Act one - follows Red Riding Hood, Jack of beanstalk fame, Cinderella, a childless baker couple cursed by a witch. Toss in a bit of Rapunzel. These tales all interweave as the characters head into the woods to seek what they need. Do you have a fear of the woods?

Act two - so what happens after "happily ever after"? Maybe something like this. Funny bit the characters realize at one point the narrator has been part of the problem telling their stories and he / she gets pulled into matters. All may not be as it seems, but all get their due in the end. Has been asked before here, but in the long run, do you feel all ends as it should, even though if not one wished for?

The movie - a film version was made in 2014. Rob Marshall (Chicago film version) directed. James Lapine back for the screenplay, which alters some elements of the musical, such as dropping the narrator. As far as stage musicals, do you watch more on stage, or film adaptations?

The Uses of Enchantment - a 1976 book by Bruno Bettelheim which analyzes fairy tales. In original form, some are quite violent. Step sisters cutting off toes or heels to fit in Cinderella's sliper, later blinded by crows for example. Red Riding Hood about preying men (wolves) and virginity. Despite that, think children get it without being scared. Something to be learned I'll recall when needed. Do you tend to think children are smarter than we take them for and 'get' such tales?