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I distinctly remember the wave of uncertainty that spread across the room when our Director informed us that we wouldn’t have a second act. Our theater department wasn’t exactly financially sound at the time, as we barely were able to scrounge enough to afford the condensed “Junior” version of Into the Woods. The executive plan after this unexpected setback was to use the recently released Disney version of the musical as a creative base.
When the cast first learned of this decision, initial looks of skepticism and disbelief were shot all throughout the room, as we were provided with a mismatched assortment of papers and generic karaoke versions of the musical numbers. Yet, as the rehearsals continued on, the entire cast was able to trudge

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