the Woods
Music Theatre of Denton
March 2016
Roadmap/Cheat Sheet
Act 1:
#1. Act 1 Opening, Part 1
- Starts in 4
- m. 21-27 are dead bars for dialogue; m. 28 is solely an 8th note pickup into m. 29
- m. 70 is in 3; beating half notes
- m. 86 is in 3; beating quarter notes, tempo is faster here
- direct segue into the next number
#2. Act 1 Opening, Part 2
- Starts in 4
- Direct segue into next number (unless theres applause, and we may hold slightly)
#3. Act 1 Opening, Part 3
- Starts in 2; beating half notes
- m. 5 is in 3; beating quarter notes
- m. 35-36 are dead bars
- Direct segue into next number
#4. Act 1 Opening, Part 4
- Starts in 4
- m. 1-2 is played like a normal repeat (repeat once only)
- m. 22 just watch (ugh, seriously Sondheim.)
- m. 38 is a dead bar for dialogue
- m. 46 again, just watch
- Semi-direct segue into next number
#5. Act 1 Opening, Part 38 (really Part 5, but it feels like 38)
- Starts in 3
- Rall. In m. 28-29, then a tempo in m. 30
- Direct segue into the next number
#6. Act 1 Opening, Part 6
- Starts in 4
- m. 4-7 rubato; m. 8 is back in time
- Direct segue into the next number
#36. Act 1 Finale, Part 1
- Starts in 4
- no repeat between m. 4 and 11
- m. 25 is a dead bar for dialogue
- no repeat in m. 26-27
- no repeat in m. 28
- m. 30 is in 3; beating half notes
- Direct segue into the next number (here we go again)
#37. Act 1 Finale, Part 2
- m. 1-3 are cut
- no repeat in m. 4-5
- add a caesura between m. 12 and 13
- m. 19 is a normal repeat (repeat 1 time only)
- m. 25 is a normal repeat (repeat 1 time only)
- m. 35-39 is all on cue
- Direct segue into the next number
#38. Act 1 Finale, Part 3
- Starts in 3
- m. 19 is in 6; beating quarter notes
- Direct segue into next number
#39. Act 1 Finale, Part 4
- Starts in 4
Act 2
#40. Act 2 Opening, Part 1
- Starts in 4
- Direct segue into next number
#41. Act 2 Opening, Part 2
- Starts in 6; beating quarter notes
- Slow segue into the next number
#42. Act 2 Opening, Part 3
- m. 1 is on cue
- m. 2 is in 4
- m. 10-11 (why just why?) just watch.
#43. Act 2 Opening, Part 4
- m. 1 is on cue
- m.2 is a woodblock solo
- m. 3 is in 3; beating quarter notes
- Break between this and the next number
#44. Act 2 Opening, Part 5
- Starts in 3
- Direct segue into the next number
#45. Act Opening, Part 6
- Starts in 4
- No repeat in m. 12-13
- Direct segue into the next number
#46. Act 2 Opening, Part 7
- Starts in 3
- Direct segue into (you guessed it) the next number
#47. Act 2 Opening, Part 8
- Starts in 3
- What kind of segue? Yep! A direct segue into the next number
#48. Act 2 Opening, Part 9
- Starts in 4
- m. 29-30 is a repeat and fade
#49. Fanfare
- I have nothing unusual to say about this.
#50. Agony Reprise
- m. 1 on cue
- m. 2 is in 2
#51. After Agony Reprise
- Starts in 3
- Put a caesura after m. 14 for dialogue
- m. 15 is on cue
- m. 16-23 are on cue (bass drum solo)
#52. Underscore
- Starts in 3
- Place a caesura between m. 8 and 9
- m. 9 is on cue
- place a caesura between m. 17 and 18
- m. 18 on cue
#53. Cues
- pretty much every bar is on cue. Just watch.
#54. Witchs Lament
- Starts in 4
- m. 7-9 are molto rubato
- m. 10 is in 4
- no repeat in m. 27
- m. 51 is a normal repeat (repeat 1 time only)
#55. 100 Paces
- m. 4 is played 4 times
#56. Any Moment, Part 1
- Starts in 3; Id love to do this in 1 someday, but thatll depend on how comfortable it
gets.
- All caesuras are good
- m. 20 is a dead bar for dialogue
- m. 56-57 is played 3 times total
- Pause for dialogue (semi-long)
#57. Any Moment, Part 2
- No repeat between m. 1 and 4
- m. 25 and 26 are on cue
- direct segue into the next number
#58. Moments in the Woods
- All caesuras are good
- m. 43 take time on beats 3 and 4
- rall. on m. 60-61
- a tempo in m. 72
- no repeat in m. 73
- m. 94 is a dead bar for applause
- m. 95-96 is a regular repeat (repeat 1 time only)
- m. 97-101 is on cue (bass drum solo)
- Applause segue into the next number
#59. Underscore
- m. 11 is on cue
#60. Your Fault
- cut m. 1
- Add a vamp to m. 2
- Direct segue to the next number
#61. Last Midnight
- Starts in 3; beating quarter notes
- Push ahead slightly at m. 37
- Ill go into 1 at m. 37
- Rall in m. 73-74; a tempo in m. 75
- m. 181-182 are dead bars vocals only
- m. 183 on cue
#62. Arms of a Princess
- Pickup is a solo violin note
- m. 6 is a normal bar with no repeat
#63. No More
- m. 1 is a horn solo, in time in m. 2
#64. After Plan
- Starts in 4 (it ends in 4 too, if anyone cares)
#65. No One is Alone, Part 1
- Starts in 2; beating dotted half notes
- Add a repeat between m. 14 and 15
#66. No One is Alone, Part 2
- Starts in 2; beating half notes
- In m. 55, going to go into 4; beating quarter notes
- Molto rit in m. 63-64
- A tempo in m. 65 (in 2)
- Add a caesura between m. 67 and 68
- Cut m. 73-77
#67 Attack of the Birds
- No repeat between m. 1 and 6
- m. 8 is cut
- Direct segue to the next number