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==Productions== ===Original Broadway=== ''Into the Woods'' opened on Broadway at the [[Martin Beck Theatre]] on November 5, 1987, and closed on September 3, 1989, after 765 performances. It starred [[Bernadette Peters]] as the Witch, [[Joanna Gleason]] as the Baker's Wife, [[Chip Zien]] as the Baker, [[Robert Westenberg]] as the Wolf/Cinderella's Prince, [[Tom Aldredge]] as the Narrator/Mysterious Man, [[Kim Crosby (singer)|Kim Crosby]] as Cinderella, [[Danielle Ferland]] as Little Red Ridinghood, [[Ben Wright (American actor)|Ben Wright]] as Jack, [[Chuck Wagner]] as Rapunzel's Prince, [[Barbara Bryne]] as Jack's Mother, [[Pamela Winslow]] as Rapunzel, [[Merle Louise]] as Cinderella's Mother/Granny/Giantess, [[Edmund Lyndeck]] as Cinderella's father, [[Joy Franz]] as Cinderella's 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. It was directed by Lapine, with musical staging by [[Lar Lubovitch]], sets by [[Tony Straiges]], lighting by [[Richard Nelson (lighting designer)|Richard Nelson]], and costumes by [[Ann Hould-Ward]] (based on original concepts by [[Patricia Zipprodt]] and Ann Hould-Ward). The production won the 1988 [[New York Drama Critics' Circle]] Award and the [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical]], and the [[Cast recording|original cast recording]] won a [[Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album]] at the [[31st Annual Grammy Awards]]. The show was nominated for ten [[Tony Awards]] at the [[42nd Tony Awards]], and won three: [[Tony Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]] (Sondheim), [[Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical|Best Book]] (Lapine) and [[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical|Best Actress in a Musical]] (Gleason). Peters left the show after almost five months,<ref>"Bernadette Peters is leaving ''Into the Woods'' as of March 30 to make the movie ''Slaves of New York''..." Nemy, Enid. "On Stage", ''The New York Times'', March 11, 1988, p. C2</ref> and replacements for the Witch were [[Betsy Joslyn]];<ref>"Phylicia Rashad is to replace Bernadette Peters in the role of the Witch...[Rashad] will take over the Broadway role in mid-April. Until then, the Witch is being played by Betsy Joslyn." "Phylicia Rashad Joining Cast of ''Into the Woods''", ''The New York Times'', p. C18, March 30, 1988 (no author)</ref> [[Phylicia Rashad]], [[Nancy Dussault]]<ref>Guernsey, Otis L. [https://books.google.com/books?id=LoMrnezE8D8C&q=%22Betsy+Joslin%22 "'Into the Woods' Listing"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406113826/https://books.google.com/books?id=LoMrnezE8D8C&q=%22Betsy+Joslin%22 |date=2023-04-06 }}, ''The Best Plays of 1988–1989'', Hal Leonard Corporation, 1989, {{ISBN|1557830568}}, p.462</ref> and [[Ellen Foley]].<ref name="replacement">[http://www.sondheimguide.com/woods.html#BWP "Cast Replacements-Witch"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305030732/http://www.sondheimguide.com/woods.html#BWP |date=2016-03-05 }}, SondheimGuide.com, accessed August 2, 2012</ref> Other notable cast replacements included [[Dick Cavett]] as the Narrator, [[Edmund Lyndeck]] as the Mysterious Man, [[Patricia Ben Peterson]] as Cinderella, LuAnne Ponce returning as Little Red, [[Jeff Blumenkrantz]] as Jack, [[Marin Mazzie]] as Rapunzel, [[Dean Butler (actor)|Dean Butler]] as Rapunzel's Prince, [[Cindy Robinson]] as Snow White, and [[Cynthia Sikes Yorkin|Cynthia Sikes]], and [[Mary Gordon Murray]] as the Baker's Wife.<ref name=replacement/> From May 23 to 25, 1989, the original cast (except with Cindy Robinson as Snow White) reunited for three performances to tape the show for the Season 10 premiere episode of [[PBS]]'s ''[[American Playhouse]]'', which first aired on March 15, 1991. The show was filmed with seven cameras on the set of the Martin Beck Theatre in front of an audience, with certain elements slightly changed for the recording to better fit the screen, and with lighting and minor costume differences. There were also pick-up shots not filmed in front of an audience. This video has since been released on VHS and DVD and, on occasion, remastered and rereleased.<ref>[http://www.sondheimguide.com/woods.html#TV "1991 Television Version"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305030732/http://www.sondheimguide.com/woods.html#TV |date=2016-03-05 }} SondheimGuide.com, accessed March 19, 2012</ref> Tenth Anniversary benefit performances were held on November 9, 1997, at the [[Broadway Theatre (53rd Street)|Broadway Theatre]] in New York, with most of the original cast.<ref>[http://www.sondheimguide.com/concerts2.html#1997Woods "Concert, Tenth Anniversary"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070819093433/http://www.sondheimguide.com/concerts2.html#1997Woods |date=2007-08-19 }} SondheimGuide.com</ref> [[Jonathan Dokuchitz]] played Rapunzel's Prince in place of Wagner. This concert featured the duet "Our Little World", written for the first London production of the show.{{citation needed|date=May 2025}} On November 9, 2014, most of the original cast reunited for a reunion concert and discussion in [[Costa Mesa, California]]. [[Mo Rocca]] hosted the reunion and interviewed Sondheim, Lapine, and each cast member. Appearing were Peters, Gleason, Zien, Ferland, Wright and husband and wife Westenberg and Crosby.<ref>Henerson, Evan. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/bernadette-peters-joanna-gleason-stephen-sondheim-and-more-return-to-the-woods-335110 "Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, Stephen Sondheim and More Return to The Woods"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215133807/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/bernadette-peters-joanna-gleason-stephen-sondheim-and-more-return-to-the-woods-335110 |date=2014-12-15 }} playbill.com, November 10, 2014</ref> The same group presented another discussion/concert on June 21, 2015, at the [[Brooklyn Academy of Music]], New York City.<ref>Gioia, Michael. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/learn-how-into-the-woods-began-who-got-married-the-line-sondheim-stole-and-how-the-witch-transformed-351830#search_form "Learn How 'Into the Woods' Began"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624155659/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/learn-how-into-the-woods-began-who-got-married-the-line-sondheim-stole-and-how-the-witch-transformed-351830#search_form |date=2015-06-24 }} playbill.com, June 22, 2015</ref> ===1988 US tour=== A U.S. tour started performances on November 22, 1988. The cast included [[Cleo Laine]] as the Witch, [[Rex Robbins]] as the Narrator and Mysterious Man, Ray Gill and Mary Gordon Murray as the Baker and his wife, [[Kathleen Rowe McAllen]] as Cinderella, Chuck Wagner as the Wolf/Cinderella's Prince, [[Douglas Sills]] as Rapunzel's Prince, [[Robert Duncan McNeill]] and [[Charlotte Rae]] as Jack and his mother, Marcus Olson as the Steward, and Susan Gordon Clark reprising her role as Florinda from the Broadway production. The set was almost completely reconstructed, and there were certain changes to the script, changing certain story elements.{{citation needed|date=May 2025}} Notable cast replacements included Joslyn as the Witch, [[Peter Walker (actor)|Peter Walker]] as the Narrator/Mysterious Man, Olson as the Baker, [[Stuart Zagnit]] as the Steward, and [[Patricia Ben Peterson]] as Cinderella.<ref>[[Stanley Green (historian)|Green, Stanley]] and Green, Kay. [https://books.google.com/books?id=KDKFHniTy1YC&q=%22Cleo+Laine%22 "'Into the Woods'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406113827/https://books.google.com/books?id=KDKFHniTy1YC&q=%22Cleo+Laine%22 |date=2023-04-06 }}, ''Broadway Musicals, Show by Show''(5ed), Hal Leonard Corporation, 1996, {{ISBN|0793577500}}, p. 277</ref> The tour<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hutchins |first=Michael H. |date=October 14, 2010 |title=Into the Woods, 1988 National Touring Company |url=http://www.sondheimguide.com/woods.html#NTC |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305030732/http://www.sondheimguide.com/woods.html#NTC |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |access-date=January 11, 2012 |website=The Stephen Sondheim Reference Guide}}</ref><ref>Stearns, David Patrick. ''USA Today'', January 26, 1989, p.4D</ref> ran at the [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts]] from June to July 1989, where ''[[The Washington Post]]'' review called the "lovely score – poised between melody and dissonance ... the perfect measure of our tenuous condition. The songs invariably follow the characters' thinking patterns, as they weigh their options and digest their experience. Needless to say, that doesn't make for traditional show-stoppers. But it does make for vivacity of another kind. And Sondheim's lyrics ... are brilliant. ... I think you'll find these cast members alert and engaging."