Cinderella, jack of beanstalk fame, little red ridinghood, and the baker and his wife set out for the forest on a quest to find happily ever after. The pulitzer prize and tony awardwinning team of stephen sondheim and james lapine bring their cherished musical off the stage and onto the page with the help of hudson talbotts enchanting illustrations. The tony awardwinning musical, now adapted into a lavishly illustrated book into the woods is the imaginative account of what happens when the lives of new and old fairytale characters dramatically and humorously come together. Into the woods by james lapine bernadette peters, chip. Into the woods book by james lapine music and lyrics by stephen sondheim. Into the woods a musical by stephen sondheim and james lapine. When the baker and his wife learn that they cannot have a child. One of sondheims most popular works, into the woods is a musically. James elliot lapine born january 10, 1949 is an american stage director, playwright, screenwriter, and librettist.
Into the woods by james lapine and stephen sondheim is an amazing, artistic, and ambitious book, which tells the story of a baker and his wife who get cursed by a witch, in which they try to relieve the curse by retrieving certain things that the witch told them. The story of into the woods with music and lyrics by stephen sondheim and book by james lapine, follows a baker and his wife, who wish to have a child. Book by james lapine music and lyrics by stephen sondheim with an imaginative book by james lapine that skillfully intertwines the stories and characters from grimm fairy tales, and a luscious score by stephen sondheim, this tony awardwinning musical has become a timeless masterpiece. James lapine wrote the book for and directed the musicals into the woods, passion, and sunday in the park with george all with scores by stephen sondheim and falsettos, a new brain, muscles, and little miss sunshine all with scores by william finn. Into the woods edition 1 by stephen sondheim, james lapine. This production uses special effect fog and haze, as well as strobe lighting effects, sudden loud noises, and staged violence. Originally published on august 15, 2019, by terry teachout in wall street journal the hudson valley shakespeare festival, one of the finest outdoor summer companies on the east coast, is now adding. Nov 23, 2014 1988 tony awards james lapine best book of a musical duration. Into the woods stephen sondheim james lapine into the woods. It was first staged at the old globe theatre in san diego.
He is a writer and director, known for into the woods 2014, american playhouse 1981 and the moment when. James lapine and stephen sondheim take everyones favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless, yet relevant, piece and a rare modern classic. He has written and directed numerous plays, and has received three tony awards, five drama desk awards, and the pulitzer prize. Into the woods tells the epic fairytale of several brothers grimm characters including the baker and his wife who learn that they cannot have a child. Originally broadcast as part of the american playhouse series on pbs, this video captures a performance by the original cast of the popular broadway musical. Into the woods music and lyrics by stephen sondheim book by james lapine please note. It brings characters from classic fairytales cinderella, jack and the beanstalk, little red riding hood, and others.
Into the woods a musical collaboration with ndsu challey school of music music and lyrics by stephen sondheim book by james lapine orchestrations by jonathan tunick. Into the woods edition 1 by stephen sondheim, james. Some of his other works as author and director are the 25th annual putnam county spelling bee, amour, and dirty blonde. James lapine and stephen sondheim take everyones favorite storybook characters and bring them. Book by james lapine, music and lyrics by stephen sondheim. Into the woods is presented through special arrangement music theatre international mti. James lapine and stephen sondheim take everyones favorite storybook characters and. Into the woods musical stephen sondheim wiki fandom. This 1987 musical by stephen sondheim and james lapine, which stirs up the shadows of classic bedtime stories, was. Synopsis be careful what you wish for seems to be the ongoing theme in stephen sondheim and james lapines brothers grimm inspired musical, into the woods. Based on the grimm brothers most popular folktales, into the woods is a reimagining of what can happen when beloved fairytale characters are thrown together in increasingly dramatic and humorous ways.
Into the woods by james lapine mckeesport little theater. Into the woods by james lapine bernadette peters, chip zien. Books by james lapine author of into the woods goodreads. Cinderella, who wishes to attend the kings festival. With sophisticated music and some of the best dark humor in musical theater, into the woods is a modern classic, delighting and electrifying audiences around the world. The tony awardwinning book and score are both enchanting and touching. Rideout, nance williamson and exciting new finds in particular ms.
The musical intertwines the plots of several brothers grimm and charles perrault fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters wishes and quests. All authorized performance materials are also supplied by mti. Jul 27, 2019 this weekend, for three days only, its the stephen sondheim classic, into the woods, winner of three tony awards in 1988, including hardware for sondheim and librettist james lapine. Into the woods by james lapine meet your next favorite book. The fairy tale forest of into the woods has suddenly grown a lot thicker. Into the woods mercury theater with music and lyrics by stephen sondheim and the book by james lapine, the hypocrites bring their heightened and playful sense of theatricality to the beloved musical into the woods. Into the woods a musical by stephen sondheim and james. Everyone who has ever thought that fairy tale endings are just a bit too sunny will enjoy this tuneful, sophisticated, ironic, and darkly funny sendup of cinderella, jack and the beanstalk, rapunzel, and red riding hood in which we learn to be careful the things you say, children will listen.
