[109] A national tour of this production began on November 29, 2016. Join Jack on his adventure up the beanstalk to save his cow Milky White. The show would then transfer to a West End theatre in late 2022 or early 2023. The woods themselves are a semi-circular, black-and-silver screen punctuated with nine doors and a crazy clock: they achieve exactly the 'agreeable terror' of Gustave Dore's children's illustrations. Tony Award winners Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason and the rest of the original Broadway cast weave their magic spell over you in a seamless fusion [112], The musical had a production at The Muny in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri running from July 21 through 28 2015. Opened July 10, 2022, reviewed July 7, closes Aug. 21. Granny and Cinderella's Mother, who are both matriarchal characters in the story, are also typically played by the same person, who also gives voice to the nurturing but later murderous Giant's Wife. WebInto The Woods follows a Baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the Kings Festival; and Jack, who wishes his cow would give milk. But it does make for vivacity of another kind. Gareth Valentine was the Musical Director. At the St. James Theater, 246 W 44th St. The set was a "collaboration between original Open Air Theatre designer Soutra Gilmour andJohn Lee Beatty, [and] rises over 50 feet in the air, with a series of tree-covered catwalks and pathways. Cinderella's prince seeks the girl who fits the slipper; Cinderellas desperate stepsisters mutilate their feet ("Careful My Toe"). It starred Bernadette Peters as the Witch, Joanna Gleason as the Bakers Wife, Chip Zien as the Baker, Robert Westenberg as the Wolf/Cinderellas Prince, Tom Aldredge as the Narrator/Mysterious Man, Kim Crosby as Cinderella, Danielle Ferland as Little Red Ridinghood, Ben Wright as Jack, Chuck Wagner as Rapunzels Prince, Barbara Bryne as Jacks Mother, Pamela Winslow as Rapunzel, Merle Louise as Cinderellas Mother/Granny/Giants Wife, Edmund Lyndeck as Cinderellas Father, Joy Franz as Cinderellas Stepmother, Philip Hoffman as the Steward, Lauren Mitchell as Lucinda, Kay McClelland as Florinda, Jean Kelly as Snow White, and Maureen Davis as Sleeping Beauty. 12,673 IMDb 5.9 2 h 4 min 2014. "Phylicia Rashad Joining Cast of. ACCEPT Critic Michael Billington wrote, "But the evening's triumph belongs also to director Richard Jones, set designer Richard Hudson and costume designer Sue Blane who evoke exactly the right mood of haunted theatricality. Park was initially scheduled to star in the Encores! Huge thank you to Eddie and Take 3. People make mistakes, holding to their own, thinking theyre alone.. [11] Original cast understudies Chuck Wagner and Jeff Blumenkrantz played the Wolf/Cinderella's Prince and the Steward in place of Robert Westenberg and Philip Hoffmann, while Jonathan Dokuchitz (who joined the Broadway production as an understudy in 1989) played Rapunzel's Prince in place of Wagner. [43] In August 2021, it was announced that Christian Borle, Sara Bareilles, Ashley Park, and Heather Headley had joined the cast as, respectively, the Baker, his Wife, Cinderella, and the Witch. [123], In 2019, a similar adaptation, Into the Woods Sr., adapted for performance by senior citizens in community centers and nursing homes, premiered. People make mistakes, holding to their own, thinking theyre alone.. The baker's neighbor, an ugly old witch, reveals the couple is infertile from a curse she cast on his father for stealing her vegetables, including magic beans, which prompted the Witchs own mother to punish her with the curse of age and ugliness. Jack vows to kill the steward but the Baker dissuades him, while Cinderella comforts Little Red. The production mixed opera singers, musical theatre actors as well as film and television actors; including Anne Reid as Jack's Mother and Gary Waldhorn as the Narrator. WebInto the Woods on Broadway | Official Site Get Tickets Across the U.S. About Cast / Creative Shop Get Tickets We use our own and third-party cookies to improve our services, personalize your advertising and remember your preferences. [74], James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim supported this new vision,[75][76] and Sondheim gave his approval for the cast before his passing. [60] The cast album was released on September 30. "[130] Stephen Holden wrote that the themes of the show include parent-child relationships and the individual's responsibility to the community. "Heather Headley, Sara Bareilles, Christian Borle, Ashley Park to Star in Encores! Everyone still has wishes the baker and his wife face new frustrations with their infant son, newly rich Jack misses the kingdom in the sky, Cinderella is bored with life in the palace ("So Happy") but they are relatively content. The production itself, directed by Will Tuckett, was met with mixed reviews; although there were clear stand out performances.