<ref>Richards, David. "''Woods'' of enchantment; At the Opera House, Sondlheim's Bittersweet Turn on Happily Ever After", ''The Washington Post'', June 24, 1989, p. B1</ref> ===Original West End=== [[File:Into the Woods cast recording (London, 1990).jpg|thumb|The album cover of the London cast recording]] The original West End production opened on September 25, 1990, at the [[Phoenix Theatre, London|Phoenix Theatre]] and closed on February 23, 1991, after 197 performances. It was directed by [[Richard Jones (opera director)|Richard Jones]] and produced by [[David Mirvish]], with set design by [[Richard Hudson (stage designer)|Richard Hudson]], choreography by [[Anthony Van Laast]], costumes by [[Sue Blane]], and [[orchestration]]s by [[Jonathan Tunick]]. The cast featured [[Julia McKenzie]] as the Witch, [[Ian Bartholomew]] as the Baker, [[Imelda Staunton]] as the Baker's Wife and [[Clive Carter]] as the Wolf/Cinderella's prince. The show was nominated for seven [[Olivier Award]]s in 1991, winning Best Actress in a Musical (Staunton) and Best Director of a Musical (Jones).{{citation needed|date=May 2025}} The song "Our Little World" was added.<ref>[http://www.sondheimguide.com/woods.html#LP "1990 London Production"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305030732/http://www.sondheimguide.com/woods.html#LP |date=2016-03-05 }} SondheimGuide.com, accessed March 26, 2011</ref> A duet for the Witch and Rapunzel, it gives further insight into the Witch's care for her self-proclaimed daughter and the desire Rapunzel has to see the world outside her tower. The show's overall feel was darker than that of the original Broadway production. Critic [[Michael Billington (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. Old-fashioned footlights give the faces a sinister glow. 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 Doré]]'s children's illustrations. And the effects are terrific: doors open to reveal the rotating magnified eyeball or the admonitory finger of the predatory giant."<ref>"Arts: In the thickets of thought – [[Michael Billington (critic)|Michael Billington]] sings the praises of Sondheim and Lapine's fairy tale attempt to push the musical into new and daring directions", ''[[The Guardian]]'' (London), September 27, 1990</ref> ===1998 London revival=== An intimate production of the show opened at the [[Donmar Warehouse]] on November 16, 1998 closing on February 13, 1999. It was directed by [[John Crowley (director)|John Crowley]] and designed by his brother, [[Bob Crowley]]. The cast included [[Clare Burt]] as the Witch, Nick Holder as the Baker, [[Sophie Thompson]] as the Baker's Wife, [[Jenna Russell]] as Cinderella, [[Sheridan Smith]] as Little Red, [[Damian Lewis]] as the Wolf/Cinderella's Prince, and [[Frank Middlemass]] as the Narrator.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1998 Donmar Warehouse, London Production |url=http://www.sondheimguide.com/woods.html#1998LP |access-date=December 15, 2022 |website=Sondheim Guide |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305030732/http://www.sondheimguide.com/woods.html#1998LP |url-status=live }}</ref> Thompson won the [[1999 Laurence Olivier Awards|1999]] [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical]]; the production was nominated for [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival|Outstanding Musical Production]]. ===2002 Broadway revival=== [[File:Into the Woods poster (Broadway revival).jpg|thumb|left|150px|A poster for the 2002 Broadway revival]] A revival opened at the [[Ahmanson Theatre]] in Los Angeles, running from February 1 to March 24, 2002. It had the same director, choreographer and principal cast that began performances on Broadway a month later.<ref>[http://www.sondheimguide.com/woods.html "2002 Los Angeles Production"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305030732/http://www.sondheimguide.com/woods.html |date=2016-03-05 }} sondheimguide.com, accessed July 1, 2011</ref> The 2002 Broadway revival, directed by Lapine and choreographed by [[John Carrafa]], began previews on April 13, 2002, and opened April 30 at the [[Broadhurst Theatre]], closing on December 29 after a run of 18 previews and 279 regular performances. 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, [[Adam Wylie]] as Jack, and [[Laura Benanti]] as Cinderella. [[Judi Dench]] provided the Giantess's pre-recorded voice.<ref>{{Cite web |last=The Broadway League |date=April 30, 2002 |title=Into the Woods – Broadway Musical – 2002 Revival |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/into-the-woods-13281 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220130/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/into-the-woods-13281 |archive-date=January 30, 2022 |access-date=January 15, 2022 |website=IBDB}}<br/>{{Cite web |title=Into the Woods (Broadway, Broadhurst Theatre, 2002) |url=https://playbill.com/production/into-the-woods-broadhurst-theatre-vault-0000001997 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220130/https://playbill.com/production/into-the-woods-broadhurst-theatre-vault-0000001997 |archive-date=January 30, 2022 |access-date=January 15, 2022 |website=Playbill |language=en}}</ref> The production featured designs by Douglas W. Schmidt (sets), [[Susan Hilferty]] (costumes), [[Brian MacDevitt]] (lighting), [[Dan Moses Schreier]] (sound) and [[Elaine J. McCarthy]] (projection). The revival won Tonys for the [[Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical|best revival]] and [[Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Musical|lighting design]] at the [[56th Tony Awards]].<ref>[http://www.sondheimguide.com/woods.html#2002BW "2002 revival production information"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305030732/http://www.sondheimguide.com/woods.html#2002BW |date=2016-03-05 }} sondheimguide.com</ref> Lapine revised the script slightly for this production, with a cameo appearance of the Three Little Pigs restored from the earlier San Diego production.<ref name="revival">[http://www.sondheim.com/news/reviving_the_woods.html Reviving the Woods (2002)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927013554/http://www.sondheim.com/news/reviving_the_woods.html |date=2011-09-27 }} sondheim.com, accessed March 26, 2011</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=January 9, 2022 |title='Woods' Path Takes New Twists |page=35 |work=[[New York Daily News]] |url=https://nydailynews.newspapers.com/image/408349133/?terms=%27Woods%27%20Path%20Takes%20New%20Twists&match=1 |access-date=August 17, 2022 |via=New York Daily News Archive |archive-date=January 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107212015/https://nydailynews.newspapers.com/image/408349133/?terms=%27Woods%27%20Path%20Takes%20New%20Twists&match=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> There were also various small dialogue changes; a new song "Our Little World"; a second wolf who ogles the Three Little Pigs (portrayed by the same actor as Rapunzel's prince); Milky White was played by a live performer ([[Chad Kimball]]) in an intricate costume; new lyrics for "Last Midnight", now a menacing lullaby sung by the Witch to the Baker's baby; and the ending also got new lyrics. The Witch starts aging again due to her losing the beans, and she sinks into the stage crying out: "Mother, here I come!", as opposed to the traditional "and the boom–crunch!"<ref name=":4"/><ref>Pressley, Nelson. "A Spruced-Up ''Into the Woods'' Grows on Broadway", ''The Washington Post'', May 1, 2002, p. C1</ref> ===London Royal Opera House, 2007=== A revival at the [[Royal Opera House]]'s Linbury Studio in [[Covent Garden]] ran from June 14 to 30, 2007, followed by a short stint at [[The Lowry]] theatre, [[Salford Quays]], [[Manchester]] on July 4–7. The production mixed opera singers, musical theatre actors, and film and television actors, including [[Anne Reid]] (Jack's mother) and [[Gary Waldhorn]] (the narrator), [[Suzie Toase]] (Little Red), [[Peter Caulfield (actor)|Peter Caulfield]] (Jack), Beverley Klein (Witch), [[Anna Francolini]] (Baker's Wife), [[Clive Rowe]] (Baker), [[Nick Garrett (bass-baritone)|Nicholas Garrett]] (Wolf/Cinderella's Prince), and [[Lara Pulver]] (Lucinda). This was the second Sondheim musical to be staged by the Opera House, following 2003's ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]''.. Directed by [[Will Tuckett]], it received mixed reviews, although there were clear standout performances.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cavendish |first=Dominic |date=June 21, 2007 |title=Beyond the happy-ever-after |work=The Telegraph |location=London |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/drama/3665992/Beyond-the-happy-ever-after.html |url-status=live |access-date=January 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113004513/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/drama/3665992/Beyond-the-happy-ever-after.html |archive-date=January 13, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hall |first=George |date=June 20, 2007 |title=Into the Woods |work=The Stage |location=London |url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/17233/into-the-woods |url-status=live |access-date=January 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112235052/http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/17233/into-the-woods |archive-date=January 12, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Billington |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Billington (critic) |date=June 20, 2007 |title=Into the Woods |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/theatre/drama/reviews/story/0,,2106977,00.html |url-status=live |access-date=May 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821180016/http://arts.guardian.co.uk/theatre/drama/reviews/story/0,,2106977,00.html |archive-date=August 21, 2008}}</ref> The production completely sold out three weeks before opening. As it was billed as an opera production, the show and its performers were not considered in the musical theatre nominations for the [[2008 Laurence Olivier Awards]].