Into The Woods: Rapunzel Cinderella Jack And The Beans Stalk

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Into the Woods is basically the stories of Rapunzel, Cinderella, Jack & The Beans Stalk combined, the production of Into the Woods tells a quirky story of a journey into the trees, where hopefully they will all be back before dark. it was an incredible play even though there were things in the play that were not in the movie like Rapunzel getting her eyes gouged out. It was an emotional play for me and I did not cry when Simba was standing over Mufasa's body after Uncle Scar threw him down the cliff. The Actors made very good eye contact with the audience so I felt like a part of the play. Creativity was prominent in every technical aspect of this production. I would definitely go see this play again and or recommend it to a friend. I do not

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