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Into the Woods

Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Book by James Lapine

Old Globe Theatre
Opened December 4, 1986 for 50 performances

Opening Night Production Credits:

Stephen Sondheim, Music and Lyrics
James Lapine, Book
Donald and Darlene Shiley, Producers
James Lapine, Director
Paul Gemignani, Co-Musical Director
Eric Stern, Co-Musical Director
Tony Straiges, Set Designer
Ann Hould-Ward, Co-Costume Designer
Patricia Zipprodt, Co-Costume Designer
Richard Nelson, Lighting Designer
Jonathan Tunick, Orchestrator
Wendall Harrington, Projections
Michael Holten, Sound Designer

Martin Beck Theatre
September 29, 1987 - September 3, 1989

Opening Night Production Credits:

Music by Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
Directed by James Lapine
Theatre Owned / Operated by Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President)
Produced by Heidi Landesman, Rocco Landesman, Rick Steiner, M. Anthony Fisher, Frederic H. Mayerson and Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President); Associate Producer: Greg C. Mosher, Paula Fisher, David B. Brode, The Mutual Benefit Companies and Fifth Avenue Productions
Originally produced by Old Globe Theatre (Jack O'Brien, Artistic Director; Thomas Hall, Managing Director)
Music orchestrated by Jonathan Tunick
Musical Director: Paul Gemignani
Musical Staging by Lar Lubovitch
Scenic Design by Tony Straiges
Lighting Design by Richard Nelson
Costume Design by Ann Hould-Ward
Sound Design by Alan Stieb and James Brousseau
Hair Design by Phyllis Della Illien
Costumes based on original concepts by Patricia Zipprodt
Executive Producer: Michael David
General Manager: David, Strong, Warner, Inc.
Company Manager: Sandra Carlson
Production Stage Manager: Frank Hartenstein
Stage Manager: Johnna Murray
Assistant Stage Mgr: Marianne Cane and James Dawson
Production Supervisor: Peter Feller, Sr.
Music Preparation Supervisor: Mathilde Pincus, Evan Morris and Chelsea Music Services, Inc.
Magic Consultant: Charles Reynolds
Casting: Joanna Merlin
General Press Representative: The Joshua Ellis Office
Vocal Coach: Kristin Linklater
Advertising: Serino, Coyne & Nappi
Advertising Graphics by Heidi Landesman
Photographer: Martha Swope
Assistant to the Director: RJ Cutler
Asst. to the Choreographer: Lila York
Music Contractor: Ron Sell
Assistant Conductor: Scott Frankel

Old Globe Cast:

 

Cunningham
Kim Crosby
Ben Wright
Chip Zien
Joanna Gleason
Joy Franz
Kay McClelland
Lauren Mitchell
Barbara Bryne
LuAnne Ponce
Ellen Foley
George Coe
Merle Louise
Chuck Wagner
Kenneth Marshall
Ric Oquita
Pamela Tomassetti
Terri Cannicott

Narrator/Wolf
Cinderella
Jack
Baker
Baker's Wife
Cinderella's Stepmother
Florinda/Rapunzel
Lucinda
Jack's Mother
Little Red Riding Hood
Witch
Mysterious Man/Cinderella's Father
Cinderella's Mother/Grandmother/Wolf/Giant
Rapunzel's Prince
Cinderella's Prince
Footman
Snow White
Sleeping Beauty

Broadway Cast:

 

Tom Aldredge
Joanna Gleason
Bernadette Peters
Robert Westenberg
Chip Zien
Barbara Bryne
Kim Crosby
Maureen Davis
Danielle Ferland
Joy Franz
Philip Hoffman
Jean Kelly
Merle Louise
Edmund Lyndeck
Kay McClelland
Lauren Mitchell
Chuck Wagner
Pamela Winslow
Ben Wright

Narrator; Mysterious Man
Baker's Wife
Witch
Wolf; Cinderella's Prince
Baker
Jack's Mother
Cinderella
Sleeping Beauty
Little Red Riding Hood
Cinderella's Stepmother
Steward
Snow White
Cinderella's Mother; Grandmother; Giant
Cinderella's Father
Florinda
Lucinda
Rapunzel's Prince
Rapunzel
Jack

Standby: Edmund Lyndeck (Mysterious Man, Narrator).

Understudies: Jeff Blumenkrantz (Jack, Rapunzel's Prince, Steward), Maureen Davis (Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Snow White), Suzzanne Douglas (Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Witch), Joy Franz (Witch), Philip Hoffman (Baker, Cinderella's Father), Jean Kelly (Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel), Carolyn Marlow (Cinderella's Mother, Cinderella's Stepmother, Giant, Grandmother, Jack's Mother), Kay McClelland (Baker's Wife), Lauren Mitchell (Baker's Wife), Michael Piontek (Cinderella's Prince, Jack, Rapunzel's Prince, Wolf), Chuck Wagner (Cinderella's Prince, Wolf), Pamela Winslow (Cinderella, Florinda, Lucinda).

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Photos by Martha Swope.

Available through Music Theatre International.

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1988 Tony Award: Best Book
1988 Drama Desk: Outstanding Book