For the final episode of this special Into The Woods mini-series, Pauline Fallowell is joined by the man who led us there: director Jordan Fein.
Jordan reflects on the teachers who shaped him, the productions that prepared him, and the extraordinary chain of events that brought him to the Bridge Theatre to direct one of his most cherished shows. From first encountering Into The Woods as a child, to bringing Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s musical to life on stage, he shares the personal connection, creative ambition and deep sense of collaboration behind this Olivier Award-nominated production.
He discusses building the creative team, casting a company that could truly function as a community, and the challenge of shaping a show that is at once magical, funny, heartbreaking and profoundly human.
Drawing the series to a close, Jordan offers a moving insight into what it means to let a production go, what he has learned from this company, and why Into The Woods continues to resonate so powerfully now.
Hosted by Pauline Fallowell, Director of Marketing and Audiences at the Bridge Theatre.
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