The Woods are just Trees. The Trees are just Wood. All together In 1987 Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine combined several classic fairy tales including Little Red Riding Hood Cinderella and Jack and the Beanstalk to create Into the Woods. Funny and heartfelt this musical explores what it might mean to act responsibly in society both as a parent and as a child. Situating the work within Sondheims oeuvre and the Broadway canon Olaf Jubin first offers a detailed reading of the show itself before