Into the Woods
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About the show
- Written by: James Lapine, Stephen Sondheim
- Premiered: 1986
- Categories: 1980s, Adventure, Drama, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Two Act
- Setting:
Into the Woods intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters’ wishes and quests.
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Synopsis
The main characters are taken from Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel, and Cinderella, as well as several others.
The musical follows a Baker and his wife who wish to have a child, Cinderella who wishes to attend the King’s festival, and Jack who wishes his cow would give milk.
When the Baker and his wife learn they cannot have a child because of a Witch’s curse, the two set off on a journey to break the curse, and everyone’s wishes are granted.
However, the consequences of their actions return to haunt them later with disastrous results.
Songs from Into the Woods
- Prologue: Into the Woods
- Cinderella at the Grave
- Hello, Little Girl
- I Guess This Is Goodbye / Maybe They’re Magic
- Our Little World
- I Know Things Now
- A Very Nice Prince / First Midnight / Giants in the Sky
- Agony
- It Takes Two
- Stay with Me
- On the Steps of the Palace
- Ever After
- Prologue: So Happy
- Agony (Reprise)
- Lament
- Any Moment / Moments in the Woods
- Your Fault
- Last Midnight
- No More
- No One Is Alone
- Finale: Children Will Listen