Broadway Musical Home - Into the Woods

This epic adventure musical incorporates plots and characters of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales and features music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Lapine.

Story:

The Narrator introduces the cast of characters, each with a wish: the Baker and Baker’s wife long for a child but cannot conceive, Jack desperately wishes his cow Milky White would once again provide milk so he wouldn’t have to sell her, and Cinderella dreams of attending the king’s ball and someday being free of her cruel stepmother and step-sisters. When all their tales, and the tales of other fairy tale characters, lead to the woods and become intertwined, dreams come true and wishes are granted. Their happiness has consequences, though, and the characters are forced to band together to save their world from destruction.

: Composer and Lyricist
Stephen Sondheim

: Librettist
James Lapine

Broadway Premiere

Theatre: Martin Beck Theatre

Opening Night: Nov 5, 1987

Total Performances: 765

Original Cast: Tom Aldredge, Kim Crosby, Ben Wright, Chip Zien, Joanna Gleason, Joy Franz, Kay McClelland, Lauren Mitchell, Barbara Bryne, Danielle Ferland, Bernadette Peters, Edmund Lyndeck, Merle Louise, Robert Westenberg, Pamela Winslow, Chuck Wagner, Philip Hoffman, Jean Kelly, Maureen Davis

Director: James Lapine

Choreographer: Lar Lubovitch

Producer: Heidi Landesman, Rocco Landesman, Rick Steiner, M. Anthony Fisher, Frederic H. Mayerson and Jujamcyn Theaters

Musical Director: Paul Gemignani

Orchestrations: Jonathan Tunick

Scenic Design: Tony Straiges

Costume Design: Ann Hould-Ward

Lighting Design: Richard Nelson

1997 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Broadway Theatre

Opening Night: Nov 9, 1997

Total Performances: 2

Original Cast: Tom Aldredge, Jeff Blumenkrantz, Barbara Bryne, Kim Crosby, Maureen Davis, Jonathan Dokuchitz, Danielle Ferland, Joy Franz, Joanna Gleason, Merle Louise, Edmund Lyndeck, Kay McClelland, Lauren Mitchell, Bernadette Peters, Chuck Wagner, Pamela Winslow, Ben Wright, Chip Zien

Director: James Lapine

Producer: Andrew Kato, Jenny Winer and David Wood

Musical Director: Paul Gemignani

Orchestrations: Jonathan Tunick

Scenic Design: Mitchell Greenberg

Costume Design: Ann Hould-Ward

Lighting Design: Ted Mather and Gregory Cohen

2002 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Broadhurst Theatre

Opening Night: Apr 30, 2002

Total Performances: 279

Original Cast: John McMartin, Vanessa Williams, Laura Benanti, Marylouise Burke, Stephen DeRosa, Gregg Edelman, Molly Ephraim, Kerry O'Malley, Christopher Sieber, Adam Wylie, Tracy Nicole Chapman, Judi Dench (voice), Melissa Dye, Dennis Kelly, Trent Armand Kendall, Chad Kimball, Jennifer Malenke, Pamela Myers, Amanda Naughton

Director: James Lapine

Choreographer: John Carrafa

Producer: Dodger Theatricals, Stage Holding, Joop Van Den Ende and TheatreDreams, Inc.

Musical Director: Paul Gemignani

Orchestrations: Jonathan Tunick

Scenic Design: Douglas W. Schmidt

Costume Design: Susan Hilferty

Lighting Design: Brian MacDevitt

2022 Broadway Revival

Theatre: St. James Theatre

Opening Night: July 10, 2022

Total Performances: 171

Original Cast: Sara Bareilles, Brian D’Arcy James, Patina Miller, Phillipa Soo, Gavin Creel, Joshua Henry, Ta’Nika Gibson, Annie Golden, Albert Guerzon, Brooke Ishibashi, Kennedy Kanagawa, David Patrick Kelly, Julia Lester, Cole Thompson, David Turner, Jason Forbach, Mary Kate Moore, Cameron Johnson, Nancy Opel, Aymee Garcia, Alysia Velez, Delphi Borich, Felicia Curry, Alexander Joseph Grayson, Paul Kreppel, Diane Phelan, Lucia Spina

Director: Lear deBessonet

Choreographer: Lorin Latarro

Producer: Jujamcyn Theaters, Jordan Roth, New York City Center, Hunter Arnold, Nicole Eisenberg, Michael Cassel Group, Jessica R. Jenen, Daryl Roth, ShowTown Productions, Armstrong, Gold & Ross, Nicole Kastrinos