[27][28][29]. Favorite theater credits: & Juliet (pre-Broadway Toronto run), Bliss (World Premiere at 5th Ave), Hairspray, Shrek the Musical and Into the Woods. All begin the journey into the woods: Jack to sell his beloved cow; Cinderella to her mother's grave; Little Red to her grandmother's house; and the baker, refusing his wife's help, to find the ingredients ("Prologue"). Others may deceive you. The survivors band together, and the spirit of the baker's wife comforts her mourning husband, encouraging him to tell their child their story. WebDirected by Lear deBessonet ( Hercules ), this theatrical event honors Stephen Sondheims legendary memory and his Broadway masterpiece like never before. The Telegraph reviewer, for example, wrote: "It is an inspired idea to stage this show in the magical, sylvan surroundings of Regent's Park, and designer Soutra Gilmour has come up with a marvellously rickety, adventure playground of a set, all ladders, stairs and elevated walkways, with Rapunzel discovered high up in a tree. It was and is a dream come true for me. Meryl Streep stars in this epic musical saga about daring to venture Into The Woods. ("Hello, Little Girl") The baker, followed by his wife, meets Jack. WebOne of Sondheim's most popular works, Into the Woods is a musically sophisticated show with the opportunity to feature actors adept at dark comedy. 21. Advertisement. The original West End production opened on September 25, 1990 at the Phoenix Theatre and closed on February 23, 1991 after 197 performances. The dialogue in the show is characterized by the heavy use of syncopated speech. As the giantess leaves in search of Jack, Rapunzel is trampled ("Witch's Lament"). Continue reading the main story. The giantess widow of the giant Jack killed appears, seeking revenge. Into the Woods opened on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre on November 5, 1987, and closed on September 3, 1989, after 765 performances. Congratulating themselves on living "happily ever after," the characters fail to notice another beanstalk growing. Designers will especially enjoy highlighting the fantastical elements of this magical word. Cinderella stays behind with the baker's child and confronts her prince over his infidelity; he explains his feelings of unfulfillment and that he wasn't raised to be sincere, and she asks him to leave. The baker and Cinderella explain that choices have consequences, and everyone is connected ("No One Is Alone"). ACCEPT [129] The Time Magazine reviewers wrote that the play's "basic insight is at heart, most fairy tales are about the loving yet embattled relationship between parents and children. It's been a tough couple of years Work has been slow to come by, Covid made sure of that, plus I'm a single mummy to 3 gorgeous boys. Heather Shulman as Snow White, and Kay McClelland, Lauren Mitchell, Cynthia Sikes, and Mary Gordon Murray as the Baker's Wife. The song "Our Little World" was added. The film grossed over $213 million worldwide,[2] and received three nominations at both the Academy Awards and the Golden Globe Awards. 21. The musical debuted in San Diego at the Old Globe Theatre in 1986 and premiered on Broadway on November 5, 1987, where it won three major Tony Awards (Best Score, Best Book, and Best Actress in a Musical for Joanna Gleason), in a year dominated by The Phantom of the Opera (1988). A new intimate production of the show opened (billed as the first London revival) at the Donmar Warehouse on 16 November 1998, closing on 13 February 1999. Designers will especially enjoy highlighting the fantastical elements of this magical word. Valid on select performances. Production Will Move To Broadway In June, With Some Cast Changes", "Encores! This video has since been released on VHS and DVD and on occasion, remastered and re-released.[10]. In contrast to the Broadway revival occurring at the same time, this production is quite visual, with elaborate sets and props, the conceit of the show being that the characters are figures in a Victorian toy theatre, which a young girl is playing with. In particular, the opening words, "I wish", are set to the interval of a rising major second and this small unit is both repeated and developed throughout the show, just as Lapine's book explores the consequences of self-interest and "wishing". [73] Also there's quite an accent on slapstick "done in the spirit of what Sondheim has written". [41] The cast included Skylar Astin as the Baker, Sutton Foster as the Baker's Wife, Patina Miller as the Witch, Sierra Boggess as Cinderella, Cheyenne Jackson as the Wolf/Cinderella's Prince, Chris Carmack as Rapunzel's Prince, Gaten Matarazzo as Jack, Anthony Crivello as the Mysterious Man, Edward Hibbert as the Narrator, Shanice Williams as Little Red Ridinghood, Hailey Kilgore as Rapunzel, Rebecca Spencer as Jack's Mother, original Broadway cast member Gregory North as Cinderellas Father, and Whoopi Goldberg as the voice of the Giant. [49], Fewer than two weeks after closing the limited engagement at Encores!, it was announced that the production would transfer to Broadway at the St. James Theatre, beginning performances