Into the Woods
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by James Lapine
An ambivalent Cinderella? A blood-thirsty Little Red Ridinghood? A Prince Charming with a
roving eye? A Witch...who raps? They're all among the cockeyed characters in James Lapine
and Stephen Sondheim's fractured fairy tale. When a Baker and his Wife learn they've been
cursed with childlessness by the Witch next door, they embark on a quest for the special
objects required to break the spell, swindling, lying to and stealing from Cinderella,
Little Red, Rapunzel and Jack (the one who climbed the beanstalk). Everyone's wish is
granted at the end of Act One, but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them
later, with disastrous results. What begins a lively irreverent fantasy in the style of
“The Princess Bride” becomes a moving lesson about community responsibility and the stories
we tell our children.
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