What do you get when you mix Cinderella, Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk and other fairy tales? You get a fantastic musical made for Broadway called “Into The Woods”. An interesting tale that weaves and entwines the stories with magic and music. With such ... Read review
The only child of a US naval officer and a charming mother Grace Houston is the centre of ... more
her parents' universe - until sudden tragedy tears her world apart. Grace and her mother Jackie Lee must leave the naval base in Virginia to head for ritzy Palm Beach Florida to start all over again. It's hard enough being the new girl - but Grace is enrolled at a prestigious private school where what you wear is more important than who you are. Now her own mother is pressuring her to do whatever it takes to be accepted by the in-crowd. But Grace just wants to close her eyes and disappear. Soon Jackie Lee marries a sophisticated millionaire Winston Montgomery: her ticket to high society. But happiness once again vanishes into the shadows - and it's not long before the young and dashing Kirby Scott works his way into Jackie Lee's life. He's got his eye on her newly-inherited fortune - and something much more precious: her beautiful innocent daughter...
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Tony Award-winners Bernadette Peters (Best Actress - Sunday In The Park With George), ... more
Joanna Gleason (Best Actress - Into The Woods) and the rest of the original Broadway cast weave their magic spell in this masterful presentation of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's musical classic, Into The Woods, a seamless fusion of fairytales that strike at the child's heart within us all. A baker and his wife journey into the woods in search of a cow, a red cape, a pair of golden slippers and some magic beans - all necessary to lift the curse that has kept them childless. They meet up with a beguiling cast of characters that will leave you laughing out loud, fighting back tears and, ultimately, transformed by the whole experience. With oft-recorded songs such as Children Will Listen and No One Is Alone, Into The Woods is a music lover's delight from start to finish - and will forever cement Stephen Sondheim's unparalleled position as the giant of the American musical theater.
As conceived by Stephen Sondheim and cocreator James Lapine (following their Pulitzer ... more
Prize-winning Sunday in the Park with George), Into the Woods tells the intricate tale of multiple fairy-tale characters crossing paths in the woods, not merely resolving the characters' dilemmas but also exploring what happens after happily ever after. Sondheim's chamber-scale music, recipient of the 1987 Tony for Best Score, is one of his most beautiful and accessible, and is at its most poignant in "No More", "No One Is Alone" and "Children Will Listen". The original Broadway cast is outstanding top to bottom, most notably Bernadette Peters as a rapping witch and Joanna Gleason, who won a Tony for Best Actress. The CD booklet includes production photos and--so important for a Sondheim show--full lyrics. Fortunately, this cast was also captured on video and DVD. --David Horiuchi
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Middleton, so despite its Winnie The Pooh-esque cover art, Into The Woods doesnt disappoint. He may not have fellow Arab Strapper Aiden Moffats characteristic monosyllabic storytelling to deliver lyrics of self-hatred, loneliness or incompetence, but in his own inimitable Scottish burr, the songs are almost as effective; not as dark, but certainly possessing a charm and identity of their own. Kicking off with the amusing "Break My Heart", in which he pleads that hed "rather have you than sing these shit songs", then listing whatll happen if his heart does get broken, over a jaunty backing track that sounds like a ramshackle Belle & Sebastian. The piano and acoustic sound is continued through most of the album, but absent on the album highlight of "No Modest Bear" where the sound is all cheap electronica and "Bear With Me", which is industrial enough to be Depeche Mode. Slightly more accessible and with more of a sing-along factor than your average Arab Strap album, it seems that Middleton has managed to carve out a niche away from his band that proves his all-round talent. --Thom Allott
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Into The Woods Cinderella At The Grave Hello Little Girl I Guess This Goodbye Maybe ... more
They're Magic I Know Things Now A Very Nice Prince First Midnight Giants In The Sky Agony It Takes Two Stay With Me On The Steps Of The Palace Ever After So Happy Agony (Reprise) Lament Any Moment Moments In The Woods Your Fault/Last Midnight No More No One Is Alone Finale Children Will Listen Jack's Song (Bonus Track) Cinderalla's Song (Bonus Track) Boom Crunch (Bonus Track)
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Production Year: 1992 - Music / Performing Arts - Original Language: English - Classification: Exempt - Starring: Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon, David Bowie, Def Leppard, Extreme, Elton John, Bob Geldof
Production Year: 1999 - Music / Performing Arts - Original Language: English - Classification: Exempt - Starring: Donny Osmond, Joan Collins, Richard Attenborough
Advantages: Great songs, great performances, wonderful sets, great story Disadvantages: None
What do you get when you mix Cinderella, Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk and other fairy tales? You get a fantastic musical made for Broadway called “Into The Woods”. An interesting tale that weaves and entwines the stories with magic and music. With such acclaimed stage performances by stars such as Bernadette Peters and Robert Westenberg, you get a healthy serving of wonderful singing, light comedy and lessons ... ...
