Into the Woods (Theater 2020) NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (31)
See it if You want a twist on traditional fairy tales.
Don't see it if If you have physical difficulty sitting for long periods of time
See it if You like musicals with fairytale characters who sing, dance and act really well.
Don't see it if If you don't like musicals with fairytale characters.
See it if singing was great and acting but show was minimal and should have started at 7 pm not 8 - see it just for the voices and acting
Don't see it if if you don't like minimal sets and costumes
See it if A stripped down version with great heart, performances, and voices. A masterpiece by Sondheim simply done.
Don't see it if Note: only accompanied by an excellent pianist. Refugee camp idea? Fuggeddabouddit. Everyone forgot it anyway.
See it if For a small local production, this was a very pleasant surprise. Great singing and story. Sondheim classic.
Don't see it if You don't like Sondheim or are looking for a big Broadway production. I didn't care for the staging, they didn't use the stage???
See it if you want to see an excellent cast that can really sing perform a classic musical with minimal staging.
Don't see it if you mind a theme that doesn't add anything, some nontraditional doubling of roles or will miss a lack of orchestration (single piano score). Read more
See it if You want to see a solid cast, w/a few standouts, handle a difficult musical well. You like intimate staging. You like clever, smart writing.
Don't see it if You expect a non-traditonal Woods. Despite the refugee "look", it's a straightforward production. You want a prettier fairytale setting... Read more
See it if you enjoy good music and acting by a talented group performing this well-known musical in a new bare-bones setting with great lighting.
Don't see it if only piano accompaniment for this musical would detract-sometimes some singers are hard to hear above it. You expect a full set & props.