UMaine’s School of Performing Arts presents ‘Into the Woods’
The University of Maine’s School of Performing Arts brings Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s popular musical “Into the Woods” to Orono for a two-week run beginning March 1 at Hauck Auditorium.
Audiences will have seven opportunities to catch the modern classic on the Hauck stage: 7:30 p.m. March 1, 2, 8 and 9; 2 p.m. March 3 and 10; and 10 a.m. March 7. Tickets are $15 and available online; admission is free for students with a valid MaineCard.
With Tony Award-winning music and lyrics by Sondheim and book by Lapine, “Into the Woods” weaves together the plots and characters of several Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault fairy tales for a timeless and enchanting musical about wishes, family and the choices we make.
Amiee Turner, whose original Broadway cast member credits include “The Will Rogers Follies” and “My Favorite Year,” as well as “42nd Street,” Neil Simon’s “The Goodbye Girl,” and “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” starring Nathan Lane, is director and choreographer of the production, with Cynthia Sambrano as music director.
“Into the Woods” is sponsored in part by a grant from the Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series Fund.
For more information, email Alan Berry, richard.berry@maine.edu. To request a reasonable accommodation, call Birdie Sawyer, 581.2584.