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Production on “Into the Woods” began in September, 2013 at Shepperton Studios and on locations throughout England.
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Stephen Sondheim has received eight Tony® Awards, more than any other composer in history. He has won seven times: Best Music and Best Lyrics for “Company” (1971); and Best Score for “Follies” (1972), “A Little Night Music” (1973), “Sweeney Todd” (1979), “Into the Woods” (1988) and “Passion” (1994). His eighth honor was a 2008 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.
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The foundation of the Woods set, built on Stage H at Shepperton Studios, was made up of2,000 tons of soil, over 600 ferns, acres and acres of ivy and countless pallets of moss and turf.
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95 percent of the trees used on the Woods set were real trees, which included 30-foot pinetrees and hundreds of 25-foot oak tree branches, the leaves of which had to be removed and replaced with artificial ones (so they would last longer). The remaining five percent were full-sized whimsical trees constructed from plaster.
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There were four cows cast to play Milky-White. Their names were Tug, Diamond, Two Fold and Pearl.
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Rapunzel’s hair in the film is 20 feet long. The braid is made from real hair and weighs almost six pounds.
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The music for the film was pre-recorded over a two-week period at Angel Studios in London with a 56-piece orchestra, composed of some of the best musicians from the London Symphony Orchestra and London Philharmonic.
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INTO THE WOODS is rated PG and is now playing in theatres everywhere
I loved, loved, loved Meryl Streep in the film. It’s always quite amazing to see just how much effort and hard work goes into making a film. I also think costume design deserves an honorable mention.