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  Into the Woods  
 

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine

1986 Old Globe Production

Opened December 4, 1986 at the Old Globe Theatre, San Diego
Ran for 50 performances
Executive Producers: Donald and Darlene Shiley
Directed by James Lapine
Musical Direction by Paul Gemignani and Eric Stern
Scenic Design by Tony Straiges
Costume Design by Ann Hould-Ward and Patricia Zipprodt
Lighting Design by Richard Nelson
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
Projections by Wendall Harrington
Sound Design by Michael Holten

Cast

Narrator / Wolf / Steward - John Cunningham
Cinderella - Kim Crosby
Jack - Ben Wright
Baker - Chip Zien
Baker's Wife - Joanna Gleason
Cinderella's Stepmother / Wolf - Joy Franz
Florinda / Rapunzel - Kay McClelland
Lucinda - Lauren Mitchell
Jack's Mother - Barbara Bryne
Little Red Ridinghood - LuAnne Ponce
Witch - Ellen Foley
Mysterious Man / Cinderella's Father - George Coe
Cinderella's Mother / Grandmother / Wolf / Giant - Merle Louise
Rapunzel's Prince - Chuck Wagner
Cinderella's Prince - Kenneth Marshall
Footman - Ric Oquita
Snow White - Pamela Tomassetti
Sleeping Beauty - Terri Cannicott

Musical Numbers

  • "Prologue: Into the Woods"
  • "Hello, Little Girl"
  • "I Guess This Is Goodbye"
  • "Maybe They're Magic"
  • "I Know Things Now"
  • "A Very Nice Prince"
  • "First Midnight"
  • "Giants in the Sky"
  • "Agony"
  • "Just Like Last Night"
  • "It Takes Two"
  • "Back to the Palace"
  • "So Happy"
  • "Ever After"
  • "Any Moment"
  • "Ready for the Woods"
  • "Your Fault"
  • "Boom Crunch!"
  • "No More"

[Number Added During Run: "No One Is Alone"]

1987 Broadway Production

Opened November 5, 1987 at the Martin Beck Theatre
Closed September 3, 1989; Ran for 764 performances and 43 previews
Produced by Heidi Landesman, Rocco Landesman, Rick Steiner, M. Anthony Fisher, Frederic H. Mayerson, and Jujamcyn Theaters
Executive Producer: Michael David
Associate Producers: Greg C. Mosher, Paula Fisher, David B. Brode, The Mutual Benefit Companies / Fifth Avenue Productions

Into the Woods [poster]

Directed by James Lapine
Settings Designed by Tony Straiges
Lighting by Richard Nelson
Costumes by Ann Hould-Ward
Costumes based on original concepts by Patricia Zipprodt and Ann Hould-Ward
Magic Consultant: Charles Reynolds
Sound by Alan Stieb and James Brousseau
Hair Design by Phyllis Della Illien
Casting by Joanna Merlin
General Management: David Strong Warner, Inc.
Musical Staging by Lar Lubovitch
Musical Direction by Paul Gemignani
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick

Cast

Narrator / Mysterious Man - Tom Aldredge
Cinderella - Kim Crosby
Jack - Ben Wright
Baker - Chip Zien
Baker's Wife - Joanna Gleason
Cinderella's Stepmother - Joy Franz
Florinda - Kay McClelland
Lucinda - Lauren Mitchell
Jack's Mother - Barbara Bryne
Little Red Ridinghood - Danielle Ferland
Witch - Bernadette Peters
Cinderella's Father - Edmund Lyndeck
Cinderella's Mother / Grandmother / Giant - Merle Louise
Wolf / Cinderella's Prince - Robert Westenberg
Rapunzel - Pamela Winslow
Rapunzel's Prince - Chuck Wagner
Steward - Philip Hoffman
Snow White - Jean Kelly
Sleeping Beauty - Maureen Davis

Musical Numbers

Act One

  • "Prologue: Into the Woods" - Narrator and Company
  • "Cinderella at the Grave" - Cinderella and Cinderella's Mother
  • "Hello, Little Girl" - Wolf and Little Red Ridinghood
  • "I Guess This Is Goodbye" - Jack
  • "Maybe They're Magic" - Baker and Baker's Wife
  • "I Know Things Now" - Little Red Ridinghood
  • "A Very Nice Prince" - Cinderella and Baker's Wife
  • "First Midnight" - Company
  • "Giants in the Sky" - Jack
  • "Agony" - Cinderella's Prince and Rapunzel's Prince
  • "It Takes Two" - Baker's Wife and Baker
  • "Stay With Me" - Witch and Rapunzel
  • "On the Steps of the Palace" - Cinderella
  • "Ever After" - Narrator and Company

