Into the Woods

The dear husband and I are loving our season tickets to the 5th ave. It is so fun to have fancy date nights to look forward to! And did you know you get free parking??? Loving it!

We just saw Into the Woods, which my DH was very excited about. Ironically, I had checked Ticketmaster to see when it may be playing over the summer. We were batting around the idea of going somewhere it was playing for our anniversary (what can I say, I like to plan things in advance). There was a show in Vancouver BC the week before our April 08 anniversary, which would have been great because that's where we originally honeymooned.

I signed up to be emailed when any shows were available in my area, and once I got the email I went to the 5th aves website and saw the rest of the season. Which leads us back to season tickets at the 5th ave...

It turns out that the theater produces some shows (like this one) themselves. Since it's not a "Broadway tour" it hadn't shown up on my previous search. So all the actors were local and the sets and costumes were designed and built at the theater. All were fantastic, and if I hadn't read in the program that they had produced the show themselves I would never have guessed it wasn't touring. In a way I felt bad, because it was so good that people in other cities missed out on seeing the same show I did!

This was one of those instances where the DH owns the soundtrack and book and I had no idea what show he was gushing about. When I first listened to Into the Woods it reminded me of Wicked, the soundtracks are very complex with lost of layering and large group singing counter parts simultaneously. You really need to see it to put it all together. Then when you listen to the soundtrack you can untangle the voices and make sense out of it all. After seeing the show, I think my favorite song was Agony, when the two princes share their feeling on being in love with a woman...and later in the reprise, multiple women!