Notes: Bonuses: "Giants In The Sky," John Cameron Mitchell; "Back To The Palace," Kim Crosby; "Boom Crunch," Maureen Moore (all three selections from the soundtrack of an unreleased 1991 "making of..." documentary).
Tracks: 1. Prologue
2. Cinderella At The Grave
3. Hello, Little Girl
4. I Guess This Is Goodbye; Maybe They're Magic
5. I Know Things Now
6. A Very Nice Prince; First Midnight; Giants In The Sky
7. Agony
8. It Takes Two
9. Stay With Me
10. On The Steps Of The Palace
11. Ever After
12. Act II Prologue
13. Agony
14. Lament
15. Any Moment; Moments In The Woods
16. Your Fault; Last Midnight
17. No More
18. No One Is Alone
19. Finale
Tracks: 1. Prologue
2. Cinderella At The Grave
3. Hello, Little Girl
4. I Guess This Is Goodbye; Maybe They're Magic
5. I Know Things Now
6. A Very Nice Prince; First Midnight; Giants In The Sky
7. Agony
8. It Takes Two
9. Stay With Me
10. On The Steps Of The Palace
11. Ever After
12. Act II Prologue
13. Agony
14. Lament
15. Any Moment; Moments In The Woods
16. Your Fault; Last Midnight
17. No More
18. No One Is Alone
19. Finale
Tracks: 1. Prologue: Into The Woods
2. Cinderella At The Grave
3. Hello, Little Girl
4. I Guess This Is Goodbye; Maybe They're Magic
5. I Know Things Now
6. A Very Nice Prince; First Midnight; Giants In The Sky
7. Agony
8. It Takes Two
9. Stay With Me
10. On The Steps Of The Palace
11. Ever After
12. Act II Prologue
13. Agony
14. Lament
15. Any Moment; Moments In The Woods
16. Your Fault; Last Midnight
17. No More
18. No One Is Alone
19. Finale
Posted 2007-08-05 20:52:48: Amazon.com Editoral Review: As conceived by Stephen Sondheim and cocreator James Lapine (following their Pulitzer Prize-winning Sunday in the Park with George), Into the Woods tells the intricate tale of multiple fairy-tale characters crossing paths in the woods, not merely resolving the characters' dilemmas but also exploring what happens after happily ever after. Sondheim's chamber-scale music, recipient of the 1987 Tony for Best Score, is one of his most beautiful and accessible, and is at its most poignant in "No More," "No One Is Alone," and "Children Will Listen." The original Broadway cast is outstanding top to bottom, most notably Bernadette Peters as a rapping witch and Joanna Gleason, who won a Tony for Best Actress. The CD booklet includes production photos and--so important for a Sondheim show--full lyrics. Fortunately, this cast was also captured on video and DVD. --David Horiuchi