Act Two

  • "Prologue: So Happy" - Narrator and Company
  • "Agony" (reprise) - Cinderella's Prince and Rapunzel's Prince
  • "Lament" - Witch
  • "Any Moment" - Cinderella's Prince and Baker's Wife
  • "Moments in the Woods" - Baker's Wife
  • "Your Fault" - Baker, Jack, Little Red Ridinghood, Witch, Cinderella
  • "Last Midnight" - Witch
  • "No More" - Baker and Mysterious Man
  • "No One Is Alone" - Cinderella, Little Red Ridinghood, Baker, Jack
  • "Finale: Children Will Listen" - Witch and Company

Cast Replacements

  • Witch
    • Phylicia Rashad, 4/14/88
    • Betsy Joslyn, 7/5/88
    • Nancy Dussault, 12/13/88
    • Bernadette Peters, 5/23/89
    • Nancy Dussault, 5/27/89
    • Ellen Foley, 8/1/89
  • Baker's Wife
    • Lauren Mitchell, 6/28/88
    • Kay McClelland (alternate), 6/28/88
    • Mary Gordon Murray, 7/19/88
    • Cynthia Sikes, 11/15/88
    • Joanna Gleason, 5/23/89
    • Kay McClelland, 5/27/89
  • Narrator
    • Dick Cavett, 7/19/88
    • Tom Aldredge, 9/13/88
  • Mysterious Man
    • Edmund Lyndeck, 7/19/88
    • Tom Aldredge, 9/13/88
  • Jack
    • Jeff Blumenkrantz
    • Ben Wright
  • Little Red Ridinghood
    • LuAnne Ponce, 9/20/88
  • Cinderella
    • Patricia Ben Peterson
  • Rapunzel
    • Marin Mazzie, 3/7/89
  • Rapunzel's Prince
    • Dean Butler, 3/7/89
    • Don Goodspeed
  • Florinda
    • Susan Gordon-Clark
  • Lucinda
    • Teresa Burrell
  • Steward
    • Adam Grupper
  • Snow White
    • Heather Shulman
    • Cindy Robinson

Tony Awards

Drama Desk Awards

Other Awards

  • New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical

Recording

Into the Woods [Broadway Cast Recording]

Into the Woods - Original Cast Recording
Produced by Jay David Saks
Engineers: Paul Goodman and Anthony Salvatore
Recorded November 9 and 10, 1987
at RCA's Studio A, New York City
Liner notes and synopsis by Sheryl Flatow
Lyrics included

  • LP, 1987 [RCA 6796-1-RC9]
  • Compact Disc, 1987 [RCA 6796-2-RC] (69:20 mins.)
  • Cassette, 1987 [RCA 6796-4-RC9]
  • Digital Compact Cassette, 199? [RCA 09026-56796-5]

Grammy Award winner for Best Original Cast Show Album

Selections:

Prologue: Into the Woods (11:57), Cinderella at the Grave (1:13), Hello, Little Girl (2:33), I Guess This Is Goodbye / Maybe They're Magic (2:03), I Know Things Now (1:48), A Very Nice Prince / First Midnight / Giants in th Sky (5:20), Agony (2:27), It Takes Two (2:48), Stay With Me (2:41), On the Steps of the Palace (2:34), Ever After (2:24), Act 2. Prologue: So Happy (3:48), Agony (2:16), Lament (2:03), Any Moment / Moments in the Woods (4:57), Your Fault / Last Midnight (4:46), No More (4:16), No One Is Alone (3:57), Finale: Children Will Listen (5:13)
Remastered and Expanded Edition
  • Compact Disc, March 2007 [Sony Masterworks Broadway 82876 68636 2]

(69:13 mins. [show] + 7:43 mins. [bonus material])

Remastered recording with the same tracks as the original edition plus demos of three songs recorded for an unproduced TV production: "Have to Give Her Someone" (Maureen Moore, Kim Crosby, and George Lee Andrews)

 (0:36), "Interesting Questions" (George Lee Andrews, Maureen Moore, Kim Crosby) (1:14), and "Second Midnight" (George Lee Andrews, Maureen Moore, Kim Crosby, and John Cameron Mitchell) (5:51)
Reissued Remastered Edition
CD Reissue Producers: Didier C. Deutsch and Darcy M. Proper
Bonus tracks recorded October 17, 1991 at Hip Pocket Studios, NYC
Bonus tracks produced by Karl E. Held
Liner notes by Richard Jay-Alexander
  • Compact Disc, May 2011 [Masterworks Broadway 88697 90256 2]

(69:15 mins. [show] + 7:07 mins. [bonus material])

Remastered recording with the same tracks as the original edition plus demos of three songs recorded for an unproduced TV production: "Giants in the Sky" (John Cameron Mitchell)

