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Into The Woods casting updates
Into The Woods casting updates#26
Posted: 8/2/22 at 4:16pm
I’ve also heard that two recent Tony winners have been talked to for the witch
Into The Woods casting updates#27
Posted: 8/2/22 at 4:24pm
Adrianne W and Joaquina Kalukango? Might be a bit young but seems to fit
Into The Woods casting updates#28
Posted: 8/2/22 at 4:28pm
Phylicia Rashad should be one of them, she just won a Tony for Skeleton Crew and she replaced Bernadette as the Witch way back in 1988.
Audra? Adrienne Warren?
Into The Woods casting updates#29
Posted: 8/2/22 at 4:36pm
I'm assuming Renée Elise Goldsberry has been approached, since her name was mentioned before Patina was cast.
Updated On: 8/2/22 at 04:36 PM
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Into The Woods casting updates#30
Posted: 8/2/22 at 4:41pm
InTheKnowEvenIfYouDontBelieve said: "I’ve also heard that two recent Tony winners have been talked to for the witch"
Is there ANY world in which Patti would do like 8 weeks in this production?
“Talked to” is always different than “in negotiations.” A lot of people are offered parts. Bernadette was offered the part when the Broadway move was first underway.
None of the names mentioned here are money people though, if Bareilles is indeed leaving. Merely casting solid MT actors might not be enough.
Into The Woods casting updates#31
Posted: 8/2/22 at 4:45pm
I think it’s the specific combo of actors plus Sara B that have made this such a success. I do wonder how much money is involved. 8 weeks isn’t a longtime to turn a profit.
Into The Woods casting updates#32
Posted: 8/2/22 at 4:50pm
SouthernCakes said: "I think it’s the specific combo of actors plus Sara B that have made this such a success. I do wonder how much money is involved. 8 weeks isn’t a longtime to turn a profit."
I mean, we shall see when the casting announcement comes. It’s not like when CHICAGO took its foothold in 1996. They really have to play their cards correctly if they want this to have some life. I do think it has the potential to run a little while since the demand is there, but we shall see who they cast. Some of the roles certainly don’t need a major singer to get by. If it keeps the show going, some of the actors might be allowed to split the role (like Sara B and another theatre actress as Bakers Wife
I feel like Gaten Matarazzo as Jack would be a good star casting, especially hot off Stranger Things and DEH.
Into The Woods casting updates#33
Posted: 8/2/22 at 4:51pm
TaffyDavenport said: "I'm assumingRenée Elise Goldsberry has been approached, since her name was mentioned before Patina was cast."
Good guess!
and someone guess Patti and that’s a no.. but perhaps one of her costars
Into The Woods casting updates#34
Posted: 8/2/22 at 4:56pm
InTheKnowEvenIfYouDontBelieve said: "TaffyDavenport said: "I'm assumingRenée Elise Goldsberry has been approached, since her name was mentioned before Patina was cast."
Good guess!
and someone guess Patti and that’s a no.. but perhaps one of her costars"
I actually saw your TikTok right after I posted about Renée. The costar you mentioned is...unexpected? I would think they'd try to keep casting women of color in the role.
Into The Woods casting updates#35
Posted: 8/2/22 at 5:00pm
TaffyDavenport said: "InTheKnowEvenIfYouDontBelieve said: "TaffyDavenport said: "I'm assumingRenée Elise Goldsberry has been approached, since her name was mentioned before Patina was cast."
Good guess!
and someone guess Patti and that’s a no.. but perhaps one of her costars"
I actually saw your TikTok right after I posted about Renée. The costar you mentioned is...unexpected? I would think they'd try to keep casting women of color in the role."
I’ve heard Katrina’s Last Midnight and it’s close to definitive ! She did it at a show with JRB and Sondheim and Sondheim pushed her for Bobbie after seeing her sing it!
Into The Woods casting updates#36
Posted: 8/2/22 at 5:16pm
Found the Katrina audio, and she certainly sings and acts the sh*t out of it.
Into The Woods casting updates#37
Posted: 8/2/22 at 5:29pm
Katrina would be amazing, but she won in 2018. Sutton is booked through at least November and she won in 2011 so that's out (...right?).
I can only think Joaquina Kalukango or Warren. Audra was 2012 so I guess this turns on the definition of recent.
SPILL THE BEANS!!!
Into The Woods casting updates#38
Posted: 8/2/22 at 5:31pm
Katrina was him spilling the beans. Renée Elise Goldsberry is the other, so "recent" doesn't mean "very recent."
Updated On: 8/2/22 at 05:31 PM
Into The Woods casting updates#39
Posted: 8/2/22 at 5:51pm
Where is this video of Katrina singing Last Midnight?
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
Into The Woods casting updates#40
Posted: 8/2/22 at 5:54pm
Kalukango would be amazing, but probably not the "name" they want.
Into The Woods casting updates#42
Posted: 8/2/22 at 6:05pm
"Where is this video of Katrina singing Last Midnight?"
It's audio on Twitter. Since it was a concert, I don't know if it's technically a bootleg, so I won't post the link, but if you google "Katrina Lenk Last Midnight" it comes right up as a search result, under the Twitter account "Katrina Lenk Daily."
Into The Woods casting updates#43
Posted: 8/2/22 at 6:23pm
Holy smokes! She was incredible. Now I can’t stop thinking about her possibly replacing.
Into The Woods casting updates#44
Posted: 8/2/22 at 6:24pm
I love Katrina’s LM. By all accounts, Sondheim was a big fan of her. If she were performing decades ago, she easily could’ve been a Sondheim muse, like Bernadette. I’d love to see her Witch.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
Into The Woods casting updates#45
Posted: 8/2/22 at 6:33pm
It could very easily be LuPone. It's well known that she loves Sindheim
Into The Woods casting updates#46
Posted: 8/2/22 at 6:38pm
Dollypop said: "It could very easily be LuPone. It's well known that she loves Sindheim"
If I was a bet making man I’d make the bet that LuPone played her last performance in a Broadway musical on July, 31st 2022
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/29/13
Into The Woods casting updates#47
Posted: 8/2/22 at 6:43pm
WOW! These grosses are great. Do you think they will delay New York, New York and extend Into The Woods again?
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/3/05
Into The Woods casting updates#48
Posted: 8/2/22 at 6:47pm
I would DIE for Katrina as the witch, although my wallet needs a break after Company.
Yes Sondheim absolutely loved her because she is an actor first. Her version of Not While I'm Around is absolutely sublime and my favorite version of it. I agree she would have been a Sondheim muse if she were a bit older.
Into The Woods casting updates#49
Posted: 8/2/22 at 7:30pm
BETTY22 said: "WOW! These grosses are great. Do you think they will delay New York, New York and extend Into The Woods again?"
Will all depend on how well the new cast sells. But fwiw the lead producer on New York, New York is the same lead producer as Piano Lesson, so it’s safe to say they may be open to another theater swap if the price is right.
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