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Into the Woods

Into the Woods

19918.12h 33m

Overview

In a woods filled with magic and fairy tale characters, a baker and his wife set out to end the curse put on them by their neighbor, a spiteful witch.

Directed by James Lapine
Written by Stephen Sondheim, James Lapine
Produced by Iris Merlis
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Top Cast

Bernadette Peters

Bernadette Peters

Witch

Chip Zien

Chip Zien

Baker

Joanna Gleason

Joanna Gleason

Baker's Wife

Tom Aldredge

Tom Aldredge

Narrator/Mysterious Man

Robert Westenberg

Robert Westenberg

Cinderella's Prince/Wolf

Kim Crosby

Kim Crosby

Cinderella

Danielle Ferland

Danielle Ferland

Little Red Riding Hood

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Ben Wright

Jack

Barbara Bryne

Barbara Bryne

Jack's Mother

Chuck Wagner

Chuck Wagner

Rapunzel's Prince

Themes & Keywords

princessfairy taleprincelittle red riding hoodmusicalstage showbased on play or musicalcursewidowerbroadwaydeath of motherbeanstalkevil witchgiantbroadway showstage performancedeath of wifebakermusical comedyfilmed theaterfound familyslippercinderellagiantessjack and the beanstalkrapunzelmusical proshot

About Into the Woods

Into the Woods is a drama, music, fantasy, tv movie film released in 1991 exploring themes of princess, fairy tale, prince, little red riding hood, musical, stage show. Directed by James Lapine, it stars Bernadette Peters, Chip Zien, Joanna Gleason. In a woods filled with magic and fairy tale characters, a baker and his wife set out to end the curse put on them by their neighbor, a spiteful witch.

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