Into the Woods

Musical

Writers: James Lapine Stephen Sondheim

Context

Inspired by the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales, including Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and Jack and the Beanstalk, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine set out to create a story centering around the moral struggles of these famous characters. Tied together with one original story about a Baker and his wife, their struggle to have a child, and the witch who cursed their bloodline, the show would have a first act about each character’s individual journey, and a second act about the consequences of their actions on the community. Sondheim claims to have drawn additional material for such

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