Into the Woods is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters’ wishes and quests. The main characters are taken from “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Jack and the Beanstalk,” “Rapunzel,” and “Cinderella,” as well as several others. The musical is tied together by a story involving a childless baker and his wife and their quest to begin a family (the original beginning of The Grimm Brothers’ Rapunzel), their interaction with a witch who has placed a curse on them, and their interaction with other storybook characters during their journey.
Performed by Woodstock Musical Theatre Company in April 2016 on the Woodstock Opera House stage
Artistic Director/Vocal Director: Billy Seger
Choreographer: Tracie Cyganiak
Orchestra Director: Alayna DeVar
Stage Manager: Tiffany Matras
Production Coordinator: Janie Czarny
Technical Coordinator: Lou Czarny
CAST
Narrator: Weston Anderson
Witch: Jenny Bakakos
Baker: Colin May
Baker’s Wife: Jillian Mayer
Cinderella: Katie Kallaus
Jack: Daniel Marable
Little Red: Tori Whaples
Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince: William Roberts
Jack’s Mother: Lisa Czarny-Hyrkas
Rapunzel: Jane Charlotte
Rapunzel’s Prince: Colin Bokowy
Cinderella’s Stepmother/Mother’s Voice: Tracey Lanman
Lucinda: Bridget Kuehnert
Florinda: Savannah Thomas
Mysterious Man: Paul Lockwood
Steward/Granny: Jim Lundstrom
Voice of the Giantess: Kathie Comella