Press - Into the Woods

INTO THE WOODS
music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
book by James Lapine
originally directed by James Lapine
orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
directed by Hisa Takakuwa
musical direction by Erin McNally

Fairy tales begin “once upon a time” and end “happily ever after.”  Not so fast! After all the dreams come true in this Tony Award-winning musical masterpiece, everybody returns to the woods for a reality check.  Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack (of beanstalk fame) and Rapunznel get tangled up with a bevy of other fairytale characters—and a few new ones created to add to the chaos—and discover the consequences of wishing for too much. Journey with the SCR’s Summer Players into a fantastical world where traditional fairytales take on fractured new lives and teach important new lessons.

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Nick Slimmer (Wolf #2) behind The Three Little Pigs, l to r: Mitchell Huntley, Blaze Whiting and Chaney Lieberman in SCR's Summer Players production of Into the Woods.  Photo by Henry DiRocco.		L to R:  The Baker's Wife (Rachel Teague), Little Red Riding Hood (Catherine Haas) and the Baker (Akshay Sharma) in SCR's Summer Players production of Into the Woods.  Photo by Henry DiRocco.

L to R:  Milky White, Jack's Cow, Jack and Mysterious Man (Luke Tagle) in in SCR's Summer Players production of Into the Woods.  Photo by Henry DiRocco.

Rapunzel, top, (Lindsey Wiercioch) and the Witch (Brianna Beach) in SCR's Summer Players production of Into the Woods.  Photo by Henry DiRocco.

L to R:  Chase Anderson-Shaw, Akshay Sharma, Brianna Beach, Rachel Teague and  Jordan Bellow.  These five graduate students, on summer break from college, have returned to appear in South Coast Repertory's Summer Players production of Into the Woods. Photo courtesy of South Coast Repertory.		L to R:  Rachel Teague, Brianna Beach, Akshay Sharma, Chase Anderson-Shaw and Jordan Bellow.  These five graduate students, on summer break from college, have returned to appear in South Coast Repertory's Summer Players production of Into the Woods. Photo courtesy of South Coast Repertory.

L to R:  Chase Anderson-Shaw, Akshay Sharma, Brianna Beach, Rachel Teague and  Jordan Bellow.  These five graduate students, on summer break from college, have returned to appear in South Coast Repertory's Summer Players production of Into the Woods. Photo courtesy of South Coast Repertory.