Here is the announcement we ran:
"INTO THE
WOODS"
Join Cinderella, Little
Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk,
the Childless Baker and his wife, and the Wicked Witch on a
trip into the woods
Directed by James Sohre
The Story: Steven Sondheim and James Lapine have
intertwined the plots of some favorite fairy tales in
creating a single, even bigger one. The first act opens with
the stories of the Baker and his wife, Jack and the
Beanstalk, and Cinderella. The Baker and his wife receive a
short visit from Little Red Riding Hood, then they must enter
the woods to assemble the ingredients for a potion required
by their neighbor, the Witch, to remove a curse preventing
them from having a child. In their search, they meet up with
Jack, Red Riding Hood and the Wolf, as well as Cinderella,
Rapunzel, and their respective Princes. These characters are
all busy with their own fairy tales, but each possesses one
ingredient for the potion. By the end of Act One, the curse
is lifted, Jack kills the giant and is rich from stolen gold,
the Wolf is killed, each damsel gets her respective Prince,
and the Witch is transformed by her potion. All should live
happily ever after, right? Well, almost. There's still Act
II, and anything can happen in the woods.....
Into the Woods is regarded by some musical theater enthusiasts as composer Stephen Sondheim's greatest work. The music is alternately hilarious, tender, while at the same time ironic. 9 Tony Awards nominations and 3 wins, incl : Best Score and Best Book (this show bested the much acclaimed Phantom of the Opera for the Tony Awards for Best Score and Best Book when it opened on Broadway); 5 Drama Desk Awards, and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical
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