The first act blends familiar fairy tales with a new story of a baker and his wife who wish more than anything to have a child. However, the baker’s family has a curse on it, laid by the witch who lives next door. Unless they help the witch by collecting the items she needs for a spell, they shall never have a child. Without these items, the witch will stay old and ugly. And so, attempting to collect the items needed ... more
What do you get when you mix Cinderella, Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk and other fairy tales? You get a fantastic musical made for Broadway called “Into The Woods”. An interesting tale that weaves and entwines the stories with magic and music. With such acclaimed stage performances by stars such as Bernadette Peters and Robert Westenberg, you get a healthy serving of wonderful singing, light comedy and lessons in life served to you in a two act play.
The first act blends familiar fairy tales with a new story of a baker and his wife who wish more than anything to have a child. However, the baker’s family has a curse on it, laid by the witch who lives next door. Unless they help the witch by collecting the items she needs for a spell, they shall never have a child. Without these items, the witch will stay old and ugly. And so, attempting to collect the items needed (a cow as white as snow, a cape as red as blood, hair as yellow as corn, a slipper as pure as gold) they all find themselves going “into the woods”. They get the slipper from Cinderella, who has managed to go to the ball and capture her prince’s heart. The cow they buy from Jack in exchange for some magic beans. The cape is obtained by freeing Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother from the wolf. They also find out that the baker has a sister, taken at birth by the witch and hidden in a tower. It is from the baker’s sister, Rapunzel, that they manage to get the hair as yellow as corn.
So, Jack climbs the beanstalk and gets all the money he needs. Cinderella marries her prince. Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother are freed from the wolf and she learns her lesson. Rapunzel is set free from her tower and marries her prince charming. And the baker and his wife have the child they have always longed for. On top of that the spell works and the witch is young and beautiful again. But, does getting everything they ever wished for give them the “happily ever after” that they longed for?
This musical takes it a step further in act two. What happens after you get the happy ending? Does it stay happy? Do all of their problems magically disappear? I don’t think so. Cinderella and Rapunzel find that thier princes were raised to be charming, not sincere. Jack find that slaying the giant and getting all of his gold does nothing more than anger the giant’s wife who comes down for revenge. Now the town is being plagued by a giantess who wants revenge for her husband’s death.
One of the reasons I love this musical so much is the music, surprise, surprise. But it’s more than that. I love some of the morals they raise with this performance. Sometimes good isn’t the same as nice. What are the priorities you have in life and what would you do if you got everything you wanted. Now, I can hear many of you out there saying “I don’t think so, I hate musicals” and that’s fine. Musicals are not for everyone. I happen to be a huge fan of musicals. This is in my top ten of all time favorite musicals. But I would strongly recommend that you watch it at least once. Look past the fact that there are singing princes, melodic witches, and musical wolves. Watch this for the great comedy. Watch it for some of the best stage performances I’ve ever seen. Watch it for the great lessons it puts forth. If you can get past the music, you will see what I mean. Then there are people out there for me who will be dancing around the kitchen singing the songs from this show for days after. But for whatever reasons you find, I would say give this one a go at least once.
