Into the Woods

Into the Woods @ WISTERIA THEATER

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F. Kathleen Foley – Stage Raw It’s not all techno razzle-dazzle, though. Staging a musical this long and complicated is challenging, but Hade sturdily structures the mechanism with few creaking nuts and bolts. Read more… Patrick Chavis  – LA Theatre Bites Podcast  9 out of 10! Exceptional Show! LA Theatre Bites Recommended! Listen here…

A cluster of classics – in South Pasadena, Griffith Park, Topanga, Glendale, Boyle Heights Plus ‘Into the Woods,’ Ali meets Fetchit, ‘The Ants,’ ‘Beetlejuice’ musical

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Don Shirley – Angeles Stage But this summer’s crop of classics includes a genuine surprise in the usual list of venues. Have you heard of South Pasadena Theatre Workshop? I had not, until a few weeks ago. But last weekend I entered this company’s 60-seat theater, where I was transported to Russia, two turns-of-the-century ago, … Read more

Into the Woods @ Ahmanson Theatre

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Katie Buenneke – Theater Digest Into the Woods at the Ahmanson [LA]. I have to admit, as the curtain rose on the national tour of the City Center Encores production of Into the Woods, I wondered if I needed to see the show again—I think I’ve seen more productions of Into the Woods than I … Read more

New thoughts on Fetch Clay, Make Man at the Kirk Douglas, the national tour of Into the Woods, and The Ants at the Geffen.

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Katie Buenneke – Theater Digest Hello theater lovers! I’m Katie, and I see a lot of theater! Currently, I’m seeing 0-2 shows a week, depending on my schedule. This is a special issue—I have no appetite for horror, so my friend Lauren attended the world premiere The Ants at the Geffen, and is reporting back! … Read more

INTO THE WOODS at the Hollywood Bowl

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Jonas Schwartz – Arts In LA Dreams can come true. The Hollywood Bowl, under the auspices of Broadway director Robert Longbottom, has collected remarkable talent to present the classic Into the Woods. The actors invest in their roles and treat this vast arena as an intimate space, providing almost 16,000 audience members a giant thrill.Read more… … Read more

INTO THE WOODS at the Ahmanson Theatre

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Frances Baum Nicholson – The Daily News Every once in a while there comes an opportunity to experience an extraordinarily rich theatrical performance. Such is the case with the Fiasco Theater production of James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods,” now at the Ahmanson. Read more… Erin Conley – OnStage The cow as white as … Read more

INTO THE WOODS – Oregon Shakespeare Company at the Wallis

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Pauline Adamek  – Stage Raw What follows the “happily ever after” conclusion of most fairy tales? That’s what composer-songwriter Stephen Sondheim and book-writer James Lapine examine in their sophisticated 1986 Broadway musical based on Grimm’s fairy tails and composed expressly for adults. (Lapine directed the musical’s eventual debut on Broadway, after it premiered at San … Read more

INTO THE WOODS, 3D Theatricals at Plummer Auditorium

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Bob Verini –   Arts In LA 3D Theatricals has been pulling off ambitious offerings in its spacious Plummer Auditorium digs in Fullerton. I wasn’t able to catch 2013’s acclaimed Parade, though early this year I thoroughly enjoyed a fresh and clever The Producers. The Dawsons—the family who are the 3 D’s—seem to be smart, well-funded, and committed … Read more