The woods are leaf-free spires of light, Cinderella’s sisters are outfitted in bad 80s prom dresses, and Rapunzel’s coil of blonde hair is a rope in the national touring production of Into the Woods. Directed by Lear deBessonet, Stephen Sondheim’s musical is one of endlessly intricate lyrics packaged in broad suggestions of time and place […]
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Seeing the forest and the trees
Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s musical Into the Woods premiered three years before Robert Bly’s Iron John sent men into the wilderness as part of the “mythopoetic men’s movement,” complete with sweat lodges, drum circles, chanting, and other rituals designed to restore a pre-industrialization notion of masculinity, combined with Joseph Campbell’s “hero’s journey” narratives. The […]
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Into the Woods hews a fresh, intimate path into Stephen Sondheim’s musical
At Writers Theatre, Gary Griffin stages a rich and rewarding revival of the popular fairy-tale mash-up.
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Aladdin, Marry Me a Little, and ten more stage shows to see now
A top-notch touring Broadway show and an intimate Sondheim concept revue are among this week’s notable new productions.
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In the Hypocrites’ Three Sisters, Russian angst meets the party people
The Hypocrites’ Three Sisters proves a surprisingly fruitful collaboration.
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The screen version of The Last Five Years does Jason Robert Brown’s musical right
Divergent careers tear a marriage apart in Richard LaGravenese’s film.
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How Hollywood drains the subversion out of Into the Woods
Disney’s adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s stage musical extinguishes much of the show’s power.
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Reader film editor placed on suicide watch—plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
