The Way Is Clear, the Light Is Good, But It's Not Into the Woods
My review of the Disney film of Into the Woods is in the current issue of The Sondheim Review, and the editors have graciously allowed me to publish it in full here; it should be said that the magazine has also published a more upbeat counterpoint by my colleague Robert Faires. You can order an issue here."A thicket's no trick./Is it thick?" one prince sings to another, in an inspired bit of fairy-tale shoptalk in th…