Into the Woods Into the Woods

Into the Woods  | 

January 26 — January 27

Into the Woods is a lyrically rich retelling of classic Brothers Grimm fables, with Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine bringing the cockeyed fairytales to life on stage featuring all of your favorite characters — Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack (and his beanstalk) and the Witch. In a landmark partnership, the Playhouse will collaborate with the high school students and teachers of Pasadena Unified School District to present Into The Woods with students working alongside theater professionals in creating their own special production.

Recipient of the 1988 Tony Award for Best Original Score and the 1989 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, “Into the Woods blends imagination and playfulness in its own very special proportions” and follows “a path strewn with wit and the beguiling songs we’ve come to expect from Sondheim.” – Newsweek

Into the Woods is made possible by the generous support of the Helen and Will Webster Foundation.

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine 

Directed by Fran de Leon
Conceived and Performed by Students of Pasadena Unified School District

Originally Directed on Broadway by James Lapine
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick

2 hours, 45 minutes
15-minute intermission

CLOSED

VENUE: PASADENA CIVIC AUDITORIUM

Into the Woods is a lyrically rich retelling of classic Brothers Grimm fables, with Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine bringing the cockeyed fairytales to life on stage featuring all of your favorite characters — Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack (and his beanstalk) and the Witch. In a landmark partnership, the Playhouse will collaborate with the high school students and teachers of Pasadena Unified School District to present Into The Woods with students working alongside theater professionals in creating their own special production.

Recipient of the 1988 Tony Award for Best Original Score and the 1989 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, “Into the Woods blends imagination and playfulness in its own very special proportions” and follows “a path strewn with wit and the beguiling songs we’ve come to expect from Sondheim.” – Newsweek

Into the Woods is made possible by the generous support of the Helen and Will Webster Foundation.

Study Guide

To prepare students and educators for the themes of the musical Into the Woods we’ve created a study guide. This guide will help students explore and define behavioral expectations for the theater while discovering their personal connections to the themes presented in the performance.

Review The Study Guide

Sponsors

Into the Woods is made possible by the generous support of the Helen & Will Webster Foundation and Honorary Producers Brad & Pamela King.


Support for Into the Woods also includes the generosity of:

California Arts Council

Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger
Fifth District


Support for the Sondheim Celebration includes the generosity of: