Shakespeare in the Park

This summer is the 50th anniversary of Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park.

A production of Stephen Sondheim's “Into the Woods” will run July 23-Aug. 25.  In Into the Woods, a witch's curse condemns the Baker and his Wife to a life without children. They embark on a quest to find the four items required to break the spell: the cow as white as milk, the cape as red as blood, the hair as yellow as corn, and the slipper as pure as gold. Will they succeed?  And what happens after "happily ever after?" 

A Tony Award-winning masterpiece by musical theater giants Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, Into the Woods is a witty and irreverent reimagining of beloved classic fairytales: Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and Cinderella.

The 2012 Shakespeare in the Park summer production of Into the Woods is based on the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre London Production produced by Timothy Sheader and William Village for Regent's Park Theatre Ltd. Refer to shakespeareinthepark.org for more details.

Tickets to Shakespeare in the Park are Free!Tickets to Shakespeare in the Park are FREE and are distributed, two per person, at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park at 1:00 pm the day of the show. Free tickets will also be available through the Virtual Ticketing lottery, available at shakespeareinthepark.org on the day of the show. 

The Delacorte Theater in Central Park is accessible by entering at 81st Street and Central Park West or at 79th Street and Fifth Avenue.