MusicalComedy DramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 05, 1987
Closing Date
Sep 03, 1989
1st Preview
Sep 29, 1987
1st Preview
Sep 29, 1987
Previews
43
Performances
765
MusicalComedy DramaOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Martin Beck Theatre
(Nov 05, 1987 - Sep 03, 1989)
Theatre Owned / Operated by Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President)
Produced by Heidi Landesman, Rocco Landesman, Rick Steiner, M. Anthony Fisher, Frederic H. Mayerson and Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President); Associate Producer: Greg C. Mosher, Paula Fisher, David B. Brode, The Mutual Benefit Companies and Fifth Avenue Productions
Originally produced by Old Globe Theatre (Jack O'Brien, Artistic Director; Thomas Hall, Managing Director)
Music by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by James Lapine; Music orchestrated by Jonathan Tunick; Musical Director: Paul Gemignani
Directed by James Lapine; Musical Staging by Lar Lubovitch
Scenic Design by Tony Straiges; Costume Design by Ann Hould-Ward; Costumes based on original concepts by Patricia Zipprodt; Lighting Design by Richard Nelson; Sound Design by Alan Stieb and James Brousseau; Hair Design by Phyllis Della Illien; Wig Design by Paul Huntley; Makeup Design by Joe Campayno; Wolf and Witch makeup created by Kevin Haney; Additional wigs by Bob Kelly; Associate Scenic Design: Richard Jaris
Executive Producer: Michael David; General Manager: David, Strong, Warner, Inc.; Company Manager: Sandra Carlson
Production Supervisor: Peter Feller, Sr.; Production Stage Manager: Frank Hartenstein; Stage Manager: Johnna Murray; Assistant Stage Mgr: Marianne Cane and James Dawson
Assistant to Mr. Lapine: RJ Cutler; Assistant to Mr. Lubovitch: Lila York; Music Contractor: Ron Sell; Assistant Conductor: Scott Frankel; Music Preparation Supervisor: Mathilde Pincus, Evan Morris and Chelsea Music Services, Inc.; Violin I: Marilyn Reynolds; Concert Mistress: Marilyn Reynolds; Violin II: Laura Corcos; Viola I: Karl Bargen; Viola II: Maxine Roach; Cello: Eileen Folson; Stand Up Bass: John Beal; Flute: Les Scott; Clarinet: John Moses; Bassoon: John Campo; Horn I: Ron Sell; Horn II: Richard Hagen; Trumpet: Wilmer Wise; Piano: Paul Ford; Percussion: Robert Ayers
Magic Consultant: Charles Reynolds; Assistant to Mr. Straiges: Steve Rundle, Joel Reynolds, Steve Saklad, James Sandefur and Lynda Lee Burks; Assistant to Ms. Hould-Ward: John Glaser, David Paulin and Marilyn Keith; Assistant to Mr. Nelson: Michael Chybowski, Eric Cornell and Judith Daitsman; Assistant to Mr. Stieb: Marc Salzberg
Casting: Joanna Merlin; General Press Representative: The Joshua Ellis Office; Advertising: Serino, Coyne & Nappi and Michael Anderson; Vocal Coach: Kristin Linklater; Advertising Graphics by Heidi Landesman; Photographer: Martha Swope
Tom Aldredge
Narrator
 
Mysterious Man
Joanna Gleason
Baker's Wife
Bernadette Peters
Witch
Sep 29, 1987 - Mar 27, 1988
Robert Westenberg
Wolf
 
Cinderella's Prince
Chip Zien
Baker
Barbara Bryne
Jack's Mother
Kim Crosby
Cinderella
Danielle Ferland
Little Red Riding Hood
Sep 29, 1987 - Sep 18, 1988
Merle Louise
Cinderella's Mother
 
Grandmother
 
Giant
Ben Wright
Jack
Maureen Davis
Sleeping Beauty
Joy Franz
Cinderella's Stepmother
Philip Hoffman
Steward
Jean Kelly
Snow White
Edmund Lyndeck
Cinderella's Father
Kay McClelland
Florinda
Lauren Mitchell
Lucinda
Chuck Wagner
Rapunzel's Prince
Pamela Winslow
Rapunzel
Standby: Edmund Lyndeck (Narrator, Mysterious Man)
Understudies: Jeff Blumenkrantz (Jack, Rapunzel's Prince, Steward), Maureen Davis (Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White), Suzzanne Douglas (Cinderella, Witch, Sleeping Beauty), Joy Franz (Witch), Philip Hoffman (Baker, Cinderella's Father), Jean Kelly (Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood), Carolyn Marlow (Cinderella's Stepmother, Jack's Mother, Cinderella's Mother, Grandmother, Giant), Kay McClelland (Baker's Wife), Lauren Mitchell (Baker's Wife), Michael Piontek (Jack, Rapunzel's Prince, Cinderella's Prince, Wolf), Chuck Wagner (Cinderella's Prince, Wolf) and Pamela Winslow (Cinderella, Lucinda, Florinda)

Martin Beck Theatre (Nov 05, 1987 - Sep 03, 1989)

Assistant Stage Mgr: Donna A. Drake and Karen Armstrong; Stage Manager: Marianne Cane
Synthesizers Jeffrey Saver; Assistant Conductor: Jeffrey Saver
Advertising: Fisher / LeDonne / Wilner, Jon Wilner and Peter LeDonne; Casting Consultant: John Lyons and Ira Weitzman

Cast

Ellen Foley
Witch
Aug 01, 1989 - Sep 03, 1989
Joanna Gleason
Returned for filming of production for PBS' American Playhouse series
Baker's Wife
May 23, 1989 - May 26, 1989
Betsy Joslyn
Witch
Mar 29, 1988 - Apr 13, 1988
 
