Stephen Sondheim’s "Into the Woods" intertwines the plots of several fairy tales and explores the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests. The main characters are taken from "Little Red Riding Hood," "Jack and the Beanstalk," "Rapunzel," "Cinderella" and several others. The musical is tied together with an original story involving a childless baker and his wife and their quest to begin a family, their dealings with a witch who has placed a curse on them, and their interaction with other storybook characters as they learn the lesson, "Be careful what you wish for."