into the woods
This show is a really dark, kinda complicated, fairy tale. There are several roles for talented actor-singers. The music is very complicated and requires an acute sense of rhythm. There are, however, some roles that don't require singing. Click on the character breakdown for more details. Music by Stephen Sondheim.
NOTE: There's also a DVD of the original cast you should get your hands on. It's on Netflix and most video stores or libraries will have it too.
NOTE: There's also a DVD of the original cast you should get your hands on. It's on Netflix and most video stores or libraries will have it too.
Female Audition Songs
WITCH: Send in the Clowns (A Little Night Music), Some People (Gypsy), The Worst Pies in London (Sweeney Todd), The Man That Got Away (A Star is Born) CINDERELLA: Simple Little Things (110 in the Shade), I Could Be Happy with You ( The Boyfriend) RAPUNZEL: Green Finch and Linnet Bird (Sweeney Todd) BAKER'S WIFE: It Needs Work (City of Angels), I'm Going Back (Bells Are Ringing) |
SummaryA childless baker and his wife cannot have a child until they follow the bidding of the witch next door to get a cow as white as milk, the cape as red as blood, the hair as yellow as corn, and the slipper as pure as gold. Good thing, then that they've got neighbors named Jack, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel and Cinderella to help them before (and after) Happily Ever After. Written by Kathy Li Act One: Cinderella wishes to go to the Prince's ball, but her evil stepsisters and stepmother are doing everything they can to prevent her from doing this. Jack wishes for a better life, and his mom wishes for more money. Thus, Jack is made to sell his only friend, his cow, Milky-White. The Baker and his wife are childless, and want a child when the witch from next door tells them she placed a spell on their house preventing them from giving birth. Unless they make a potion by gathering the cow as white as milk, the cape as red as blood, the hair as yellow as corn, the slipper as pure as gold. All four go into the woods to fulfill their wishes in a funny display of mistakes, bargains, and more. Act Two: All three groups have their wishes, but directly quoting, "Wishes may bring problems, such that you regret them, better that though than to never get them...". Suddenly, a huge crash and boom is heard. The witch's garden is trampled, and the Baker's house almost destroyed. By what? No what! It's a who! A giant! The wife of the giant Jack killed! All go back into the woods. Jack - to slay the giant. Cinderella - to investigate bad news of her mother's grave. The Baker and his Wife - to lead Little Red Riding Hood to her grandma's house. Through the journey they get the repercussions of their earlier actions in a more serious way.
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*This video starts out with just lyrics, but skip 45 seconds in to see one of the songs*
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