On Stage This Weekend - "Into the Woods" and "Almost, Maine"

Make plans now - you have two great shows to choose from this weekend:

- The beloved musical Into the Woods will be presented at the Jean C. Stephenson Auditorium at Huntington's City Hall at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 20-21, and 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22.

It's the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and the book by James Lapine. It's an entertaining view of fairy tale characters trying to live "Happily Ever After." When a baker and his wife learn they've been cursed with childlessness by the witch next door, they embark on a quest for the special objects required to break the spell - they'll need items from Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel and Jack (who climbed the beanstalk).

Tickets are $12 and $10 children 12 and under. Call 304-416-KIDS for info or 304-733-4909. For more information, go online to www.firststagetheatre.org.

- Marshall's Theatre Alliance will present the play Almost, Maine Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Francis-Booth Experimental Theatre at Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center in Huntington.

On a clear, moonless Friday night in deepest winter, the northern lights hover over the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. All is not quite what it seems as Almost’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected, unusual ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. And ache is all around as love is — literally — lost, found, and realized.

The tickets are $20 for Adults, $15 for MU Faculty and Senior Citizens, and free to full-time MU students with valid ID. For more information, call the Marshall Theatre Box Office phone at 304-696-2787, or visit their online site right here.

Both shows are highly recommended!