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 enlarge | Director: James Lapine
Actors: Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, Chip Zien, Tom Aldredge, Robert Westenberg
Studio: Image Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: $24.98
Buy New: $14.92
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Avg. Customer Rating:  257 reviews
Sales Rank: 1095
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 153
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: D5967D
UPC: 014381596724
EAN: 0014381596724
ASIN: B00001PE59
Theatrical Release Date: March 20, 1991
Release Date: August 27, 1997
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Into The Woods DVD August 15, 2007
A great opportunity to see the show at home. If you love Broadway you will love the DVD.
the darker side of The Brothers Grimm...... August 4, 2007
I remember very well when this was first broadcast on PBS a good seventeen years ago (or more). INTO THE WOODS, Stephen Sondheim's take on the fairy tales of our childhoods, is at once humorous, dark and engaging. The music is upbeat and (at times) manic. This ain't your grandmother's version of the stories! They have been updated and it is doubtful if "happily ever after" really exists, ultimately, with any of these stories. They include the sagas of Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Snow White, The Wicked Witch and The Baker and The Baker's Wife. This musical features an all star cast, including the brassy Bernadette Peters, as the Wicked Witch, and Joanna Gleason as The Baker's Wife. I wouldn't reccomend this musical to young children or people who fancy retaining happier memories of the often-told fairy tales penned by The Brothers Grimm.
Excellent service August 1, 2007
I sent this to a friend in Australia and was surprised at how quickly it arrived. She was delighted to receive it and I could not be happier with the service.
It's good to think ahead July 4, 2007
It has always taken the American public about thirty years to appreciate Sondheim, since his work tends to hold a mirror up to the audience and say, "Look: this is you; you've done this". As a result, the audience doesn't always warm up to the collaborations in which Sondheim finds interesting. To have the foresight to hire Terry Hughes to place four cameras on the stage of the Martin Beck Theatre to capture "Into The Woods" for it's premier production was nothing short of brilliance. Thirty years from now, this will be a treasure: Johanna Gleason, Bernadette Peters, Kim Crosby, Chip Zien. One never forgets that we are watching a live performance, yet the cameras do the work of a director who is a genius-only a television director could pull this off. By now, you should all know that this particular musical is a classic, brilliant and perfect for the entire family as you can bathe up the kids, pop the corn, un-pop the wine and pause at intermission to put the kids to bed so that you can come back down to see what happens after "Happily Ever After." Some of the most creative writing has gone into this work, James Lapine is a genius and deserves equal credit to Sondheim-I am certain that he would agree-but still, it's the brilliance of the music and lyrics that blend into the book of this musical that creates such a beautiful story. "Careful the things you say: Children will listen."
Original is Best May 17, 2007
'Into the Woods' may be the funniest musical I've ever seen. With cast members such as Bernadette Peters and Joanna Gleason it is not to be missed. A plot with interweaving fairy tales definitely keeps you on your toes!
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