Sondheim and Lapine's Into the Woods

<p>‘The Woods are just Trees. The Trees are just Wood.’ – All together</p><p>In 1987 Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine combined several classic fairy tales including Little Red Riding Hood Cinderella and Jack and the Beanstalk to create <i>Into the Woods</i>. Funny and heartfelt this musical explores what it might mean to act responsibly in society both as a parent and as a child.</p><p>Situating the work within Sondheim’s oeuvre and the Broadway canon Olaf Jubin first offers a detailed reading of the show itself before discussing key productions in New York and London and 2014’s Oscar-nominated screen adaptation. The radically different approaches to staging <i>Into the Woods</i> are testament to how open the musical is to re-interpretation for new audiences.</p><p>A combination of critical explication with performance and film analysis as well as an overview of popular and critical reception this book is meant for anyone who has enjoyed <i>Into the Woods</i> be it as a musical theatre fan an enchanted audience member a student or a dedicated theatre professional.</p>