Hood River Middle School presents “The Big Bad Musical: A Howling Courtroom Comedy,” the trial of The Big Bad Wolf set to music, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 24 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Hood River Middle School auditorium.

Much depends on a bunch of beans in Stephen Sondheim’s acclaimed musical, “Into the Woods,” opening Friday, presented by Hood River Valley High School drama department. Directed by Mark Steighner, it’s based on the Grimm Bros. fairy tale characters all famous in their own right but who interact in ways you never dreamed of. Much of what befalls them (off stage but with sound effects) is just as gruesome as in the original tales.