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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

BELOVED SONDHEIM MUSICAL COMES TO THE AXELROD PAD IN DEAL

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WHERE: Axelrod PAC, 100 Grant Ave., Deal Park
TICKETS: Ticket information online with prices for individuals, seniors, and special group rates at www.axelrodartscenter.com or call 732.858.8106.

A hilarious romp through familiar fairy tale territory, Stephen Sondheim's beloved modern-day classic Into the Woods  won numerous Tony awards and the Pulitzer Prize for its creators, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine.

Directed by Andrew De Prisco (Interlaken), who won a Basie award for directing the show in 2012, and choreographed by Jose de la Cuesta, APAC's Perry award-winning director-choreographer of 42nd Street, the show features some of the most talented performers in the area with musical direction by Dr. Jeff Unger (Wall).

A timeless and beautiful score with comical and sometimes heart-wrenching lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, arguably America's greatest living musical theatre composer, and a book by James Lapine, Into the Woods seamlessly merges four beloved fairy tales with the new story of a childless baker and his wife, who set out on a journey to reverse a family curse set upon their house by the evil Witch. They frantically encounter all of these characters....and "wolves and giants and humans, top."

Into the Woods is a musical for adults about our most precious resource, our children. From the score comes the soaring ballad, "Children Will Listen," recorded by Barbra Streisand, Betty Buckley, and many others.

Leading the cast are Bre Cade (Belmar) as the Witch, Jeff Price (Monmouth Junction) and Andrea Brooks-Pica (Bradley Beach) as the Baker and the Baker's Wife, Jessica Magdosko (Avon-by-the-Sea) as Cinderella, Jessica Turk (Manalapan) as Little Red Riding Hood, Eddie Rogers (Long Branch) as Jack, and Ben Menahem (Plainsboro) as Cinderella's Prince. In supporting roles are Benjamin Weiss (Ocean), Christine Jay (Freehold), Ryan Sabatos (Asbury Park), Emma Ferrie (Point Pleasant), Laura-Beth Wonsala (Manasquan), Emily Niesen (Beachwood), Eric McDonough (Point Pleasant), Jennifer Townsend (Oceanport), David Fusco (Howell), Kaitlin Leddy (Spring Lake), Scott Brady (Monmouth Beach), Natalie Hayes (Long Branch) and Alexandra Boyer (Long Branch).

Executive Producer Jess Levy leads the APAC award-winning production team, including Fred Sorrentino (set design) Fred Mayo and Debra Thime (costumes), Robert Rutt (lighting design), Gerry Gironda (sound design), and Sue Bloir (properties).

Into the Woods premiered on Broadway in 1987 and ran for two years. It garnered many awards and has become one of Sondheim's most produced musicals. The American public is just about to discover the magic of this wonderful theatre piece as director Rob Marshall leads a starry cast in a major motion picture, due for release later this year. In the cast are Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp, Christine Baranski, Chris Pine, Tracy Ullman, and Anna Kendrick.