Into the Woods
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
Originally directed on Broadway by James Lapine
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"2004 Best of the Fringe" Footlight Award from The Seattle Times
April 22 - May 30, 2004
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center
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Eric Ankrim as Jack performing
"Giants in the Sky" in ReAct's
staging of Into the Woods
Photo: David Hsieh.
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Katie Tupper as Little Red
Ridinghood and Christopher J.
Anderson as the Wolf perform
"Hello Little Girl" during
ReAct's Into the Woods.
Photo: David Hsieh.
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The Program
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The Setting
ACT 1
Once Upon a time in a far-off kingdom...
ACT 2
Later....
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Musical Numbers
ACT 1
Prologue: Into the Woods - The Company
Hello Little Girl - Wolf, Little Red Ridinghood
I Guess This is Goodbye - Jack
Maybe They're Magic - Baker's Wife
Our Little World - Witch, Rapunzel
I Know Things Now - Little Red Ridinghood
A Very Nice Prince - Cinderella, Baker's Wife
First Midnight - The Company
Giants in the Sky - Jack
Agony - Cinderella's Prince, Rapunzel's Prince
A Very Nice Prince (Reprise) - Cinderella, Baker's Wife
It Takes Two - Baker, Baker's Wife
Second Midnight - The Company
Stay With Me - Witch
On the Steps of the Palace - Cinderella
Finale: Ever After - Narrator, The Company
ACT 2
Prologue: So Happy - The Company
Agony (Reprise) - Cinderella's Prince, Rapunzel's Prince
Lament - Witch
Any Moment - Cinderella's Prince, Baker's Wife
Moments in the Woods - Baker's Wife
Your Fault - Jack, Baker, Witch, Cinderella, Little Red Ridinghood
Last Midnight - Witch
No More - Baker, Mysterious Man
No One is Alone - Cinderella, Little Red Ridinghood, Baker, Jack
Finale: Children Will Listen - Witch, The Company
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Timothy Glynn as Cinderella's
Prince and Christopher J.
Anderson as the Steward in
ReAct's Into the Woods.
Photo: David Hsieh.
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Kristen Hurst as the Baker's
Wife performing "Moments in the
Woods" in ReAct's Into the Woods
Photo: David Hsieh.
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Into the Woods
premiered on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre, November 5, 1987 running for 764 performances. The original London production opened at the Phoenix Theatre
on September 25, 1990.
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Production Notes
Director's Notes
On the surface, Into the Woods is an entertaining blend of some of the world's most beloved fairy tales set to the magnificent music of
Stephen Sondheim...but like all the best fairy tales, it contains light...and darkness, becoming a metaphor for our own personal journeys in life:
what paths we take, what wishes we make and ultimately what we discover along the way in regards to love, loss, values, choices and responsibility.
Crystal Dawn Munkers as the
Witch with Megan Parker-Chenovick
and Melissa Mason and the
ensemble in a moment from
ReAct's Into the Woods.
Photo: David Hsieh.
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Each of our journeys can have a profound effect on everything around us. And of course our journeys never truly end. Past decisions and actions,
both large and small, can comeback to haunt us. Like the characters in the show, in life, we continually find ourselves having to return to the woods,
faced with new challenges, new perspectives and new choices.
Into the Woods made its Broadway debut at the end of the Reagan era. The world has changed quite a bit since then, but the underlying messages
and universal themes that this show touches on are just as profound today...if not more so, particularly in light of recent world events and current
world politics. When things seem most at odds, who do we blame? Who actually is to blame? What is right? What is wrong? Are either we or those
with opposing viewpoints actually alone in our global community?
Timothy Glynn, Emjoy Gavino,
Kristen Hurst and David Ige
in the Act 1 finale of
ReAct's Into the Woods.
Photo: David Hsieh.
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But metaphors and politics aside, Into the Woods is filled with fun and familiar characters, Lapine's ingeniously and inticately woven plot and
Sondheim's spectacular music...all of which have made it one of the most popular, most produced and most beloved shows in theatre history.
It has been a delight bringing our version of this production to life. We added some non-traditional ethnic elements and casting to the traditional
staging of this modern classic, and hopefully a few other fun surprises along the way. Fairy tales transcend cultural boundaries afterall! Although critical
reaction to our staging was as diverse as our casting, we're extremely pleased
that the show was so warmly embraced and appreciated by all the audiences who came to see it. May your own personal quests to live "happily ever after" be ultimately realized.
Be careful what you wish for and take responsibility for your actions.
--David Hsieh, Director of Into the Woods
>>Into the Woods Plot Synopsis and more photos
>>Press Release and Publicity Photos
>>Visit the official website of Sondheim.com
>>Into the Woods at the 1988 Tony Awards
>>Into the Woods at the 2002 Tony Awards
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ReAct's presentation of Into the Woods
was presented through special arrangement with
and all authorized performance materials supplied by MUSIC
THEATRE INTERNATIONAL, 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY
10019. Tel.: (212) 541-4684 Fax: (212) 397-4684 www.MTIShows.com
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Kim Anh Yanda as Rapunzel and
Crystal Dawn Munkers as the
Witch performing "Stay with
Me" in ReAct's Into the Woods.
Photo: David Hsieh.
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Emjoy Gavino as Cinderella
and Timothy Glynn as her
Prince in as scene from
ReAct's Into the Woods.
Photo: David Hsieh.
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Special Thanks To...
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ArtsWest for loaned props
The Cast & Crew for production support
Lorna Chin for producton support
Cornish College of the Arts for loaned costumes
Marc delaCruz for promotional support
The Elliott Bay Book Company for promotional support
Brian Flora & Anneleen Severynen for production support
George Paul Glanzman for production support
Grand Central Bakery for donated props
Allen Go & his Truck for transportation support
Kathy Hsieh for production support
The Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center for production support
Lisa Marie Nakamura & Tommy Kempf for transportational support
The ReAct Board for production & catering support
Michael Scott for donated rehearsal space
Seattle Scenic Studios for loaned equipment and production support
Mark Smith for production support
The Warren Report for promotional support
Stewart A. Williams for donated graphic design services
Rick Wong & Rk Productions for videography
Joseph Yang & the UW School of Drama for production support
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Barry L. Snarr as the Narrator
of ReAct's Into the Woods.
Photo: David Hsieh.
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Crystal Dawn Munkers as the
Witch at the transformation
scene in ReAct's Into the Woods.
Photo: David Hsieh.
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