Into the Woods is a 1987 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine.The musical tells the story of a childless baker and his wife and their quest to begin a family, their interaction with a witch who has placed a curse on them, and their intertwining of several Brothers Grimm characters (“Little Red Riding Hood”, “Jack and the Beanstalk”, “Rapunzel”, “Cinderella”) along their journey to what they all most wish for.The MTS production allows the original morality stories to come to life during a Drag Queen Story Time, taking “Once Upon a Time…” to a whole new level of imagination.
“A steamy prohibition tale, steamrolling and roaring its way across the stage, Andrew Lippa’s Wild Party was an Off-Broadway gem that garnered an array of industry accolades, including Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Obie awards. Based on Joseph Moncure March’s 1928 narrative poem of the same name, this darkly brilliant show features one of the most exciting, pulse-racing scores ever written.
Lovers Queenie and Burrs decide to throw the party-to-end-all-parties in their Manhattan apartment. After the colorful arrival of a slew of guests living life on the edge, Queenie’s wandering eyes land on a striking man named Black. As the decadence is reaching a climax, so is Burrs’ jealousy, which erupts and sends him into a violent rage. Gun in hand and inhibitions abandoned, Burrs turns on Queenie and Black. The gun gets fired, but who’s been shot?
Andrew Lippa’s Wild Party is a favorite of universities and theatre companies that like to push the envelope. Creative potential leaps from its pages. If staged in an intimate space, the audience might feel as if they’re party guests, themselves!”
-Musical Theatre International
