Going "Into the Woods"
Going "Into the Woods".... A dventures of a Royal Steward..... Are you mad? That's been the common response when telling a few folk that I am going to be appearing at Cumbernauld Theatre as the Royal Steward in a production of Into the Woods with Cumbernauld Musical Theatre Society from the 24th to 28th of October. People think you are mad because tackling anything by Stephen Sondheim,......and especially Into the Woods, which is something that few amatuer companies are brave enough to do. In fact, I only know of one other in close proximity to our own company that have tackled it since I returned to this fold back in 2017, but...........if you love a challenge then Sondheim is the guy to provide it. So what is it that causes the mayhem? In the world of musical theatre, few names resonate as profoundly as Stephen Sondheim. His career spanned six decades and if he was in the business of rock and roll would have rivalled that of any of the icons on the hall of fame. He wa