The musical intertwines the plots of several brothers grimm fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters wishes and quests. About the book finally back in print in over a decade, the lavishly illustrated book of into the woods, one of the mostperformed musicals, by pulitzer prize and tony awardwinning stephen sondheim and james lapine. This 1987 book is in as new condition both book and dust jacket. Librettist james lapine talks about the fairy tales that influenced into the woods.
The main characters are taken from little red riding hood spelled ridinghood in the script, jack and the beanstalk, rapunzel, and cinderella, as well as several others. 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. Into the woods stephen sondheim first edition signed. Finally back in print in over a decade, the lavishly illustrated book of into the woods, one of the mostperformed musicals, by pulitzer prize and tony awardwinning stephen sondheim and james lapine. 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. It is a magical fairy tale based on several grimm brothers most popular. James lapine s most popular book is into the woods. This musical book into the woods written by stephen sondheim is a collection of grimms fairy tales cinderella, rapunzel, jack and the beanstalk and little red riding hood which are woven together as one tale in melodic way. Into the woods book by stephen sondheim, james lapine. May 10, 2020 james lapine and stephen sondheim take everyones favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless, yet relevant, musical.
Into the woods original broadway cast james lapine. Into the woods, based on the musical by james lapine. Sep 29, 2019 see the classic fairy tale characters you think you know come to magical life in this smart and subversive musical theatre masterpiece by american icons stephen sondheim and james lapine. Big beasts of broadway stephen sondheim and james lapine.
With an imaginative book by james lapine that skillfully intertwines the stories and characters from grimm fairy tales, and a luscious score by stephen. It was first staged at the old globe theatre in san diego. Into the woods by james lapine, bernadette peters, chip zien. Into the woods by james lapine, bernadette peters, chip.
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. James lapine is the tony and drama desk awardwinning director and author of into the woods, falsettos, and passion. 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. Amour oct 20, 2002 nov 03, 2002 directed 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. Finally back in print in over a decade, the lavishly illustrated book of into the woods, one of. Into the woods lapine, james, sondheim, stephen on.
Stephen sondheim and james lapine s tony awardwinning musical takes to the stage of the studio underground. Into the woods is a musical with music and lyrics by stephen sondheim and a book by james lapine. Into the woods music and lyrics by stephen sondheim. 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 by stephen sondheim and james lapine biz books. Into the woods music and lyrics by stephen sondheim book by james lapine originally directed on broadway by james lapine orchestrations by john tunick original broadway production by heidi landesman rocco landesman rick steiner m.
Jul 10, 2016 the pulitzerwinning pair behind into the woods talk about bumpy first nights, how to read audience coughs and why shows today are too loud teamwork sondheim and lapine at the booth. 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. Some of his other works as author and director are the 25th annual putnam county spelling bee, amour, and dirty blonde. A collection of fairy tale characters head into the woods, and soon learn that fairy tales dont end at happily ever after. Music and lyrics by stephen sondheim book by james. Into the woods is a fulllength dramatic comedy by the modern master of musical theatre stephen sondheim and book writer james lapine. Jan 10, 2018 lapine is a threetime tony winner for passion, falsettos, and into the woods. Book by james lapine, music and lyrics by stephen sondheim. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or. Into the woods is a musical with music and lyrics by stephen sondheim and book by james lapine.
Into the woods is an intelligent and downright funny bit of musical theatre. Into the woods by stephen sondheim and james lapine epilogue. 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. Into the woods edition 1 by stephen sondheim, james. Ibdb internet broadway database archive is the official database for broadway theatre information. It debuted in san diego at the old globe theatre in 1986, and premiered on broadway on november 5, 1987. They were bringing to life characters based on ordinary people we have since come to know and love. 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. A baker and his wife are assigned a number of tasks by a nearby witch.
The main characters are taken from little red riding hood spelled ridinghood in the script, jack and the beanstalk, rapunzel, and cinderella, as well as several. With marc antolin, valda aviks, billy boyle, gaye brown. It brings characters from classic fairytales cinderella, jack and the beanstalk, little red riding hood, and others. Into the woods edition 1 by stephen sondheim, james lapine. This musical masterpiece profoundly explores morality through a mingling of fairytales with stories to be told and lessons to be learned. It was first performed in december 1986 at the old globe. Into the woods original broadway cast directed by james lapine, starring james lapine, robert westenberg, joanna gleason, tom aldredge, bernadette peters, chip zien a fusion of fairytales in musical form, covering themes from cinderella, rapunzel, jack and. One of sondheims most popular works, into the woods is a musically.
