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INTO THE WOODS was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Awards for Best Musical Show Album.
Into the Woods, composer Stephen Sondheim and librettist James Lapine's musical based on fairy tales, closed its original Broadway production on September 3, 1989, after 765 performances and went on to be mounted by community theaters and high schools frequently thereafter. The first Broadway revival opened April 30, 2002, only 12 and a half years later. Given the relative brevity of that interregnum and Lapine's return as director, it is not surprising that the later version is very similar to the original. Fans of the original Broadway cast album will note slight alterations here and there in the music, usually having to do with singing parts. In several instances, sections that were sung by one performer are sung by two or more. For example, there are now two wolves serenading Little Red Riding Hood in "Hello, Little Girl," which parallels the other pairs of characters in the show (the two princes, etc.). The added vocal participation also emphasizes the ensemble nature of the show. This time around, Vanessa Williams, as the witch, and John McMartin, as the narrator, are given above-the-title billing, but they are no more the stars of the show than are a half-dozen other performers. This cast compares favorably with the original one. If Williams is shriller and more one-dimensional than Bernadette Peters, McMartin is a better singer than Tom Aldredge. But the entire new cast manages to navigate Sondheim's intricate, witty lyrics, bringing out the puns and other elaborate wordplay. (Referring to an aging cow, one character sings, "We've no time to sit and dither/While her withers wither with her.") Meanwhile, Jonathan Tunick's orchestrations are as effective as ever. Those who own a copy of the earlier album don't need this one, but new fans may prefer this one, especially if they've seen this production. ~ William Ruhlmann
Music and lyrics written by Stephen Sondheim.
2 Cds. Stephen Sondheim.Feat Williams,Mcmartin
Recorded at Right Track Studio, New York, New York in May 2002. Includes liner notes by Frank Dwyer.
Principal cast includes: Vanessa Williams (Witch); John McMartin (Narrator, Mysterious Man); Laura Bernati (Cinderella); Melissa Dye (Rapunzel); Adam Wylie (Jack); Stephen DeRosa (Baker); Kerry O'Malley (Baker's Wife); Marylouise Burke (Jack's Mother); Molly Ephraim (Little Red Ridinghood); Greg Edelman (Wolf, Cinderella's Prince); Christopher Sieber (Wolf, Rapunzel's Prince).
Personnel: Beth Robinson (harp); Marilyn Reynolds, Mineko Yajima (violin); Richard Brice (viola); Deborah Assael (cello); Amy Zoloto (clarinet, woodwinds); John Campo (bassoon, woodwinds); Dominic Derasse (trumpet); Nancy Billmann, Ron Sell (French horn); Mark Mitchell (keyboards); Larry Lelli, Paul Pizzuti (percussion).
Recording information: Right Track Recording, New York, NY (05/2002).
Director: James Lapine .
Illustrator: Judy Steinmeyer.
Photographer: Joan Marcus.
Into The Woods Soundtrack Music
Into The Woods Soundtrack Songs
| 1 | Into the Woods, musical play: Prologue: Into the woods | | | |
| 2 | Into the Woods, musical play: Cinderella At The Grave | | | |
| 3 | Into the Woods, musical play: Hello, Little Girl | | | |
| 4 | Into the Woods, musical play: I Guess This Is Goodbye / Maybe They're Magic | | | |
| 5 | Into the Woods, musical play: Our Little World | | | |
| 6 | Into the Woods, musical play: I Know Things Now | | | |
| 7 | Into the Woods, musical play: A Very Nice Prince / First Midnight / Giants In The Sky | | | |
| 8 | Into the Woods, musical play: Agony | | | |
| 9 | Into the Woods, musical play: It Takes Two | | | |
| 10 | Into the Woods, musical play: Stay with Me | | | |
| 11 | Into the Woods, musical play: On the Steps of the Palace | | | |
| 12 | Into the Woods, musical play: Ever After | | | |
| 13 | Into the Woods, musical play: Prologue: So Happy | | | |
| 14 | Into the Woods, musical play: Agony (Reprise) | | | |
| 15 | Into the Woods, musical play: Lament | | | |
| 16 | Into the Woods, musical play: Any Moment / Moments in the Woods | | | |
| 17 | Into the Woods, musical play: Your Fault | | | |
| 18 | Into the Woods, musical play: Last Midnight | | | |
| 19 | Into the Woods, musical play: No More | | | |
| 20 | Into the Woods, musical play: No One Is Alone | | | |
| 21 | Into the Woods, musical play: Finale: Children Will Listen | | | |
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