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William Gray, ‘Go into the woods – at your peril’

The Disney film of Stephen Sondheim’s darkly witty musical Into the Woods, with its ingenious interweaving of classic tales from the Grimms, is to be released soon. Here, Professor William Gray of the University of Chichester, Director of the Sussex … Continue reading

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Louis Peitzman, ‘Behind The Changes That Brought “Into The Woods” From Stage To Screen’

An interview with Into the Woods screenwriter James Lapine on the new adaptation for cinema of Stephen Sondheim’s brilliant revisioning of classic Grimms’ fairy tales.

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‘Into the Woods’: Go behind the scenes with Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp, and more

I can’t wait to see this film version of Stephen Sondheim’s brilliant musical Into the Woods, where he weaves several of Grimms’ fairy tales into one witty interconnected narrative. Sondheim’s music and lyrics are perfect.

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