Characters
This character wishes for a child? (I will accept one or two)
Who is the Baker/Baker’s Wife?
These magical items start many of the problems in the show.
What are magic beans?
This phrase usually means everything works out perfectly at the end of a fairy tale.
What is “happily ever after”?
This girl, known for her red cape, crosses paths with Cinderella and Jack in the same story.
Who is Little Red Riding Hood?
“I wish!”
Who are many characters in the Prologue?
She carries a red cape and visits her grandmother.
Who is Little Red Riding Hood?
The Baker and his wife must collect this red item from Little Red Riding Hood.
What is a red cape?
Into the Woods shows that getting your wish does not always bring this.
What is happiness?
This fairy tale character climbs a beanstalk and causes trouble for everyone else.
Who is Jack?
“On the steps of the palace...”
Who is Cinderella?
He climbs a beanstalk because of magic beans.
Who is Jack?
They must also collect this golden item from Cinderella.
What is a golden slipper?
This act of Into the Woods challenges the idea that the story is over once wishes come true.
What is Act Two?
This princess loses a slipper, but in Into the Woods she is more uncertain and conflicted than in the original tale.
Who is Cinderella?
“Agony! Far more painful than yours!”
Who are Cinderella’s Prince and Rapunzel’s Prince?
She is locked away in a tower with magical hair.
Who is Rapunzel?
Rapunzel’s hair is this magical color in the Witch’s list.
What is yellow?
One major theme of the show is that wishes come with these.
What are consequences?
This character from a separate fairy tale is trapped in a tower and connected to the Witch.
Who is Rapunzel?
“Careful the things you say, children will listen.”
Who is the Witch?
She sends the Baker and his wife on a quest.
Who is the Witch?
The Witch wants these four items to reverse her curse.
What are the cape, the cow, the slipper, and the hair?
This song reminds the audience that even after loss and mistakes, people still need each other.
What is “No One Is Alone”?
This musical brings together Cinderella, Jack, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and others into one shared story.
What is Into the Woods?
“No one is alone.”
Who are the Baker and Cinderella?