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Lapine is co-author and director of Falsettos, which garnered two Tonys in 1992 for best book of a musical and best original score; author and director of Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park With George, which earned the 1987 Tony for Best Book of a musical and Into The Woods, which received the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Drama; and the director of the recent film Impromptu...
...culpa, oh theater gods. Forgive this cynical Sondheim fanatic her doubts. the Kirkland House production of Little Shop of Horrors is a tremendously entertaining romp with some of the best choreography this side of The Supremes...
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...raised to be charming, not sincere," says Cinderella's Prince to the Baker's Wife. It is an apt description of this production of Into the Woods, Stephen Sondheim's musical valentine to the Grimm Brothers' fairy tales. The competent cast does a good job with the funnier first act. But especially in the inherently weaker second act, the actors too often seem lost in pro forma direction and overwhelmed by the pit orchestra from hell. There are saving graces--the well designed set and scene-stealing cow are two examples--but John Weinstein's production of Into the Woods...
Into the Woods. By James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim. Directed by John Weinstein. Produced by Diana Graham and Susanna Witt. Traditional fairytale characters meet in the forest in pursuit of a happy ending. Loeb Mainstage, 8 p.m. $7 for general admission; $5 for students...