. Pity.

[@briellec7173]

…have you ever seen an actual bootleg? This is incredible footage

[@Chaneloweenz]

She really was the highlight of such an inexplicably horrible production