![]() ![]() ![]() Winnie goes into her house, where she spends most of her time with her mother Betsy, and her grandmother now that her father has died. The show opens in Treegap, New Hampshire, where the various characters name what they want most in the world: Winnie Foster, to go to the fair Mae Tuck, to see her sons again Jesse Tuck, to take in the familiar sights of Treegap Miles Tuck, to be unstuck in time and the Man in the Yellow Suit, to "learn the secret" of Treegap Wood and become immortal ("Live Like This"). The production closed on May 29, 2016, after 39 performances. It began Broadway previews on Maand opened on April 26, 2016, at the Broadhurst Theatre, in New York City. The musical had its premiere at the Alliance Theater in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2015. It features music by Chris Miller, lyrics by Nathan Tysen and a book by Claudia Shear and Tim Federle, with direction and choreography by Casey Nicholaw. We'll print some of the best responses in next week's Escape.Tuck Everlasting is a musical based upon the American children's novel Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. In short: there's not one memorable moment in this movie.ĭid you love the movie? Hate it? Think our take on it completely missed the point? Send an e-mail to anco and tell me about it. No real spark in the romance between Jesse and Winnie (does she fall in love with him for the way he bounds gaily through a meadow?). No sense of self-discovery as Winnie escapes from her restrictive home to discover the wider world of love and death. But get to what? There's no sense of magic and wonder about the eternal spring. ![]() The movie blunders hastily through every potentially dramatic moment, as if it were in a hurry to get to something else. No dramatic turning points, no mystery, no excitement. Winnie decides to risk her future in order to help in a jailbreak, and ultimately, she makes a clear and dramatic decision about whether to take a drink of immortality. The book is built on decisive turning points. What's unusual in this case is: Natalie Babbitt's book - written for young adults - is more cinematic than the movie. It's commonplace to have to say: The book was better than the movie. But whether for children, teens, or adults, "Tuck Everlasting" is a clumsy piece of filmmaking. The bottom line: It's got too much teen romance for little kids to like it, and it's too childish to have much teenager appeal. Her performance is a demonstration of how to breathe three-dimensional life into a one-dimensional role. Her lines are few and far between, but her face consistently expresses her character: a woman who's saddened and a little overwhelmed by her family's strange fate, but who has the practical courage to carry on and make the best of it. Something interesting: There's not much worth looking for in "Tuck Everlasting." But if you find yourself watching the movie, watch Sissy Spacek. Through a series of adventures, Winnie comes to the point of having to choose whether to live and die a normal life, or drink from the spring and spend eternity with Jesse. An evil stranger comes in search of the magic spring. There, Father and Mother Tuck (William Hurt, Sissy Spacek), dole out familial affection and sage advice. ![]() That spring turns out to be a source of eternal youth, and to keep the world from finding out, Jesse's brother Miles (Scott Bairstow) kidnaps Winnie and brings her to the Tucks' woodland cottage. Wandering in her family's woods, she stumbles across Jesse Tuck (Jonathan Jackson), drinking from a spring. What's it about? Winnie Foster (Alexis Bledel) is the 15-year old daughter of the richest family in town, but she feels stifled and bored. ![]()
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