Into the Woods: Whatever Giant you want

In this episode, we take a look at Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into the Woods talking about the different interpretations of the giant, the 2022 Broadway revival and fighting about the 1988 Tony Awards. Links Background https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/into-the-woods-4486 https://playbill.com/article/learn-how-into-the-woods-began-who-got-married-the-line-sondheim-stole-and-how-the-witch-transformed-com-351830 https://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/5-facts-we-learned-into-the-woods-reunion_73309.html/ https://web.archive.org/web/20080416185125/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,966141-4,00.html First broadway run https://web.archive.org/web/20080416185125/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,966141-4,00.html https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/into-the-woods-4486 Reviews https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-11-14-ca-4975-story.html Synopsis https://playbill.com/production/into-the-woods-broadway-st-james-theatre-2022 Analysis https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/why-into-the-woods-matters https://www.americantheatre.org/2022/07/18/the-bakers-wife-more-than-a-moment-in-into-the-woods/ The 1988 Tony Awards https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/08/theater/les-miserables-and-fences-win-top-tonys.html?scp=1&sq=%22Bernadette+Peters%22&st=nyt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBiJ5tgeH84 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZDcSrODALQ https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/06/theater/phantom-of-the-opera-wins-seven-tonys-best-play-butterfly.html?scp=1&sq=%22Tony+Award%22&st=nyt Andy and Sodhiem’s relationship https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/stephen-sondheim-andrew-lloyd-webber-sweeney-todd-steven-spielberg-tim-rice-b968613.html Closing on Broadway and pro shot https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/into-the-woods-4486 http://www.sondheimguide.com/woods.html#BWP Into the Woods JR and SR https://playbill.com/article/from-the-archives-into-the-woods https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/05/theater/into-the-woods-senior.html Other notable productions and changes https://masterworksbroadway.com/music/into-the-woods-original-broadway-cast-1987/ https://www.playbill.com/article/stage-to-screens-chatting-with-stage-and-screen-star-laura-benanti-com-127680 https://www.talkinbroadway.com/spot/benantiupdate.html https://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/into-the-woods-2010.html https://archive.ph/20130131104629/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/168255-Once-Upon-a-Time-Into-the-Woods-With-Chip-Zien-Donna-Murphy-Denis-OHare-and-Amy-Adams-Begins-July-23-in-Central-Park The Movie https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-into-the-woods-20150106-story.html https://www.hypable.com/into-the-woods-stage-to-screen-changes/ 2022 revival https://playbill.com/article/city-center-encores-to-present-into-the-woods https://playbill.com/article/heather-headley-sara-bareilles-christian-borle-ashley-park-to-star-in-encores-into-the-woods https://playbill.com/article/denee-benton-gavin-creel-ann-harada-more-join-encores-into-the-woods https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Neil-Patrick-Harris-Replaces-Christian-Borle-as-the-Baker-in-Encores-INTO-THE-WOODS-20220413 https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Nancy-Opel-Aymee-Garcia-Alysia-Velez-More-Join-INTO-THE-WOODS-on-Broadway-20220608 https://didtheylikeit.com/shows/into-the-woods-3/#:~:text=In%20striping%20Woods%20down%20to,needed%20new%20life%20at%20all https://playbill.com/article/into-the-woods-revival-cast-album-released-september-30 https://playbill.com/article/into-the-woods-wins-grammy-award-for-best-musical-theater-album https://www.playbill.com/article/tony-nominations-2023