Premiering April 10, the Lehigh University Department of Theatre and Music brings Sondheim and Lapine's Tony Award-winning masterpiece to dazzling life
Audiences are walking Into the Woods when they enter Zoellner Arts Center this April. A collaboration between Lehigh’s theatre and music departments is bringing a newly reimagined production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s acclaimed fairy tale musical to the Diamond Theater.
Into the Woods intertwines familiar tales and characters like Little Red Riding Hood and Cinderella and examines what really happens after “happily ever after.” In its second act—often dark and unsettling—characters learn that realizing their dreams can have unexpected consequences.
Audiences at Lehigh will see a version developed in a long process that began in summer 2025. Kashi Johnson, chair of the department of theatre, is co-directing the production with Lyam Gabel, assistant professor of acting and directing. They are part of a 10-member production team, five faculty from each department, who have worked together on the show.
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