Into the Woods Script (PDF-Online Reading-Download)

Into the Woods is a 1987 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Lapine. The musical weaves together the plots of various Brothers Grimm fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters’ wishes and quests.

The main characters are taken from “Red Hood” (spelled “Ridinghood” in the published vocal score), “Jack and the Beanstalk”, “Rapunzel”, and “Cinderella”, as well as several others. The musical is tied together by a storyline involving a childless baker and his wife and their quest to start a family (the original beginning of the Brothers Grimm’s “Rapunzel”), their interaction with a witch who has cursed them, and their interaction with other storybook characters during your journey.

Into the Woods Script Summary

The musical made its San Diego debut at the Old Globe Theater in 1986 and opened on Broadway on November 5, 1987, where it won three major Tony Awards (Best Score, Best Book, and Best Actress in a Musical for Joanna Gleason), in a year dominated by The Phantom of the Opera (1988). Since then, the musical has been produced many times, with a US national tour in 1988, a West End production in 1990, a tenth-anniversary concert in 1997, a Broadway revival in 2002, a London revival in 2010, and in 2012 as part of Outdoor Shakespeare in New York City. the park series

In 2014 a Disney film adaptation was released, directed by Rob Marshall. The film grossed more than $213 million worldwide and received three nominations at both the Academy Awards and the Golden Globes. A second Broadway revival began in performances on June 28, 2022, at the St. James Theatre.

Adaptations

Youth Version

The musical has been adapted into a children’s version for use in schools and youth companies, with the second act completely removed, as well as almost half of the material from the first. The show is shortened from the original two and a half hours to fit into the 50-minute range, and the music is transposed into keys more easily suited to young voices. It is licensed through Music Theater International Broadway Junior Musicals.

In 2019, a similar adaptation, Into the Woods Sr., was released, adapted for performance by seniors in community centers and nursing homes. It is available under license.

Movie

Walt Disney Pictures produced a film adaptation of the musical, directed by Rob Marshall and starring Meryl Streep as the Witch, Emily Blunt as the Baker’s Wife, James Corden as the Baker, Anna Kendrick as Cinderella, Chris Pine as Cinderella’s Prince. , Daniel Huttlestone as Jack, Lilla Crawford as Little Red Riding Hood, Tracey Ullman as Jack’s mother, Billy Magnussen as Rapunzel’s prince, Christine Baranski as Cinderella’s stepmother, MacKenzie Mauzy as Rapunzel, Tammy Blanchard as Florinda and Johnny Depp as the wolf. The film was released on December 25, 2014. It was a critical and commercial success, grossing over $213 million worldwide. For her portrayal of the Witch, Streep was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. The film also received Academy Award nominations for Best Production Design and Best Costume Design.

About The Author

James Elliot Lapine (born January 10, 1949) is an American stage director, playwright, screenwriter, and librettist. He has won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical three times, for Into the Woods, Falsettos, and Passion. He has frequently collaborated with Stephen Sondheim and William Finn.

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