Bernadette Peters is her name!! She also star in Sunday In The Park With George with Mandy Patikin, it was also done by Stephen Sondheim (who did the music and lyrics for Into The Woods) check Sunday out and other Sondheim musicals, you'll love them.
When was this performance? I have to give myself credit, I totally nailed it on naming the witch as Bernadette Peters just by the voice and the vague facial features I could make out. Haven’t seen or heard anything from her in decades. Probably since she played Steve Martins girlfriend in “The Jerk”.
This particular performance was filmed in 1990, but they used the original cast except for one really minor part, the original actress who played Snow White was not available.
Lin Manuel was mentored by Sondheim guys. I don’t think Sondheim would like you guys dissing someone he helped raise up… Though admittedly Lin may agree with you! He said that the greatest moment of his career was impressing Sondheim with an unexpected rhyme!
My daughter did this GREENS GREENS scene in the 3rd grade at her school on parents night /open house. She rattled that whole thing off as easy as most saying hello. She brought down the house. One of my proudest moments as a parent. Local groups were pounding on my door (literally) the next day .
This song/performance is ridiculous- it takes the ability to sing, and act and impeccable comedic timing to boot. All three of which she has in spades. She took a sledgehammer and shattered the mold of this role with just one song.
She should have gotten a Tony nomination for Into the Woods, and this clips proves why. Her singing and comedic timing is next level, and she is amazing the whole show. 🌳🌳🌳🧙♀️
This is one difficult number! You have to enunciate every syllable so well, keep the tempo secure, and squeeze all that humor in. I can't imagine many can do this better that what we are witnessing and hearing in this clip. Peters is doing great work here
Witch: In the past when your mother was with child she developed an unusual appitite! She took one look at MY beautiful garden and told your father that what she wanted more than anything in the world was- Greens green and nothing but green! Parsley, peppers, cabbages, and celery. Asparagus and Watercress and Fiddlefern and Lettuce. He said "Alright!" But it wasn't quite cause I caught him in the autumn in my garden one night! He was robbing me, Raping me. Rudding through my rutabagga raiding my arugula ripping up the Rampion MY CHAMPION MY FAVORITE! I shoulda layed a spell on him right THERE! Coulda turned him into stone or a dog or chair-eh-eh. *Momentary Trance" But I let him have the rampion, I'd lots to spare in return however I said fair is fair. You can let me have the baby that your wife will bear.. And we'll call it square. Baker: I had a brother? Witch: NO! But you had a sister. Narator: But the witch refused to tell him anymore of his sister...even that her name was Rapunzel. Witch: I thought I had been more than reasonable...but how was I to know what your father had also HIDDEN in his pocket! You see when I had inherited the garden my mother warned me that I would be punished if I were ever to loose any of the beans. Baker and Wife: Beans? Witch: The special beans, I let him go I didn't know he'd stolen my beans! I was watching him crawl back over the wall when BANG! CRASH! And Lightning Flash- and well that's another story nevermind... Anyway at last the big day came, I made my claim. "Oh don't take away the baby!" They shrieked and screached but I did! And I hid her where she'll never be reached! Your father cried and your mother died. But for extra measure-I admit it was a pleasure- I said "Sorry I'm still not mollified" and I layed a little spell on them. You too son! That your family tree will always be a barren one! Baker and Wife: No!!! Witch: So...there's no more fuss and there's no more scenes and my garden thrives! You should see my nectarines! But I'm telling you the same I tell Kings and Queens don't ever never ever mess around with my greens! ESPECIALLY THE BEANS!
TheNotverysocial It also sounds like Rapunzel's song (the one the prince sings in Agony) and the "don't you know what's out there in the world?" line in Stay With Me. I love Sondheim :')
I think Rapunzel fulfills the same function as Joanna, too, save the fact Joanna never goes mad, though she fakes it well. And Joanna lives happily ever after with Anthony and Tobias, her loving husband and foster son. Rapunzel bites it, leaving her husband and children behind. Even then, their ultimate fate is never revealed, but it's very bleak either way.
