Aw, Shucks! Into the Woods finished at James M. Nederlander Theatre on May 7, 2023
Into the Woods is now showing at Chopin Theatre
Into the Woods
Aw, Shucks! Into the Woods finished at James M. Nederlander Theatre on May 7, 2023
Into the Woods is now showing at Chopin Theatre
Why see Into the Woods?
The broadway musical hits the road!
James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim's cautionary fairytale is hitting the road on its tour across the country! Featuring an array of Broadway's superstars du jour, Into the Woods has become a classic musical theatre adventure as Lapine's book and Sondheim's twisty lyrics examine the nature of desire, and what we're prepared to sacrifice to get what we want.
In 1987, Broadway welcomed Into The Woods with open arms, winning three Tony awards including best score, book, and lead actress. A few years later it landed on the West End and in 2010 the revival bagged another award. In 2014, the musical went from stage to screen where it was immortalized in celluloid, starring Meryl Streep, Anna Kendrick, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.
What is the story?
Sondheim's trademark angular melodies and Lapine's witty lyrics wrap around an amalgamation of a series of Brothers Grimm tales. The Baker and his wife are at the center of the web of stories, driving the action with their deep desire to have a child. When they're visited by a local crone, she reveals she placed a curse on their family ages back and will reverse their barrenness if they acquire crucial ingredients for one of her potions. Together they set off, meeting a host of colorful and familiar characters on the way.
There's Little Red, who is trying to escape the clutches of the big bad wolf and visit her grandmother, the witch's very own daughter Rapunzel, Cinderella, who yearns to go to the King's festival, Jack, whose beanstalk heralds a very angry giant and the Princes chasing after their long lost loves.
Key Information
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Cast
Montego Glover as The Witch
Stephanie J Block as the Baker's Wife
Sebastian Arcelus as the Baker
Gavin Creel as Cinderella's Prince/Wolf
Cole Thompson as Jack
Katy Geraghty as Little Red Ridinghood
David Patrick Kelly as the Narrator
Diane Phelan as Cinderella
Nancy Opel as Cinderella's Stepmother
Jason Forbach as Rapunzel's Prince
Aymee Garcia as Jack's Mother
Josh Breckenridge as Cinderella's Father/Puppeteer
Felicia Curry as Cinderella's Mother/Granny/Giant
Ta'Nika Gibson as Lucinda
Brooke Ishibashi as Florinda
Kennedy Kanagawa as Milky White
Jim Stanek as the Steward
Alysia Velez as Rapunzel
With
Erica Durham, Ellie Fishman, Marya Grandy, Paul Kreppel, Eddie Lopez, Imone Rose, Sam Simahk and Jim Stanek
Creative
Directed by Lear deBessonet
Choreography by Jamal Sims
Encores! Orchestra conducted by Rob Berman
Reviews
Customer reviews
CAROLYN MILLER
BRILLIANT
Dee Jenkins
Love me some Milky White!
Chuck V.
The cow steals the show!