Kennedy Kanagawa makes Broadway debut with ’08 ‘Into the Woods’
He is the puppeteer behind Milky White, who was a static support within the present’s 1987 single run.
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Wednesday, August 17, 2022 1:12 p.m
Kennedy Kanagawa ’08 (own) directs Milky White in Broadway’s “Into the Woods.” Image by Matt Murphy and Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMadeLike many who describe themselves as “theatre boys,” Kennedy Kanagawa ’08 also wanted to act on Broadway. He maintained this dream while discovering theater at Muhlenberg and when he moved to New York after graduation. There, he realized that the audition gave him great nervousness. She tried to quit appearing 3 times, but each time she found herself pulled from the stage.
“I’ve finally reached that second of Zen enlightenment,” he says. “I don’t do it with the last word to be on Broadway. I just feel comfortable to carry it out… As soon as I came to terms with it, I made my debut on Broadway.”
Kanagawa is the puppeteer behind the revival cow Milky White. in the forest James Theatre. The Broadway spin-off of the present was introduced at the end of Might after a two-week run as part of Encores! sequence in downtown New York. The puppet’s designer, James Ortiz, has included Kanagawa in the present, without the need for troubling auditions.
“He and I worked collectively on a new growing present. There were no puppets in this present, but there was quite a lot of body theater, which is attached to a kind of puppetry,” says Kanagawa, who had no knowledge of puppets before this present. “I think as a result of it’s related, he mentioned,” in all likelihood you can. he is for real [direct messaged] On Instagram he asked me “Are you free in Might?” mentioned
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In his unique Broadway career in the forestThe Milky White was a static prop that went in and out of scenes. There isn’t a single strain or hint in the script, so Kanagawa and Ortiz worked collectively to find the right way to bring it to life.
“Cows are probably not the most cellular creatures, so we started modeling their actions and behavior closer to that of a canine or cat. My purpose was to help viewers see their pet in Milky White and replicate that private dedication,” says Kanagawa. it happened A lot of people say, “Oh my god, you remind me of my canine.”
Kanagawa simply found out that the present is moving to Broadway in the midst of Encores! he rushed and became “completely insane.” Previews began in late June, and the run was recently extended into October. Narrated by Kanagawa in the forest As his “favorite gift of all time,” he relishes the opportunity to be a part of his return to Broadway.
“Creator of electronic books in the forestJames [Lapine]he mentioned something that resonated at the end of our trial course. in the forest Noting that it opened at the height of the AIDS epidemic, it first returned to Broadway shortly after 9/11 and now “once again when the world was awash with risk,” it seems to indicate Kanagawa whenever the world wants it. we are in the midst of battle and pandemic… Stephen Sondheim has written a gift full of lovely messages that are truly therapeutic. You can flip the script, go to a web page, and discover something so profound that you will, in all likelihood, get it tattooed on your physique. [The show] It’s a good comfort for people.”
