Sondheim’s Into the Woods Staged at Albert HallDate: 27 June 2006
More good news for Stephen Sondheim fans. His fairy tale 1989 musical Into the Woods will be presented – for two performances only – at the Royal Albert Hall. The gala event, held in aid of the Children’s Society to celebrate the charity’s 125th anniversary, will take place on Sunday 22 October 2006, with performances at 3.00pm and 7.30pm.
Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, and Rapunzel are joined by a new creation, the tale of The Baker and His Wife, in the musical, which features a different take from the composer and lyricist and book writer James Lapine – with whom Sondheim also wrote Passion and Sunday in the Park with George, currently revived in the West End care of the Menier Chocolate Factory - on the idea of “happily ever after”.
The original Broadway production of Into the Woods opened in November 1989 and ran for 764 performances at the Martin Beck Theater, directed by Lapine. The show opened in London in September 1990 at the West End’s Phoenix Theatre, where it ran until 23 February 1991.
No casting has yet been announced for the Albert Hall concert staging, directed by Joe Harmston, but promotional material promises a collection of “well-known stage and screen actors”.
The Children’s Society ensures that for every £1 donated, 82p goes directly to some of the 50,000 children and young people the charity helps each year. Ticket prices for Into the Woods range from £20 to £100.
- by Caroline Ansdell
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