PERFORMANCE
DATES: June
16,17,18,19,24,25,26, July
1,2
Music
and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book
by James Lapine
DIRECTED
by Kyle Minor
SET
DESIGNER Christopher Gladysz
LIGHTING
DESIGNER Eric Schutz
TECHNICAL
DIRECTOR Kristina Bjelko
Synopsis:
This lively and deliciously humorous Tony Award-winning musical
cleverly intertwines the lives of several well-known storybook
characters (Cinderella, Jack (of beanstalk fame), Little Red Riding
Hood and Rapunzel) with an original story about a childless baker
and his wife who journey into the woods to reverse the curse that
has kept them childless. The search for a cow, a red cape, a golden
slipper and yellow hair leads the characters down many unexpected
paths and ultimately into a journey of self-discovery that goes
beyond “happily ever after.” Sprinkled liberally with
magic beans, a witch’s curse, soaring melodies and witty
dialogue, this 1987 Broadway blockbuster serves up a potion that
is at once fiercely comic and deeply moving. Songs from the popular
Sondheim score include the oft-recorded “Children Will Listen,”
“No One is Alone,” “Giants in the Sky,” “Agony”
and the infectious title song. The Broadway production originally
starred Bernadette Peters as the Witch, and was revived in 2002
with Vanessa Williams.
