Awards
- Winner of Critics' Circle Award for Best Musical 1990
- Winner of Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical 1988
Overview
""That joyous rarity, a work of sophisticated artistic ambition and deep political purpose that affords nonstop pleasure.""--William A. Henry III, Time
Full Product Details
Author: Stephen Sondheim ,
James Lapine
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.
Imprint: Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.
Edition: US edition
Dimensions:
Width: 13.60cm
, Height: 1.10cm
, Length: 21.40cm
Weight: 0.229kg
ISBN: 9780930452933
ISBN 10: 0930452933
Pages: 145
Publication Date: 21 January 1993
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'It is that joyous rarity, a work of sophisticated artistic ambition and deep political purpose that affords nonstop pleasure' Time
A lavishly produced (and expensive) retelling of the popular Broadway musical: a tongue-in-cheek amalgam of Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, Cinderella, and Rapunzel, with a darker second-act sequel. Adults and teen-agers will be most amused by the humor here - especially the sly modern dialogue, much of it incorporating the show's adroitly phrased lyrics; and there are a good many bits that are more appropriate to a mature audience than to lit, tie children (e.g., Rapunzel receiving her prince, modestly posed but quite bare; Cinderella's prince seducing the Baker's Wife). On the other hand, older children will enjoy the lively action and the extension of these familiar stories - the giant's wife turns up seeking revenge, and there are a number of new alliances as well as some unexpected deaths in the second act. The transposition from the stage has been achieved with unusual panache; and the generous, colorful illustrations are splashy and dramatic, appropriately capturing moments satirical (Red Riding Hood elegantly dressed in the wolf's skin), idyllic (a wedding dance amid pink blossoms), or fearsome (the Baker's Wife about to be trampled by a giant). Good fun. (Kirkus Reviews)
Author Information
Stephen Sondheim (1930–2021) was a celebrated American composer and lyricist, one of the most important figures in 20th-century musical theatre. Sondheim started his theatre career by writing the lyrics for West Side Story (1957) and Gypsy (1959) before becoming a composer and lyricist. Sondheim's best-known works include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962), Company (1970), Follies (1971), A Little Night Music (1973), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979), Merrily We Roll Along (1981), Sunday in the Park with George (1984), and Into the Woods (1987). He won many awards including eight Tony Awards (including a Lifetime Achievement Tony in 2008), eight Grammy Awards, an Olivier Award, an Academy Award, a Pulitzer Prize, and the 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom. Author photo by Jerry Jackson James Lapine is an American stage director, playwright, screenwriter, and librettist. He has frequently collaborated with composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim and has won multiple awards for his work, including three Tony Awards. His works include: Passion (Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1994); Into the Woods (Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, 1986); and Sunday in the Park with George (Booth Theatre, New York City, 1984).