Witch
Jul 05, 1988 - Dec 11, 1988
Kay McClelland
Baker's Wife
Mary Gordon Murray
Baker's Wife
Jul 19, 1988 - ?
Bernadette Peters
Returned for filming of production for PBS' American Playhouse series
Witch
May 23, 1989 - May 26, 1989
Phylicia Rashad
Witch
Apr 14, 1988 - Jul 03, 1988
Dean Butler
Rapunzel's Prince
Danielle Ferland
Returned for filming of production for PBS' American Playhouse series
Little Red Riding Hood
May 23, 1989 - May 28, 1989
Don Goodspeed
Rapunzel's Prince
Patricia Ben Peterson
Cinderella
LuAnne Ponce
Little Red Riding Hood
Sep 20, 1988 - May 21, 1989
 
Little Red Riding Hood
May 30, 1989 - Sep 03, 1989
Jeff Blumenkrantz
Jack
Terry Burrell
Lucinda
Dick Cavett
Narrator
Susan Gordon Clark
Florinda
Nancy Dussault
Witch
Dec 13, 1988 - Jul 30, 1989
Joy Franz
Witch
Adam Grupper
Steward
Philip Hoffman
Baker
Edmund Lyndeck
Mysterious Man
Marin Mazzie
Rapunzel
Mar 07, 1989 - ?
Lauren Mitchell
Baker's Wife
Cindy Robinson
Snow White
Heather Shulman
Snow White
 
Little Red Riding Hood
Cynthia Sikes
Baker's Wife
 
Witch
Greg Zerkle
Steward
Standby: Betsy Joslyn (Witch)
Understudies: Dean Butler (Wolf, Cinderella's Prince), Jenifer Chatfield (Baker's Wife, Lucinda, Florinda), Maureen Davis (Cinderella), Jonathan Dokuchitz (Jack, Rapunzel's Prince, Wolf, Cinderella's Prince), Colleen Fitzpatrick (Baker's Wife, Lucinda, Florinda), Tom Galantich (Cinderella's Prince, Wolf, Jack, Rapunzel's Prince, Steward), Adam Grupper (Baker, Cinderella's Father), Betsy Joslyn (Cinderella), James Judy (Narrator, Mysterious Man, Baker, Cinderella's Father, Wolf, Steward), Marin Mazzie (Cinderella, Lucinda, Florinda, Witch), Judith Moore (Cinderella's Stepmother, Jack's Mother, Cinderella's Mother, Grandmother, Giant), Cindy Robinson (Cinderella, Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood, Lucinda, Florinda), Heather Shulman (Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel), Lauren Velez (Witch) and Greg Zerkle (Narrator, Mysterious Man, Baker, Cinderella's Father, Cinderella's Prince, Wolf, Steward)
music by Stephen Sondheim; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Act 1
Sung By
Prologue: Into the Woods
Company
Hello, Little Girl
Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood
I Guess This Is Goodbye
Jack
Maybe They're Magic
Baker's Wife
I Know Things Now
Little Red Riding Hood
A Very Nice Prince
Cinderella and Baker's Wife
Giants in the Sky
Jack
Agony
Cinderella's Prince and Rapunzel's Prince
It Takes Two
Baker and Baker's Wife
Stay With Me
Witch
On the Steps of the Palace
Cinderella
Ever After
Narrator and Company
Act 2
Sung By
Prologue: So Happy
Company
Agony (Reprise)
Cinderella's Prince and Rapunzel's Prince
Lament
Witch
Any Moment
Cinderella's Prince and Baker's Wife
Moments in the Woods
Baker's Wife
Your Fault
Jack, Baker, Witch, Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood
Last Midnight
Witch
No More
Baker and Mysterious Man
No One Is Alone
Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Baker and Jack
Finale: Children Will Listen
Witch and Company

Tony Award®

 

Best Musical

1988 Nominee
Produced by Heidi Landesman , Rocco Landesman , Rick Steiner , M. Anthony Fisher , Frederic H. Mayerson and Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President)

Best Book of a Musical

1988 Winner
Book by James Lapine

Best Original Score

1988 Winner
Music by Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Best Actress in a Musical

1988 Winner
Joanna Gleason
 

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

1988 Nominee
Robert Westenberg
 

Best Scenic Design

1988 Nominee
Scenic Design by Tony Straiges
 

Best Costume Design

1988 Nominee
Costume Design by Ann Hould-Ward
 

Best Lighting Design

1988 Nominee
Lighting Design by Richard Nelson
 

Best Choreography

1988 Nominee
Choreographed by Lar Lubovitch
 

Best Direction of a Musical

1988 Nominee
Directed by James Lapine

Drama Desk Award

Outstanding Musical

1988 Winner
Produced by Heidi Landesman , Rocco Landesman , Rick Steiner , M. Anthony Fisher , Frederic H. Mayerson and Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President)

Outstanding Book of a Musical

1988 Winner
Book by James Lapine
 

Outstanding Actress in a Musical

1988 Nominee
Bernadette Peters

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

1988 Winner
Robert Westenberg

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

1988 Winner
Joanna Gleason
 

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

1988 Nominee
Danielle Ferland
 

Outstanding Director of a Musical

1988 Nominee
Directed by James Lapine
 

Outstanding Orchestration

1988 Nominee
Music orchestrated by Jonathan Tunick

Outstanding Lyrics

1988 Winner
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
 

Outstanding Music

1988 Nominee
Music by Stephen Sondheim
 

Outstanding Costume Design

1988 Nominee
Costume Design by Ann Hould-Ward
 

Outstanding Lighting Design

1988 Nominee
Lighting Design by Richard Nelson
 

Outstanding Set Design

1988 Nominee
Scenic Design by Tony Straiges

Theatre World

Award

1988 Recipient
Danielle Ferland
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