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| 1987 Broadway Production | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Opened November 5, 1987 at the Martin Beck TheatreClosed September 3, 1989; Ran for 764 performances and 43 previewsProduced by Heidi Landesman, Rocco Landesman, Rick Steiner, M. Anthony Fisher, Frederic H. Mayerson, and Jujamcyn TheatersExecutive Producer: Michael DavidAssociate Producers: Greg C. Mosher, Paula Fisher, David B. Brode, The Mutual Benefit Companies / Fifth Avenue Productions [](graphics/pwoods.jpg) Directed by James LapineSettings Designed by Tony StraigesLighting by Richard NelsonCostumes by Ann Hould-WardCostumes based on original concepts by Patricia Zipprodt and Ann Hould-WardMagic Consultant: Charles ReynoldsSound by Alan Stieb and James BrousseauHair Design by Phyllis Della IllienCasting by Joanna MerlinGeneral Management: David Strong Warner, Inc.Musical Staging by Lar LubovitchMusical Direction by Paul GemignaniOrchestrations by Jonathan Tunick | | | Cast Narrator / Mysterious Man - Tom Aldredge Cinderella - Kim Crosby Jack - Ben Wright Baker - Chip Zien Baker's Wife - Joanna Gleason Cinderella's Stepmother - Joy Franz Florinda - Kay McClelland Lucinda - Lauren Mitchell Jack's Mother - Barbara Bryne Little Red Ridinghood - Danielle Ferland Witch - Bernadette Peters Cinderella's Father - Edmund Lyndeck Cinderella's Mother / Grandmother / Giant - Merle Louise Wolf / Cinderella's Prince - Robert Westenberg Rapunzel - Pamela Winslow Rapunzel's Prince - Chuck Wagner Steward - Philip Hoffman Snow White - Jean Kelly Sleeping Beauty - Maureen Davis | | | Musical Numbers Act One "Prologue: Into the Woods" - Narrator and Company "Cinderella at the Grave" - Cinderella and Cinderella's Mother "Hello, Little Girl" - Wolf and Little Red Ridinghood "I Guess This Is Goodbye" - Jack "Maybe They're Magic" - Baker and Baker's Wife "I Know Things Now" - Little Red Ridinghood "A Very Nice Prince" - Cinderella and Baker's Wife "First Midnight" - Company "Giants in the Sky" - Jack "Agony" - Cinderella's Prince and Rapunzel's Prince "It Takes Two" - Baker's Wife and Baker "Stay With Me" - Witch and Rapunzel "On the Steps of the Palace" - Cinderella "Ever After" - Narrator and Company Act Two "Prologue: So Happy" - Narrator and Company "Agony" (reprise) - Cinderella's Prince and Rapunzel's Prince "Lament" - Witch "Any Moment" - Cinderella's Prince and Baker's Wife "Moments in the Woods" - Baker's Wife "Your Fault" - Baker, Jack, Little Red Ridinghood, Witch, Cinderella "Last Midnight" - Witch "No More" - Baker and Mysterious Man "No One Is Alone" - Cinderella, Little Red Ridinghood, Baker, Jack "Finale: Children Will Listen" - Witch and Company | | | Cast Replacements Witch Phylicia Rashad, 4/14/88 Betsy Joslyn, 7/5/88 Nancy Dussault, 12/13/88 Bernadette Peters, 5/23/89 Nancy Dussault, 5/27/89 Ellen Foley, 8/1/89 Baker's Wife Lauren Mitchell, 6/28/88 Kay McClelland (alternate), 6/28/88 Mary Gordon Murray, 7/19/88 Cynthia Sikes, 11/15/88 Joanna Gleason, 5/23/89 Kay McClelland, 5/27/89 Narrator Dick Cavett, 7/19/88 Tom Aldredge, 9/13/88 Mysterious Man Edmund Lyndeck, 7/19/88 Tom Aldredge, 9/13/88 Jack Jeff Blumenkrantz Ben Wright Little Red Ridinghood LuAnne Ponce, 9/20/88 Cinderella Patricia Ben Peterson Rapunzel Marin Mazzie, 3/7/89 Rapunzel's Prince Dean Butler, 3/7/89 Don Goodspeed Florinda Susan Gordon-Clark Lucinda Teresa Burrell Steward Adam Grupper Snow White Heather Shulman Cindy Robinson | | | Tony Awards Best Score (Stephen Sondheim) Best Book (James Lapine) Best Actress in a Musical (Joanna Gleason) Drama Desk Awards Best Musical Best Lyrics (Stephen Sondheim) Best Book for a Musical (James Lapine) Featured Actor in a Musical (Robert Westenberg) Featured Actress in a Musical (Joanna Gleason) Other Awards New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical | | | Recording [](graphics/woodsus.jpg) Into the Woods - Original Cast Recording Produced by Jay David Saks Engineers: Paul Goodman and Anthony Salvatore Recorded November 9 and 10, 1987 at RCA's Studio A, New York City Liner notes and synopsis by Sheryl FlatowLyrics included LP, 1987 [RCA 6796-1-RC9] Compact Disc, 1987 [RCA 6796-2-RC] (69:20 mins.) Cassette, 1987 [RCA 6796-4-RC9] Digital Compact Cassette, 199? [RCA 09026-56796-5] Grammy Award winner for Best Original Cast Show Album | | | Selections: Prologue: Into the Woods (11:57), Cinderella at the Grave (1:13), Hello, Little Girl (2:33), I Guess This Is Goodbye / Maybe They're Magic (2:03), I Know Things Now (1:48), A Very Nice Prince / First Midnight / Giants in th Sky (5:20), Agony (2:27), It Takes Two (2:48), Stay With Me (2:41), On the Steps of the Palace (2:34), Ever After (2:24), Act 2. Prologue: So