u/GameDav-eloper

I recently did a production of into the woods and found a cool detail in the script. I’ve never seen anyone talk about it but I’m sorry if this is some common knowledge I missed

So In the act one opening in the last part there is a moment when the Baker and Cinderella both break from the rest of the music to say “There’s something in the glade there.” What I, and probably a majority of people think after hearing that is it is just a general line about fear and uncertainty in the woods but it is actually foreshadowing of both of their partners infidelity. In act two, right after Moments in the woods, the stage directions indicate the Bakers Wife and Cinderellas Prince go off into the woods, but it also says an exact location. The glade! This thing that seems at first to be just building of an atmosphere really is subtle foretelling of events. What a Sondheim move to have what appeared to be a throw away line come back into play almost and act and a half later! Just so awesome