on June 28, 2022;[50] the production officially opened on July 10 and was initially set to run through August 21. The production ran from May 415, 2022 and was directed by Encores! Into the Woods Rating: PG Release Date: December 25, 2014 Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Musical From the director of Chicago and the producer of Wicked comes a modern twist on the beloved fairy tales you thought you knew. [108] This new version is completely minimalistically reimagined by the Fiasco Theater Company, featuring only ten actors playing multiple parts, and one piano accompanist. The witch discovers the new cow is useless, and resurrects Milky White, who is fed the ingredients but fails to give milk. Other cast members included Rayanne Gonzales as Jacks Mother (In Buffalo and Washington, D.C. only), Josh Breckenridge as Cinderella's Father/Puppeteer, and Paul Kreppel, Sam Simahk, Erica Durham, Ellie Fishman, Marya Grandy, Ximone Rose, and Eddie Lopez as understudies. Pressley, Nelson. [124], A theatrical film adaptation of the musical was produced by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Rob Marshall, and starring Meryl Streep as the Witch, Emily Blunt as the Baker's Wife, James Corden as the Baker, Anna Kendrick as Cinderella, Chris Pine as Cinderella's Prince, Daniel Huttlestone as Jack, Lilla Crawford as Little Red Ridinghood, Tracey Ullman as Jack's Mother, Billy Magnussen as Rapunzel's Prince, Christine Baranski as Cinderella's Stepmother, MacKenzie Mauzy as Rapunzel, Tammy Blanchard as Florinda, and Johnny Depp as the Wolf. And the effects are terrific: doors open to reveal the rotating magnified eyeball or the admonitory finger of the predatory giant."[19]. WebInto The Woods follows a Baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the Kings Festival; and Jack, who wishes his cow would give milk. [71] It is directed by Terry Gilliam and Leah Hausman, who already worked together for the staging of two operas by Berlioz at the English National Opera: The Damnation of Faust in 2011 and Benvenuto Cellini in 2014. The baker begins to tell his son the tale, while the witch offers a final lesson: "Careful the things you say, children will listen" ("Finale"). Like many Sondheim/Lapine productions, the songs contain thought-process narrative, where characters converse or think aloud. It starred Rhonda Burchmore as the Witch, John McTernan as the Baker, Gina Riley as the Bakers Wife, Lisa McCune as Cinderella, Robert Grubb as the Wolf/Cinderellas Prince, Peter Carroll as the Narrator/Mysterious Man, and Tamsin Carroll as Little Red Ridinghood. WebOne of Sondheim's most popular works, Into the Woods is a musically sophisticated show with the opportunity to feature actors adept at dark comedy. Full Synopsis Materials and Orchestration Show Essentials 18 Roles Rated Acts Full Cast Info Book by WebDirect from Broadway, the Grammy-winning and much beloved production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapines Tony-winning triumph is coming to Chicago with its Broadway stars to boot. Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, Composer and Playwright. It is licensed through Music Theatre International Broadway Junior musicals. The show was filmed professionally with seven cameras on the set of the Martin Beck Theatre in front of an audience with certain elements changed from its standard production only slightly for the recording in order to better fit the screen rather than the stage such as the lighting, minor costume differences, and others. She goads him into returning to the giant's home to retrieve the giant's harp. [88], On January 31, it was announced the production was extending its Boston engagement by another week. [104], In 2014, a production premiered in Paris, France at the Paris' Thtre du Chtelet from April 112. Other cast replacements included Dick Cavett as the Narrator (as of July 19, 1988) (for a temporary engagement after which Tom Aldredge returned), Edmund Lyndeck as the Mysterious Man, Patricia Ben Peterson as Cinderella, LuAnne Ponce returning to the role of Little Red Ridinghood, Jeff Blumenkrantz as Jack, Marin Mazzie as Rapunzel (as of March 7, 1989), Dean Butler and Don Goodspeed as Rapunzel's Prince, Susan Gordon Clark as Florinda, Teresa Burrell as Lucinda, Adam Grupper as the Steward, Cindy Robinson and [97] A Melbourne Theatre Company played from 17 January 1998 to 21 February 1998 at the Playhouse, Victorian Arts Centre. The cast included Heather Headley (Witch), Erin Dilly (Baker's Wife), Rob McClure (Baker), Ken Page (Narrator), Elena Shaddow (Cinderella), Andrew Samonsky (Wolf/Cinderellas Prince), Samantha Massell (Rapunzel), and Michael McCormick (Mysterious Man/Cinderellas Father). James Lapine said that the most unpleasant person (the Witch) would have the truest things to say and the "nicer" people would be less honest. Cast replacements included Betsy Joslyn as the Witch, Peter Walker as the Narrator/Mysterious Man, James Weatherstone as the Wolf/Cinderella's Prince, Jonathan Hadley as