Editing Into the Woods (section)

===2002 Broadway revival===
[[File:Into the Woods poster (Broadway revival).jpg|thumb|left|150px|A poster for the 2002 Broadway revival]]
A revival opened at the [[Ahmanson Theatre]] in Los Angeles, running from February 1 to March 24, 2002. It had the same director, choreographer and principal cast that began performances on Broadway a month later.<ref>[http://www.sondheimguide.com/woods.html "2002 Los Angeles Production"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305030732/http://www.sondheimguide.com/woods.html |date=2016-03-05 }} sondheimguide.com, accessed July 1, 2011</ref>

The 2002 Broadway revival, directed by Lapine and choreographed by [[John Carrafa]], began previews on April 13, 2002, and opened April 30 at the [[Broadhurst Theatre]], closing on December 29 after a run of 18 previews and 279 regular performances. It starred [[Vanessa Williams]] as the Witch, [[John McMartin]] as the Narrator/Mysterious Man, [[Stephen DeRosa]] as the Baker, [[Kerry O'Malley]] as the Baker's Wife, [[Gregg Edelman]] as the Wolf/Cinderella's prince, [[Christopher Sieber]] as the Wolf/Rapunzel's prince, [[Molly Ephraim]] as Little Red, [[Adam Wylie]] as Jack, and [[Laura Benanti]] as Cinderella. [[Judi Dench]] provided the Giantess's pre-recorded voice.<ref>{{Cite web |last=The Broadway League |date=April 30, 2002 |title=Into the Woods – Broadway Musical – 2002 Revival |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/into-the-woods-13281 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220130/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/into-the-woods-13281 |archive-date=January 30, 2022 |access-date=January 15, 2022 |website=IBDB}}<br/>{{Cite web |title=Into the Woods (Broadway, Broadhurst Theatre, 2002) |url=https://playbill.com/production/into-the-woods-broadhurst-theatre-vault-0000001997 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220130/https://playbill.com/production/into-the-woods-broadhurst-theatre-vault-0000001997 |archive-date=January 30, 2022 |access-date=January 15, 2022 |website=Playbill |language=en}}</ref> The production featured designs by Douglas W. Schmidt (sets), [[Susan Hilferty]] (costumes), [[Brian MacDevitt]] (lighting), [[Dan Moses Schreier]] (sound) and [[Elaine J. McCarthy]] (projection). The revival won Tonys for the [[Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical|best revival]] and [[Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Musical|lighting design]] at the [[56th Tony Awards]].<ref>[http://www.sondheimguide.com/woods.html#2002BW "2002 revival production information"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305030732/http://www.sondheimguide.com/woods.html#2002BW |date=2016-03-05 }} sondheimguide.com</ref>

Lapine revised the script slightly for this production, with a cameo appearance of the Three Little Pigs restored from the earlier San Diego production.<ref name="revival">[http://www.sondheim.com/news/reviving_the_woods.html Reviving the Woods (2002)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927013554/http://www.sondheim.com/news/reviving_the_woods.html |date=2011-09-27 }} sondheim.com, accessed March 26, 2011</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=January 9, 2022 |title='Woods' Path Takes New Twists |page=35 |work=[[New York Daily News]] |url=https://nydailynews.newspapers.com/image/408349133/?terms=%27Woods%27%20Path%20Takes%20New%20Twists&match=1 |access-date=August 17, 2022 |via=New York Daily News Archive |archive-date=January 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107212015/https://nydailynews.newspapers.com/image/408349133/?terms=%27Woods%27%20Path%20Takes%20New%20Twists&match=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> There were also various small dialogue changes; a new song "Our Little World"; a second wolf who ogles the Three Little Pigs (portrayed by the same actor as Rapunzel's prince); Milky White was played by a live performer ([[Chad Kimball]]) in an intricate costume; new lyrics for "Last Midnight", now a menacing lullaby sung by the Witch to the Baker's baby; and the ending also got new lyrics. The Witch starts aging again due to her losing the beans, and she sinks into the stage crying out: "Mother, here I come!", as opposed to the traditional "and the boom–crunch!"<ref name=":4"/><ref>Pressley, Nelson. "A Spruced-Up ''Into the Woods'' Grows on Broadway", ''The Washington Post'', May 1, 2002, p. C1</ref>