When we heard that they were adapting it for the big screen:

Learning that we'd have to wait until Christmas for this film:

Hoping that this movie will be good:

We're really hoping!

When people asked us if we thought the film idea would be any good:

Explaining the Into the Woods changes to non-theatre folk:

When Meryl spilled the beans:

After we saw the first trailer!

However, there was no singing…

When we thought that the character names had been Disney-fied for the movie:

When Disney issued a statement saying the character names on the website were incorrect and that they'd never stray from the original:

When we found out that "On the Steps of the Palace" lyrics had been changed:

Getting ready for the red carpet premiere!

When you see a special screening of the film before all of your friends:

Purchasing your Christmas Day ticket!

Waking up on Christmas morning:

Leaving the movie theatre as soon as the credits roll — to try and beat the crowds to the parking lot:

(Playbill.com staff writer Michael Gioia's work appears in the news, feature and video sections of Playbill.com as well as in the pages of Playbill magazine. Follow him on Twitter at @PlaybillMichael.)