When Sara Bareilles signed on for a two-week, stripped down production of “Into the Woods” off-Broadway, she had no idea the adventure would lead to Broadway and a Tony Award nomination. She also had no idea it would become a moving tribute to composer Stephen Sondheim.
“It’s the first show that got mounted after Steve passed. And so, to be singing a Stephen Sondheim score — I think there was a lot. We were in church every night,” Bareilles told The Associated Press of her turn as Baker’s wife in the fractured fairy tale musical.
