I Introduction or ‘Once Upon a Time’:
A Fairy Tale Musical like No Other
II. ‘You’re Back Again Only Different than Before’:
The Show’s Place in Sondheim’s Oeuvre
III. ‘There Are Rights and Wrongs and In-Betweens’:
Selfish Aims Giving Way to Considerate Cooperation
III.1 ‘One Midnight Gone’: Starting on the Quest
III.2 ‘Two Midnights Gone’: Continuing the Quest
III.3 ‘It’s Nearing Midnight": Completing the Quest
III.4 ‘It’s the Last Midnight’: Finding the Culprit
III.5 ‘That’s What Woods Are for’: The Meaning of Learning
IV. ‘Valuable Things That I Hadn’t Thought to Explore’:
Interpreting Into the Woods on Stage
V. ‘Nice Is Different than Good":
Rob Marshall’s 2014 movie adaptation
VI. Conclusion or ‘Be Ready for the Journey’
VII. Bibliography
VIII. Discography
IX. Filmography
Biography
Olaf Jubin is Reader in Media Studies and Musical Theatre at Regent’s University London, and has written and edited several books on the mass media, popular culture and musical theatre.
