Into the Woods: Shakespeare in the Park Casting?!
Into the Woods: Shakespeare in the Park Casting?!
#1Into the Woods: Shakespeare in the Park Casting?!
Posted: 5/28/12 at 9:53am
Have they announced Baker, Little Red, and Mysterious Man yet? Are they going for big stars for Baker and Little Red? Excited for Amy Adams and Donna Murphy, but I havent seen any news on the Baker, Little Red, or Mysterious Man!
Updated On: 5/28/12 at 09:53 AM
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#2Into the Woods: Shakespeare in the Park Casting?!
Posted: 5/28/12 at 9:59am
Nothing as of yet. Your guess would be as good as anyone else's about whom they are casting.
I just hope I get to see it. Actually considering donating for a guaranteed tix.
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#2Into the Woods: Shakespeare in the Park Casting?!
Posted: 5/28/12 at 10:16am
They start rehearsals in a couple of weeks, so they'll announce soon enough.
I have heard Jesse Tyler Ferguson as the top candidate at present for the Baker... however, I'm not sure if that's the case, seeing as how he's now rumored for The Producers, which would be a few weeks out from Woods' opening.
And Little Red will not be a big name.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#3Into the Woods: Shakespeare in the Park Casting?!
Posted: 5/28/12 at 10:24amI recall reading that, as in London, the Mysterious Man will be a boy, though I may be mistaken on that.
#4Into the Woods: Shakespeare in the Park Casting?!
Posted: 5/28/12 at 10:26am
God, I hate these changes to this show.
Next revival why don't they just get the E-Trade baby to be the narrator.
#5Into the Woods: Shakespeare in the Park Casting?!
Posted: 5/28/12 at 10:27amNo, the Mysterious Man is an adult.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#6Into the Woods: Shakespeare in the Park Casting?!
Posted: 5/28/12 at 10:32amBut the narrator is still an annoying kid?
#7Into the Woods: Shakespeare in the Park Casting?!
Posted: 5/28/12 at 10:37amI thought this production was already up and running...since Amy Adams has already been "awarded" the Tony...
#8Into the Woods: Shakespeare in the Park Casting?!
Posted: 5/28/12 at 10:45amOops, sorry, my mistake! Apologies for my misunderstanding!
#9Into the Woods: Shakespeare in the Park Casting?!
Posted: 5/28/12 at 10:51amThe narrator is a boy. I personally love the change i think it makes the show stronger. If you wanna know what the show will be like you can always watch the recorded London version.
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#10Into the Woods: Shakespeare in the Park Casting?!
Posted: 5/28/12 at 12:38pmWhat happened to Christopher Fitzgerald as the Baker? Did it fall through? I was so looking forward to him playing this role!
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#11Into the Woods: Shakespeare in the Park Casting?!
Posted: 5/28/12 at 12:40pmI believe Fitzgerald's TV pilot was picked up, thus making him unavailable.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/08
#12Into the Woods: Shakespeare in the Park Casting?!
Posted: 5/28/12 at 12:42pmWell, Brian D'arcy James' schedule should be more open now, thanks to Smash...would love to see him in there.
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#13Into the Woods: Shakespeare in the Park Casting?!
Posted: 5/28/12 at 1:39pmThanks AC, great for him, disappointed I won't get to see his take on the Baker.
I'm kind of a sweat pant, t-shirt, no make-up type of girl. So once a year, I can get spiffy.
Sutton Foster :)
#14Into the Woods: Shakespeare in the Park Casting?!
Posted: 5/28/12 at 1:42pm
Modern Family goes back to filming three weeks before INTO THE WOODS ends its run, so Jesse Tyler Ferguson is unavailable (and has been from the start, as he's said publicly.)
Chris Fitzgerald's series was in fact picked up by NBC, but it's for a short order as a midseason replacement, so I'm not sure if it presents a conflict or not. He was also a guest star in the pilot and would have to have his option to become a series regular exercised, which may or may not have happened. I'm sure all that is being sussed out as we speak, both by the network and by the folks at The Public.
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Updated On: 5/28/12 at 01:42 PM
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#15Into the Woods: Shakespeare in the Park Casting?!
Posted: 5/28/12 at 1:46pmI stand by my source in re: Ferguson being in consideration despite the challenges it presents.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#16Into the Woods: Shakespeare in the Park Casting?!
Posted: 5/28/12 at 1:49pm
Well, if Fitzgerald's pilot was picked up, we're gonna have to call in Michael Swift.
..too soon? Too serious? Wrong thread?
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#17Into the Woods: Shakespeare in the Park Casting?!
Posted: 5/28/12 at 1:55pm
The Baker: Joel McHale
The Bakers Wife: Gillian Jacobs
Little Red: Alison Brie
Jack: Donald Glover
Cinderella: Yvette Nicole Brown
Cinderella's Prince: Chevy Chase
Rapunzel's Prince: Ken Jeong
Narrator: Danny Pudi
The Witch: Jim Rash
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#18Into the Woods: Shakespeare in the Park Casting?!
Posted: 5/28/12 at 2:22pm
Jordan, you need a hot pic of s nicely chested, shirtless McHale as your Avatar for a bit.
If this casting continues they will have to completely re-cast for Bway. Except Adams who thinks BWay is Amazing. Murphy's got a series too, right?
#19Into the Woods: Shakespeare in the Park Casting?!
Posted: 5/28/12 at 2:29pm
Murphy's MADE IN JERSEY series has been picked up. But based on the trailer, it looks like a big bomb. The Jersey accents are ALL wrong.
http://www.tvfanatic.com/2012/05/made-in-jersey-first-full-length-trailer/
#20Into the Woods: Shakespeare in the Park Casting?!
Posted: 5/28/12 at 2:31pm
Murphy's series looks like a mess, and it already has bad buzz. It showed up on a list of "Most Likely to Be Cancelled" shows recently and the pilot is supposed to be terrible (and surprisingly, Murphy has gotten poor notices from those who have seen the pilot), so my guess is that the show will quickly get cancelled and Murphy's schedule will clear up. It'd be sad if she had to pass on the opportunity to play the Witch on Broadway because of this awful show.
LJay, I'm not surprised the accents are all wrong, the lead actress is British which drives me a bit crazy, could they really not find an American actress with a good Jersey accent for a show that's actually called MADE IN JERSEY? Ridiculous.
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#21Into the Woods: Shakespeare in the Park Casting?!
Posted: 5/28/12 at 2:45pm
could they really not find an American actress with a good Jersey accent for a show that's actually called MADE IN JERSEY? Ridiculous.
Yeah, seriously. There is a plethora of Jersey on television these days. All they really had to do was study the Real Housewives of New Jersey to hear authentic North Jersey accents.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_8prMig5IQ
Donna Murphy sounds more like the stereotypical older Jewish woman than a Jersey mom.
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#22Into the Woods: Shakespeare in the Park Casting?!
Posted: 5/28/12 at 5:43pmMade in Jersey films in New York so there's a good possibility she could do both.
#23Into the Woods: Shakespeare in the Park Casting?!
Posted: 5/28/12 at 5:59pmJordan, I would go see that production every day.
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#24Into the Woods: Shakespeare in the Park Casting?!
Posted: 5/28/12 at 7:05pmOwen, no she couldn't. The schedule for a tv show when filming is insane and can go from six in the morning to eleven at night. So she really couldn't.
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