Thursday through Saturday, April 23-25, head to Chapel Hill High School for their spring musical, Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods”! It’s one of the most beloved musicals of all time, with a cast of well-known fairy-tale characters who quickly learn there’s no such thing as “happily ever after.”
Visit HanesTheatre.SeatYourself.biz to buy tickets in advance. “Into the Woods” begins at 7 p.m. all three nights.
Aaron chats with CHHS theater director Thomas Drago and three cast members: junior Micaela La Serna, senior Ben Rudnicki, and senior Eliza Scott.

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On Air Today: 'Into the Woods' at Chapel Hill High SchoolThursday through Saturday, April 23-25, head to Chapel Hill High School for their spring musical, Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods"!
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