Broadway's revival of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into the Woods, which began performances at the St. James Theatre June 28, officially opened July 10.
Sara Bareilles, Brian d'Arcy James, Patina Miller, Phillipa Soo, Gavin Creel, and Joshua Henry lead the Sondheim revival as the Baker's Wife, Baker, Witch, Cinderella, Cinderella's Prince, and Rapunzel's Prince, respectively, with Bareilles and Creel reprising their performances from the recent Encores! run.
Joining them are Julia Lester as Little Red Riding Hood, Cole Thompson as Jack, David Patrick Kelly as Narrator/Mysterious Man, Annie Golden as Cinderella's Mother/Granny/Giant, Nancy Opel as Cinderella's Stepmother, Aymee Garcia as Jack's Mother, Ta'Nika Gibson as Lucinda, Albert Guerzon as Cinderella's Father, Brooke Ishibashi as Florinda, Kennedy Kanagawa as Milky White, David Turner as Steward, and Alysia Velez as Rapunzel. Rounding out the company as understudies are Delphi Borich, Felicia Curry, Jason Forbach, Alex Joseph Grayson, Cameron Johnson, Paul Kreppel, Mary Kate Moore, Diane Phelan, and Lucia Spina.
Aymee Garcia, Cole Thompson, and Kennedy Kanagawa in Into The Woods
Sara Bareilles in Into The Woods
Patina Miller in Into The Woods
Joshua Henry and Gavin Creel in Into the Woods
Company of Into The Woods
Julia Lester in Into The Woods
Sara Bareilles and Brian d'Arcy James in Into The Woods
Company of Into the Woods
Gavin Creel and Julia Lester in Into The Woods
Back at the helm after directing the City Center run is Encores! Artistic Director Lear deBessonet, who has reunited her Encores! creative team: music director Rob Berman; choreographer Lorin Latarro; scenic designer David Rockwell; costume designer Andrea Hood; lighting designer Tyler Micoloeau; sound designer Scott Lehrer, co-designing with Alex Neumann; puppet designer James Ortiz; and hair and makeup designer Cookie Jordan. Casting is by The Telsey Office's Craig Burns, and Cody Renard Richard serves as production supervisor. Justin Scribner is production stage manager, and music coordination is by Seymour Red Press and Kimberlee Wertz.
With a book by Lapine and a score by Sondheim, Into the Woods combines the fairy-tale stories of Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel, and more, ultimately going beyond "ever after" to explore what happens next. Boasting a score that includes such favorites as "Children Will Listen," "No One Is Alone," and its title song, the musical has become one of Sondheim's most beloved and frequently performed works both on professional stages and at schools and community theatres worldwide.
See Inside the Opening Night Below:
Kennedy Kanagawa
Kennedy Kanagawa
Kennedy Kanagawa
David Gow and Kennedy Kanagawa
Cole Thompson
Cole Thompson
Nancy Opel
Nancy Opel
Annie Golden
Aymee Garcia
Aymee Garcia
Gavin Creel
Gavin Creel
Gavin Creel
Joshua Henry
Joshua Henry
Joshua Henry
Phillipa Soo
Phillipa Soo
Phillipa Soo
Patina Miller
Patina Miller
Patina Miller
Patina Miller
David Turner
David Turner
Julia Lester
Julia Lester
Julia Lester
Julia Lester
Sara Bareilles
Sara Bareilles
Sara Bareilles
Joe Tippett and Sara Bareilles
Joe Tippett and Sara Bareilles
Jason Forbach
Jason Forbach
T'Anika Gibson and Brooke Ishibashi
Alysia Velez
Alysia Velez
Albert Guerzon
Albert Guerzon
David Patrick Kelly
David Patrick Kelly
Alex Joseph Grayson
Felicia Curry
Lucia Spina
Delphi Borich
Diane Phelan
Diane Phelan
Paul Kreppel
Rob Berman
Gaten Matarazzo
Sutton Foster
Adrienne Warren
Benim Foster and Rachel Bay Jones
Benim Foster and Rachel Bay Jones
Nick Adams
Graham Rowat and Kate Baldwin
Graham Rowat and Kate Baldwin
Aisha Jackson
Aisha Jackson
D. Woods
Brian Moreland
Brandon Victor Dixon
Jenny Laroche and LaChanze
LaChanze
Frankie Grande
Shoba Narayan
Robert Horn
Raúl Esparza
Katrina Lenk
Katrina Lenk
Chip Zien
Steven Pasquale and nephews
Taye Diggs
Cameron Adams and Elizabeth Stanley
Cameron Adams and Elizabeth Stanley
Daryl Roth
Claybourne Elder
Ciara Renée
Desi Oakley
Desi Oakley and Andy Huntington Jones
Isaac Powell
Shuler Hensley and Marie Mullen
Clint Ramos and Guest
Michael R. Jackson
Savvy Crawford
Don Darryl Rivera
Cory Jeacoma and Talia Robinson
Lilla Crawford
Lilla Crawford
Sarah Drew
Sarah Drew
James Ortiz
Andrea Hood, Tyler Micoleau, David Rockwell and Lear deBessonet
Tyler Micoleau and David Rockwell
David Rockwell
Lear deBessonet
Lear deBessonet
Jordan Roth
Jordan Roth
Cody Renard Richard
Cody Renard Richard
James Monroe Iglehart
James Monroe Iglehart
Alan Menken