Into the Woods, subtitled A New Musical and Original Cast Recording,Album's covers and labels. is an album containing a recording of Stephen Sondheim's musical Into the Woods made by its original 1987 Broadway cast. The album was released on January 8 or 19, 1988, by RCA Victor.
Background The album was produced by Jay David Saks.
According to the Show Music magazine, Stephen Sondheim "was very much part of the recording sessions" even if "he doesn't get an official credit on the album".
Critical reception
The Audio magazine rated the musical, along with "its immediate predecessor", as "[Stephen Sondheim's] most accessible work to date".
In a contemporary review for AllMusic, William Ruhlmann commends "the ensemble cast led by Bernadette Peters (as a witch)" and, in particular, Danielle Ferland (Little Red Riding Hood) and Robert Westenberg (the Wolf and Cinderellas Prince). He notes that the musical "succeeded in enchanting children [...] along with adults who understood the grown-up references" and points out how the album took advantage of the new CD format, with its longer playing time, and "used its 69-minute [length] to give a good sense of the show as a whole rather than being just a collection of musical highlights."
Track listing CD – RCA Victor 6796-2-RC
Awards Year Award type Categories Results 1989 Grammy Awards Best Musical Cast Show Album
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