108. Into the Woods

Into the woods, it’s time to go, with Episode 108 of Adapt or Perish! In this episode, these two theater kids will be celebrating the late Stephen Sondheim with a look at one of his greatest works, Into the Woods.

In this episode we discuss:

• The original 1986 stage musical, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine
• The filmed performance released in 1991, directed by Lapine, and starring Bernadette Peters, Kim Crosby, Joanna Gleason, and Chip Zien
• The 2010 Regent's Park Open Air Theatre production, released in 2011, directed by Timothy Sheader, and starring Hannah Waddingham, Mark Hadfield, Jenna Russell, and Judi Dench
• The 2014 theatrical movie musical, directed by Rob Marshall, written by Lapine, and starring Meryl Streep, Anna Kendrick, Emily Blunt, and James Corden

Footnotes:

• Stephen Sondheim's Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics (1954–1981) (2010) and Look, I Made a Hat: Collected Lyrics (1981–2011) (2011)
• "Lily's Eyes" from The Secret Garden
• Sir Antony Sher
• "The Musical Moral of Into The Woods" by Sideways on YouTube