"Into The Woods" Opens At Muhlenberg College
Musical "Into the Woods" by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine will open October 25 at Muhlenberg College in the Dorothy H. Baker Theatre, Trexler Pavilion for Theatre & Dance.Monday, October 14, 2002 11:37 AM
Musical "Into the Woods" by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine will open October 25 at Muhlenberg College in the Dorothy H. Baker Theatre, Trexler Pavilion for Theatre & Dance. The show will run October 25-26, 30-31, November 1-2 at 8 p.m.; October 26-27 and November 3 at 2 p.m. Tickets: Adult $17, seniors $15, youth $8. Tickets are available through the Box Office, 484-664-3333.
Since the first Broadway run, "Into the Woods" has been the most licensed Sondheim show for professional and amateur production. The inventive Broadway revival of Into the Woods has brought critics and audiences to praise the enchanting musical that engages adults as well as young people. "Follow the music. It will take you somewhere wonderful…. And there are moments that pierce the heart as no other musical this season does. When "Into the Woods" sings, you float into an enchanted world." -Ben Brantley, The New York Times
"Into the Woods" gives audiences a fractured and metaphorical adult look at what lies beyond the "Happily Ever After" promised in the fairy-tales of our childhoods. Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, and Rapunzel encounter greedy heroes, careless heroines, dubious princes, a vulnerable witch, and a sympathetic giant in the musical's romp through calamity and celebration.
Visiting Equity Artist John Ramsey appears as the Narrator; directing for the Muhlenberg Theatre is Brian Cordeiro '03; musical director is Ken Butler. Designing the mysterious and enchanted world we will share for the journey is Timothy Averill. Constance Case is costume designer.
"The spirit of the play is mysterious, imaginative, and challenging," says Cordeiro, a Muhlenberg senior majoring in theatre with a concentration in directing/design and earning a certification in elementary education. "Just when we think all are HAPPY and determined to be PERFECT mother, father, wife, son, they still wish for more - and then everyone tries to blame the others for the lineage of catastrophes." He hopes that the journey of these collective stories transports the audience to a new understanding of each other, giving each of us the opportunity to revisit personal and family history.
