"Moments in the Woods"

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"Moments in the Woods" is a reflective solo song from Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s musical *Into the Woods*, in which the Baker’s Wife contemplates desire, morality, and the consequences of her choices.

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"Moments in the Woods" canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
act Act II
associatedCreator James Lapine
associatedWork Into the Woods (film, 2014)
linked to: Into the Woods
bookBy James Lapine
composer Stephen Sondheim
creator Stephen Sondheim
dramaticTone bittersweet
introspective
reflective
firstPerformanceYear 1987
fromMusicalPremiereLocation Broadway
fromMusicalPremiereTheatre Martin Beck Theatre
genre musical theatre
hasMusicStyle Broadway
contemporary musical theatre
includedOn Into the Woods (2014 film soundtrack)
linked to: Into the Woods

Into the Woods (original Broadway cast recording)
language English
lyricalTheme consequences of choices
desire
infidelity
marriage
morality
responsibility
self-discovery
lyricist Stephen Sondheim
medium film
stage
musicalBy Stephen Sondheim
narrativeFunction character development for the Baker's Wife
reflection after an affair with Cinderella's Prince
notablePerformer Emily Blunt
Joanna Gleason
Sara Bareilles
originalProduction Into the Woods (1987 Broadway production)
partOfWork Into the Woods
performedByCharacter the Baker's Wife
linked to: The Baker's Wife
performedInAdaptationBy Emily Blunt
setting the woods
subjectMatter cost of pursuing desire
ethical ambiguity
tension between fantasy and reality
vocalType mezzo-soprano (typical casting)
workFromCountry United States
workType solo song

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The Baker's Wife songAssociation "Moments in the Woods"
"Any Moment" hasPart "Moments in the Woods"