 (1:58), "Back to the Palace" (Kim Crosby, early version of "On the Steps of the Palace") (2:32), and the cut song "Boom Crunch!" (Maureen Moore) (2:36)

1988 National Touring Company

Tour began on November 22, 1988

Witch - Cleo Laine [replaced by Betsy Joslyn in May 1989]
Baker - Ray Gill [replaced by Marcus Olson, then Adam Grupper]
Baker's Wife - Mary Gordon Murray [replaced by Judy McLane]
Narrator / Mysterious Man - Rex Robbins [replaced by Peter Walker]
Cinderella - Kathleen Rowe McAllen [replaced by Jill Geddes in March 1989, then Patricia Ben Peterson]
Wolf / Cinderella's Prince - Chuck Wagner [replaced by James Weatherstone]
Jack - Robert Duncan McNeill [replaced by Kevin R. Wright]
Jack's Mother - Charlotte Rae [replaced by Nora Mae Lyng in May 1989, then Frances Ford]
Little Red Ridinghood - Tracy Katz
Rapunzel - Marguerite Lowell [replaced by Gay Willis]
Rapunzel's Prince - Douglas Sills [replaced by Jonathan Hadley]
Cinderella's Stepmother - Jo Ann Cunningham [replaced by Joy Franz]
Florinda - Susan Gordon-Clark [replaced by Anne Rickenbacher]
Lucinda - Danette Cuming
Cinderella's Father - Don Crosby
Cinderella's Mother - Nora Mae Lyng [replaced by Barbara Passolt]
Grandmother / Giant - Nora Mae Lyng [replaced by Barbara Marineau]
Steward - Marcus Olson [replaced by Stuart Zagnit, then Daniel Neiden]

1990 London Production

Opened September 25, 1990 at the Phoenix Theatre
Closed February 23, 1991; Ran for 197 performances
Produced by David Mirvish
General Manager: Andrew Leigh
Directed by Richard Jones
Set by Richard Hudson
Costumes by Sue Blane
Choreography by Anthony Van Laast
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
Musical Director: Peter Stanger
Musical Supervisor: Martin Koch
Lighting by Pat Collins
Magic by Kovari
Sound by Andrew Bruce

Cast

Narrator - Nicholas Parsons
Cinderella - Jacqueline Dankworth
Jack - Richard Dempsey
Baker - Ian Bartholomew
Baker's Wife - Imelda Staunton
Cinderella's Stepmother - Ann Howard
Florinda - Elizabeth Brice
Lucinda - Liza Sadovy
Jack's Mother - Patsy Rowlands
Little Red Ridinghood - Tessa Burbridge
Witch - Julia McKenzie
Cinderella's Father, Mysterious Man - John Rogan
Cinderella's Mother, Grandmother, Giant - Eunice Gayson
Wolf, Cinderella's Prince - Clive Carter
Rapunzel - Mary Lincoln
Rapunzel's Prince - Mark Tinkler
Steward - Peter Ledbury
Snow White, Harp - Megan Kelly
Sleeping Beauty - Kate Arneil

Musical Numbers

[same as the Broadway Production, but adds new song "Our Little World" (sung by Witch and Rapunzel) after "Maybe They're Magic"]

Lawrence Olivier Awards

  • Best Director of s Musical (Richard Jones)
  • Best Actress in a Musical (Imelda Staunton)

Recording

Into the Woods [UK]

Into the Woods - Original London Cast Recording
Produced by John A. Yap
Engineer: John Kurlander
Digitally recorded January 14 - 16, 1991
at CTS Studios, Wembley UK
Liner notes by Michael Ratcliffe

  • US Compact Disc, 1991 [RCA 60752-2-RC] (71:33 mins.)
  • US Cassette, 1991 [RCA 60752-4-RC]

Selections:

Once Upon a Time (3:21), Into the Woods (0:52), Fly Birds, Back to the Sky (0:48), Witch's Entrance (2:46), Jack, Jack Jack, Head in a Sack (1:06), You Wish to Have the Curse Reversed? (0:38), Ladies, Our Carriage Waits (0:24), Th Curse Is on My House (0:39), Into the Woods (1:34), Cinderella at the Grave (1:23), Hello, Little Girl (2:34), I Guess This Is Goodbye (1:12), Maybe They're Magic (0:52), Our Little World (1:53), I Know Things Now (1:47), A Very Nice Prince (1:03), First Midnight (1:05) Giants in th Sky (2:16), Agony (2:34), It Takes Two (2:34), Stay With Me (2:44), On the Steps of the Palace (2:35), Act One Finale: Ever After (2:18), Act Two Prologue: So Happy (3:47), Agony (reprise) (2:29), Lament (1:34), Any Moment (2:04), Moments in the Woods (2:57), Your Fault (1:35), Last Midnight (2:57), No More (4:05), No One Is Alone (3:56), Finale: Children Will Listen (5:56)