Directed by ben liebert, music direction by brian michalowski. This script is provided for educational purposes only. Into the woods is the imaginative account of what happens when the lives of new and old fairytale characters dramatically and humorously come together. By reading this, you have in no way acquired the right to perform into the woods in any form or fashion. Into the woods stephen sondheim james lapine into the.
With music and lyrics by stephen sondheim and the book by james lapine, the hypocrites bring their heightened and playful sense of theatricality to the beloved musical into the woods. Into the woods, by stephen sondheim and james lapine the. Effectively mounted by lapine and wellcast with actorsingers, into the woods proved to be the pairs most successful collaboration to date, earning the best book and best score tony. He has frequently collaborated with stephen sondheim and william finn. The dark places into the woods, music and lyrics by stephen sondheim. James lapine is the tony and drama desk awardwinning director and author of into the woods, falsettos, and passion. Ibdb internet broadway database archive is the official database for broadway theatre information. Into the woods, based on the stephen sondheimjames lapine musical of the same name.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. James lapine has books on goodreads with 22985 ratings. Aug 10, 2012 the fairy tale forest of into the woods has suddenly grown a lot thicker. Nov 06, 1987 the dark places into the woods, music and lyrics by stephen sondheim. Into the woods by james lapine author, stephen sondheim author. Into the woods is a brilliant, darkly funny musical from stephen sondheim that weaves classic fairy tales into a new story full of unexpected twists and turns. The story follows the baker and his wife who wish to have a child, cinderella who wishes to go the kings festival, and jack who wishes his cow would give some milk. With songs and lyrics by stephen sondheim and a book by james lapine, who also directed the stage production, into the woods humorously combines a number of classic fairy tales into one overarching narrative. Into the woods book by stephen sondheim, james lapine.
The musical intertwines the plots of several brothers grimm and charles perrault fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters. Oct 20, 2019 book by james lapine, music and lyrics by stephen sondheim. Into the woods stephen sondheim, james lapine limited. With beautiful and complex music by stephen sondheim, into the woods challenges us all. A childless baker and his wife endeavor to lift their family curse by journeying into the woods, where they encounter rapunzel and her witchly mother, cinderella, jack of beanstalk fame. Into the woods lapine, james, sondheim, stephen on. Into the woods is james lapine and stephen sondheim take everyones favorite storybook characters, bringing them together for a timeless, yet relevant piece. He has won the tony award for best book of a musical three times, for into the woods, falsettos, and passion. Into the woods is a celebration of canonical fairy tales and an exploration of what happens when these great stories get turned inside out.
Cinderella, jack of beanstalk fame, little red ridinghood, and the baker and his wife set out for the forest on a quest to find. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. Into the woods is an intelligent and downright funny bit of musical theatre. Music and lyrics by stephen sondheim book by james lapine. James lapine was born on january 10, 1949 in mansfield, ohio, usa. For example, little riding hoods cape, or jack and the beanstalks cow as white as milk. Music and lyrics by stephen sondheim the brothers grimm hit the stage with an epic fairytale about wishes, family and the choices we make. The 14person ensemble cast is a mix of satisfyingly familiar faces jason oconnell, ms. James lapine s most popular book is into the woods. A baker and his wife are assigned a number of tasks by a nearby witch. Dec 23, 2014 james lapine wrote the book for and directed the musicals into the woods, passion, and sunday in the park with george all with scores by stephen sondheim and falsettos, a new brain, muscles, and little miss sunshine all with scores by william finn. Into the woods by james lapine 2002, paperback for sale. Into the woods is a musical with music and lyrics by stephen sondheim and book by james lapine.
In into the woods, stephen sondheim and james lapine lead a conglomeration of new and old storybook characters on just such a journey of growth and selfdiscovery. Music and lyrics by stephen sondheim and book by james lapine. Department of musical theatre october 1424, 2010 lydia mendelssohn theatre. Buy into the woods by stephen sondheim, james lapine isbn. Dec 16, 2019 into the woods book by james lapine music and lyrics by stephen sondheim director anna hightower musical director janie hilland technical director emerald gonzalez act i 00. Be careful what you wish for in stephen sondheims everpopular tragicomic fairy tale mashup. Into the woods hudson talbott, stephen sondheim, james lapine on amazon. James corden baker behind the scenes movie interview duration. Into the woods is a celebration of canonical fairy. Into the woods, by stephen sondheim and james lapine. The story follows a baker and his wife, who wish to have a child.
He has written and directed numerous plays, and has received three tony awards, five drama. This weekend, for three days only, its the stephen sondheim classic, into the woods, winner of three tony awards in 1988, including hardware for sondheim and librettist james lapine. Into the woods uga theatre the university of georgia. He also won a pulitzer prize for sunday in the park with george. The initial concept for the show was for lapine to devise an entirely original story, but as he worked on it, he decided that there were already so many existing fairy tales that his. Book by james lapine originally directed on broadway by james lapine. Even the very best productions of into the woods thus have a tendency to lose altitude after intermission but this one stays exhilarating from start to finish. Book by james lapine, music by stephen sondheim, lyrics by stephen sondheim into the woods follows the stories of a baker and his wife, who wish to have a child. With an imaginative book by james lapine that skillfully intertwines the stories and characters from grimm fairy tales, and a luscious score by stephen sondheim, this tony awardwinning musical has become a timeless masterpiece.