The Witch's Rap (that's what I call it) is my favorite piece in Into the Woods. My high school drama class performed this and it was an excellent play.
I cannot overstate just how much I love Bernadette Peters. I have been a fan of her since childhood listening to her voice Rita on Animaniacs, and any time I would hear about her being in something be it Annie (1982), The Jerk, The Wonderful World of Disney presents Roger and Hammerstein's "Cinderella" (with Brandy, Whoopi Goldberg, Jason Alexander, Victor Garber, and the incomparable Whitney Houston), I HAD to see it because I knew Bernadette would be perfect in whatever she was doing. Wgen I finally saw this version of Into The Woods ten years ago (along with Sunday in the Park) because I heard Bernadette was in it, I knew that I would not be disappointed with it and I was right! Bernadette is a class act, and just wonderful in any role she's given! I may be one of the very few who *did* enjoy Meryl Streep in the movie (she brought her own thing to the role, and I thoroughly enjoyed it) but the fangirl in me still wishes Bernadette had been asked to come back. (That or cast Donna Murphy, the only alternative I would've accepted to Bernadette.) She's funny, she's absolutely brilliant, and she brings pathos to every character she plays. I would give my left kidney to see her live! Bernadette is just everything, and gods I would love to see her return to the stage!
This woman is amazing. I went to call backs for a youth community production of Into the Woods and was one of those who had to sing this. I did horrible. Very difficult. I wish I studied this. XD (I will drop dead in surprise if I'm not cast as Rapunzel, but I won't know for another few days...If anyone was curious. XD)
this is awesome! i love how she delivers it! haha i love how when the witch goes into her trance the baker and his wife are freaking out because they don't know what to do or what is happening XD
Oh my gosh, Bernedatte Peters, the best witch ever! XD My school is doing this play, I'm Rapunzel. XDD It'll be fun, just randomly shreiking and crying all the time, no wonder the prince goes for another maiden. XD
I don't know why it isn't included on the cast recording, but it's "stone...or a dog, or a chair! or a slithering snake!" I love the way she performed this but because it was never actually made clear what the lyric is, many people have been confused.
I luv it when she goes "Then bang, crash the lightning flashed...oh and that's another story. Nevermind." Hilarious! I have this exact play on DVD and I watch it all the time. Favorite play ever!
words could hardly ever describe the amount of love i hold in my heart i hold for bernadette peters ❤ especially her as “dot” in “sunday in the park with george”. THE FOLLIES, GEORGE!!
I wish more musicals were filmed like Into the Woods and Cats and Legally Blonde. Growing up I learned to adore musical theatre watching these special performances and it encouraged me to see local live productions!
DannyTV In the 2002 Broadway revival, when Vanessa Williams played the Witch, instead of the snuuhuhuhh, she said “snake” and her hair turned into hissing snakes for a moment.
I Looove Into the Woods! I was the Narrator in the Junior version in middle school.. Fell in love with it at auditions. AND Bernadette is probably my all time favorite stage actress, she's so good at what she does!
Was the witch having some kind of seizure part of the act or was that bernadette peters acting? or was she really having some kind of seizure? Great song though. :D
I played the Baker in this play in High School. It was one of the funnest plays I've been in. I even got to direct the "Your Fault/Last Midnight" Scene. It was great.
Funny you should say that, cause Donna Murphy, the voice of Mother Gothel(as well as the original Fosca from Passion, another brilliant work by composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim and Director/Playwright James Lapine: ruclips.net/video/6M8pxgF2NbU/видео.html), ACTUALLY played THIS Witch(who actually cares for Rapunzel(whose hair doesn't provide youth powers), despite being very restrictive of letting her adoptive child go) in this outdoor production of this show in Central Park! It also has Amy Adams(Giselle in Enchanted) playing The Baker's Wife, and Chip Zien(the actor who plays The Baker in this clip) playing the Mysterious Man(as well as doubling as Cinderella's Father)! ruclips.net/video/YanlCN899bY/видео.html
i have been in this show and i was Little Red but my favorite character is the witch my favorite part is So there's no more fuss And there's no more scenes And my garden thrives- You should see my nectarines! But I'm tellling you the same I tell kings and queens: Don't ever never ever Mess around with my greens! Especially the beans. i love bernadette peters, as lily in annie too.
