GALION, Ohio – The Galion Community Theatre announced the opening of their spring musical “Into the Woods.”
“Into the Woods” is a musical that includes lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. It debuted in San Diego at the Old Globe Theatre in 1986, and premiered on Broadway on November 5, 1987.
Bernadette Peters’s performance as the Witch and Joanna Gleason’s portrayal of the Baker’s Wife brought acclaim to the production during its original Broadway run.
“Into the Woods” won several Tony Awards, including Best Score, Best Book, and Best Actress in a Musical (Joanna Gleason), in a year dominated by “The Phantom of the Opera.”
The musical intertwines mainly the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales and follows them to explore the consequences of the characters’ wishes and quests. The main characters are taken from “Little Red Riding Hood”, “Jack and the Beanstalk”, “Rapunzel”, and “Cinderella”, as well as several others. The musical is tied together by an original story involving a childless baker and his wife and their quest to begin a family, their interaction with a witch who has placed a curse on them, and their interaction with other storybook characters during their journey.
The show opens at GCT June 19 at 8 p.m. and runs June 20, 26, 27 at 8 p.m. and June 28 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15; for reservations call 419-468-2662. The theatre is located at 127 Harding Way West, Galion.