Musical Director: Rob Berman

Orchestrations: Jonathan Tunick

Scenic Design: David Rockwell

Costume Design: Andrea Hood

Lighting Design: Tyler Micoleau

Sound Design: Scott Lehrer & Alex Neumann

Puppet Design: James Ortiz

Hair and Wig Design: Cookie Jordan

1991 Film Version

Movie Name: Into the Woods

Type: Filmed Live on Stage, American Playhouse

Director: James Lapine

Starring: Bernadette Peters, Chip Zien, Joanna Gleason, Tom Aldredge, Robert Westenberg, Kim Crosby, Danielle Ferland, Ben Wright, Barbara Bryne, Merle Louise, Chuck Wagner, Pamela Winslow, Philip Hoffman, Lauren Mitchell, Kay McClelland, Edmund Lyndeck, Joy Franz, Cindy Robinson, Maureen Davis

2014 Film Version

Movie Name: Into the Woods

Type: Hollywood Musical

Director: Rob Marshall

Screenplay: James Lapine

Starring: Anna Kendrick, Daniel Huttlestone, James Corden, Emily Blunt, Christine Baranski, Tammy Blanchard, Lucy Punch, Tracey Ullman, Lilla Crawford, Meryl Streep, Simon Russell Beale, Joanna Riding, Johnny Depp, Billy Magnussen, Mackenzie Mauzy, Annette Crosbie, Chris Pine, Richard Glover, Frances de la Tour

Musical Numbers

Into the Woods

Cinderella at the Grave

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

It Takes Two

Stay with Me

On the Steps of the Palace

Ever After

So Happy

Agony

Lament

Any Moment

Moments in the Woods

Your Fault

Last Midnight

No More

No One Is Alone

Children Will Listen

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Stream Online Now

: 2011 Filmed Live on Stage Version Available to Stream via BroadwayHD

CDs

: Original Broadway Cast Album

: 2002 Broadway Revival Cast Album

: 2022 Broadway Revival Cast Album

: 2014 Motion Picture Soundtrack

Vinyl

: Original Broadway Cast Album

: 2022 Broadway Revival Cast Album

Sheetmusic

: Vocal Selections

: Vocal Score

: Vocal Selections from the Disney Movie

Videos

: 1991 Filmed Live Version DVD

: 2014 Hollywood Version DVD

: 2014 Hollywood Version Blu-Ray

Books

: Libretto of the Musical

Other

1998 Tony Award Nominations

Best Book of a Musical
Best Original Score
Best Actress in a Musical - Joanna Gleason
Best Musical
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Robert Westenberg
Best Scenic Design
Best Costume Design
Best Lighting Design
Best Choreography
Best Direction of a Musical

1998 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Musical
Outstanding Book of a Musical
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Robert Westenberg
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Joanna Gleason
Outstanding Lyrics
Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Bernadette Peters
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Danielle Ferland
Outstanding Director of a Musical
Outstanding Orchestration
Outstanding Music
Outstanding Costume Design
Outstanding Lighting Design
Outstanding Set Design

1988 Theatre World Award Nominations

Danielle Ferland

1989 Grammy Award Nominations

Best Musical Cast Show Album

2002 Tony Award Nominations

Best Revival of a Musical
Best Lighting Design
Best Actor in a Musical - John McMartin
Best Actress in a Musical - Vanessa Williams
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Gregg Edelman
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Laura Benanti
Best Scenic Design
Best Costume Design
Best Choreography
Best Direction of a Musical

2002 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Outstanding Set Design of a Musical
Outstanding Sound Design
Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Laura Benanti
Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Vanessa Williams
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Gregg Edelman
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Kerry O'Malley
Outstanding Director of a Musical
Outstanding Costume Design

2015 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Musical

2015 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Musical

2015 Drama League Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical

2023 Tony Awards

Best Revival of a Musical
Best Performance by an Actor in Leading Role in a Musical - Brian d'Arcy James
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical - Sara Bareilles
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical - Julia Lester
Best Direction of a Musical
Best Sound Design in a Musical

2023 Grammy Award Nominations

Best Musical Theatre Album

2023 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical
Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical - Sara Bareilles
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical - Julia Lester
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical - Phillipa Soo
Outstanding Puppetry

2023 Drama League Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Outstanding Direction of a Musical
Distinguished Performance Award - Sara Bareilles
Distinguished Performance Award - Patina Miller

2023 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical - Julia Lester

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