It just goes to show that you can save everyone a lot of grief if you ask your neighbor for permission before rummaging through their garden. Even in this day and age, crop thieves are still an irritating problem.
NOBODY is better than Bernadette Peters as the witch. Flawless.
Afterthoughts of a Daydreamer Meryl Streep
@@vashonwilliams778 no
meryl streep was more cinematic and fluid, peters was for comedy
Seph Tamayo yea I agree
Jeff, the God of Biscuits it would actually
That actress who played the witch was remarkable best acting I've seen in decades.
Bernadette Peters is her name!! She also star in Sunday In The Park With George with Mandy Patikin, it was also done by Stephen Sondheim (who did the music and lyrics for Into The Woods) check Sunday out and other Sondheim musicals, you'll love them.
When was this performance? I have to give myself credit, I totally nailed it on naming the witch as Bernadette Peters just by the voice and the vague facial features I could make out. Haven’t seen or heard anything from her in decades. Probably since she played Steve Martins girlfriend in “The Jerk”.
Glitch around 1987 i believe
This particular performance was filmed in 1990, but they used the original cast except for one really minor part, the original actress who played Snow White was not available.
Reyan Aoufi Bernadette Peters...isn’t it incredible????
lol " i could have turned him into stone or a dog or a chair or a snughaungahuah" lol!
10 years, and I've given you your 69th like. You're welcome.
WHAT THE FUCK WHY WOULD YOU LIKE THIS COMMENT YOU EVIL PEOPLE
Still my favourite bit
SNSNSNNNNT THTHTHTHTTTTHHHTTH TTTHHHH THHHT THHHTHHHTT HHTHTH THHTHHTHHEHHTHHT THHEHHTHTHH
Bernadette Peters is freaking unbelievable amazing! She made this extremely unlikely character really likable and funny, and real. Excellent actress.
Lin Manuel Miranda's wig is snatched
🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'm wheezing!
No. Not snatched. That bitch just got buried. In a footprint.
Lin Manuel was mentored by Sondheim guys.
I don’t think Sondheim would like you guys dissing someone he helped raise up…
Though admittedly Lin may agree with you! He said that the greatest moment of his career was impressing Sondheim with an unexpected rhyme!
@@creativelie8368 👍🏽
hahaha then being mentor and mentee make a lot of sense now
My daughter did this GREENS GREENS scene in the 3rd grade at her school on parents night /open house. She rattled that whole thing off as easy as most saying hello. She brought down the house. One of my proudest moments as a parent. Local groups were pounding on my door (literally) the next day .
r/thathappened
But if it did damm your child is talented
@@impulsivechaos5138 prepare yourself to be in r/ihavereddit
@@lenocturnefan4258 yeah hahah
This song/performance is ridiculous- it takes the ability to sing, and act and impeccable comedic timing to boot. All three of which she has in spades. She took a sledgehammer and shattered the mold of this role with just one song.
i cant tell if this is criticism or praise
@moremouche I think she's saying that it's a very difficult song to perform but she managed to pull it off perfectly
@@Sirenblast in such case i absolutely agree!
WHEN BANG, CRASH! A LIGHTNING FLASH...
ah, well, thats another story, nevermind. anyway...
2000Maedchen you still on RUclips?
@@eduardomiranda7094 you still on RUclips?
Thomas Jefferson yeah
@@eduardomiranda7094 Cool.
@@eduardomiranda7094 helli you still there
" you should see my necterines." lol, i would have been laughing my head off if i was in the audience.
This is some Eminem level stuff right here
Get a ladder, other rappers, you ain't even at her level
This is not a rap it's actually a patter song
lol this was before Eminem son
@@kjfilms784 lol Everyone knows that
@@niccolai_o3680 it’s called the witches rap
She was spittin bars in this play sis snapped
I could have changed him into a snsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsn.....
