Into

the Woods
Music Theatre of Denton
March 2016
Roadmap/Cheat Sheet

Act 1:

#1. Act 1 Opening, Part 1
- Starts in 4

- m. 21-27 are dead bars for dialogue; m. 28 is solely an 8th note pickup into m. 29

- m. 70 is in 3; beating half notes

- m. 86 is in 3; beating quarter notes, tempo is faster here

- direct segue into the next number

#2. Act 1 Opening, Part 2
- Starts in 4
- Direct segue into next number (unless theres applause, and we may hold slightly)

#3. Act 1 Opening, Part 3
- Starts in 2; beating half notes
- m. 5 is in 3; beating quarter notes
- m. 35-36 are dead bars
- Direct segue into next number

#4. Act 1 Opening, Part 4
- Starts in 4
- m. 1-2 is played like a normal repeat (repeat once only)
- m. 22 just watch (ugh, seriously Sondheim.)
- m. 38 is a dead bar for dialogue
- m. 46 again, just watch
- Semi-direct segue into next number

#5. Act 1 Opening, Part 38 (really Part 5, but it feels like 38)
- Starts in 3
- Rall. In m. 28-29, then a tempo in m. 30
- Direct segue into the next number

#6. Act 1 Opening, Part 6
- Starts in 4
- m. 4-7 rubato; m. 8 is back in time
- Direct segue into the next number

#7. Act 1 Opening, Part 7

- Starts in 4
- m. 3 is slightly faster than the previous 2 bars
- Direct segue into the next number

#8. Act 1 Opening, Part 8
- Starts in 4
- In 3 at m. 12
- Direct segue into the next number

#9. Act 1 Opening, Part 9
- Starts in 4
- Applause segue into next number

#10. Cinderella at the Grave
- Starts in 2; beating half notes
- In 3 at m. 5; beating quarter notes
- Caesura after m. 18 is good, but short
- m. 19 is in 3; beating half notes

#11. Hello, Little Girl
- Starts in 4
- Slower at m. 17 (but still in 4)
- Picks up tempo at m. 33
- m. 82 is a normal repeat (repeat once only)
- m. 88 is a normal repeat (repeat once only)
- m. 89 is on cue (there will be a delay)

#11a. Alternate Version of Hello Little Girl
- CUT

#12. Underscore After Hello Little Girl
- Starts in 4
- m. 9-11 are dead bars for dialogue
- m. 12 is in 4 (on cue, obviously)
- In 3 at m. 16
- m. 33 is a dead bar

#13. I Guess this is Goodbye
- m. 1-2 are on cue; Ill give each beat
- m. 3 is in subdivided 3; beating quarter notes
- Direct segue into the next number

#14. Maybe Theyre Magic

- Starts in 4
- m. 19 is faster than previous bars
- Applause segue into next number

#15. Rapunzel
- CUT

#15a. Our Little World
- Starts in 4
- m. 35 no repeat at all
- there is a short pause between m. 93 and 94 (holding for applause, hopefully)

#16. Bakers Reprise
- m. 1 is a long hold
- m. 2 is in 4
- Direct segue to next number

#17. Grandmothers House
- Starts in 4
- Long break between m. 10 and 11

#18. I Know Things Now
- Starts in 4
- In m. 38 put a fermata on beat 4

#19. Jacks Mother
- Starts in 4
- m. 10 is on cue
- Slow segue to next number

#20. Cinderella Coming from the Ball
- Starts in 3
- No repeat at all between m. 1 and 3
- m. 6 is a dead bar after the downbeat (for dialogue)
- Direct segue to the next number

#21. A Very Nice Prince
- Starts in 3
- Direct segue into the next number

#22 First Midnight

- Starts in 4
- Direct segue into the next number
#23. Giants in the Sky
- m. 1-5 are all on cue (and I will lump m. 1 and 2 into one cue)
- m. 6 is in 4
- m. 68-71 is on cue
- m. 72-73 are in 4, but slow
- m. 74 is back in time