1991 Television Version

Taped in May, 1989 at a performance of the original Broadway cast,
with additional taping done in an empty theatre.
Televised March 20, 1991 on PBS's "American Playhouse"
A Michael Brandman Production
Producer: Iris Merlis
Executive Producer: Michael Brandman
Directed by James Lapine
Musical Director and Conductor: Paul Gemignani
Television Lighting by Richard Nelson and Danny Franks
Settings Designed by Tony Straiges
Costumes by Ann Hould-Ward
Costumes based on original concepts by Patricia Zipprodt and Ann Hould-Ward
Musical Staging by Lar Lubovitch
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
Executive in charge of production: Greg Sills

Cast

[same as the Broadway Production]


Musical Numbers

[same as the Broadway Production]

Video Recording

Into the Woods [Laserdisc]

  • Videotape [VHS], 1991
  • Laserdisc, 1991 [Image ID8285MB]
 (152 mins.)
  • Videotape [VHS] (remastered), 1995 [Image 3119MB]
  • Laserdisc (remastered), 1996 [Image ID8285MB]
  • DVD, August 1997 [Image]
  • DVD, September 2003 [Image] (
    • included in The Stephen Sondheim Collection; 6-disc boxed set)

    1998 Donmar Warehouse, London Production

    Opened November 6, 1998 at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre, London
    Closed February 13, 1999
    Directed by John Crowley
    Choreography by Jonathan Butterell
    Designed by Bob Crowley
    Lighting by Paul Pyant
    Musical Director and Orchestrations by Mark Warman

    Cast

    Narrator - Frank Middlemiss
    Cinderella - Jenna Russell
    Jack - Christopher Pizzey
    Milky White - Michelle Blair / Zoe Walsham
    Jack�s Mother - Sheila Reid
    Baker - Nick Holder
    Baker�s Wife - Sophie Thompson
    Cinderella�s Stepmother - Louise Davidson
    Florinda - Caroline Sheen
    Lucinda - Ceri Ann Gregory
    Little Red Riding Hood - Sheridan Smith
    Witch - Clare Burt
    Cinderella�s Father / Mysterious Man - Michael N. Harbour
    Cinderella�s Mother / Granny / Giantess - Dilys Laye
    Wolf/Cinderella�s Prince - Damian Lewis
    Rapunzel - Samantha Lavender
    Rapunzel�s Prince - Matt Rawle
    Steward - Tony Timberlake

    Awards

    1999 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical (Sophie Thompson)

    2002 Los Angeles Production

    Previews begin on February 1, 2002 at the Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles
    Opened February 10, 2002 and closed March 24, 2002
    Produced by Dodger Theatricals, Stage Holding and TheatreDreams
    Directed by James Lapine
    Choreography by John Carrafa
    Set Design by Douglas W. Schmidt
    Costume Design by Susan Hilferty
    Lighting by Brian MacDevitt
    Sound Designer: Dan Moses Schreier
    Special effects by Gregory Meeh
    Projections by Elaine J. McCarthy
    Illusions by Jim Steinmeyer
    Production supervisor Beverley Randolph
    Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
    Musical Director: Paul Gemignani

    Cast

    Witch - Vanessa Williams
    Narrator / Mysterious Man - John McMartin
    Cinderella / Cinderella's Mother - Laura Benanti
    Cinderella's Prince / Wolf - Gregg Edelman
    Rapunzel - Melissa Dye
    Rapunzel's Prince / Wolf - Christopher Seiber
    Baker - Stephen DeRosa
    Baker's Wife - Kerry O'Malley
    Jack - Adam Wylie
    Jack's Mother - Mary Louise Burke
    Little Red Riding Hood - Molly V. Ephraim
    Cinderella's Stepmother / Granny - Pamela Myers
    Florinda - Tracy Nicole Chapman
    Lucinda - Amanda Naughton
    Cinderella's Father - Dennis Kelly
    Steward - Trent Armand Kendall
    Snow White - Kate Reinders
    Sleeping Beauty - Jennifer Malenke
    Milky White / Horse - Chad Kimball / Jennifer Malenke
    Ensemble - Adam Brazier, Chad Kimball, Linda Muggleston, Stephen Berger

    Musical Numbers

    [see the 2002 Broadway Revival Production]