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. Into the woods apr 30, 2002 dec 29, 2002 directed by james lapine. One of sondheims most popular works, into the woods is a musically sophisticated show. Oct 02, 2019 into the woods, the sondheim classic with book by james lapine, is an interwoven and somewhat revisionist retelling of the most wellknown and iconic englishperraultbrothers grimm fairy tales including little red riding hood, jack and the beanstalk, rapunzel, and cinderella. 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. James lapine has 14 books on goodreads with 22937 ratings.
Into the woods book summary, by stephen sondheim, james lapine. Buy into the woods by professor james lapine, stephen sondheim online at alibris. Into the woods original broadway cast directed by james lapine, starring james lapine, robert westenberg, joanna gleason, tom aldredge, bernadette peters, chip zien a fusion of fairytales in musical form, covering themes from cinderella, rapunzel, jack and the beanstalk, little red riding hood, and others. Into the woods a musical by stephen sondheim and james lapine. 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. This tony awardwinning book and score are both enchanting and touching. Scene of into the woods little red riding hood smokey scene with people on the. This picture bookadaptation of the broadway musical brings together many favorite characters in one tale, including the childless baker and his wife, cinderella, rapunzel, little red riding hood and jack with his beanstalk. Get the main points of into the woodsin 20 minutes. Into the woods by stephen sondheim and james lapine biz. The tony awardwinning book and score are both enchanting and touching. Into the woods is a musical with music and lyrics by stephen sondheim and book by james lapine and illustrated by hudson talbott. Thursday and sunday performances at 7pm, friday and saturday performances at 8pm.
Into the woods by stephen sondheim and james lapine. Pittsburgh carnegie mellon university s school of drama presents stephen sondheim and james lapine s collaborative musical into the woods nov. A childless baker and his wife endeavour to lift their family curse by journeying into the woods, where they encounter rapunzel and her witchly mother, cinderella, jack of beanstalk fame, little red riding hood and other classic fairy tale. Orchestrations by jonathan tunick directed by amanda dehnert. 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 kindle edition by sondheim, stephen, lapine, james, talbott, hudson. James lapine and stephen sondheim take everyones favorite storybook characters and. Music and lyrics by stephen sondheim book by james lapine.
With a sophisticated artistry blending tenderness and wit, sondheim. Sondheim and lapines into the woods 1st edition olaf jubin rou. In 1987, stephen sondheim and james lapine combined several classic. Based on the grimm brothers most popular folktales, into the woods is a reimagining of what can happen when beloved fairytale characters are. 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 because of a witchs curse. The cast worked for three months to prepare for a weekend of soldout performances. That joyous rarity, a work of sophisticated artistic ambition and deep political purpose that affords nonstop pleasure. He has won the tony award for best book of a musical three times, for into the woods, falsettos, and passion. James lapine database memorabilia available james elliot lapine born january 10, 1949 is an american stage director, playwright, screenwriter, and librettist.
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. James lapine and stephen sondheim take everyones favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless, yet relevant, piece. It debuted in san diego at the old globe theatre in 1986, and premiered on. The musical intertwines the plots of several brothers grimm and charles perrault fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters wishes and quests. Come into the australian woods with a diverse group of politically aware, socially outcast, provocative young adults to discover what happens after happily ever after. James lapine has books on goodreads with 23153 ratings. This rendition of stephen sondheims tony awardwinning musical was.
Into the woods is presented through special arrangement with music theatre international mti. He also won a pulitzer prize for sunday in the park with george. Finally back in print in over a decade, the lavishly illustrated book of into the woods, one of the mostperformed musicals, by pulitzer prize and tony awardwinning stephen sondheim and james lapine based on the grimm brothers most popular folktales, into the woods. Into the woods won the 1988 tony award for best score by stephen sondheim and best book by james lapine. Into the woods is directed by acclaimed director kent gash a82, associate artistic director of the alliance theatre company in atlanta. The grimm brothers werent collecting and publishing these old tales for nostalgias sake. Back in print in over a decade, the lavishly illustrated book of into the woods, one of the. Buy movie tickets in over 60 countries at plus interviews with the people who make the movies you love, internati.
Into the woods by professor james lapine, stephen sondheim. Into the woods a musical by stephen sondheim and james. He has frequently collaborated with stephen sondheim and william finn. Into the woods lapine, james, sondheim, stephen on amazon. Librettist james lapine gives insight for directing into the woods highlight from shakespeare in the parks into the woods authors stephen sondheim and james lapine discuss casting and characterization for. Feb 26, 2002 into the woods is the imaginative account of what happens when the lives of new and old fairytale characters dramatically and humorously come together. Books by james lapine author of into the woods goodreads. James elliot lapine born january 10, 1949 is an american stage director, playwright, screenwriter, and librettist.
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