Into the Woods (2022 Broadway Cast Recording) explained

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Into the Woods (2022 Broadway Cast Recording)
Type:cast
Artist:the 2022 Broadway cast of Into the Woods
Recorded:September 26, 2022
Venue:Avatar, NYC

Into the Woods (2022 Broadway Cast Recording) is the cast album to the 2022 Broadway revival of the 1987 musical Into the Woods with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The recording stars Patina Miller, Brian d'Arcy James, Sara Bareilles,[1] Phillipa Soo, Gavin Creel, Julia Lester, Cole Thompson, David Patrick Kelly, Joshua Henry, Annie Golden, Alysia Velez and much of the Broadway cast members. The album was produced by Sean Patrick Flahaven, who worked in Sondheim's musicals.

The album was announced on September 15, 2022, and pre-orders began the same day.[2] It was accompanied by the first single "Moments in the Woods" performed by Sara Bareilles.[3] [4] It was released digitally by Concord Music Group and Craft Recordings on September 30, 2022.[5] It was released in CD on November 25, 2022, and a two-disc vinyl LP was released on March 17, 2023.[6] [7] At the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, the album won the Best Musical Theater Album award.[8] [9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Stephen Sondheim. All music produced by Sean Patrick Flahaven.

Reception

Alex Kullak of OnStage Blog wrote "Sondheim had given us a gift even greater than Into The Woods. He had given us a language to process our grief with. Through his lyrics, his music, and his understanding of the human condition, he teaches all of us that even after loss, no matter how great, 'No One Is Alone'."[10] Bobby Patrick of BroadwayWorld wrote "the 2022 Cast Album of the revival production of Into The Woods offers this generation of The Broadway Musical fans palpably wonderful renditions of Mr. Sondheim's score. it is safe to say that those who believe the OG cast is the end all/be all/there-is-no-other actually will find a lot to like here, and those who are new to these woods, you are getting, with this recording, the same care of the material that came out some 35 years ago."[11]

Release history

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DateFormat(s)Label
VariousSeptember 30, 2022
November 25, 2022CD
March 17, 2023Vinyl

Personnel

Cast
Production

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. News: Rooney . David . July 11, 2022 . Sara Bareilles in Stephen Sondheim's 'Into the Woods': Theater Review . March 24, 2023 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  2. Web site: Wild . Stephi . Video: Go Inside the Recording Studio with the Cast of INTO THE WOODS . March 24, 2023 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  3. News: Gordon . David . September 15, 2022 . Into the Woods Revival Cast Album Sets Digital, Physical, and Vinyl Release Dates . March 24, 2023 . TheaterMania . en-US.
  4. News: Lee Lenker . Maureen . 'Into the Woods': Watch Sara Bareilles record 'Moments in the Woods' . September 15, 2022 . March 24, 2023 . EW.com . en.
  5. Web site: September 30, 2022 . Into The Woods (2022 Broadway Cast Recording) . March 24, 2023 . Concord Theatricals . Concord Music Group . en-US.
  6. Web site: Stephen Sondheim/Sara Bareilles/2022 Broadway Cast – Into The Woods (2022 Broadway Cast Recording) (Apple Red 2 LP) (Vinyl) . March 24, 2023 . Target.com . en-US.
  7. Web site: Into the Woods – 2022 Broadway Cast Recording (B&N Exclusive Gold Vinyl LP) . March 24, 2023 . Barnes & Noble . en.
  8. News: February 5, 2023 . Grammys 2023: Winners List . The New York Times . March 24, 2023 . 0362-4331 . en-US.
  9. News: February 6, 2023 . All The Winners At The 2023 Grammy Awards . March 24, 2023 . British Vogue . en-GB.
  10. Web site: "Sometimes People Leave You Halfway Through The Wood" – A Review of the 'Into The Woods' 2022 Cast Recording . March 24, 2023 . OnStage Blog . October 4, 2022 . en-US.
  11. Web site: Patrick . Bobby . Album Review: A Broadway Revival Company's Cast Album Takes Us Back INTO THE WOODS… Again . March 24, 2023 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  12. Cast Albums – Week of October 15, 2022 . March 24, 2023 . . en-US.
  13. Cast Albums Year-End Chart 2022 . March 24, 2023 . Billboard . en-US.
  14. News: November 15, 2022 . Grammy Awards 2023: See the full list of winners and nominees . BBC News . March 24, 2023 . en-GB.
  15. Lee . Talia . 2023 Grammy Nominations: See the Complete Winners & Nominees List . . November 16, 2022 . February 7, 2023 . en.