But I Let Him Go!!
lol can't get over how funny that is. :D
Oh my goodness, I love Bernadette Peters and Into the Woods. I would love to play the witch one day on Broadway.
Iesha Washington it's not on broadway right now, but they might revive it one day!
She should have gotten a Tony nomination for Into the Woods, and this clips proves why. Her singing and comedic timing is next level, and she is amazing the whole show. 🌳🌳🌳🧙♀️
Joanna was more than deserving of it
"Greens, greens, nothing but GREENS!"
I love this part, she has this snazzy witch rap thing going!!
"but that's another story, so never mind..."
This is one difficult number! You have to enunciate every syllable so well, keep the tempo secure, and squeeze all that humor in. I can't imagine many can do this better that what we are witnessing and hearing in this clip. Peters is doing great work here
Sondheim showed little mercy to his singers.
Witch: In the past when your mother was with child she developed an unusual appitite! She took one look at MY beautiful
garden and told your father that what she wanted more than anything in the world was-
Greens green and nothing but green! Parsley, peppers, cabbages, and celery. Asparagus and Watercress and Fiddlefern and
Lettuce. He said "Alright!" But it wasn't quite cause I caught him in the autumn in my garden one night!
He was robbing me, Raping me.
Rudding through my rutabagga raiding my arugula ripping up the Rampion MY CHAMPION MY FAVORITE!
I shoulda layed a spell on him right THERE! Coulda turned him into stone or a dog or chair-eh-eh. *Momentary Trance"
But I let him have the rampion, I'd lots to spare in return however I said fair is fair. You can let me have the baby
that your wife will bear.. And we'll call it square.
Baker: I had a brother?
Witch: NO! But you had a sister.
Narator: But the witch refused to tell him anymore of his sister...even that her name was Rapunzel.
Witch: I thought I had been more than reasonable...but how was I to know what your father had also HIDDEN in his pocket!
You see when I had inherited the garden my mother warned me that I would be punished if I were ever to loose any of the
beans.
Baker and Wife: Beans?
Witch: The special beans, I let him go I didn't know he'd stolen my beans! I was watching him crawl back over the wall when
BANG! CRASH! And Lightning Flash- and well that's another story nevermind...
Anyway at last the big day came, I made my claim.
"Oh don't take away the baby!" They shrieked and screached but I did! And I hid her where she'll never be reached! Your
father cried and your mother died. But for extra measure-I admit it was a pleasure- I said "Sorry I'm still not mollified"
and I layed a little spell on them.
You too son!
That your family tree will always be a barren one!
Baker and Wife: No!!!
Witch: So...there's no more fuss and there's no more scenes and my garden thrives! You should see my nectarines! But I'm
telling you the same I tell Kings and Queens don't ever never ever mess around with my greens! ESPECIALLY THE BEANS!
The music during The Witch's Rap sounds almost exactly like the melody that plays during the Joanna Reprise. I think that was intentional.
TheNotverysocial It also sounds like Rapunzel's song (the one the prince sings in Agony) and the "don't you know what's out there in the world?" line in Stay With Me. I love Sondheim :')
The bit at 0:41!
If you had to choose, would you pick Joanna Reprise or Witch's rap?
Ironic, as the lady who played Joanna in the 1983 filmed version did actually play the witch in one part of the original run.
I think Rapunzel fulfills the same function as Joanna, too, save the fact Joanna never goes mad, though she fakes it well. And Joanna lives happily ever after with Anthony and Tobias, her loving husband and foster son.
Rapunzel bites it, leaving her husband and children behind. Even then, their ultimate fate is never revealed, but it's very bleak either way.
