Into the Woods (Musical)

Synopsis

“Be careful what you wish for” seems to be the ongoing theme in Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Brothers Grimm inspired musical, Into the Woods. The story follows The Baker and his wife who wish to have a child, Cinderella who wishes to go the King’s Festival, and Jack who wishes his cow would give some milk. When the Baker and his wife are visited by the neighborhood witch, who reveals to them that she placed a curse on their family, the two set off on a journey into the woods to reverse the curse. Also in the woods, we meet Little Red, who is trying to visit her grandmother, the Wolf who loves tasty little girls, the Witch’s daughter Rapunzel, and the Princes chasing after their loves. By the end of Act I, everyone has gotten their wish and will seemingly live happily ever after. But in Act II, when Jack’s beanstalk brings them a visit from an angry Giant, we see how the consequences of their actions haunt them in disastrous ways. The community must come together to save each other and their kingdom, but sacrifices must be made.

Cast List

Narrator/Mysterious Man played by Mark Watts

Cinderella played by Cara Dutko

Jack played by Jay Johnson

Jacks Mother played by Fara Lynn Clements

Baker played by James King

Bakers Wife played by Harriet Hamilton

Cinderellas Stepmother played by Denise Flamini

Florinda played by Vanessa Vanes

Lucinda played by Lara Heritage

Cinderella’s Father played by Paul Rakowski

Little Red Ridinghood played by Meghan Falica

Witch played by Stacy Louise

Cinderella’s Mother played by Connie Egdorf

Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince played by Mark Milanich

Granny played by Denise Camin

Rapunzel played by Melissa Humbert

Rapunzel’s Prince played by Kenneth Harper Wayne

Steward played by Joseph Chapleau

Giant played by Tori White

Snow White played by Rachel Moore

Sleeping Beauty played by Elizabeth Motlong