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‘The Woods are just Trees. The Trees are just Wood.’ – All together In 1987, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine combined several classic fairy tales including Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and Jack and the Beanstalk to create Into the Woods. Funny and heartfelt, this musical explores what it might mean to act responsibly in society, both as a parent and as a child. Situating the work within Sondheim’s oeuvre and the Broadway canon, Olaf Jubin first offers a detailed reading of the show itself, before discussing key productions in New York and London, and 2014’s Oscar-nominated screen adaptation. The radically different approaches to staging Into the Woods are testament to how open the musical is to re-interpretation for new audiences. A combination of critical explication with performance and film analysis, as well as an overview of popular and critical reception, this book is meant for anyone who has enjoyed Into the Woods, be it as a musical theatre fan, an enchanted audience member, a student or a dedicated theatre professional.

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Author:   Olaf Jubin
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.080kg
ISBN:  

9781138291034

ISBN 10:   113829103
Pages:   86
Publication Date:   15 August 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"1. Introduction or ‘Once Upon a Time’: A Fairy Tale Musical like No Other 2. ‘You’re Back Again Only Different than Before’: The Show’s Place in Sondheim’s Oeuvre 3. ‘There Are Rights and Wrongs and In-Betweens’: Selfish Aims Giving Way to Considerate Cooperation 4.1 ‘One Midnight Gone’: Starting on the Quest 4.2 ‘Two Midnights Gone’: Continuing the Quest 4.3 ‘It’s Nearing Midnight"": Completing the Quest 4.4 ‘It’s the Last Midnight’: Finding the Culprit 4.5 ‘That’s What Woods Are for’: The Meaning of Learning 5. ‘Valuable Things That I Hadn’t Thought to Explore’: Interpreting Into the Woods on Stage 6. ‘Nice Is Different than Good"": Rob Marshall’s 2014 movie adaptation 7. Conclusion or ‘Be Ready for the Journey' Bibliography Discography Filmography"

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Olaf Jubin is Reader in Media Studies and Musical Theatre at Regent’s University London, and has written and edited several books on the mass media, popular culture and musical theatre.

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