The Witch's Rap (that's what I call it) is my favorite piece in Into the Woods. My high school drama class performed this and it was an excellent play.
my favorite moment: "...when BANG, CRASH, the lightening FLASHED!!...but that's another story, never mind!
this never gets old
2:57 One of the funniest lines from the Witch in this show, and the way Bernadette Peters performed it makes it even better.
her timing thOUGH-
I cannot overstate just how much I love Bernadette Peters. I have been a fan of her since childhood listening to her voice Rita on Animaniacs, and any time I would hear about her being in something be it Annie (1982), The Jerk, The Wonderful World of Disney presents Roger and Hammerstein's "Cinderella" (with Brandy, Whoopi Goldberg, Jason Alexander, Victor Garber, and the incomparable Whitney Houston), I HAD to see it because I knew Bernadette would be perfect in whatever she was doing. Wgen I finally saw this version of Into The Woods ten years ago (along with Sunday in the Park) because I heard Bernadette was in it, I knew that I would not be disappointed with it and I was right! Bernadette is a class act, and just wonderful in any role she's given! I may be one of the very few who *did* enjoy Meryl Streep in the movie (she brought her own thing to the role, and I thoroughly enjoyed it) but the fangirl in me still wishes Bernadette had been asked to come back. (That or cast Donna Murphy, the only alternative I would've accepted to Bernadette.)
She's funny, she's absolutely brilliant, and she brings pathos to every character she plays. I would give my left kidney to see her live! Bernadette is just everything, and gods I would love to see her return to the stage!
This is one of my favorite scenes in the play
This woman is amazing. I went to call backs for a youth community production of Into the Woods and was one of those who had to sing this. I did horrible. Very difficult. I wish I studied this. XD (I will drop dead in surprise if I'm not cast as Rapunzel, but I won't know for another few days...If anyone was curious. XD)
Just curious about which part you ended up with, all those years ago!
@@Hairmetallurgist Omg this was a blast from the past! I was Rapunzel as expected :)
we watched this in theatre class, and oh my GOD. she did this in 1 breath
i love her laugh and scream the most XDXDXD
this is awesome! i love how she delivers it!
haha i love how when the witch goes into her trance the baker and his wife are freaking out because they don't know what to do or what is happening XD
Oh my gosh, Bernedatte Peters, the best witch ever! XD My school is doing this play, I'm Rapunzel. XDD It'll be fun, just randomly shreiking and crying all the time, no wonder the prince goes for another maiden. XD
We're watching this in my Drama class in school, it's a wonderful piece!
I don't know why it isn't included on the cast recording, but it's "stone...or a dog, or a chair! or a slithering snake!" I love the way she performed this but because it was never actually made clear what the lyric is, many people have been confused.
I luv it when she goes "Then bang, crash the lightning flashed...oh and that's another story. Nevermind." Hilarious!
I have this exact play on DVD and I watch it all the time.
Favorite play ever!
Bernadette Peters is flawless.
Bernadette Peters is just amazing in this!!! Simply outstanding!!!
1:44. Monday mood.
words could hardly ever describe the amount of love i hold in my heart i hold for bernadette peters ❤ especially her as “dot” in “sunday in the park with george”. THE FOLLIES, GEORGE!!
greens greens nothin but greens parsley peppers cabbages and celery i
I love her laugh😍😍
she's amazing!!!
this is the best part of this whole song! i love bernadette peters!
I wish more musicals were filmed like Into the Woods and Cats and Legally Blonde. Growing up I learned to adore musical theatre watching these special performances and it encouraged me to see local live productions!
3:40 *ariana could never*
I'm dead 😂😂😂
You gotta love how she randomly starts floating and laughing.. and just stays up there to sing for a while.
THAT, is a witch's laugh.
lol what was she doing with the snuuhuhuhh?! lol omg she scared the crap out of me haha.
Natalie Thomas i believe she meant snail...but i'm not sure tho
DannyTV In the 2002 Broadway revival, when Vanessa Williams played the Witch, instead of the snuuhuhuhh, she said “snake” and her hair turned into hissing snakes for a moment.
She was the best for this role! Omg!❤
How have I just discovered the beauty and awesomeness of Bernadette Peters
I Looove Into the Woods! I was the Narrator in the Junior version in middle school.. Fell in love with it at auditions. AND Bernadette is probably my all time favorite stage actress, she's so good at what she does!