    2002 Broadway Revival Production
    Into the Woods [2002 Broadway Revival poster]

    Previews began April 13, 2002
    Opened April 30, 2002 at the Broadhurst Theatre
    Closed December 29, 2002; Ran for 18 previews and 279 regular performances
    Produced by Dodger Theatricals, Stage Holding/Joop van den Ende and TheatreDreams/AEG Live
    Directed by James Lapine
    Choreography by John Carrafa
    Musical Direction: Paul Gemignani
    Scenic Design by Douglas W. Schmidt
    Costume Design by Susan Hilferty
    Lighting Design by Brian MacDevitt
    Sound Design by Dan Moses Schreier
    Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
    Special Effects by Gregory Meeh
    Projection Design by Elaine J. McCarthy
    Illusion Design by Jim Steinmeyer
    Production Supervisor: Beverley Randolph
    Fight Director: Rick Sordelet

    Based on the 2002 Los Angeles Production

    Into the Woods [2002 Broadway Revival playbill]

    Cast

    Witch - Vanessa Williams [replaced by Linda Mugleston on December 24, 2002]
    Narrator / Mysterious Man - John McMartin
    Cinderella - Laura Benanti [replaced by Erin Dilly on November 16, 2002]
    Cinderella's Prince / Wolf - Gregg Edelman
    Rapunzel - Melissa Dye [replaced by Danielle Huben]
    Rapunzel's Prince / Wolf - Christopher Seiber
    Baker - Stephen DeRosa
    Baker's Wife - Kerry O'Malley
    Jack - Adam Wylie
    Jack's Mother - Mary Louise Burke [replaced by Nora Mae Lyng]
    Milky-White - Chad Kimball
    Little Red Ridinghood - Molly Ephraim
    Cinderella's Stepmother / Granny - Pamela Myers [replaced by Joy Franz]
    Florinda - Tracy Nicole Chapman
    Lucinda - Amanda Naughton
    Cinderella's Father - Dennis Kelly
    Steward - Trent Armand Kendall
    Horse - Jennifer Malenke
    Voice of the Giant's Wife [pre-recorded] - Judi Dench

    Musical Numbers

    Act One

    • "Prologue: Into the Woods" - Company
    • "Cinderella at the Grave" - Cinderella, Cinderella's Mother *
    • "Hello, Little Girl" - Wolves, Little Red Ridinghood
    • "I Guess This Is Goodbye" - Jack
    • "Maybe They're Magic" - Baker's Wife
    • "Our Little World" - Witch, Rapunzel
    • "I Know Things Now" - Little Red Ridinghood
    • "A Very Nice Prince" - Cinderella, Baker's Wife
    • "First Midnight" - Company *
    • "Giants in the Sky" - Jack
    • "Agony" - Cinderella's Prince, Rapunzel's Prince
    • "It Takes Two" - Baker's Wife, Baker
    • "Stay With Me" - Witch
    • "On the Steps of the Palace" - Cinderella
    • "Ever After" - Narrator, Company

    Act Two

    • "Prologue: So Happy" - Company
    • "Agony" (reprise) - Cinderella's Prince, Rapunzel's Prince
    • "Lament" - Witch
    • "Any Moment" - Cinderella's Prince, Baker's Wife
    • "Moments in the Woods" - Baker's Wife
    • "Your Fault" - Jack, Baker, Witch, Cinderella, Little Red Ridinghood
    • "Last Midnight" - Witch
    • "No More" - Baker, Mysterious Man
    • "No One Is Alone" - Cinderella, Little Red Ridinghood, Baker, Jack
    • "Finale: Children Will Listen" - Witch, Company

    * Note: These selections were not listed in the playbill.

    Recording

    Into the Woods [2002 Broadway Revival Recording]

    Vanessa Williams and John McMartin in Into the Woods          
    Recording Produced by Steve Epstein
    Engineered by Todd Whitelock
    Editing Engineer: Robert Wolff
    Executive Producer: Robert Hurwitz
    Recorded May 6, 2002 at Right Track Recording, NYC
    Synopsis by Frank Dwyer
    Lyrics included

    • Compact Disc, 2002 [Nonesuch 79686-2] (70:15 mins.)

    Selections:

    Prologue: Into the Woods (12:24), Cinderella at the Grave (1:40), Hello, Little Girl (3:01), I Guess This Is Goodbye / Maybe They're Magic (1:47), Our Little World (2:31), I Know Things Now (1:50), A Very Nice Prince / First Midnight / Giants in th Sky (4:23), Agony (2:20), It Takes Two (2:30), Stay With Me (2:29), On the Steps of the Palace (2:33), Ever After (2:27), Prologue: So Happy (3:58), Agony (reprise) (2:12), Lament (1:52), Any Moment / Moments in the Woods (4:41), Your Fault (1:38), Last Midnight (3:26), No More (3:54), No One Is Alone (3:22), Finale: Children Will Listen (5:06)