{{citation needed|date=May 2025}} ===Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, 2010=== A [[Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park|Regent's Park Open Air Theatre]] production, directed by [[Timothy Sheader]] and choreographed by Liam Steel, ran from 6 August to 11 September 2010. The cast included [[Hannah Waddingham]] as the Witch, [[Mark Hadfield]] as the Baker, [[Jenna Russell]] as the Baker's Wife, [[Helen Dallimore]] as Cinderella, [[Michael Xavier]] as the Wolf/Cinderella's prince, and Judi Dench as the recorded voice of the Giantess. [[Gareth Valentine]] was the musical director.<ref name="Regent's Park">[http://westend.broadwayworld.com/article/Waddingham-Russel-Lead-Open-Air-Theatres-INTO-THE-WOODS-86911-20100806 Waddingham, Russel Lead Open Air Theatre's ''Into the Woods'', 8/6-9/11] Broadway World, Retrieved July 27, 2013</ref><ref>Shenton, Mark.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/142088-New-London-Production-of-Into-the-Woods-Opens-at-Open-Air-Theatre-Regents-Park-Aug-16 "New London Production of Into the Woods Opens at Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park Aug. 16"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017192307/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/142088-New-London-Production-of-Into-the-Woods-Opens-at-Open-Air-Theatre-Regents-Park-Aug-16 |date=2012-10-17 }} Playbill.com, August 16, 2010</ref> The musical was performed outdoors in a wooded area<!-- OUTSIDE THE THEATRE? -->. While the book remained mostly unchanged, the subtext of the plot was dramatically altered by casting the role of the Narrator as a young school boy lost in the woods following a family argument – a device used to further illustrate the musical's themes of [[parenting]] and adolescence.{{citation needed|date=May 2025}} The production opened to wide critical acclaim, with much of the press commenting on the effectiveness of the open air setting. ''[[The Daily 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."<ref>Spencer, Charles. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/7950065/Into-the-Woods-Open-Air-Theatre-Regents-Park-review.html "'Into the Woods', Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, review"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621193617/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/7950065/Into-the-Woods-Open-Air-Theatre-Regents-Park-review.html |date=2018-06-21 }} telegraph.co.uk, 17 August 2010</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' reviewer commented: "The natural environment makes for something genuinely haunting and mysterious as night falls on the audience".<ref>Wolf, Matt. [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/arts/25iht-lon25.html "Playing Sondheim in the Woods"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630121212/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/arts/25iht-lon25.html |date=2017-06-30}} ''The New York Times'', August 24, 2010</ref> The production won the [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival]] at the [[2011 Laurence Olivier Awards]]. It was captured by live by [[Digital Theatre (website)|Digital Theatre+]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Into the Woods |url=https://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/title/into-the-woods |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=Digital Theatre+ |language=en}}</ref> ===Central Park Delacorte Theater, 2012=== The Regent's Park production transferred to the [[Public Theater]]'s 2012 free summer series, [[Shakespeare in the Park (New York City)|Shakespeare in the Park]], at the [[Delacorte Theater]] in [[Central Park]], New York City, with an American cast and new designers. The cast included [[Amy Adams]] as the Baker's Wife, [[Donna Murphy]] as the Witch, [[Denis O'Hare]] as the Baker, Chip Zien (the Baker in the 1987 Broadway cast) as the Mysterious Man/Cinderella's father, Ivan Hernandez as the Wolf/Cinderella's prince, [[Jessie Mueller]] as Cinderella, Jack Broderick as the young Narrator, [[Gideon Glick]] as Jack, Cooper Grodin as Rapunzel's Prince, [[Sarah Stiles]] as Little Red, Josh Lamon as the Steward, and [[Glenn Close]] as the voice of the Giantess.<ref>[http://broadwayworld.com/article/Official-INTO-THE-WOODS-AS-YOU-LIKE-IT-Set-for-Shakespeare-in-the-Park-Lily-Rabe-Set-for-Rosalind-20120126 "Official: ''Into the Woods'' & ''As You Like It'' Set for Shakespeare in the Park; Lily Rabe Set for 'Rosalind'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128104619/http://broadwayworld.com/article/Official-INTO-THE-WOODS-AS-YOU-LIKE-IT-Set-for-Shakespeare-in-the-Park-Lily-Rabe-Set-for-Rosalind-20120126 |date=2012-01-28 }} broadwayworld.com, January 26, 2012</ref> Sheader again directed, and Steel served as co-director and choreographer. Performances ran from July 24 until September 1.<ref>[http://www.broadway.com/buzz/163302/into-the-woods-starring-amy-adams-denis-ohare-donna-murphy-extends-central-park-run/ "''Into the Woods'', Starring Amy Adams, Denis O'Hare & Donna Murphy, Extends Central Park Run"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810122230/http://www.broadway.com/buzz/163302/into-the-woods-starring-amy-adams-denis-ohare-donna-murphy-extends-central-park-run/ |date=2012-08-10 }} broadway.com, August 7, 2012</ref> The set was a collaboration between Gilmour and [[John Lee Beatty]] and rose "over 50 feet in the air, with a series of tree-covered catwalks and pathways".<ref name="public">{{Cite web |last=Hetrick |first=Adam |date=July 23, 2012 |title="Once Upon a Time": ''Into the Woods'', With Chip Zien, Donna Murphy, Denis O'Hare and Amy Adams, Begins July 23 in Central Park |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/168255-Once-Upon-a-Time-Into-the-Woods-With-Chip-Zien-Donna-Murphy-Denis-OHare-and-Amy-Adams-Begins-July-23-in-Central-Park |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131104629/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/168255-Once-Upon-a-Time-Into-the-Woods-With-Chip-Zien-Donna-Murphy-Denis-OHare-and-Amy-Adams-Begins-July-23-in-Central-Park |archive-date=January 31, 2013 |access-date=July 23, 2012 |publisher=playbill.com}}</ref> There were reports of a possible Broadway transfer,<ref>[http://broadwayworld.com/article/Central-Park-INTO-THE-WOODS-Already-Considering-Broadway-20120222 "Central Park 'Into the Woods' Already Considering Broadway?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508153546/http://broadwayworld.com/article/Central-Park-INTO-THE-WOODS-Already-Considering-Broadway-20120222 |date=2012-05-08 }}, Broadwayworld.com, February 22, 2012</ref><ref>Hetrick, Adam. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/16/ref5893-Is-Public-Theater-Considering-Broadway-Run-of-Into-the-Woods "Is Public Theater Considering Broadway Run of 'Into the Woods?'"]{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Playbill.com, May 11, 2012</ref> but scheduling conflicts prevented this.<ref>[http://broadwayworld.com/article/INTO-THE-WOODS-Will-Not-Transfer-to-Broadway-THE-SUNSHINE-BOYS-Delayed-to-2013-14-Season-20130106 ''Into the Woods'' Will Not Transfer to Broadway; ''The Sunshine Boys'' Delayed to 2013–14 Season] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130109023047/http://broadwayworld.com/article/INTO-THE-WOODS-Will-Not-Transfer-to-Broadway-THE-SUNSHINE-BOYS-Delayed-to-2013-14-Season-20130106 |date=2013-01-09 }} Broadway World, January 6, 2013</ref> ===Hollywood Bowl, 2019=== For its annual fully staged musical, the [[Hollywood Bowl]] produced ''Into the Woods'' from July 26–28, 2019, directed and choreographed by [[Robert Longbottom]].<ref name="holly">{{Cite web |title=''Into the Woods'' – Annual Fully Staged Musical. Hollywood Bowl |url=https://www.hollywoodbowl.com/events/performances/583/2019-07-26/into-the-woods |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729225229/https://www.hollywoodbowl.com/events/performances/583/2019-07-26/into-the-woods |archive-date=29 July 2019 |access-date=29 July 2019 |website=Hollywood Bowl}}</ref> 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, [[Hailey Kilgore]] as Rapunzel, [[Rebecca Spencer (singer)|Rebecca Spencer]] as Jack's Mother, original Broadway cast member Gregory North as Cinderella's father, and [[Whoopi Goldberg]] as the voice of the Giantess<ref name="bowl">Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/article/read-reviews-for-hollywood-bowl-into-the-woods-starring-patina-miller-sutton-foster-skylar-astin-cheyenne-jackson# "Read Reviews for Hollywood Bowl ''Into the Woods'', Starring Patina Miller, Sutton Foster, Skylar Astin, Cheyenne Jackson"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731022607/http://www.playbill.com/article/read-reviews-for-hollywood-bowl-into-the-woods-starring-patina-miller-sutton-foster-skylar-astin-cheyenne-jackson |date=2019-07-31 }} playbill, July 28, 2019</ref> The production featured Ann Hould-Ward's costumes from the original Broadway production.