Broadway Opening: ENCORES! “INTO THE WOODS” (Limited Engagement at the St. James Theatre)

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by Jim Allen on May 29, 2022

in Theater-New York

SARA BAREILLES, BRIAN D’ARCY JAMES, PATINA MILLER,
PHILLIPA SOO,
GAVIN CREEL, JOSHUA HENRY TO STAR

The critically acclaimed New York City Center Encores! production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s  Into the Woods will transfer to Broadway this summer, for a strictly limited eight-week engagement at the St. James Theatre beginning Tuesday, June 28. Tickets now available.

Into the Woods, which will be dedicated to the memory of its legendary composer/lyricist, will once again be directed by Lear deBessonet, with choreography by Lorin Latarro and Rob Berman leading the Encores! Orchestra as Musical Director and Conductor.

The star-studded cast will include    Sara Bareilles  as the Baker’s Wife,  Brian D’Arcy James  as the Baker, Tony Award ®  winner  Patina Miller  as the Witch,  Phillipa Soo  as Cinderella, Tony Award winner  Gavin Creel  as the Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince,  Joshua Henry  as Rapunzel’s Prince,  Ta’Nika Gibson  as Lucinda,  Annie Golden  as Cinderella’s Mother/Grandmother/Giant’s Wife,  Albert Guerzon  as Cinderella’s Father,  Brooke Ishibashi  as Florinda,  Kennedy Kanagawa  as Milky White,  David Patrick Kelly  as the Narrator/Mysterious Man,  Julia Lester  as Little Red Riding Hood,  Cole Thompson  as Jack,  David Turner  as the Steward,  Jason Forbach,  Mary Kate Moore, and  Cameron Johnson. Joining the cast are  Nancy Opel  as Cinderella’s Stepmother,  Aymee Garcia  as Jack’s Mother,  Alysia Velez  as Rapunzel, and  Delphi Borich,  Felicia Curry,  Alexander Joseph Grayson,  Paul Kreppel,  Diane Phelan, and  Lucia Spina  as understudies.

The  Into the Woods  creative team includes Tony Award winner  David Rockwell  (Scenic Design),  Andrea Hood  (Costume Design),  Tyler Micoleau  (Lighting Design), Tony Award winner  Scott Lehrer & Alex Neumann  (Co-Sound Designers),  James Ortiz  (Puppet Design), and  Cookie Jordan  (Hair, Wigs & Makeup Design). Casting is by  Telsey & Co. with Production Supervision by  Cody Renard Richard.

photos by Joan Marcus

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