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...stories together is that of the Baker and his Wife, who search for the four items that will lift a curse that has been cast on them: “The cow as white as milk, the cape as red as blood, the hair as yellow as corn, the slipper as pure as gold.” Sondheim’s play is in itself alive with magic and mystery, but what is most enchanting about this production is the incredible energy that its cast brings to the stage...

Author: By Rachel A. Burns, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Into the Woods | 4/27/2010 | See Source »

...Little Mermaid,” by Hans Christian Andersen, finds Ariel’s less-lucky predecessor forfeiting her life to save her prince. In the Grimms’ fairy tale, Cinderella’s stepsisters mutilate themselves in order to squeeze their feet into the glass slipper. The grim plots and endings don’t negate the fact that they’re all magnificent stories. The problem with Kurt Schwitters’ Merz stories is that they seem to rely on their darkness as a sufficient claim to artistry.The only apparent theme linking together the Merz stories...

Author: By April B. Wang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fairy Tales Horrify, Numb | 4/10/2009 | See Source »

...male role models in her children's family life. "Mum was the only person who had any influence on John whatsoever," says Cave. Their mother ran a tight ship and hated being lied to. If she ever suspected dishonesty, she would chase the culprit through the house wielding a slipper...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Key to the Kingdom | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

...also noted that the people had voted for a "more prosperous, more ambitious" country. And some of his pre-campaign statements paint him as quite the ideological warrior. It shouldn't surprise anyone if, before long, Key chases down some of Clark's welfare darlings with the proverbial slipper...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Key to the Kingdom | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

...Blossom,” one of four assistants to the Fairy Godmother, who presides over the aforementioned—magical—backyard garden. In a variation that could not have lasted longer than two minutes, her absolutely perfect execution was as crystal-clear as the glass slipper that’s missing from Kudelka’s production...

Author: By Erica A. Sheftman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cinderella Puts On Her Ballet Slippers | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

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