{{citation needed|date=May 2025}} ===2022 Encores! production=== [[New York City Center]] staged ''Into the Woods'' as part of its [[Encores!]] series from May 4–15, 2022, directed by Encores! artistic director Lear deBessonet. The cast starred [[Heather Headley]] as the Witch, [[Neil Patrick Harris]] as The Baker and [[Sara Bareilles]] as the Baker's Wife, with [[Denée Benton]] as Cinderella, Cole Thompson as Jack,[[ Ann Harada]] as Jack's Mother, [[Julia Lester]] as Little Red, Shereen Pimentel as Rapunzel, [[Gavin Creel]] as Cinderella's Prince/Wolf, [[Jordan Donica]] as Rapunzel's Prince, [[Annie Golden]] as Grandmother/Cinderella's Mother/Giant's Wife, [[David Patrick Kelly]] as Narrator/Mysterious Man, Ta'nika Gibson as Lucinda, Lauren Mitchell (who played Lucinda in the 1987 Broadway production) as Cinderella's StepmotherAlbert Guerzon as Cinderella's Father, Brooke Ishibashi as Florinda, Kennedy Kanagawa as Milky White, Lauren Mitchell as Cinderella's Stepmother and David Turner as Steward<ref>{{Cite web |last=Culwell-Block |first=Logan |date=May 4, 2022 |title=Heather Headley, Sara Bareilles, Neil Patrick Harris, More Go ''Into the Woods'' for New York City Center Encores! Beginning May 4 |url=https://playbill.com/article/heather-headley-sara-bareilles-neil-patrick-harris-more-go-into-the-woods-for-new-york-city-center-encores-beginning-may-4 |access-date=May 7, 2022 |website=Playbill |archive-date=May 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507071132/https://playbill.com/article/heather-headley-sara-bareilles-neil-patrick-harris-more-go-into-the-woods-for-new-york-city-center-encores-beginning-may-4 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Culwell-Block |first=Long |date=March 24, 2022 |title=Denée Benton, Gavin Creel, Ann Harada, More Join Encores! ''Into the Woods'' |url=https://playbill.com/article/denee-benton-gavin-creel-ann-harada-more-join-encores-into-the-woods |access-date=April 17, 2022 |website=Playbill |archive-date=December 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216200126/https://playbill.com/article/denee-benton-gavin-creel-ann-harada-more-join-encores-into-the-woods |url-status=live }}</ref> Donica tested positive for [[COVID-19]], and so Jason Forbach played Rapunzel's Prince for the first week of performances.{{citation needed|date=May 2025}} ===2022 Broadway revival=== [[File:Into the Woods Broadway 2022.jpg|thumb|left|195px|Poster for the 2022 Broadway revival]] The Encores! production transferred to Broadway at the [[St. James Theatre]], with an official opening on July 10, 2022, after previews beginning on June 28, to universally positive reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Into the Woods |url=https://didtheylikeit.com/shows/into-the-woods-3/ |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=Did They Like It? |language=en |archive-date=2023-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510153206/https://didtheylikeit.com/shows/into-the-woods-3/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Most of the Encores! cast transferred, except that [[Brian d'Arcy James]] played the Baker, Patina Miller was the Witch, [[Phillipa Soo]] was Cinderella, [[Joshua Henry]] was Rapunzel's Prince,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=May 26, 2022 |title=Encores! Into the Woods Sets Broadway Transfer With Patina Miller, Brian D'Arcy James, Phillipa Soo, Joshua Henry, Sara Bareilles, More |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/encores-into-the-woods-sets-broadway-transfer-with-patina-miller-brian-darcy-james-phillipa-soo-joshua-henry-sara-bareilles-more |access-date=May 26, 2022 |website=Playbill |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526125126/https://playbill.com/article/encores-into-the-woods-sets-broadway-transfer-with-patina-miller-brian-darcy-james-phillipa-soo-joshua-henry-sara-bareilles-more |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Nancy Opel]] was Cinderella's Stepmother, Aymee Garcia was Jack's Mother, and Alysia Velez was Rapunzel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rabinowitz |first=Chloe |date=June 8, 2022 |title=Nancy Opel, Aymee Garcia, Alysia Velez & More Join INTO THE WOODS on Broadway |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Nancy-Opel-Aymee-Garcia-Alysia-Velez-More-Join-INTO-THE-WOODS-on-Broadway-20220608 |access-date=June 19, 2022 |website=Broadway World |archive-date=June 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619201256/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Nancy-Opel-Aymee-Garcia-Alysia-Velez-More-Join-INTO-THE-WOODS-on-Broadway-20220608 |url-status=live }}</ref> From July 24 to August 2, Cheyenne Jackson filled in as the Wolf and Cinderella's Prince.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arms |first=Talaura |date=July 12, 2022 |title=Cheyenne Jackson Will Return to Broadway for Short Stint in Into the Woods |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/cheyenne-jackson-will-return-to-broadway-for-short-stint-in-into-the-woods |access-date=July 12, 2022 |website=Playbill |archive-date=July 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712194043/https://www.playbill.com/article/cheyenne-jackson-will-return-to-broadway-for-short-stint-in-into-the-woods |url-status=live }}</ref> On September 6, 2022, married couple [[Stephanie J. Block]] and [[Sebastian Arcelus]] replaced Bareilles and James as the Baker's Wife and the Baker. Other replacements included [[Krysta Rodriguez]] as Cinderella and [[Jim Stanek]] as the Steward. [[Montego Glover]] began sharing the role of the Witch with Miller, and [[Andy Karl]] played the Wolf/Cinderella's Prince from September 6–15. Harada joined the cast as Jack's mother on September 27.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Margaret |date=12 August 2022 |title=Stephanie J. Block, Sebastian Arcelus, Krysta Rodriguez, Montego Glover, More to Join Broadway's Into the Woods |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/stephanie-j-block-sebastian-arcelus-krysta-rodriguez-more-to-join-into-the-woods |website=Playbill |access-date=13 August 2022 |archive-date=13 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813065124/https://playbill.com/article/stephanie-j-block-sebastian-arcelus-krysta-rodriguez-more-to-join-into-the-woods |url-status=live }}</ref> James returned to the cast as the Baker starting October 25, and Karl returned, this time as Rapunzel's Prince, starting October 11.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harms |first=Talaura |date=22 September 2022 |title=Brian D'Arcy James and Andy Karl Will Return to Broadway's Into the Woods |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/brian-darcy-james-and-andy-karl-will-return-to-broadways-into-the-woods |website=Playbill |access-date=22 September 2022 |archive-date=22 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922210711/https://www.playbill.com/article/brian-darcy-james-and-andy-karl-will-return-to-broadways-into-the-woods |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Into the Woods (2022 Broadway Cast Recording)|cast album]] was released on September 30.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harms |first=Talaura |date=30 September 2022 |title=Into the Woods Revival Cast Album Released September 30 |url=https://playbill.com/article/into-the-woods-revival-cast-album-released-september-30 |website=Playbill |access-date=1 October 2022 |archive-date=1 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001153410/https://playbill.com/article/into-the-woods-revival-cast-album-released-september-30 |url-status=live }}</ref> Benton joined the cast as Cinderella from November 21 to December 24.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wild |first=Stephi |date=25 October 2022 |title=Denee Benton Will Reprise Role of Cinderella in INTO THE WOODS on Broadway |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Denee-Benton-Will-Reprise-Role-of-Cinderella-in-INTO-THE-WOODS-on-Broadway-20221025 |website=Broadway World |access-date=25 October 2022 |archive-date=25 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025141049/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Denee-Benton-Will-Reprise-Role-of-Cinderella-in-INTO-THE-WOODS-on-Broadway-20221025 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Joaquina Kalukango]] played the Witch from December 16.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wild |first=Stephi |date=17 November 2022 |title=Joaquina Kalukango Will Play The Witch in INTO THE WOODS Beginning Next Month |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Joaquina-Kalukango-Will-Play-The-Witch-in-INTO-THE-WOODS-Beginning-Next-Month-20221117 |website=Broadway World |access-date=17 November 2022 |archive-date=17 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117142317/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Joaquina-Kalukango-Will-Play-The-Witch-in-INTO-THE-WOODS-Beginning-Next-Month-20221117 |url-status=live }}</ref> On December 2, Henry resumed the role of Rapunzel's Prince.