"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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moments in the Woods | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| act | Act II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCreator | James Lapine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Into the Woods (film, 2014) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookBy | James Lapine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticTone |
bittersweet
ⓘ
introspective ⓘ reflective ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| fromMusicalPremiereLocation | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fromMusicalPremiereTheatre | Martin Beck Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasMusicStyle |
Broadway
NERFINISHED
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contemporary musical theatre ⓘ |
| includedOn |
Into the Woods (2014 film soundtrack)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Into the Woods (original Broadway cast recording) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
consequences of choices
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desire ⓘ infidelity ⓘ marriage ⓘ morality ⓘ responsibility ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ |
| lyricist | Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
stage ⓘ |
| musicalBy | Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
character development for the Baker's Wife
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reflection after an affair with Cinderella's Prince ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Emily Blunt
NERFINISHED
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Joanna Gleason NERFINISHED ⓘ Sara Bareilles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalProduction | Into the Woods (1987 Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfWork | Into the Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedByCharacter | the Baker's Wife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedInAdaptationBy | Emily Blunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | the woods ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
cost of pursuing desire
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ethical ambiguity ⓘ tension between fantasy and reality ⓘ |
| vocalType | mezzo-soprano (typical casting) ⓘ |
| workFromCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType | solo song ⓘ |
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