Into the Woods New York (2012)
23 July – 1 September
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
Directed by Artistic Director Timothy Sheader and co-directed by Liam Steel in New York’s Central Park for
The Public Theatre.
Based on the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre London Production produced by Timothy Sheader and William Village for Regent's Park Theatre Ltd.
The production featured Donna Murphy as the witch, Amy Adams as The Baker's Wife, and Glenn Close as the voice of the Giant.
The cast
Amy Adams
The Baker's Wife
Jack Broderick
Narrator
Glenn Close
The Voice of the Giant
Victoria Cook
Ensemble
Gideon Glick
Jack
Cooper Grodin
Rapunzel's Prince
Denis O'Hare
Baker
Ellen Harvey
Cinderella's Stepmother
Ivan Hernandez
Cinderella's Prince/Wolf
Tina Johnson
Granny
Josh Lamon
Steward
Bethany Moore
Stepsister
Jessie Mueller
Cinderella
Donna Murphy
The Witch
Johnny Newcomb
Ensemble
Noah Radcliffe
Ensemble
Jennifer Rias
Stepsister
Laura Shoop
Cinderella's Mother
Tess Soltau
Rapunzel
Sarah Stiles
Little Red Riding Hood
Eric R. Williams
Ensemble
Kristine Zbornik
Jack's Mother
Creative team
Reviews
Bloomberg
"I wish everyone could experience this exquisitely revived fractured fairy tale...CAPTIVATING"
The Wall Street Journal
"Donna Murphy plays the Witch with thrilling ferocity, while Jessie Mueller, the Cinderella of this revival, is the finest young musical-comedy singer to hit New York in the past decade”
Entertainment Weekly
“Director Timothy Sheader’s buoyantly inventive, into-the-trees production makes room for every emotion...RADIANT"
USA Today
“the right mix of sincerity, whimsy and imagination. Glenn Close voices the lady giant with a fearsome, feminine ferocity... AN ENCHANTING MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S ENTERTAINMENT”
Newsday
"John Lee Beatty and Soutra Gilmour’s Escher-like treehouse set keeps director Timothy Shaeader’s character flow churning like a storybook Ferris wheel, accented by Emily Rebholz’ iconic costumes and Ben Stanton’s terror-in-the-night lighting"
The Hollywood Reporter
"ONE OF THE HOTTEST TICKETS IN TOWN ...Denis O’Hare and Amy Adams excel as The Baker and his Wife...Donna Murphy delivers a bravura turn as the Witch, displaying a fierce malevolence that makes the character truly scary”