On this day, Nov. 5, 1987, the fairytale musical, “Into the Woods,” by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine opened at Broadway’s Martin Beck Theater in New York City.
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It ran for nearly 800 performances. It took home 3 Tony Awards.
And garnered 5 Drama Desk Awards.
The story employed fairy tale characters like "Prince Charming" and "Little Red Riding Hood" but demonstrated the moral complexities of real life.
And the myth of "happily ever after."
