Greatest Musical of All Time: Into the Woods
Into the Woods' music and lyrics are by Stephen Sondheim and the book is by James Lapine. It is a musical that revolves around the original stories of Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Ridding hood, Rapunzel and a new installment of the Baker and his wife. All characters and their stories interact in a very impressive and well thought out way. The musical is very different from the Disney stories and is not suitable for young children. The musical starts out as follows the adventures of Cinderella wanting to go to the ball, Jack trading his cow for beans, Little Red Ridding Hood's journey to Grandmother's house, Rapunzel living in the tower with the witch (though she believes the witch is her mother and lives quite happily for a while- Rapunzel is taken from her parents in exchange for a plant), the Baker and his wife trying to have a child by creating a potion for the witch. All the stories connect together in a very developed way and Sondheims musical shows how controlled chaos adds so much more value to the stage.
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