Here’s a reason to be happy ever after...
Dr. Phillips Center have announced that the the highly acclaimed, Tony and Grammy winning production Into The Woods coming to Orlando from June 6 - 11, this year.
With a book by James Lapine and a score by Stephen Sondheim, Into the Woods combines the fairy-tale stories of Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel, and more, ultimately going beyond "ever after" to explore what happens next.
Into the Woods ended its sold-out Broadway engagement at New York City Center Encores on January 8, 2023, and now direct from Broadway, the critically acclaimed and much beloved production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s triumph is playing a series of exclusive engagements across the U.S, including here in Orlando, at Dr Phillips Center's Walt Disney Theater with its Broadway stars to boot.
Into the Woods features Montego Glover as The Witch, Stephanie J. Block as The Baker’s Wife, Sebastian Arcelus as The Baker, and Gavin Creel as Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf – all reprising their Broadway roles – in a production called “radiant” (Variety), “enchanting” (The Wall Street Journal), and “a priceless revival with a perfect cast” (The Washington Post).
The complete cast of Into the Woods also includes Cole Thompson as Jack, Katy Geraghty as Little Red Ridinghood, Diane Phelan as Cinderella, Nancy Opel as Cinderella's Stepmother, Jason Forbach as Rapunzel's Prince, Aymee Garcia as Jack's Mother, Rayanne Gonzales as Jack's Mother (DC only), David Patrick Kelly as The Narrator, Josh Breckenridge as Cinderella's Father, Felicia Curry as Cinderella's Mother/Grandmother/Giant's Wife, Ta'Nika Gibson as Lucinda, Brooke Ishibashi as Florinda, Kennedy Kanagawa as Milky White, Jim Stanek as the Steward, and Alysia Velez as Rapunzel with Erica Durham, Ellie Fishman, Marya Grandy, Paul Kreppel, Eddie Lopez, Ximone Rose, and Sam Simahk as understudies
The cast are in rehearsals now, with the original Tony, and recent Grammy winning cast back together, with the addition of a few new faces too!
Directed by Lear deBessonet (Hercules), this theatrical event honors Sondheim’s legendary memory and his Broadway masterpiece like never before.
