New in Theaters: It’s Time to Go ‘Into the Woods’

Emily Blunt and James Corden go ‘Into the Woods’ (Walt Disney)

Stephen Sondheim’s 1987 musicalInto the Woodsthrew a coupleShrek‘s worth of fairytales into the mix (Rapunzel to Cinderella and Red Riding Hood) and used them for a musically soaring but lyrically cynical story about the dangers of dreams granted. Rob Marshall’s lavish Disney adaptation is quite faithful to the original and comes packed with performances ranging from the unsurprisingly good (Meryl Streep’s Witch) to the revelatory...