I was the trumpet player in the 1987 Broadway production of "Into the Woods."
I played all those strange fanfares and I got to know that show pretty well.
Imagine my surprise, when I got a call to play the show for the first time in many years, at all the new fanfares and trumpet cues. I played the show with no rehearsal, I don't recommend this. I had played the show hundreds of times and this show seemed different........... it was different
It had some of the stuff from the London production. It was different, but very good. I have a recollection that Noel Langley/Lonely Angel played the show in London.
I had a great time playing the show......but the piccolo trumpet part was gone
Wilmer