(Manteo,
N.C., June 18, 2008) – Journey into the enchanted forest with
Little Red, Prince Charming, Rapunzel, Cinderella, Jack and the
Beanstalk, and other fairy tale characters as their lives
intertwine in Stephen Sondheim’s Tony award-winning musical
Into the Woods. The
musical will be performed on June 29 and July 13 at 8:15 p.m. in
Manteo on Roanoke Island.
In
this musical, your favorite Brother’s Grimm characters quest to
find their wishes in a magical musical forest where their
stories, like Jack’s beanstalk, twist and tangle: Cinderella
wishes to go to the ball, Jack wishes his cow would give milk,
the Baker and his wife wish for a child, Little Red Riding hood
wants to see her grandmother, and the witch wishes to reverse a
spell. While the characters journey into the forest to get
their wish in Act I, they deal with the consequences of their
wishes in Act II.
“This
musical is an opportunity to see both
The Lost Colony
Company and waterside Theatre in a new light, “ says Carl
Curnutte, Executive Director and Producer. “In addition to
The Lost Colony,
audiences this summer can see
Into the Woods, Sleeping
Beauty, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,
and a Broadway song and dance showcase called Reaching for
the Stars.”
These
ancillary production are part of
The Lost Colony’s
Joe Layton Performance Series, named in memory of
Layton, an acclaimed director of Broadway, stage and
screen who directed the production for 20 years.
At
The Lost Colony,
Layton conceived of a summer performance and
workshop program for the cast and crew to present
their multi-faceted arts and talents to the public,
while honing their craft through hands-on
experience.
The Lost Colony’s
Director, Robert Richmond,
leads this production. Richmond studied at the Royal
Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. At New York’s famed
Aquila Theatre, he directed over 30 production including
Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet,
Twelfth Night, The Invisible Man, Agamemmnon, Othello, The Man
Who Would Be King, Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Importance of
Being Ernest, The Tempest, Wrath of Achilles, Much Ado About
Nothing, Cyrano de Bergerac, Julius Caesar, The Iliad: Book One,
and King Lear.
At Carnegie Hall, he directed concert engagements of
Cherubini’s Medea,
Tanyev’s Oreseia,
and Theodorakis’ Electra.
Into the Woods
Into the Woods
is an award-winning musical
with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James
Lapine. It premiered on Broadway in 1987. During a year
dominated by Phantom of the
Opera, the original production won several Tony
Awards, including Best Score, Best Book, and Best Actress in a
Musical (Joanna Gleason). The Musical has been produced many
time, and was recently seen on Broadway in a 2002 revival.
The musical
was inspired by Bruno Bettelheim’s 1976 book,
The Uses of Enchantment.
It intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm tales as they
explore the consequences of their wishes and quests. The main
characters come from the stories of Cinderella, Jack and the
Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hook, and Rapunzel and are tied
together by an original story including a Baker and his wife who
desire to start a family. Other known tales are referenced as
well.
Purchase
your tickets early to receive a special discount. Advance
tickets at $15 for a producer’s circle seats and $10 for general
admission. Performance day tickets at $20 for producer’s circle
seats and $15 for general admission. Advance ticket
reservations are highly recommended. For ticket information,
call (252) 473-3414.
The
Lost Colony 
