Finally, an Into the Woods trailer that actually has some singing in it

Finally, an Into the Woods trailer that actually has some singing in it

When the first trailer for Disney's star-studded Into the Woods was released over the summer, fans of the stage musical raised a logical question: Why wasn't anyone singing? Into the Woods is an adaptation of a beloved Stephen Sondheim play, but you'd never have known it from the initial trailer for the film, which — in the grand tradition of movie musicals like Sweeney Todd and Frozen — took great pains to hide the fact that it was a musical.

Fear not, Into the Woods fans: the latest trailer for the movie finally packs in a few songs, including the prologue and Meryl Streep's show-stopping "Stay With Me":

Sure, Streep is the only one you actually see singing in this new trailer, but it's a step in the right direction.

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Into the Woods hits theaters on December 25.

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Scott Meslow

Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.