    2008 Barcelona Production

    First performed on November 22, 2007 at the Festival Temporada Alta de Girona, Spain
    Opened January 22, 2008 at the Teatre Victoria, Barcelona, Spain.
    Produced by the Dagoll Dagom Theatre Company
    Translation (into Catalan) and adapation by Joan Vives with the collaboration of Joan Llu�s Bozzo
    Stage Director: Joan Llu�s Bozzo
    Musical Director: Joan Vives
    Original Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
    Musical Arrangements by Joan Vives
    Scenic Design by Jon Berrondo
    Costume Design by Merc� Paloma
    Choreography by Anna Brians�
    Lighting Design by Quico Guti�rrez
    Makeup by Toni Santos
    Casting / Assistant Director: Miquel Periel
    Assistant Director: Anna Ullibarri
    Executive Producer: Anna Rosa Cisquella

    Cast

    Narrador (Narrator) - Ferran Frauca
    Ventafocs (Cinderella) - Gisela
    Jan (Jack) - Marc Pujol
    Forner (Baker) - Josep Maria Gimeno
    Fornera (Baker's Wife) - Annabel Totusaus
    Madrastra / Avia Caputxeta (Cinderella's Stepmother / Granny) - Clara Del Ruste
    Florinda - Anna Ventura
    Lucinda - Laura Ventura
    Mare d'en Jan (Jack's Mother) - Teresa Vallicrosa
    Caputxeta (Little Red Ridinghood) - Anna Moliner
    Bruixa (Witch) - Mone
    Pare Ventafocs / Princep Rapunzel (Cinderella's Father / Rapunzel's Prince) - Sergi Albert
    Mare Ventafocs / Rapunzel (Cinderella's Mother / Rapunzel) - Mara Del Mar Maestu
    Home Misterios / Lacai (Mysterious Man / Servant) - Ferran Castells
    Llop / Princep Ventafocs (Wolf / Cinderella's Prince) - Carlos Gramaje

    Musical Numbers

    Act One

    • "Pr�leg Acte 1: Boscos Endins" (Prologue: Into the Woods)
    • "La Ventafocs a la tomba de sa mare" (Cinderella at the Grave)
    • "Qu� tal? Com est�s?" (Hello Little Girl)
    • "Suposo que he de dir-te ad�u" (I Guess This Is Goodbye)
    • "Potser �s veritat que tenen m�gia" (Maybe They're Magic)
    • "El nostre m�n" (Our Little World)
    • "He apr�s coses molt importants" (I Know Things Now)
    • "�s un pr�ncep gentil" (A Very Nice Prince)
    • "Passa una nit" (First Midnight)
    • "Dalt del cel he vist gegants" (Giants in the Sky)
    • "Vull morir!" (Agony)
    • "Cal ser dos" (It Takes Two)
    • "Sempre amb mi" (Stay With Me)
    • "Enganxada a l'escala" (On the Steps of the Palace)
    • "�s per sempre" (Ever After)

    Act Two

    • "Pr�leg Acte 2: Som feli�os" (Prologue: So Happy)
    • "Vull morir! (represa)" (Agony, reprise)
    • "Lament"
    • "Moments" (Any Moment)
    • "Moments a�x� en el bosc" (Moments in the Woods)
    • "Culpa teva" (Your Fault)
    • "Mitjanit" (Last Midnight)
    • "Ja prou" (No More)
    • "Mai ningu est� sol" (No One Is Alone)
    • "Final: Els nens miren i escoten" (Children Will Listen)
    Titles taken from the original cast recording.

    Recording

    Boscos Endins (Into the Woods)
    Recorded live in February 2008 at the Teatre Victoria and Hit Sound Studios, Barcelona
    Produced by Joan Vives
    Engineer (Teatre Victoria): David Casamitjana
    Engineer (Hit Sound): Lluis Cuadrench
    Edited, mixed and mastered by Josep Roig at the Temps Record studios, Terrassa

    • Compact Disc, 2008 [Temps Record TR 1113-GE08]

    Selections:

    Jo vull (3:08), Boscos Endins (0:59), Gr�cies, amics (0:48), Entra la Bruixa (2:34), Jan, Jan, Jan... (1:13), Podem trobar la soluci� (0:39), Nenes, que ja �s molt tard! (0:20), La casa embruixada (0:42), Boscos Endins II (1:38), La Ventafocs a la tomba de sa mare (1:34), Qu� tal? Com est�s? (2:30), Suposo que he de dir-te ad�u (0:59), Potser �s veritat que tenen m�gia (0:55), El nostre m�n (3:16), He apr�s coses molt importants (1:49), �s un pr�ncep gentil (1:04), Passa una nit (1:19), Dalt del cel he vist gegants (2:16), Vull morir! (2:17), Cal ser dos (2:41), Sempre amb mi (2:43), Enganxada a l'escala (2:34), �s per sempre (2:48), Som feli�os (2:12), Vull morir! (represa) (2:11), Lament (1:38), Moments (1:50), Moments a�x� en el bosc (2:31), Culpa teva (1:41), Mitjanit (3:09), Ja prou (3:57), Mai ning� est� sol (3:14), Els nens miren i escoten (5:05)