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Joshua Henry (Performer) |url=https://www.playbill.com/person/joshua-henry-vault-0000114723 |access-date=December 12, 2022 |website=Playbill |archive-date=December 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210044842/https://playbill.com/person/joshua-henry-vault-0000114723 |url-status=live }}</ref> Arcelus returned as the Baker starting January 3.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rabinowitz |first=Chloe |date=December 15, 2022 |title=Sebastian Arcelus to Return INTO THE WOODS; Diane Phelan to Take Over as Cinderella |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Sebastian-Arcelus-to-Return-INTO-THE-WOODS-Diane-Phelan-to-Take-Over-as-Cinderella-20221215 |access-date=December 15, 2022 |website=BroadwayWorld |archive-date=December 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215204210/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Sebastian-Arcelus-to-Return-INTO-THE-WOODS-Diane-Phelan-to-Take-Over-as-Cinderella-20221215 |url-status=live }}</ref> The production closed on January 8, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arms |first=Talaura |date=January 8, 2023 |title=Into the Woods Broadway Revival Ends Extended Run January 8 |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/into-the-woods-broadway-revival-ends-extended-run-january-8 |access-date=January 9, 2023 |website=Playbill |archive-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109033555/https://www.playbill.com/article/into-the-woods-broadway-revival-ends-extended-run-january-8 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Into the Woods 2022-23 Broadway Revival Current Cast |url=https://playbill.com/personlistpage/person-list?production=7627fde2-16ab-4795-b2fb-2cb997a23d63&type=cp#cc |access-date=January 8, 2023 |website=Playbill |archive-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109001851/https://playbill.com/personlistpage/person-list?production=7627fde2-16ab-4795-b2fb-2cb997a23d63&type=cp#cc |url-status=live }}</ref> The cast recording won the [[Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album]] at the [[65th Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref>[https://playbill.com/article/into-the-woods-wins-grammy-award-for-best-musical-theater-album "Into The Woods Wins Grammy Award For Best Musical Theatre Album"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206174600/https://playbill.com/article/into-the-woods-wins-grammy-award-for-best-musical-theater-album |date=2023-02-06 }} Playbill, February 5, 2023</ref> The production was nominated for [[76th Tony Awards|six Tony Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 Tony Awards: Some Like It Hot Leads Nominations; See the Full List | Playbill |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/tony-nominations-2023 |access-date=2023-05-02 |archive-date=2023-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502132341/https://www.playbill.com/article/tony-nominations-2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> ===Theatre Royal, Bath, 2022=== A production played at the [[Theatre Royal, Bath|Theatre Royal]] in [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], England, for 4 weeks starting on August 17, 2022. It was directed by [[Terry Gilliam]] and Leah Hausman. The show was first booked for the [[The Old Vic|Old Vic Theatre]] in 2020 but was cancelled there due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The cast included [[Julian Bleach]] as the Mysterious Man, [[Nicola Hughes (actress)|Nicola Hughes]] as the Witch, [[Rhashan Stone]] as the Baker, Alex Young as the Baker's Wife, Nathanael Campbell as the Wolf and Cinderella's Prince, [[Audrey Brisson]] as Cinderella, Barney Wilkinson as Jack, [[Gillian Bevan]] as Jack's Mother, [[Charlotte Jaconelli]] as Florinda, Maria Conneeley as Rapunzel, and Lauren Conroy as Little Red in her professional stage debut. Milky White was played in pantomime by dancer Faith Prendergast. The music director was [[Stephen Higgins (conductor)|Stephen Higgins]]; [[Jon Bausor]] was in charge of the production design and Anthony McDonald of the costumes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Into The Woods – Theatre Royal Bath |url=https://www.theatreroyal.org.uk/event/into-the-woods |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=www.theatreroyal.org.uk |archive-date=2022-08-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807221924/https://www.theatreroyal.org.uk/event/into-the-woods |url-status=dead }}</ref> In contrast to the simultaneous Broadway revival, this production was quite visual, with elaborate sets and props, its conceit being that the characters were figures in a young girl's [[Victorian era|Victorian]] toy theatre.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-20 |title=''Into the Woods'' cast at Theatre Royal Bath includes Alex Young, Nicola Hughes, Julian Bleach, Audrey Brisson, Rhashan Stone |url=https://www.westendtheatre.com/114930/news/into-the-woods-casting-to-include-nicola-hughes-julian-bleach-audrey-brisson-rhashan-stone-alex-young/ |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=www.westendtheatre.com |language=en-GB |archive-date=2022-07-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728065636/https://www.westendtheatre.com/114930/news/into-the-woods-casting-to-include-nicola-hughes-julian-bleach-audrey-brisson-rhashan-stone-alex-young/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The toy theatre spanned the stage, with "giant" props (cans of beans, a watch, a vase, a doll) appearing throughout and used by the characters as elements of setting (for example, Rapunzel's tower was a pile of bean cans).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Into the Woods at Theatre Royal Bath – first look photos {{!}} WhatsOnStage |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/bath-theatre/news/into-the-woods-revival-photos_57209.html |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=www.whatsonstage.com |date=22 August 2022 |language=en-GB |archive-date=2022-08-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822223734/https://www.whatsonstage.com/bath-theatre/news/into-the-woods-revival-photos_57209.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Slapstick]] was also emphasized, "done in the spirit of what Sondheim has written".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Read |first=7 Min |date=2022-07-26 |title=Conjuring up new worlds: in conversation with theatre director Leah Hausman |url=https://thebathmagazine.co.uk/conjuring-up-new-worlds-in-conversation-with-theatre-director-leah-hausman/ |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=The Bath Magazine |language=en-GB |archive-date=2022-07-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727151134/https://thebathmagazine.co.uk/conjuring-up-new-worlds-in-conversation-with-theatre-director-leah-hausman/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Lapine supported this vision,<ref>{{Cite web |last=whdadmin |date=2022-01-07 |title=Into The Woods: Stephen Sondheim's beloved musical to open at Theatre Royal Bath |url=https://www.scenario-two.com/into-the-woods-stephen-sondheims-beloved-musical-to-open-at-theatre-royal-bath/ |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=Scenario Two |language=en-GB |archive-date=2022-07-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729104009/https://www.scenario-two.com/into-the-woods-stephen-sondheims-beloved-musical-to-open-at-theatre-royal-bath/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Terry Gilliam |url=https://www.facebook.com/Terry.Gilliam/posts/pfbid0PS1THRmC8FCaqHRLEcmapwfsVTTHrBAMmQwrWiPToHZa8u2vVK8FM33WgowQ12czl |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en |archive-date=2023-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103085058/https://www.facebook.com/Terry.Gilliam/posts/pfbid0PS1THRmC8FCaqHRLEcmapwfsVTTHrBAMmQwrWiPToHZa8u2vVK8FM33WgowQ12czl |url-status=live }}</ref> and Sondheim gave his approval to the cast before he died.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nicola Hughes sur Instagram: "Finally I can share my news!!!..." |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CckgNjhoPRo/ |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=Instagram |language=fr |archive-date=2022-07-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729104056/https://www.instagram.com/p/CckgNjhoPRo |url-status=live }}</ref> Sondheim allegedly liked the designs so much that he fell off his chair laughing.<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Into the Woods {{!