Observer Editor
“Into the Woods”: The Encore Musical Theatre Company
Every Thurs.–Sun., Feb. 15–Mar. 3. Matthew Brennan directs this local professional company in the ambitious 1987 Steven Sondheim-James Lapine musical that uses the potent ingredients of Brothers Grimm fairy tales to explore the big questions of life. The show features one of Sondheim’s most eclectic scores, ranging in style from jazz to vaudeville to rhapsodic ballads and operatic duets and trios. 7:30 p.m. (opening night Thurs., Fri., & Sat.), 2 p.m. (Sat. & Sun.), & 3 p.m. (Thurs. Feb. 22 & 29), Encore Maas Main Stage, 7714 Ann Arbor St., Dexter. Tickets $41.50–$57.50 (youth under 18, $31.50) in advance at theencoretheatre.org (with $3.50 fee) and, if available, at the door. (734) 268–6200.
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