Into the Woods
9 Jan 1996Size: 214mm x 136mm£19.99
Into the Woods
Paperback £19.99
A modern musical twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales.
Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood and other well-known fairytale characters are interwoven with the story of a baker and his wife – whose longing for a child is thwarted by the witch who lives next door.
Into the Woods is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. It was first staged at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California, in December 1986, and opened on Broadway in November 1987. It went on to win three Tony Awards, including Best Score of a Musical and Best Book of a Musical.
This Theatre Communications Group edition includes black and white production photographs by Martha Swope.
'It is that joyous rarity, a work of sophisticated artistic ambition and deep political purpose that affords nonstop pleasure'
Time Magazine'A sparkling, bittersweet and magical show... one of the great works of the American musical theatre'
Sunday Times'Spellbinding... a Sondheim classic that interweaves different fairy-tales in a witty act of deconstruction compounded by tart aperçus about life's thorny journey'
Telegraph'Sondheim's extraordinary collaboration with James Lapine... a classic, jokily wise, intelligently absurd musical fantasy... spiky Sondheim music and arresting lyrics you take away for ever, wild wit, looming menace, dry jokes... a harshly wise, hilariously serious reflection on the vanity of wishes and the power of childlike imagination in a world of flawed adults... an absolute five-star marvel'
TheatreCat9 Jan 1996Size: 214mm x 136mm£19.99