Was the witch having some kind of seizure part of the act or was that bernadette peters acting? or was she really having some kind of seizure? Great song though. :D
+Panthersclaw It's part of the script that the witch has a seizure or chokes or something right there.
digifreak90 ah okay. Thanks for clearing that up I was kind of worried :D
Panthersclaw yeah, you can look up several different productions of this play (mostly high school) to see different ways people do that part.
cool
love this musical
Awesome! I remember seeing this as a child. Bernadette Peters is amazing!
I played the Baker in this play in High School. It was one of the funnest plays I've been in. I even got to direct the "Your Fault/Last Midnight" Scene. It was great.
Oh, Sondheim and his magical words. It is so much fun to sing Sondheim lyrics. It may not be melodic but they just roll off the tongue.
I freaking love Bernadette Petters....
i agree, i love this one and bernadette peters. she was definitely the best witch in the show
There is such a deep meaning into this scene OMG I love it 😍
Loved Bernadette Peters !!!!!
ugh! amazing, she was the best, i'm doing this show now, and i absolutely love this witch rap!!!
You should see my nectarines 😂😂😂 3:48
i almost memorized this when i was 15!
I wish I had this at home, I watched it twice in Chorus and my class loved the witch, sooo funny!
one of my fave songs from the show!
i completely LOVE her! she's so good! she's like rapping and u actually understand! its so cool!
the witch is mother gothel!!!
that's super obviously obvious and easy...
No shit
Funny you should say that, cause Donna Murphy, the voice of Mother Gothel(as well as the original Fosca from Passion, another brilliant work by composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim and Director/Playwright James Lapine: ruclips.net/video/6M8pxgF2NbU/видео.html), ACTUALLY played THIS Witch(who actually cares for Rapunzel(whose hair doesn't provide youth powers), despite being very restrictive of letting her adoptive child go) in this outdoor production of this show in Central Park!
It also has Amy Adams(Giselle in Enchanted) playing The Baker's Wife, and Chip Zien(the actor who plays The Baker in this clip) playing the Mysterious Man(as well as doubling as Cinderella's Father)!
ruclips.net/video/YanlCN899bY/видео.html
Mother Gothel's voice actor has also played the Witch!
Love Bernadette Peters and this cast so much
Friggin' love this musical.
Just watched the recent movie. Meryl Streep is Meryl Streep, but there is no one better in this role than Bernedette Peters.
Wish I could do it too....I watched this twice and loved it so much!!
so glad i have the dvd.
what a show!
You have the beautiful and gripping “stay with me”, and then also this
OMG she is the best!!!
Love her so much in this role! No one else sings it better.
This is so great.
LOOOVE THIS SHOW!!!! my fav musical, its up there with "Wicked"
love her perfomance!!
i have been in this show and i was Little Red but my favorite character is the witch my favorite part is
So there's no more fuss
And there's no more scenes
And my garden thrives-
You should see my nectarines!
But I'm tellling you the same
I tell kings and queens:
Don't ever never ever
Mess around with my greens!
Especially the beans.
i love bernadette peters, as lily in annie too.
This was so cool! Great rapping rhythm
xD We're watching this in my English class, and it's hilarious!
DANG THEM BARZZ
Brilliant. Simply brilliant
i when to go see this in 1987 with Bernadette
I’m playing the witch! I am so excited
that is the best line in the whole play!!!!
This is awesome~! Our witch for our production sounds exactly like her.
this is amazing!
a girl in my class is playing the witch, and she says that part and i crack up cause she says it so well ^_^
2:47 2:51🔥Bars alil bit though🔥
The best cast ever!
Loved this scene. She was great. she also reminded me of funny actress Carol Kane from ? Princess Bride .
The witch is my dream role. i ♥ INTO THE WOODS
, STEPHEN SONDHEIM.
Love Bernadette Peters
This is great
NewestNuma
These bars though
This is the best part of the play.
It just goes to show that you can save everyone a lot of grief if you ask your neighbor for permission before rummaging through their garden.
Even in this day and age, crop thieves are still an irritating problem.
ahh i love this song its the best part of the movie
this play was amazing!
One of my favorite parts
I love this musical, it's amazing and so funny. This is one of my fave parts. The Witch has a rapping thing going. =)
2016 YEEEEEEEY
Yeyyyy
such bars