#24. Fanfares
- m. 1 is on cue (bell tree solo)
- m. 2-5 are vocal only
- m. 6 is on cue; only play beat 1 (beat 3 is cut)
- m. 7 is on cue and in 4

#25. Agony
- m. 1 is a normal repeat (repeat 1 time only)
- Starts in 2
- Pause between m. 73 and 74 (holding for applause)
- Semi-direct segue into the next number

#26. Jack, Jack/Rapunzel
- Starts in 4
- Dialogue break between m. 5 and 6
- m. 10-11 on cue
- m. 12 on cue
- m. 16 is a dead bar for dialogue
- Direct segue into the next number

#27. A Very Nice Prince (reprise)
- Starts in 3
- m. 5 is a normal bar (zero repeats)
- m. 6 is a dead bar after the downbeat
- m. 7 is on cue; in 3
- Change dynamic level of m. 35 to (pp); no crescendo at all.

#28. It Takes Two
- Starts in 2; beating half notes
- m. 17 is in 4; beating quarter notes
- m. 33 in 2; beating half notes
- m. 49 in 4; beating quarter notes
- m. 65 in 2; beating half notes
- m. 77 in 4; beating quarter notes

#29. Cow Death (No! Not Milky White!!!)

- m. 1-6 are chime solo
- m. 7 on cue
- Semi-direct segue to the next number

#30. Second Midnight
- m. 1-2 are a normal repeat (repeat 1 time only)
- Starts in 4
- m. 18-19 fade out and cut on cue

#31. Stay With Me
- Starts in subdivided 3; beating quarter notes
- m. 4 is a normal repeat (repeat 1 time only)
- rall. In m. 13; back in time m. 14
- Place a caesura between m. 50 and 51
- No repeat in m. 57 (just play once)

#32. Underscore
- Cut m. 1
- m. 2 is in 4
- place a caesura between m. 4 and 5
- add a repeat between m. 5 and 6
- Direct segue into next number

#33. On the Steps of the Palace
- Starts in 3
- Add a repeat between m. 1 and 2
- After m. 101 jump to #33a Alternate Ending On the Steps of the Palace

#34. Underscore
- m. 1 and 2 are on cue
- m. 3 and 4 are dead bars
- m. 5 is on cue
- m. 6 is cut
- m. 7-11 is on cue
- m. 12 is on cue
- I feel like this number should be retitled On Cue

#35. The Potion
- m. 1 starts in 3
- add a fermata on beat 2 of m. 13
- m. 14-19 are on cue
- m. 20 is in time
- no repeat in m. 24

m. 28-31 is a normal repeat (repeat 1 time only)

m. 36-39 is a normal repeat (repeat 1 time only)
Applause segue into next number

#36. Act 1 Finale, Part 1
- Starts in 4
- no repeat between m. 4 and 11
- m. 25 is a dead bar for dialogue
- no repeat in m. 26-27
- no repeat in m. 28
- m. 30 is in 3; beating half notes
- Direct segue into the next number (here we go again)

#37. Act 1 Finale, Part 2
- m. 1-3 are cut
- no repeat in m. 4-5
- add a caesura between m. 12 and 13
- m. 19 is a normal repeat (repeat 1 time only)
- m. 25 is a normal repeat (repeat 1 time only)
- m. 35-39 is all on cue
- Direct segue into the next number

#38. Act 1 Finale, Part 3
- Starts in 3
- m. 19 is in 6; beating quarter notes
- Direct segue into next number

#39. Act 1 Finale, Part 4
- Starts in 4

Act 2

#40. Act 2 Opening, Part 1
- Starts in 4
- Direct segue into next number

#41. Act 2 Opening, Part 2
- Starts in 6; beating quarter notes
- Slow segue into the next number

#42. Act 2 Opening, Part 3
- m. 1 is on cue
- m. 2 is in 4
- m. 10-11 (why just why?) just watch.

m. 18-20 are cut

slow segue into the next number

#43. Act 2 Opening, Part 4
- m. 1 is on cue
- m.2 is a woodblock solo
- m. 3 is in 3; beating quarter notes
- Break between this and the next number

#44. Act 2 Opening, Part 5
- Starts in 3
- Direct segue into the next number

#45. Act Opening, Part 6
- Starts in 4
- No repeat in m. 12-13
- Direct segue into the next number

#46. Act 2 Opening, Part 7
- Starts in 3
- Direct segue into (you guessed it) the next number

#47. Act 2 Opening, Part 8
- Starts in 3
- What kind of segue? Yep! A direct segue into the next number

#48. Act 2 Opening, Part 9
- Starts in 4
- m. 29-30 is a repeat and fade

#49. Fanfare
- I have nothing unusual to say about this.

