Russell Joseph Mutter was convicted Tuesday on charges that he defrauded people of more than $3 million of their investment and retirement money. Investigators identified at least 12 people that
With the passing of Sondheim in November, listening to his words on choices and aging and surviving our own journeys in the woods takes on a special poignancy. With flair, Theater West End has captured much of the best of a true theatrical masterwork, “Into the Woods.”
Those who haven't encountered INTO THE WOODS before won't miss anything at Theater West End. It's still the story of Cinderella, Red Riding Hood, Jack the giant chaser, and a baker and his wife and the witch that cursed them all heading into the same woods at the same time for very different reasons. Their journeys intersect in song and scandal as Sondheim spins the yarn of didactic fantasy into the gold of complex moral quandry. The result is a work as nuanced and astute in its reflection on the human condition as any that music theatre has ever had to offer.