Advantages: witty, clever, great songs, great messages, great cast Disadvantages: not enough people have found this yet!
...red cloak who was headed into the woods to visit her sick Granny, and the witch who lived next door revealed the curse upon the baker's family. Sooner or later, everyone must journey Into the Woods to find their happily ever after... but will it be what they expected? "Nice is different than Good." ~ Little Red Riding Hood ~~~~~~ My Thoughts ~~~~ This 1991 Stephen Sondheim Broadway musical is a must have for every family! Fortunately for us all, ... ...Rapunzel all find their way into each others lives, if only in passing. The Baker and his wife successfully complete the Witch's quest, and the curse of infertility is lifted from his home. Cinderella marries her prince. Jack gives his mother a life of wealth and regains his beloved cow. Red and her Granny are rescued from the sleeping Wolf, and even the witch is happy having regained her beauty. Look out though, because "happily ever after" doesn't ...
Entwife 28.06.2008
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Advantages: Sondheim music, wit and talent! Disadvantages: Complex storyline?
...The Witch who pops into each story is played by the simply wonderful Bernadette Peters, The Prince Charming by Robert Westernberg..
In the first act, the characters set out to achieve their goal of living "Happily Ever After" through familiar routes - Cinderella goes to the Ball and captures the heart of Prince Charming, Jack climbs the Beanstalk and finds a land of Giants and Gold, Little Red Riding Hood survives her clash with the wolf at Grandma's ... ...aid of a handsome prince who climbs her long hair. The Baker and his Wife move through their stories while pursuing their own goal - the witch who keeps Rapunzel (revealed to be the Baker's sister) has put the curse on his house, and agrees to lift it if the Baker and his Wife can find the ingredients to help her reverse a spell which her mother has laid on her, keeping her old and ugly. Those ingredients are: A Slipper As Pure As Gold, which the ...
hayleyjwarner 20.10.2004
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Advantages: A fantastic journey of exquistie songs and lyrics by two fantastic writers Disadvantages: For anyone who isn't keen on musical theatre, treat carefully, it could put you off for good?
...characters! I won't go into the story line much more as this review is supposed to be what I think, not a synopsis, but I could talk about it for ages!
I would definitely recommend this DVD/Show as it is so different to the average 'song and dance' musicals! Sondheim is, only in my opinion a genius and Lapine is indeed a very very clever man...this has it all...
Please Please watch it...take the chance and have a go...I love it and it is without ... ...be searching for Sweeny Todd (Sondheim) and Assassins (also Sondheim) so they can be reviewed as they need it...I love Ciao as I can tell it like I feel it...
Great piece of musical theatre and well worth a watch!!
Enjoy and please let me know if you watch or have watched it, I'd be really really interested to know what you thought? ...
TheWarners 25.10.2004
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Advantages: A top notch performance from Wood Disadvantages: Charlie Dunham is rotten, and the story is lacklustre
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Advantages: Good extra features and information! Disadvantages: You'd have to watch it!
finding out what happened to the kids if I didn?t have to sit through excessive camera shaking and crying snotty girls. Of course, this was all done to give the movie that realistic feel, but I could have lived without it.
However, if you did like the film and haven?t bought it yet, rent the DVD from your local Blockbusters! You pay less, but you still get to see the extra footage and information about the film that?s on the DVD.
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This Tony Award-winning musical tells the story of a childless couple who embark on a fairy tale romp in search of relief from a curse which has kept the stork from visiting them. Starring Bernadette Peters and Joanna Gleason (both of whom have also been awarded the coveted Best Actress Tony,) INTO THE WOODS is appealing to people of all ages and interests with its witty, catchy music and dramatic fairy tale narrative. This production also aired on PBS' AMERICAN PLAYHOUSE.
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