    2009 London Production

    Opened September 17, 2009 at the Landor Theatre, London
    Closed 17 October 2009
    Directed by Robert McWhir
    Choreography by Robbie O�Reilly
    Set and Costumes by Nina Morley
    Lighting by Richard Lambert
    Musical Supervision by Iain Vince-Gatt

    Cast

    Narrator/Mysterious Man - Ian Dring
    Cinderella - Sue Appleby
    Jack - Jonathan Eio
    Jack�s Mother - Tricia Deighton
    Baker - Leo Andrew
    Baker�s Wife - Sarah Head
    Cinderella�s Stepmother - Judith Paris
    Florinda - Jessica Boshier
    Lucinda - Kellie Higgins
    Little Red Riding Hood - Rebecca Wicking
    Witch - Orla Mullan
    Cinderella�s Mother/Granny/Giantess - Sarah Dearlove
    Wolf/Cinderella�s Prince - Ryan Forde Iosco
    Rapunzel - Jenny Perry
    Rapunzel�s Prince - Luke Fredericks
    Steward - Eric Nordell
    Mayhem - Andrew Keats
    Mischief - Frank Simms

    2010 Regents Park London Production

    Opened August 5, 2010 at the Open Air Theatre, Regents Park, London
    Closed September 11, 2010
    Produced by Timothy Sheader and William Village for Regent�s Park Theatre Ltd
    Directed by Timothy Sheader
    Co-directed and movement by Liam Steel
    Designed by Soutra Gilmour
    Lighting by Jon Clark
    Musical Direction & Supervision by Gareth Valentine
    Orchestrations by Chris Walker
    Puppets by Rachael Canning

    Cast

    Narrator - Ethan Beer / Eddie Manning / Joshua Swinney (alternating)
    Cinderella - Helen Dallimore
    Jack - Ben Stott
    Baker - Mark Hadfield
    Baker's Wife - Jenna Russell
    Cinderella's Stepmother - Gaye Brown
    Florinda - Amy Ellen Richardson
    Lucinda - Amy Griffiths
    Jack's Mother - Marilyn Cutts
    Little Red Ridinghood - Beverly Rudd
    Witch - Hannah Waddingham
    Cinderella's Mother - Gemma Wardle
    Mysterious Man - Billy Boyle
    Wolf / Cinderella's Prince - Michael Xavier
    Grandmother - Valda Aviks
    Rapunzel - Alice Fearn
    Rapunzel's Prince - Simon Thomas
    Steward - Mark Goldthorp
    Snow White / Harp - Sophie Caton
    Woodsman - Marc Antolin
    Giant's Wife - Judi Dench (recording)

    This production was filmed and is available as a
    pay-per-view or digital download from Digital Theatre.

    2012 Public Theater Production

    Previews began July 24, 2012 at the Delacorte Theater,
    Central Park, New York City
    Opened August 9, 2012. Ran for 21 performances (and 14 previews)
    Closed September 1, 2012
    Produced by The Public Theater [Patrick Willingham, Executive Director; Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director]
    Directed by Timothy Sheader
    Co-Direction and Movement by Liam Steel
    Scenic Design by Soutra Gilmor and John Lee Beatty
    Costume Design by Emily Rebholz
    Lighting Design by Ben Stanton
    Sound Design by Acme Sound Partners
    Make-up Design by Joe Dulude, II and Ashley Ryan
    Wig Design by Leah J. Loukas
    Puppets by Rachael Canning
    Musical Direction by Paul Gemignani
    Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick

    This production is based on the 2010 Regents Park London Production.

