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Into the Woods is a 1987 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests.
- Stephen Sondheim
- Stephen Sondheim
A dark comedy, the story of Into the Woods takes inspiration from the more melancholy and frightful elements of original folk and fairy tales—including the deaths of major characters—and features plot elements and figures from the stories of Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, and Rapunzel.
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Synopsis. This tale brings together 4 fairy tales: Jack the giant slayer, Cinderella, Rapunzel and Little Red Riding hood. A Baker (James Corden) and his Wife (Emily Blunt) wish for a child but suffer under a curse laid upon the Baker's family by a Witch (Meryl Streep) who found the Baker's father robbing her garden when his mother was pregnant.
Synopsis. “Be careful what you wish for” seems to be the ongoing theme in Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Brothers Grimm inspired musical, Into the Woods. The story follows The Baker and his wife who wish to have a child, Cinderella who wishes to go the King’s Festival, and Jack who wishes his cow would give some milk.
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Dec 25, 2014 · Into the Woods: Directed by Rob Marshall. With Anna Kendrick, Daniel Huttlestone, James Corden, Emily Blunt. A witch tasks a childless baker and his wife with procuring magical items from classic fairy tales to reverse the curse put on their family tree.
CRITICAL OVERVIEW. CRITICISM. SOURCES. FURTHER READING. INTRODUCTION. Into the Woods, published in 1986, is a collaborative work by Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) and James Lapine (story). It was the product of a workshop at Playwrights Horizon in New York City, and was first produced in San Diego in 1986.
