Beneath the Wraps

“Johnny Depp is great, but the fact that he is not Joey Fatone bothers me.” - Jenna on January 5. The quote made me laugh when Jenna said it, and then I had her repeat what she said so I could get the right quote, but still might not have it exact. Allow me to explain:   When Jenna was three Roland had purchased a copy of Red Riding Hood ( here )   which she has loved and watched often.   Joey Fatone plays the wolf.   In Disney’s version of Into the Woods   ( here ) , the Wolf is played by Johnny Depp.   You may not find this as amusing as I did.   But her quote did strike me funny enough that I thought I’d share.

     My brother, Corey, has always been a big fan of Steven Sondheim.   I don’t think it was until after he was in high school still or college when I was introduced to his “Into the Woods” soundtrack – which I listened to and read along as the characters sang.   Immediately I decided it was a production that I wanted to see.         I have seen four or five different versions – though I don’t actually remember the details of each one.   I think the first opportunity was when the production was on tour.   I vaguely remember seeing it with my mom, I think.   I don’t know who else was with us.   I’m wondering if we were given tickets that Corey, himself, was unable to use.         My least favorite production was one that he was in.   He played Repunzel’s prince.   Our friend, Jinx, played the baker.   It was a marvelous cast, and each one...