Stephen Sondheim took the Brothers Grimm to Broadway with this mashed-up fairytale musical. It’s likely to be a show audiences will flock to see at the Covedale Center. Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack (of the beanstalk), Rapunzel, a weird witch and an earnest baker and his wife all converge in a mysterious wood. Their wishes are granted in Act I, but by Act II no one is so sure that was a good thing. Great music, amusing storytelling and some important life lessons. A major motion picture is coming in December; here’s your chance for a head start.
Through Nov. 16. $21-$24. Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, 4990 Glendale Ave., Covedale, cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com.
This article appears in Oct 22-28, 2014.
