A Conversation with Jacqui Dankworth

On Follies, Into the Woods, and Sondheim's magic beans

Jacqui Dankworth has carved out a distinctive career bridging theatre, jazz, and concert performance. The daughter of legendary vocalist Cleo Laine and composer John Dankworth, she is “one of our finest singers, regardless of category” (Sunday Times). Dankworth was London’s original Cinderella in Into the Woods—and next month, she returns to the stage a…