An ambivalent Cinderella? A blood-thirsty Little Red Ridinghood? A Prince Charming with a roving eye? A Witch...who raps? They're all among the cockeyed characters in James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim's fractured fairy tale. When a Baker and his Wife learn they've been cursed with childlessness by the Witch next door, they embark on a quest for the special objects required to break the spell, swindling, lying to and stealing from Cinderella, Little Red, Rapunzel and Jack (the one who climbed the beanstalk). Everyone's wish is granted at the end of Act One, but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them later, with disastrous results. What begins a lively irreverent fantasy in the style of "The Princess Bride" becomes a moving lesson about community responsibility and the stories we tell our children.
Year | Category | |
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1988 | Best Musical | |
2002 | Best Revival of a Musical | Winner |
Videos
RACHMANINOFF AND THE TSAR
South Coast Repertory (2/19 - 3/2) | ||
Wish You Were Here
South Coast Repertory's Julianne Argyros Stage (1/12 - 2/2) | ||
Cody Fry with Orchestra
Walt Disney Concert Hall (1/10 - 1/10) | ||
Batiashvili Plays Beethoven
Walt Disney Concert Hall (1/3 - 1/5) | ||
FARM HALL by Katherine Moar
Promenade Playhouse (1/10 - 1/26) NEW PLAY | ||
New Year's Eve with D-Nice & Friends
Walt Disney Concert Hall (12/31 - 12/31) | ||
Le Concert d’AstréeOde for St. Cecilia's Day
Walt Disney Concert Hall (3/25 - 3/25) | ||
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center (1/10 - 1/12) | ||
Le Concert d’Astrée The Triumph of Time and Disillusion
Walt Disney Concert Hall (3/27 - 3/27) | ||
Chamber Music from Armenia to Denmark
Walt Disney Concert Hall (4/22 - 4/22) | ||
Newsies
El Portal Theatre (1/10 - 1/12) | ||
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