#50. Agony Reprise
- m. 1 on cue
- m. 2 is in 2

#51. After Agony Reprise
- Starts in 3
- Put a caesura after m. 14 for dialogue
- m. 15 is on cue
- m. 16-23 are on cue (bass drum solo)

#52. Underscore
- Starts in 3
- Place a caesura between m. 8 and 9
- m. 9 is on cue
- place a caesura between m. 17 and 18
- m. 18 on cue

#53. Cues
- pretty much every bar is on cue. Just watch.

#54. Witchs Lament
- Starts in 4
- m. 7-9 are molto rubato
- m. 10 is in 4
- no repeat in m. 27
- m. 51 is a normal repeat (repeat 1 time only)

#55. 100 Paces
- m. 4 is played 4 times

#56. Any Moment, Part 1
- Starts in 3; Id love to do this in 1 someday, but thatll depend on how comfortable it
gets.
- All caesuras are good
- m. 20 is a dead bar for dialogue
- m. 56-57 is played 3 times total
- Pause for dialogue (semi-long)

#57. Any Moment, Part 2
- No repeat between m. 1 and 4
- m. 25 and 26 are on cue
- direct segue into the next number

#58. Moments in the Woods
- All caesuras are good
- m. 43 take time on beats 3 and 4
- rall. on m. 60-61
- a tempo in m. 72
- no repeat in m. 73
- m. 94 is a dead bar for applause
- m. 95-96 is a regular repeat (repeat 1 time only)
- m. 97-101 is on cue (bass drum solo)
- Applause segue into the next number

#59. Underscore
- m. 11 is on cue

#60. Your Fault
- cut m. 1
- Add a vamp to m. 2
- Direct segue to the next number

#61. Last Midnight
- Starts in 3; beating quarter notes
- Push ahead slightly at m. 37
- Ill go into 1 at m. 37
- Rall in m. 73-74; a tempo in m. 75
- m. 181-182 are dead bars vocals only
- m. 183 on cue

#62. Arms of a Princess
- Pickup is a solo violin note
- m. 6 is a normal bar with no repeat

#63. No More
- m. 1 is a horn solo, in time in m. 2

#64. After Plan
- Starts in 4 (it ends in 4 too, if anyone cares)

#65. No One is Alone, Part 1
- Starts in 2; beating dotted half notes
- Add a repeat between m. 14 and 15

#66. No One is Alone, Part 2
- Starts in 2; beating half notes
- In m. 55, going to go into 4; beating quarter notes
- Molto rit in m. 63-64
- A tempo in m. 65 (in 2)
- Add a caesura between m. 67 and 68
- Cut m. 73-77

#67 Attack of the Birds
- No repeat between m. 1 and 6
- m. 8 is cut
- Direct segue to the next number

#68 Act 2 Finale, Part 1

- Starts in 2
- Goes into 4 in m. 9
- In subdivided 3 in m. 38; the dotted quarter of the previous measure becomes the
regular quarter of m. 38
- Semi-direct segue into the next number

#69. Act 2 Finale, Part 2
- Starts in 4
- Direct segue into the next number

#70. Act 2 Finale, Part 3
- Starts in 4
- m. 11 will be in 4, but a little faster
- brief caesura between m. 30 and 31
- held back in m. 83-86
- m. 87 is a new, faster tempo
- direct segue into the next number

#71 Act 2 Finale, Part 4
- Starts in 4
- Applause segue into the next number

#72. Bows and Exit Music
- Starts in 4
- In 1 at m. 63





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