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Indlæser... Into the Woods: Original 1987 Broadway Cast Recordingaf Stephen Sondheim (Komponist), Paul Gemignani (Conductor), James Lapine (Librettist)
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With Into the Woods, songwriter Stephen Sondheim and librettist/director James Lapine retold a group of children's stories in an intricate, moving way that worked on many levels. In the show, which opened on Broadway on November 5, 1987, and ran 764 performances before closing on September 3, 1989 (making it Sondheim's most popular work in 25 years), Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and other familiar fairy tale characters, joined by a few newly invented ones, engage in interrelated adventures. Sondheim and Lapine's interpretation is informed by child psychologist Bruno Bettelheim's book The Uses of Enchantment, and they not only retain some of the gorier aspects of the original tales, but also add adult complexities. Sondheim's score for Into the Woods is one of his most tuneful, and slyly acknowledges the melodic simplicity of the Disney movie versions of some of these fairy tales, but his lyrics are typically witty and, not infrequently, employ tongue twisters. Song highlights include Cinderella's "On the Steps of the Palace"; the two versions of "Agony," sung by two princes; and "Hello, Little Girl," sung to Little Red Riding Hood by the Wolf. An ensemble cast led by Bernadette Peters (as a witch) navigates those words well. Particularly impressive are Danielle Ferland as Little Red Riding Hood; Robert Westenberg, who plays both the Wolf and Cinderella's Prince; and Tony winner Joanna Gleason. Into the Woods succeeded in enchanting children (some of whom, it must be admitted, probably could have left after the deceptive "happy ending" that closed the first act) along with adults who understood the grown-up references. Recorded at a time when the advent of CDs was expanding the previous length limitations of albums, the original Broadway cast recording used its 69-minute running time to give a good sense of the show as a whole rather than being just a collection of musical highlights. Er en tilpasning afHar tilpasningenHæderspriser
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01 - (11:55) Into the Woods (Prologue) - Tom Aldredge
02 - (1:14) Cinderella at the Grave - Kim Crosby & Merle Louise
03 - (2:32) Hello, Little Girl - Danielle Ferland & Robert Westenberg
04 - (2:02) I Guess This is Goodbye / Maybe They're Magic - Joanna Gleason, Benjamin F. Wright & Chip Zein
05 - (1:48) I Know Things Now - Danielle Ferland
06 - (5:18) A Very Nice Prince / First Midnight / Giants in the Sky - Kim Crosby, Joanna Gleason & Benjamin F. Wright
07 - (2:26) Agony - Chuck Wagner & Robert Westenberg
08 - (2:47) It Takes Two - Joanna Gleason & Chip Zein
09 - (2:40) Stay with Me - Bernadette Peters & Pamela Winslow
10 - (2:34) On the Steps of the Palace - Kim Crosby
11 - (2:19) Ever After - Tom Aldredge
12 - (3:48) Act II Prologue: So Happy - Tom Aldredge
13 - (2:15) Agony (Reprise) - Chuck Wagner & Robert Westenberg
14 - (2:03) Lament - Bernadette Peters
15 - (4:56) Any Moment / Moments in the Woods - Joanna Gleason & Robert Westenberg
16 - (4:43) Your Fault / Last Midnight - Kim Crosby, Danielle Ferland, Bernadette Peters, Benjamin F. Wright & Chip Wein
17 - (4:11) No More - Tom Aldredge & Chip Zien
18 - (3:44) No One is Alone - Kim Crosby, Danielle Ferland, Benjamin F. Wright & Chip Zien
19 - (5:09) Finale: Children Will Listen - Bernadette Peters