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Encores Will Present INTO THE WOODS
WigWerk
Chorus Member Joined: 11/30/20
#50Encores Will Present INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 11/30/20 at 9:04pm
Here's a Dream GALA Cast for the Encores production!
The Witch - Stephanie J Block/Carolee Carmello/Rachel York
Baker - Leslie Odom Jr.
Baker’s Wife - Cecily Strong/Lindsay Mendez/Leslie Rodirguez Kritzer
Cinderella - Ashley Park
Little Red - Ali Stroker/Tiffany Man/Bonnie Milligan
Jack - Cheech Manohar/Issac Powell
Jack’s Mother - Paula Pell/Ann Harada/Nancy Opel
Rapunzel - Krystina Alabado/Izzy McCalla
Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf - Andy Karl/Claybourne Elder
Rapunzel’s Prince - Jelani Alladin/Michael Campayno
Cinderella’s Mother/Granny- Kathy Fitzgerald/Courtenay Collins
Cinderella’s Stepmother - Jill Abramovitz/Angie Schworer/Julia Murney
Florinda & Lucinda - Zurin Villanueva/Christine Cornish Smith
Cinderella’s Father - Tom McGowan
Stewart - Don Darryl Rivera
Mysterious Man - Brian Stokes Mitchell
Narrator - Bernadette Peters/Donna Murphy
Giant - Laurie Metcalf
#52Encores Will Present INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 12/4/20 at 1:11pm
i'd REALLY like to see Patina Miller play the witch again. she was amazing when i saw her at the hollywood bowl.
also, ali stroker as little red is perfect imo.
#53Encores Will Present INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 4/22/21 at 2:33am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF8WaZRgo0U
fun video looking at the upcoming Encores! production of Into the Woods. really cool to see Judy Kuhn in the video, I always thought she was probably high on the list of choices for the original cast playing Cinderella and would have done so had Chess not come to Broadway that same season
"Contentment, it seems, simply happens. It appears accompanied by no bravos and no tears."
#54Encores Will Present INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 4/22/21 at 3:36am
Not tremendously exciting news. Into the Woods is done all the time. If a good cast recording comes of it, great for fans of the show who want another recording (there are already many of them), I guess.
#55Encores Will Present INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 4/22/21 at 7:19amWell then it’s a good thing nobody is going to force you to go see it.
#56Encores Will Present INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 4/22/21 at 7:25am
I suspect "No More" will be particularly emotional/poignant.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#57Encores Will Present INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 4/22/21 at 9:42am
Know it may be on the nose given he already played one of Chip Zien’s other big roles, but I believe Brandon Uranowitz would be a perfect Baker. Also would like to see Jessie Mueller as Baker’s Wife.
Edit: I just realized Uranowitz will be too busy with Assassins. In that case, Santino Fontana would also be a fantastic Baker I imagine.
“Somebody stop me before I sing again” - Bazzard
Updated On: 4/22/21 at 09:42 AM
#58Encores Will Present INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 4/22/21 at 9:46amMaybe they can get Kate Shindle to do Bakers Wife again, as she did in the 2019 Town Hall production. Besides Joanna Gleason, Shindle was far and away the best actress I’ve ever seen play the role. She was phenomenal and I’d love for more people to get to see that.
#59Encores Will Present INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 4/22/21 at 3:04pm
Thought about it and here’s the actors that I believe are free who I’d want.
The Baker - Santino Fontana
The Baker’s Wife - Jessie Mueller
The Witch - Audra McDonald
The Narrator/Mysterious Man - Boyd Gaines
Cinderella - Betsy Wolfe
Cinderella’s Prince - Will Chase
Jack - Mike Faist
Little Red Riding Hood - Hailey Kilgore
“Somebody stop me before I sing again” - Bazzard
Wesman702
Swing Joined: 6/10/20
#60Encores Will Present INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 4/23/21 at 10:47pm
NameGreg...I love your casting suggestion. This Encores could turn into their biggest success since "Sunday in the Park..."
#61Encores Will Present INTO THE WOODS
Posted: 4/23/21 at 11:40pm
And if it’s any good hopefully it can translate into a new revival.
I agree this could be very big. Everyone loves Into the Woods, and given the number of great showcases it has and the fact that we’re coming out of this dry spell for theatre, they could definitely get some strong, big names here.
“Somebody stop me before I sing again” - Bazzard
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