}} In rehearsals with Terry Gilliam and Leah Hausman |date=15 August 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VXiqAnTed4 |access-date=2022-08-15 |language=en |archive-date=2022-08-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815110903/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VXiqAnTed4&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> The show opened to mostly positive reviews, with critics praising this "hallucinogenic take",<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cavendish |first=Dominic |date=2022-08-25 |title=Into the Woods, Theatre Royal Bath, review: Terry Gilliam's hallucinogenic take on Sondheim rises from the ashes of cancellation |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/woods-theatre-royal-bath-review-terry-gilliams-hallucinogenic/ |access-date=2022-08-25 |issn=0307-1235 |archive-date=2022-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824231246/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/woods-theatre-royal-bath-review-terry-gilliams-hallucinogenic/ |url-status=live }}</ref> with its "imaginative imagery"<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Into the Woods review at Theatre Royal Bath, directed by Terry Gilliam |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/long-reviews/into-the-woods-directed-by-terry-gilliam-review-at-theatre-royal-bath |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=The Stage |language=En |archive-date=2022-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825120004/https://www.thestage.co.uk/long-reviews/into-the-woods-directed-by-terry-gilliam-review-at-theatre-royal-bath |url-status=live }}</ref> and "sheer spectacle"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Davis |first=Clive |title=Into the Woods review — Terry Gilliam's 'cancelled' Sondheim is sheer spectacle |language=en |work=[[The Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/into-the-woods-review-terry-gilliams-cancelled-sondheim-is-sheer-spectacle-c7znpb8hz |access-date=2022-08-25 |issn=0140-0460 |archive-date=2022-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825123204/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/into-the-woods-review-terry-gilliams-cancelled-sondheim-is-sheer-spectacle-c7znpb8hz |url-status=live }}</ref> and acclaiming Leah Hausman's "particularly crisp" choreography,<ref name=":1" /> while some regretted a lack of an "emotional connection between the characters and the audience"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Into the Woods review – the spectacle in Sondheim and Lapine's musical comes at a price {{!}} WhatsOnStage |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/bath-theatre/reviews/into-the-woods-spectacle-gilliam-sondheim_57234.html |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=www.whatsonstage.com |date=25 August 2022 |language=en-GB |archive-date=2022-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825120140/https://www.whatsonstage.com/bath-theatre/reviews/into-the-woods-spectacle-gilliam-sondheim_57234.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and feeling that "nothing quite develops its emotional power as much as it might".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-25 |title=Into the Woods review – Terry Gilliam's rollicking take on Sondheim's 'fairytale collision' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/aug/25/into-the-woods-review-terry-gilliams-rollicking-take-on-sondheims-fairytale-collision |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> Reviews generally praised the strength and the vocal talent of the cast,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Theatre review: Into The Woods at Theatre Royal Bath |url=https://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/into-the-woods-theatre-royal-b-21273 |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=British Theatre Guide |date=17 August 2022 |language=en-GB |archive-date=2022-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825133308/https://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/into-the-woods-theatre-royal-b-21273 |url-status=live }}</ref> and particularly Prendergast as Milky White.<!-- ADD The Guardian's review here -->{{citation needed|date=May 2025}} ===2023 US tour=== The 2022 Broadway revival production toured the U.S. in 2023, starting on February 18. Glover, Arcelus, Block, Creel, Thompson, Geraghty, Kelly, Opel, Garcia, (from Boston onward), Gibson, Ishibashi, Stanek, Velez, Kanagawa<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harms |first=Talaura |date=December 6, 2022 |title=Broadway's ''Into the Woods'' Revival Will Journey Across the U.S. On Tour |url=https://playbill.com/article/broadways-into-the-woods-revival-will-journey-across-the-u-s-on-tour |access-date=December 6, 2022 |website=Playbill |archive-date=December 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206144414/https://playbill.com/article/broadways-into-the-woods-revival-will-journey-across-the-u-s-on-tour |url-status=live }}</ref> and Phelan all reprised their Broadway roles.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 15, 2022 |title=Diane Phelan as Cinderella |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CmM7P2IvC_e/?igshid=NDk5N2NlZjQ= |access-date=December 15, 2022 |website=Instagram |archive-date=December 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215203258/https://www.instagram.com/p/CmM7P2IvC_e/?igshid=NDk5N2NlZjQ= |url-status=live }}</ref> Jason Forbach and Felicia Curry played Rapunzel's Prince and the Giantess/Cinderella's Mother/Granny, respectively. Rayanne Gonzales was Jack's Mother (in [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] and [[Washington, D.C.]] only), Josh Breckenridge was Cinderella's father/puppeteer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wild |first=Stephi |date=January 17, 2023 |title=Complete Cast and Additional Cities Announced For ''Into the Woods'' Tour |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Complete-Cast-and-Additional-Cities-Announced-For-INTO-THE-WOODS-Tour-20230117 |access-date=January 23, 2023 |website=BroadwayWorld |archive-date=January 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120024017/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Complete-Cast-and-Additional-Cities-Announced-For-INTO-THE-WOODS-Tour-20230117 |url-status=live }}</ref> On February 25–26, Andy Karl reprised his Broadway role of Rapunzel's Prince during the opening weekend of the tour's engagement in Washington, D.C. and Forbach stepped into the role of the Baker for an injured Arcelus from February 25 for two weeks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ingenthron |first=Blair |date=February 25, 2023 |title=Andy Karl to Rejoin ''Into the Woods'' at the Kennedy Center This Weekend |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Andy-Karl-to-Rejoin-INTO-THE-WOODS-at-the-Kennedy-Center-This-Weekend-20230225 |access-date=February 25, 2023 |website=BroadwayWorld |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225170157/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Andy-Karl-to-Rejoin-INTO-THE-WOODS-at-the-Kennedy-Center-This-Weekend-20230225 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 11, 2023 |title=Arcelus returns to the Woods |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpq3m3tDymh/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= |website=Instagram |access-date=March 12, 2023 |archive-date=March 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312012211/https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpq3m3tDymh/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= |url-status=live }}</ref> The tour visited ten cities.<ref>{{cite web |author=The Broadway League |title=Into the Woods |url=https://www.ibdb.com/tour-production/into-the-woods-536014 |access-date=July 13, 2023 |website=IBDB |archive-date=July 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713160559/https://www.ibdb.com/tour-production/into-the-woods-536014 |url-status=live }}</ref> ===Other productions=== A production played in [[Sydney]] from March 19 to June 5, 1993, at the Drama Theatre, [[Sydney Opera House]]. It starred [[Judi Connelli]] as the Witch, [[Geraldine Turner]] as the Baker's Wife, [[Tony Sheldon (actor)|Tony Sheldon]] as the Baker, [[Philip Quast]] as the Wolf/Cinderella's Prince, [[Pippa Grandison]] as Cinderella, [[Sharon Millerchip]] as Little Red, and D. J. Foster as Rapunzel's Prince.<ref>Healey, Ken (and others). [http://capitan.tripod.com/Woods.html "Reviews, Sydney Theatre Company, Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530213608/http://capitan.tripod.com/Woods.html |date=2012-05-30 }} The Sun-Herald, (and others) March 28, 1993</ref> [[Melbourne Theatre Company]] played the musical from January 17 to February 21, 1998, at the Playhouse, Victorian Arts Centre. It starred [[Rhonda Burchmore]] as the Witch, [[John McTernan (actor)|John McTernan]] as the Baker, [[Gina Riley]] as the Baker's Wife, [[Lisa McCune]] as Cinderella, [[Robert Grubb]] as the Wolf/Cinderella's Prince, [[Peter Carroll (actor)|Peter Carroll]] as the Narrator/Mysterious Man, and [[Tamsin Carroll]] as Little Red.<ref>Kemp, Peter. [http://www5.playbill.com/news/article/35190-Roger-Hodgman-Unveils-His-Final-Season-at-Melbourne-Theatre-Company Roger Hodgman Unveils His Final Season at Melbourne Theatre Company"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130131162721/http://www5.playbill.com/news/article/35190-Roger-Hodgman-Unveils-His-Final-Season-at-Melbourne-Theatre-Company |date=2013-01-31 }}, Playbill, September 30, 1997</ref><ref>Burchmore, Rhonda and Howson, Frank. [https://books.google.com/books?id=oDB_it01ymMC&q=%22Into+the+Woods%22 ''Into the Woods''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419013645/https://books.google.com/books?id=oDB_it01ymMC&dq=Victorian+Arts+Centre+%22Rhonda+Burchmore%22+%22Into+the+Woods%22&q=%22Into+the+Woods%22#v=snippet&q=%22Into%20the%20Woods%22&f=false |date=2017-04-19 }} ''Legs 11'', New Holland Publishers (AU), 2010, {{ISBN|1742570119}}</ref> In 2000, there was a production starring [[Pat Harrington, Jr.]] as the Narrator, Brian d'Arcy James as the Baker, Leah Hocking as the Baker's Wife, Tracy Katz as Little Red, Liz McCartney as the Witch, and [[Patricia Ben Peterson]] as Cinderella at the [[Ordway Center for the Performing Arts]] in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]], Minnesota.