    Cast

    Narrator - Jack Broderick
    Cinderella - Jessie Mueller
    Jack - Gideon Glick
    Baker - Denis O'Hare
    Baker's Wife - Amy Adams
    Cinderella's Stepmother - Ellen Harvey
    Stepsister - Bethany Moore
    Stepsister - Jennifer Rias
    Jack's Mother - Kristine Zbornik
    Little Red Ridinghood - Sarah Stiles
    Witch - Donna Murphy
    Cinderella's Mother - Laura Shoop
    Mysterious Man - Chip Zien
    Wolf / Cinderella's Prince - Ivan Hernandez
    Grandmother - Tina Johnson
    Rapunzel - Tess Soltau
    Rapunzel's Prince - Cooper Grodin
    Steward - Josh Lamon
    Giant's Wife - Glenn Close (recording)
    Ensemble - Victoria Cook, Johnny Newcomb, Noah Radcliffe, and Eric R. Williams

    2014 Bridewell Production

    Opened April 2, 2014 at the Bridewell Theatre, London
    Ran for 11 performances. Closed April 12, 2014
    Produced by Sedos [Chris de Pury, Chariman]
    Director: Matt Gould
    Musical director: Ryan Macaulay
    Choreographer: Gayle Bryans
    Set design: Steven King
    Production design: Rebecca Turner
    Costume design: Deborah Lean
    Lighting design: Ben Pickersgill
    Sound design: Tony Gayle
    Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick

    Cast

    Narrator - Fran Rafferty
    Witch - Emily Sidonie Grossman
    Cinderella - Amanda Stewart
    Cinderella's Prince - Chris Warner
    Rapunzel - Hettie Hobbs
    Rapunzel's Prince - Sam Harrison-Baker
    Baker - Andrew Overin
    Baker's Wife - Kara McLean
    Jack - Chris McGuigan
    Jack's Mother - Susan Booth
    Little Red Riding Hood - Lotte Gilmore
    Cinderella's Stepmother - Jo Webber
    Florinda - Emma Walton
    Lucinda - Skyla Loureda
    Mysterious Man - Robin Crowley
    Steward - Stephen Beeny
    Cinderella's Mother, Giant, Granny and Snow White - Sarah Shephard
    Sleeping Beauty - Deborah Lean

    2014 Film Production

    Released December 25, 2014
    A Walt Disney Production
    Produced by Rob Marshall, John DeLuca, Marc Platt, and Callum McDougall
    Directed by Rob Marshall
    Screenplay by James Lapine
    Cinematography by Dion Beebe
    Editor: Wyatt Smith
    Production Designer: Dennis Gassner
    Costume Designer: Colleen Atwood

    Cast

    The Baker - James Corden
    The Baker's Wife - Emily Blunt
    The Witch - Meryl Streep
    Cinderella - Anna Kendrick
    Jack - Daniel Huttlestone
    Little Red Riding Hood - Lilla Crawford
    Rapunzel - Mackenzie Mauzy
    Cinderella's Prince - Chris Prince
    Rapunzel's Prince - Billy Mangussen
    Jack's Mother - Tracey Ullman
    The Baker's Father - Simon Russell Beale
    The Giant - Frances de a Tour
    The Wolf - Johnny Depp
    Cinderella's Stepmother - Christine Baranski
    Florinda - Tammy Blanchard
    Lucinda - Lucy Punch
    The Steward - Richard Glover
    Cinderella's Mother - Joanna Riding
    The Grandmother - Annette Crosbie

    Recordings of Songs

    Publications
    Book
    • New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1989; 138 pp.
      • [0-93045-292-5] [hbk]
      • [0-93045-293-3] [pbk]
    • London: National Theatre, 1990
    • [Included in Best American Plays: Ninth Series, 1983-1992, edited by Clive Barnes]
      New York: Crown, 1993

       
    Novelization [adapted and illustrated by Hudson Talbott]
    • New York: Crown Publishers, 1988; 91 pp.
    • New York: Scribner [trade pb], 2002; 96 pp. [ISBN: 0-743-23290-9]
    Score [complete]
    • Secaucus NJ: Warner Bros. Publications VF 1544, 1989; 303 pp. [vocal score prepared by Tony Esposito, Dave Jessie and Jeff Sultanof]
    • Miami FL: Warner Bros. Publications VF 1544 [0897242084], 1999; 324 pp. [edited by Sy Feldman] $100.00
    Score [selections]
    • New York: Rilting Music / Warner Bros. Publications VF 1445, 1988; 55 pp. [includes "Into the Woods", "Agony", "It Takes Two", "Stay With Me", "Any Moment", "No More", "No One Is Alone"]
    • Miami FL: Warner Bros. Publications VF 1445 [0943351669], 1997; 60 pp.; Edited by Sy Feldman [includes "Into the Woods", "Agony", "It Takes Two", "Stay With Me", "Any Moment", "No More", "No One Is Alone"]
    Score [selections]
    • Milwaukee: Hal Leonard HL 00313442 [ISBN: 978-1-4234-7264-3], December 2010; 90 pp., $17.99 [includes "Agony", "Any Moment - Part I", "Children Will Listen", "Giants In The Sky", "I Know Things Now", "Into The Woods", "It Takes Two", "Moments In The Woods", "No More", "No One Is Alone - Part I", "On The Steps Of The Palace", "Stay With Me"]

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