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...competent cast does a good job with the funnier first act. But especially in the inherently weaker second act, the actors too often seem lost in pro forma direction and overwhelmed by the pit orchestra from hell. There are saving graces--the well designed set and scene-stealing cow are two examples--but John Weinstein's production of Into the Woods, while polished and charming, is basically shallow...
Equally good is Vonnie Roemer as the Baker's Wife. The Baker's Wife is the voice of reason in fairy tale land. When her husband is worried that they cheated Jack into trading his cow for worthless beans she tells him that "if the end is right it justifies the beans." "Is it always or, is it never and?" she asks in her brilliant last song "Moments in the Woods," capturing these characters' inability to take charge of their lives. Roemer has one of the finest voices in the show and the necessary stage presence to keep her sane...
...HAVE ENOUGH TO WORRY about, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is trying to make them feel guilty about giving milk to their children. At a press conference in Boston, a group of well-known physicians, including, of all people, Dr. Benjamin Spock, questioned the nutritional value of cow's milk and warned that it could actually prove harmful to some youngsters. "There's no reason to drink cow's milk at any time in your life," said Dr. Frank Oski, director of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University. "It was designed for calves, it was not designed for humans...
...phosphorus. A cup of milk provides 300 mg of calcium, compared with 250 mg for a cup of cooked kale. And O.K., some children are allergic to milk and therefore must get their calcium and other minerals from other foods. But for most children over the age of one, cow's milk is a perfectly adequate source of several important nutrients...
...says Dr. Ronald Kleinman, chair of the Committee on Nutrition for the American Academy of Pediatrics. The academy agrees that breast milk or iron-fortified infant formula is best for the first 12 months of life. "But we don't say that babies are going to be harmed by cow's milk or that there is a danger to them," Kleinman notes. "Dairy products are not perfect foods, but they are concentrated with many of the forms of nutrients that children need to grow well...