Into the Woods JR

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 single story out of these different fairytales. This idea brought about the hit musical, Into the Woods. Due to the shows success, they decided to adapt the show for elementary and middle school aged children centering around the 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

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