Rapunzel's Prince, Marcus Olson as the Baker, who was then replaced by Adam Grupper (who understudied the role on Broadway), Judy McLane as the Baker's Wife, Nora Mae Lyng as Jack's Mother, who was then replaced by Frances Ford, Stuart Zagnit as the Steward, Jill Geddes as Cinderella, who was then replaced by Patricia Ben Peterson, and Kevin R. Wright as Jack. The show opened to overall positive reviews, critics praising this "hallucinogenic take",[79] with its "imaginative imagery"[80] and "sheer spectacle"[81] and acclaiming Leah Hausman's "particularly crisp" choreography,[80] while some regretted a lack of an "emotional connection between the characters and the audience"[82] and feeling that "nothing quite develops its emotional power as much as it might". "Julia Lester, Jordan Donica, More Join Encores! [62] On November 17, it was announced that Joaquina Kalukango would start playing the Witch from December 16 to the shows closing date January 8. WebInto the Woods is a 2014 live-action fantasy musical film directed by Rob Marshall and adapted by James Lapine. This was the second Sondheim musical to be staged by the Opera House, following 2003's Sweeney Todd. [45] In March 2022, it was revealed that Dene Benton had replaced Park as Cinderella, with other cast members including Gavin Creel as the Wolf/Cinderella's Prince, Annie Golden as Cinderella's Mother/Granny/Giant's Wife, Ann Harada as Jack's Mother, David Patrick Kelly as the Narrator/Mysterious Man, Tiffany Denise Hobbs as Lucinda (later replaced by Ta'Nika Gibson), Brooke Ishibashi as Florinda, Kennedy Kanagawa as Milky White, Lauren Mitchell (who played Lucinda in the 1987 Broadway production) as Cinderella's Stepmother, and David Turner as the Steward. WebInto The Woods (Theatrical) A witch threatens a curse on childless couple, unless they bring her an eclectic collection of items - tales of Little Red Riding Hood, Jack & the Beanstalk, Rapunzel and more in a lavish musical spectacular. For other uses, see, Poster for the original Broadway production, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre production, 2010, Central Park Delacorte Theater production, 2012. WebInto the Woods | Blumenthal Performing Arts Into the Woods Apr 11 - 16, 2023 Belk Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center Get Tickets Ticket Prices Prices begin at $35.00 On Sale On Sale Now Groups Groups of 15+ receive 10% off. As a sacrifice, the group offer up the narrator, who is killed. Site Index. [94] From March 28 to April 2, Cameron Johnson reprised his role of being an understudy while Simahk was playing Rapunzels Prince. The musical is tied together by a story involving a childless baker and his wife and their quest to begin a family (the original beginning of the Grimm Brothers' "Rapunzel"), their interaction with a witch who has placed a curse on them, and their interaction with other storybook characters during their journey. Ann Harada would join the cast reprising her role as Jack's Mother from the Encores! Opened July 10, 2022, reviewed July 7, closes Aug. 21. INTO THE WOODS features Montego Glover as The Witch, Stephanie J. WebInto the Woods is a 2014 live-action fantasy musical film directed by Rob Marshall and adapted by James Lapine. Favorite theater credits: & Juliet (pre-Broadway Toronto run), Bliss (World Premiere at 5th Ave), Hairspray, Shrek the Musical and Into the Woods. Genre Theater Price Range $45.00 $199.00 Runtime 2 hours, 45 minutes including an intermission Theater Presenting Sponsor View Digital Program Program Jack's mother tosses his beans aside, which grow into an enormous stalk. [22] It starred Vanessa Williams as the Witch, John McMartin as the Narrator/Mysterious Man, Stephen DeRosa as the Baker, Kerry O'Malley as the Baker's Wife, Gregg Edelman as the Wolf/Cinderella's Prince, Christopher Sieber as the Wolf/Rapunzel's Prince, Molly Ephraim as Little Red Ridinghood, Adam Wylie as Jack, and Laura Benanti as Cinderella. [118], A 2022 production staged at Arkansas Repertory Theatre featured the pre-recorded voice of former Secretary of State and one-time Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton as the Giant.[119]. WebA baker and his wife journey into the woods in search of a cow, a red cape, a pair of golden slippers and some magic beans to lift a curse that has kept them childless. Into the Woods Through May 15 at New York City Center, Manhattan; nycitycenter.org. Foster as Rapunzels Prince. The witch brings news that the giant destroyed the village and the baker's house. The witch explains Rapunzel's hair will not work, and the mysterious man offers corn silk instead; Milky White produces the potion. 20. production of Thoroughly Modern Millie, but it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Into the Woods premiered at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California, on December 4, 1986, and ran for 50 performances, under the direction of James Lapine. At a Q&A session after a screening of the film. 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