The Old Globe presents Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Tony Award-winning musical INTO THE WOODS, which made its World Premiere atThe Old Globe in 1986. The production is an inventive reimagining by Fiasco Theater, directed by Noah Brody andBen Steinfeld, in a production that originated at McCarter Theatre Center. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
The acting company includes Jessie Austrian (Baker's Wife), Noah Brody (Lucinda, Wolf, Cinderella's Prince), Matt Castle (Pianist), Alison Cimmet (Witch), Paul L. Coffey (Mysterious Man), Andy Grotelueschen (Milky White, Florinda, Rapunzel's Prince), Liz Hayes (Cinderella's Stepmother, Jack's Mother), Claire Karpen (Cinderella, Granny), Patrick Mulryan (Jack, Steward), Ben Steinfeld (Baker), and Emily Young (Little Red Ridinghood, Rapunzel).
The creative team includes Lisa Shriver (Choreographer), Derek McLane (Scenic Design), Whitney Locher (Costume Design), Tim Cryan (Lighting Design), Darron L West (Sound Design), Matt Castle(Music Director, Orchestrations), Michael Perlman (Associate Director), and Marcy Victoria Reed (Stage Manager).
One of the greatest musicals of all time returns in triumph to its birthplace, nearly three decades after its world premiere at The Old Globe, in an inventive new production from the critically acclaimed Fiasco Theater that originated at McCarter Theatre Center. Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Tony Award-winning masterpiece weaves together beloved fairy tales, then ventures into the unknown territory of life after "happily ever after." Directors Noah Brody and Ben Steinfeld conjure a mythical world of theatrical invention where an ordinary rope becomes Jack's famous beanstalk, a ladder becomes Rapunzel's enchanted tower, and the power of transformation creates a beguiling theatre of the imagination.
Into the Woods will run through August 10, 2014, with Opening Night tomorrow, July 17 at 8:00 p.m., on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage in the Old GlobeTheatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. Single tickets start at $29. Tickets can be purchased online at www.TheOldGlobe.org, by phone at (619) 23-GLOBE or by visiting the Box Office at 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park.
Photo Credit: Jim Cox
Emily Young as Little Red Ridinghood and Noah Brody as Wolf
Patrick Mulryan as Jack, Jessie Austrian as Baker's Wife, Emily Young as Little Red Ridinghood, Ben Steinfeld as Baker, and Claire Karpen as Cinderella
Claire Karpen as Cinderella with (background, from left) Jessie Austrian, Paul L. Coffey, and Matt Castle
The Cast of INTO THE WOODS
Patrick Mulryan as Jack, Ben Steinfeld as Baker, Claire Karpen as Cinderella, and Emily Young as Little Red Ridinghood
Alison Cimmet as Witch (far left) with the cast of INTO THE WOODS
Liz Hayes as Cinderella's Stepmother, Noah Brody as Lucinda, Andy Grotelueschen as Florinda, and Claire Karpen as Cinderella
Noah Brody as Cinderella's Prince and Jessie Austrian as Baker's Wife
Emily Young as Little Red Ridinghood, Jessie Austrian as Baker's Wife, Patrick Mulryan as Steward, Ben Steinfeld as Baker, and Alison Cimmet as Witch with Matt Castle at the piano
Ben Steinfeld as Baker and Jessie Austrian as Baker's Wife
Claire Karpen as Cinderella, Andy Grotelueschen as Milky White, and Jessie Austrian as Baker's Wife
Emily Young as Rapunzel and Alison Cimmet as Witch
Ben Steinfeld as Baker and Alison Cimmet as Witch with (background) Andy Grotelueschen and Matt Castle
Andy Grotelueschen as Milky White and Patrick Mulryan as Jack
Claire Karpen as Cinderella with Emily Young, Liz Hayes, and Jessie Austrian
Ben Steinfeld as Baker and Paul L. Coffey as Mysterious Man
Alison Cimmet as Witch, Ben Steinfeld as Baker, and Jessie Austrian as Baker's Wife
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