Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Book by JAMES LAPINE
Originally Directed on Broadway
by JAMES LAPINE
Orchestrations by JONATHAN TUNICK
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Imagine an ambivalent Cinderella, a bloodthirsty Little Red Riding Hood, a Prince Charming with a roving eye, and a witch who
raps – they’re all here in Stephen Sondheim’s “fractured fairy tale” about the quest of a baker and his wife who’ve been cursed
with childlessness by The Witch next door. To secure some special items required to break the spell, they swindle, lie and steal
from the fantasy characters we’ve loved from childhood. Everyone’s wish is granted in Act I, but the consequences of their
actions return to haunt them in Act II, forging a moving lesson about community responsibility underlined by Sondheim’s magical
songs, including Giants In the Sky, A Very Nice Prince, Ever After, Your Fault, No One Is Alone, and Children Will Listen. This
timeless yet relevant musical is a modern Broadway classic!
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