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ovrtur.com/production/2897941/credits |title=BDJ PBP Into the Woods cast |access-date=2023-08-03 |archive-date=2023-08-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803050647/https://ovrtur.com/production/2897941/credits |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://playbill.com/article/celebrate-into-the-woods-with-a-look-back-at-3-decades-of-the-beloved-show |title=Look back at Into the Woods playbill |access-date=2023-08-03 |archive-date=2023-08-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803080711/https://playbill.com/article/celebrate-into-the-woods-with-a-look-back-at-3-decades-of-the-beloved-show |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2009, a production was staged in [[Sacramento]], California, by the [[Wells Fargo Pavilion]]. It starred [[Yvette Cason]] as the Witch, [[Jeffry Denman]] as the Baker, [[Vicki Lewis]] as his wife, Tracy Katz reprising her role as Little Red from the first national tour, Jason Forbach as the Wolf/Rapunzel's Prince, Gordon Goodman as Cinderella's Prince, Kim Huber as Cinderella, Matthew Wolpe as Jack, and Michael G. Hawkins as the Narrator/Mysterious Man.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blank |first=Matthew |date=July 29, 2009 |title=PHOTO CALL: Into the Woods, with Denman and Lewis, in Sacramento |url=https://playbill.com/article/photo-call-into-the-woods-with-denman-and-lewis-in-sacramento-com-163156 |access-date=January 5, 2023 |website=Playbill |archive-date=December 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230234946/https://playbill.com/article/photo-call-into-the-woods-with-denman-and-lewis-in-sacramento-com-163156 |url-status=live }}</ref> A 25th-anniversary co-production in 2012 between [[Baltimore]], Maryland's [[Center Stage (theater)|Center Stage]] and [[Westport Country Playhouse]], directed by [[Mark Lamos]], cast the original Little Red, Danielle Ferland, as the Baker's Wife. The cast also included [[Erik Liberman]] as the Baker, [[Lauren Kennedy]] as the Witch, [[Jeffry Denman]] as the Narrator, Nik Walker as the Wolf/Cinderella's Prince, Dana Steingold as Little Red, Justin Scott Brown as Jack, Jenny Latimer as Cinderella, [[Cheryl Stern]] as Jack's Mother, Robert Lenzi as Rapunzel's Prince/Cinderella's father, [[Alma Cuervo]] as Cinderella's Stepmother/Granny/Giantess, [[Britney Coleman]] as Rapunzel/Cinderella's Mother, Nikka Lanzarone as Florinda, Eleni Delopoulos as Lucinda, and Jeremy Lawrence as the Mysterious Man.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hetrick |first=Adam |date=2012-02-03 |title=Danielle Ferland, Lauren Kennedy and Erik Liberman Cast in Center Stage-Westport Into the Woods |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/danielle-ferland-lauren-kennedy-and-erik-liberman-cast-in-center-stage-westport-into-the-woods-com-187097 |access-date=2020-09-30 |website=Playbill |language=en |archive-date=2020-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206020630/https://www.playbill.com/article/danielle-ferland-lauren-kennedy-and-erik-liberman-cast-in-center-stage-westport-into-the-woods-com-187097 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hetrick |first=Adam |date=2012-03-07 |title=Into the Woods, With Danielle Ferland, Lauren Kennedy, Erik Liberman, Begins in Baltimore March 7 |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/into-the-woods-with-danielle-ferland-lauren-kennedy-erik-liberman-begins-in-baltimore-march-7-com-188167 |access-date=2020-09-30 |website=Playbill |language=en |archive-date=2022-04-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425232724/https://www.playbill.com/article/into-the-woods-with-danielle-ferland-lauren-kennedy-erik-liberman-begins-in-baltimore-march-7-com-188167 |url-status=live }}</ref> The first professional Spanish language production, ''Dentro del Bosque'', was produced by [[University of Puerto Rico]] Repertory Theatre and premiered in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]] at Teatro de la Universidad (University Theatre) on March 14, 2013. The cast included [[Víctor Santiago]] as the baker, [[Ana Isabelle]] as the Baker's Wife and [[Lourdes Robles]] as the Witch.<ref>[http://www.vocero.com/sube-a-escena-musical-dentro-del-bosque] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130412034321/http://www.vocero.com/sube-a-escena-musical-dentro-del-bosque|date=2013-04-12}} vocero.com</ref> In 2014, a production premiered in Paris, France, at the [[Théâtre du Châtelet]] from April 1–12. It starred [[Nick Garrett (bass-baritone)|Nicholas Garrett]] as the Baker, [[Francesca Jackson]] as Little Red, Kimy McLaren as Cinderella, Christine Buffle as the Baker's Wife, Beverley Klein as the Witch, Pascal Charbonneau and [[Rebecca de Pont Davies]] as Jack and his mother, Damian Thantrey as the Wolf/Cinderella's Prince, David Curry as the Wolf/Rapunzel's Prince, [[Louise Alder]] as Rapunzel, and [[Fanny Ardant]] as the voice of the Giantess.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 26, 2014 |title=Casting Announced for Paris Premiere of Into the Woods |url=https://playbill.com/article/casting-announced-for-paris-premiere-of-into-the-woods-com-216483 |access-date=January 11, 2023 |website=Playbill |archive-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111155147/https://playbill.com/article/casting-announced-for-paris-premiere-of-into-the-woods-com-216483 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Roundabout Theatre]] production, directed by Noah Brody and Ben Steinfeld, began performances [[off-Broadway]] at the [[Laura Pels Theatre]] on December 19, 2014, in previews, opened on January 22, 2015, and closed on April 12, 2015.<ref>[http://playbill.com/news/article/188490-Fiasco-Theaters-Ten-Person-Into-the-Woods-Will-Venture-Off-Broadway-for-Roundabouts-2014-15-Season?tsrc=hpt2 "Fiasco Theater's Ten-Person 'Into the Woods' Will Venture Off-Broadway for Roundabout's 2014–15 Season"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307011420/http://playbill.com/news/article/188490-Fiasco-Theaters-Ten-Person-Into-the-Woods-Will-Venture-Off-Broadway-for-Roundabouts-2014-15-Season?tsrc=hpt2 |date=2014-03-07 }} playbill.com, Retrieved March 6, 2014</ref><ref>[http://iobdb.com/Production/5840 ''Into the Woods''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204202833/http://iobdb.com/Production/5840 |date=2019-12-04 }} Internet Off-Broadway database, accessed December 4, 2019</ref> Like the original Broadway production, this production had a try-out run at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California, from July 12 to August 17, 2014 with the opening night taking place on July 17.<ref>[http://www.theoldglobe.org/pressphotos/Into_the_Woods.html Into the Woods Press Page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812202842/http://www.theoldglobe.org/pressphotos/Into_the_Woods.html |date=2014-08-12 }} theoldglobe.org, Retrieved August 11, 2014</ref> This version was minimalistically reimagined by the Fiasco Theater Company, featuring only ten actors playing multiple parts, and one piano accompanist.<ref>Gioia, Michael. [http://playbill.com/news/article/a-new-path-re-imagined-ten-person-into-the-woods-begins-off-broadway-tonight-337661/print "A New Path! Re-Imagined, Ten-Person 'Into the Woods' Begins Off-Broadway Tonight"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402144419/http://playbill.com/news/article/a-new-path-re-imagined-ten-person-into-the-woods-begins-off-broadway-tonight-337661/print |date=2015-04-02 }} playbill.com, December 18, 2014</ref> A national tour of the production began on November 29, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adam |first=Hetrick |date=July 28, 2016 |title=Into the Woods Reveals Initial National Tour Dates |url=https://playbill.com/article/into-the-woods-reveals-initial-national-tour-dates |access-date=December 6, 2022 |website=Playbill |archive-date=December 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206235124/https://playbill.com/article/into-the-woods-reveals-initial-national-tour-dates |url-status=live }}</ref> The DreamCatcher Theatre production opened in January 2015 and played a sold-out run at the [[Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts|Adrienne Arsht Center]] in [[Miami]], Florida. [[Tituss Burgess]] starred as the Witch, the first male actor to do so.