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| Original poster courtesy of Amazon.com |
"Into the Woods," music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by James Lapine, combines many fairytales and well-known characters together into one musical. Some familiar faces in "Into the Woods" include Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Little Red Ridinghood.
The musical "Into the Woods" made it's debut at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre in 1986. The musical opened on Broadway on November 5, 1987 and would run for 764 performances.
The show was a success and earned a lot of fanfare during it's infant years on Broadway. With stars such as Bernadette Peters in the original "Into the Woods" cast, the show would go on to win awards such as...
- 1988 New York Drama Critic's Circle award for Best Musical
- 1988 Drama Desk award for Best Musical
- 1988 Grammy award for original cast recording
- 1988 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical (Joanna Gleason who played the Baker's Wife)
- 1988 Tony Award for Book for a Musical (James Lapine)
- 1988 Tony Award for Score for a Musical (Stephen Sondheim)
- 2002 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical
Asides from the original Broadway production, "Into the Woods" has had a 1988 U.S. tour, a 1990 London production for 197 performances, a 1998 London revival, and a 2002 Broadway revival with 279 performances.
The famous musical has not made it's way to the stage of Mago Hunt Theater at UP with it's new stories from some of our beloved fairytale characters. These new stories come with new endings and surprises that teach the audience some lessons in responsibility.
The characters all have something they need to accomplish and continually interact with one another in the woods. The audience will watch the Baker and his wife want to break the Witch's curse so they may have children, Cinderella trying to free herself from her awful household, and Little Red Ridinghood trying to find her way home.
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| UP Theater rehearsal for "Into the Woods" photo by Christina Steiner |
Tickets for University of Portland "Into the Woods" can be purchased at the Mago Hunt Box Office or call the box office at 503-943-7287. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students and seniors.
"Into the Woods" all-student cast:
Brian Burger (Narrator/Mysterious Man), Danielle Larson (Cinderella), Matt Sepeda (Jack), Doug Orofino (Baker), Sammi Boyd (Baker's Wife), Rachel Thomas (Little Red Ridinghood), Sydney Syverson (Witch), Anna Mottice (Jack's Mother), Connor Bond (Cinderella's Prince), Phil Orazio (Rapunzel's Prince), Hannah Kintner (Cinderella's Stepmother), Jamie Kluth (Florinda), Jordin Bradley (Lucinda), Rodrigo Gaspar (Cinderella's Father), Kellan Griffith (Cinderella's Mother/Granny), Kimo Camat (Wolf), Erin Oleson (Rapunzel), Chris Morell (Steward), Cassandra Tenorio (Sleeping Beauty), Kate Peifer (Snow White), and Jessica Hillenbrand (Voice of the Giant)
