The Tony-winning performer, Stephanie J. Block, is back on Broadway in the hit musical ‘Into The Woods’
As Block points out their onstage roles truly differ from their personal relationship. “We’ve been given the note multiple times to not be so touchy, so sentimental, on stage. Our affectionate relationship at home is not the relationship of The Baker and The Baker’s Wife,” says Block. “So, it’s been about simplifying and trying to remove some of the sentimentality.” Plus, having their daughter be able to sit in the audience and experience her parents perform adds another layer of specialness.
Before returning to perform on Broadway the first time since the pandemic, Block had made some major life changes. In 2020, the family moved to California. “Sebastian and I were wearing the ‘mom and dad hat’ when we made that decision. It was all about what was going to be healthiest for Vivienne during this very complicated and unhealthy time. And when I use the term “unhealthy”, I’m not just referring to physically, but spiritually, mentally, and emotionally,” she explains.
The couple felt that being in an environment that would allow for year-round outdoor activities would help them navigate such a complex and scary time. The move also allowed her to be closer to her family living on the West Coast. “It’s something I had been missing while living and working on the East Coast the past 20 years,” shares Block.Matt Murphy
Other than caring for and nurturing her child, Block, like many, was struggling to find her creative footing. “That first year, I could not find it. I was just surviving and doing the very best I could to be grateful for the day — in the moment,” she explains. “Then Sebastian and I started to talk about ideas—children’s books, television pilots, plenty of writing treatments,” explains Block.
Block hopes to see Norma Desmond in a different way outside the “over-the-top” and “self-indulgent” labels that are usually pinned on the screen star. “Yes, she’s dramatic. She’s theatrical. She is holding on to the silent movie aesthetic,” says Block. But as she observes these descriptors come from the point of view of a male. “I would like to change that a bit and bring a little more groundedness and humanity to this woman,” observes Block.
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