<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Into the Woods'' – Adrienne Arsht Center |url=http://www.arshtcenter.org/Tickets/Calendar/2014-2015-Season/Theater-Up-Close/Into-the-Woods/# |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005201638/http://www.arshtcenter.org/Tickets/Calendar/2014-2015-Season/Theater-Up-Close/Into-the-Woods/ |archive-date=2017-10-05 |access-date=2017-10-05 |website=www.arshtcenter.org |language=en}}</ref> The cast also included [[Arielle Jacobs]] as the Baker's Wife, JJ Caruncho as the Baker, Justin John Moniz as the Wolf/Cinderella's Prince, Wayne LeGette as the Narrator/Mysterious Man, Annemarie Rosano as Cinderella, and Matthew Janisse as Rapunzel's Prince.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=January 6, 2015 |title=Tituss Burgess Will Be The Witch in Miami Into the Woods; Sondheim Gives Blessing |url=https://playbill.com/article/tituss-burgess-will-be-the-witch-in-miami-into-the-woods-sondheim-gives-blessing-com-338577 |access-date=January 5, 2023 |website=Playbill |archive-date=January 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105060501/https://playbill.com/article/tituss-burgess-will-be-the-witch-in-miami-into-the-woods-sondheim-gives-blessing-com-338577 |url-status=live }}</ref> The musical ran at [[The Muny]] in [[St. Louis]], Missouri, from July 21–28, 2015. The cast included Heather Headley (Witch), [[Erin Dilly]] (Baker's Wife), [[Rob McClure]] (Baker), [[Ken Page]] (Narrator), [[Elena Shaddow]] (Cinderella), Andrew Samonsky (Wolf/Cinderella's Prince), [[Samantha Massell]] (Rapunzel), and [[Michael McCormick (actor)|Michael McCormick]] (Mysterious Man/Cinderella's father).<ref>[http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-TV-Watch-Highlights-of-INTO-THE-WOODS-at-The-Muny-Heather-Headley-Erin-Dilly-Rob-McClure-and-More-20150722# BWW TV: Watch Highlights of ''Into the Woodsw'' at The Muny – Heather Headley, Erin Dilly, Rob McClure and More!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801142223/http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-TV-Watch-Highlights-of-INTO-THE-WOODS-at-The-Muny-Heather-Headley-Erin-Dilly-Rob-McClure-and-More-20150722 |date=2015-08-01 }} Broadway World, Retrieved July 29, 2015</ref> The [[Hart House Theatre]] production in [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada, from January 15–30, 2016, and February 9–11, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Into the Woods {{!}} Hart House |url=http://harthouse.ca/into-the-woods/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005201839/http://harthouse.ca/into-the-woods/ |archive-date=2017-10-05 |access-date=2017-10-05 |website=harthouse.ca |language=en}}</ref> A production ran at the [[West Yorkshire Playhouse]] in [[Leeds]] in a collaboration with [[Opera North]] from June 2–25, 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |title=''Into the Woods'' |publisher=West Yorkshire Playhouse |url=https://www.wyp.org.uk/events/into-the-woods/ |url-status=live |access-date=2017-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005153900/https://www.wyp.org.uk/events/into-the-woods/ |archive-date=2017-10-05}}</ref> An Israeli prodution in Hebrew, ''אל תוך היער (El Toch Ha-ya-ar)'', opened in [[Tel Aviv]] in August 2016, produced by The Tramp Productions and Stuff Like That,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-07-29 |title=הכירו את הצעיר שהקים לבד תיאטרון |work=mako |url=http://www.mako.co.il/news-israel/entertainment-q3_2016/Article-8a58f65f1d43651004.htm |url-status=live |access-date=2017-10-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012044121/http://www.mako.co.il/news-israel/entertainment-q3_2016/Article-8a58f65f1d43651004.htm |archive-date=2017-10-12}}</ref> starring Roi Dolev as the Witch, the second male actor to do so.<ref>{{Cite news |title=First Hebrew Production of ''Into the Woods'' to Feature Male Witch, Female Narrator |work=[[BroadwayWorld]] |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/israel/article/First-Hebrew-Production-of-INTO-THE-WOODS-to-Feature-Male-Witch-Female-Narrator-20160512 |url-status=live |access-date=2017-10-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011232731/https://www.broadwayworld.com/israel/article/First-Hebrew-Production-of-INTO-THE-WOODS-to-Feature-Male-Witch-Female-Narrator-20160512 |archive-date=2017-10-11}}</ref> In 2017, a Danish language production ran from May 19 to June 24 at Glassalen in [[Tivoli Gardens|Tivoli]], [[Copenhagen]], starring Flemming Enevold as the narrator.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Into the Woods - Hvor langt vil du gå? |url=https://intothewoods.dk/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=intothewoods.dk}}</ref> The production opened again on March 18, 2022, running until April 23, starring [[Stig Rossen]] as the Narrator and [[Ghita Nørby]] as the voice of the Giantess.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Into the Woods |url=https://www.tivoli.dk/da/kultur-og-program/teater/2022/into-the-woods |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124170527/https://www.tivoli.dk/da/kultur-og-program/teater/2022/into-the-woods |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 24, 2022 |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Tivoli |language=da }}</ref> In 2019, there was a production done at the [[Patchogue Theatre]] in [[Long Island]], New York, starring [[Constantine Maroulis]] as the Wolf/Cinderella's Prince, [[Melissa Errico]] as the Baker's Wife, [[Ali Ewoldt]] as Cinderella, [[Alice Ripley]] as the Witch, [[Jim Stanek]] as the Baker, [[Alan Muraoka]] as the Narrator/Mysterious Man, and [[Darren Ritchie (actor)|Darren Ritchie]] as Rapunzel's Prince.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Melissa Errico, Constantine Maroulis, Ali Ewoldt, More Cast in Long Island Into the Woods: In Concert | Playbill |url=https://playbill.com/article/melissa-errico-constantine-maroulis-ali-ewoldt-more-cast-in-long-island-into-the-woods-in-concert |access-date=2023-05-17 |archive-date=2022-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113114601/https://www.playbill.com/article/melissa-errico-constantine-maroulis-ali-ewoldt-more-cast-in-long-island-into-the-woods-in-concert |url-status=live }}</ref> Also in 2019, ''Into the Woods'' was mounted by the [[Barrington Stage Company]] in [[Pittsfield, Massachusetts]]. It starred [[Mykal Kilgore]] as the Witch, [[Mara Davi]] as the Baker's Wife, Jonathan Raviv as the Baker, Pepe Nufrio as Rapunzel's Prince, Sarah Dacey Charles as Cinderella's Stepmother/Granny/Cinderella's Mother, Dorcas Leung as Little Red, Amanda Robles as Cinderella, Thom Sesma as the Narrator/Mysterious Man, Kevin Toniazzo-Naughton as the Wolf/Cinderella's Prince, Clay Singer as Jack, Zoë Aarts as Lucinda, Megan Orticelli as Florinda, and Leslie Becker as the Giantess/Jack's Mother.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Franklin |first=Marc J. |date=July 3, 2019 |title=A Look at Mykal Kilgore, Mara Davi, and More in Into the Woods |url=https://playbill.com/article/a-look-at-mykal-kilgore-mara-davi-and-more-in-into-the-woods |access-date=January 8, 2023 |website=Playbill |archive-date=August 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820013122/https://www.playbill.com/article/a-look-at-mykal-kilgore-mara-davi-and-more-in-into-the-woods |url-status=live }}</ref> A 2022 production staged at [[Arkansas Repertory Theatre]] featured the pre-recorded voice of former [[United States Secretary of State]] and Presidential nominee [[Hillary Clinton]] as the Giantess.<ref>{{Cite web |last=AP News |date=March 28, 2022 |title=Hillary Clinton to voice 'Into The Woods' role in Arkansas |url=https://apnews.com/article/hillary-clinton-into-the-woods-giant-7f613f3d61b716a2ede047f7fd1d9027 |access-date=April 17, 2022 |website=AP News |archive-date=April 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418003105/https://apnews.com/article/hillary-clinton-into-the-woods-giant-7f613f3d61b716a2ede047f7fd1d9027 |url-status=live }}</ref> A production by [[Belvoir St Theatre]] in Sydney, Australia, ran from March 23 to April 30, 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tongue |first=Cassie |date=2023-03-23 |title=Into The Woods review – Australian take on Sondheim masterpiece needs more time to soar |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/mar/23/into-the-woods-review-australian-take-on-sondheim-masterpiece-needs-more-time-to-soar |access-date=2023-04-13 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ===Planned 2025 Bridge Theatre=== A production directed Jordan Fein and designed by Tom Scutt is scheduled to play at London's [[Bridge Theatre]] with previews planned to begin on 2 December; it is scheduled to run until April 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=February 25, 2025 |title=London's Bridge Theatre to Stage New Production of Sondheim and Lapine's Into the Wood |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/krysta-rodriguez-to-rejoin-into-the-woods-for-tours-final-weeks |access-date=February 25, 2025 |website=Playbill}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Alex |date=February 25, 2025 |title=Bridge Theatre announces 2025 shows including Into the Woods revival |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/bridge-theatre-announces-2025-shows-including-into-the-woods-revival_1666188/ |access-date=February 25, 2025 |website=Whats on Stage}}</ref>
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