Into The Woods Play Analysis
Into The Woods Review
After viewing Into the Woods it is wonderful to be able to present a personal review and opinion of this play, and evaluate its onstage production. Stephen Sondheim executes the recreation of the playwright James Lapine’s script impressively. Debuting in 1986 at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego California, Into the Woods hit Broadway by 1987, and won multiple Tony Awards (Clarksville Little Theatre). Clarksville Little Theatre also alludes to the success of Into the Woods by listing all of the reproductions of this play in this country and in London. Into the Woods had an amazing run of reproductions beginning in 1987, and continuing through 2002 (Broadway Musical Home). In this production James Lapine incorporated characters from many of the fairytales we know and love. Fairytales like Cinderella, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Little Red Riding Hood are all entwined into Lapine’s newly created story. Lapine’s newly created tale includes a couple that cannot conceive because a witch has placed a spell on their home. Inevitably, all the characters wind up in the woods …show more content…
All the other characters played their roles, and well, but Peters Bryne, Wright, and Farland stood out amongst the others. Bryne and Wright worked together to create the most realistic pair in the production; their roles capture the true sense of “mother and son”. Peters is a well-known actress, but immediately recognizing her as the witch is not an easy task. Her performance makes the viewer focus on the witch herself rather than the actress playing her. Also, Farland does such an amazing job playing a child; she depicts the innocence of a child, but she is still very effective in the production. One exception would be Robert Westenburge. Westenburge’s performance as the prince was questionable because his character seems “dead” and boring
After viewing Into the Woods it is wonderful to be able to present a personal review and opinion of this play, and evaluate its onstage production. Stephen Sondheim executes the recreation of the playwright James Lapine’s script impressively. Debuting in 1986 at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego California, Into the Woods hit Broadway by 1987, and won multiple Tony Awards (Clarksville Little Theatre). Clarksville Little Theatre also alludes to the success of Into the Woods by listing all of the reproductions of this play in this country and in London. Into the Woods had an amazing run of reproductions beginning in 1987, and continuing through 2002 (Broadway Musical Home). In this production James Lapine incorporated characters from many of the fairytales we know and love. Fairytales like Cinderella, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Little Red Riding Hood are all entwined into Lapine’s newly created story. Lapine’s newly created tale includes a couple that cannot conceive because a witch has placed a spell on their home. Inevitably, all the characters wind up in the woods …show more content…
All the other characters played their roles, and well, but Peters Bryne, Wright, and Farland stood out amongst the others. Bryne and Wright worked together to create the most realistic pair in the production; their roles capture the true sense of “mother and son”. Peters is a well-known actress, but immediately recognizing her as the witch is not an easy task. Her performance makes the viewer focus on the witch herself rather than the actress playing her. Also, Farland does such an amazing job playing a child; she depicts the innocence of a child, but she is still very effective in the production. One exception would be Robert Westenburge. Westenburge’s performance as the prince was questionable because his character seems “dead” and boring