This humorous and heartfelt musical features classic fairy tales such as Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk and Rapunzel. These are tied together by a newly written story about a baker and his wife, their desire to start a family and the relationship with the witch who has put a curse on them.
The musical is performed in Swedish.
Original Screenplay: James Lapine
Composer (Music and Lyrics): Stephen Sondheim
Translation: Ulricha Johnson
Swedish publisher: Colombine Teaterförlag
Director/choreographer: Ola Hörling
Recommended age: there is no age limit, but the show is best suited to people aged 14 and over.
More information about participants and the show is available in Swedish.
Participants
Musical students:
Hanna Eriksson
James von Bagh
Julia Küster
Lina Svahn Larsson
Martin Mathiesen
Miranda Coral Engholm
Otto Falk
Sofia Wikström
Timothy Fogelberg
Opera students:
Annalouisa Magnusson
Linnea Nordström
About events at the Academy of Music and Drama.
INTO THE WOODS
Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Book by JAMES LAPINE
Originally Directed on Broadway by James Lapine
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
This amateur production is presented by arrangement with
Music Theatre International
All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI www.mtishows.co.uk
Original Broadway production by
Heidi Landesman, Rocco Landesman, Rick Steiner
M. Anthony Fisher, Frederic H. Mayerson, Jujamcyn Theaters
Originally produced by the Old Globe Theater, San Diego, CA