Into the Woods
Opening Night: April 30, 2002
Closing: December 29, 2002
Theater: Broadhurst Theatre
Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Into the Woods is a musical retelling of the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Little Red Ridinghood all come to life in this magical piece. Lapine directs this Broadway revival featuring choreography by James Caraffa. The cast includes Vanessa Williams, John McMartin, Gregg Edelman, Christopher Sieber, Erin Dilly, Stephen DeRosa, and Kerry O’Malley.
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May 1, 2002
A bright and beckoning path cuts through the fairy-tale thicket of whimsy and woe that is ”Into the Woods,” the musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine that opened last night in a new revival at the Broadhurst Theater.
This path is no trail of bread crumbs. It is Mr. Sondheim’s score, which now shows every sign of enduring into happily-ever-after posterity, that keeps leading you onward in a show that does not inspire confidence on all levels. Trust in Mr. Sondheim, though. Follow the music. It will take you somewhere wonderful.
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