Happy (3:48), Agony (2:16), Lament (2:03), Any Moment / Moments in the Woods (4:57), Your Fault / Last Midnight (4:46), No More (4:16), No One Is Alone (3:57), Finale: Children Will Listen (5:13) | | | Remastered and Expanded Edition Compact Disc, March 2007 [Sony Masterworks Broadway 82876 68636 2] (69:13 mins. [show] + 7:43 mins. [bonus material])Remastered recording with the same tracks as the original edition plus demos of three songs recorded for an unproduced TV production: "Have to Give Her Someone" (Maureen Moore, Kim Crosby, and George Lee Andrews) (0:36), "Interesting Questions" (George Lee Andrews, Maureen Moore, Kim Crosby) (1:14), and "Second Midnight" (George Lee Andrews, Maureen Moore, Kim Crosby, and John Cameron Mitchell) (5:51) | | | Reissued Remastered EditionCD Reissue Producers: Didier C. Deutsch and Darcy M. ProperBonus tracks recorded October 17, 1991 at Hip Pocket Studios, NYCBonus tracks produced by Karl E. HeldLiner notes by Richard Jay-Alexander Compact Disc, May 2011 [Masterworks Broadway 88697 90256 2] (69:15 mins. [show] + 7:07 mins. [bonus material])Remastered recording with the same tracks as the original edition plus demos of three songs recorded for an unproduced TV production: "Giants in the Sky" (John Cameron Mitchell) (1:58), "Back to the Palace" (Kim Crosby, early version of "On the Steps of the Palace") (2:32), and the cut song "Boom Crunch!" (Maureen Moore) (2:36) | |

| 1990 London Production | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Opened September 25, 1990 at the Phoenix TheatreClosed February 23, 1991; Ran for 197 performancesProduced by David Mirvish General Manager: Andrew Leigh Directed by Richard Jones Set by Richard Hudson Costumes by Sue Blane Choreography by Anthony Van Laast Orchestrations by Jonathan TunickMusical Director: Peter Stanger Musical Supervisor: Martin Koch Lighting by Pat Collins Magic by Kovari Sound by Andrew Bruce | | | Cast Narrator - Nicholas Parsons Cinderella - Jacqueline Dankworth Jack - Richard Dempsey Baker - Ian Bartholomew Baker's Wife - Imelda Staunton Cinderella's Stepmother - Ann Howard Florinda - Elizabeth Brice Lucinda - Liza Sadovy Jack's Mother - Patsy Rowlands Little Red Ridinghood - Tessa Burbridge Witch - Julia McKenzie Cinderella's Father, Mysterious Man - John RoganCinderella's Mother, Grandmother, Giant - Eunice GaysonWolf, Cinderella's Prince - Clive CarterRapunzel - Mary Lincoln Rapunzel's Prince - Mark Tinkler Steward - Peter Ledbury Snow White, Harp - Megan Kelly Sleeping Beauty - Kate Arneil | | | Musical Numbers [same as the Broadway Production, but adds new song "Our Little World" (sung by Witch and Rapunzel) after "Maybe They're Magic"] Lawrence Olivier Awards Best Director of s Musical (Richard Jones) Best Actress in a Musical (Imelda Staunton) | | | Recording [](graphics/woodsuk.jpg) Into the Woods - Original London Cast RecordingProduced by John A. Yap Engineer: John Kurlander Digitally recorded January 14 - 16, 1991 at CTS Studios, Wembley UKLiner notes by Michael Ratcliffe US Compact Disc, 1991 [RCA 60752-2-RC] (71:33 mins.) US Cassette, 1991 [RCA 60752-4-RC] | | | Selections: Once Upon a Time (3:21), Into the Woods (0:52), Fly Birds, Back to the Sky (0:48), Witch's Entrance (2:46), Jack, Jack Jack, Head in a Sack (1:06), You Wish to Have the Curse Reversed? (0:38), Ladies, Our Carriage Waits (0:24), Th Curse Is on My House (0:39), Into the Woods (1:34), Cinderella at the Grave (1:23), Hello, Little Girl (2:34), I Guess This Is Goodbye (1:12), Maybe They're Magic (0:52), Our Little World (1:53), I Know Things Now (1:47), A Very Nice Prince (1:03), First Midnight (1:05) Giants in th Sky (2:16), Agony (2:34), It Takes Two (2:34), Stay With Me (2:44), On the Steps of the Palace (2:35), Act One Finale: Ever After (2:18), Act Two Prologue: So Happy (3:47), Agony (reprise) (2:29), Lament (1:34), Any Moment (2:04), Moments in the Woods (2:57), Your Fault (1:35), Last Midnight (2:57), No More (4:05), No One Is Alone (3:56), Finale: Children Will Listen (5:56) | |

| 1991 Television Version | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Taped in May, 1989 at a performance of the original Broadway cast,with additional taping done in an empty theatre.Televised March 20, 1991 on PBS's "American Playhouse"A Michael Brandman Production Producer: Iris Merlis Executive Producer: Michael Brandman Directed by James LapineMusical Director and Conductor: Paul GemignaniTelevision Lighting by Richard Nelson and Danny FranksSettings Designed by Tony Straiges Costumes by Ann Hould-Ward Costumes based on original concepts by Patricia Zipprodt and Ann Hould-WardMusical Staging by Lar LubovitchOrchestrations by Jonathan TunickExecutive in charge of production: Greg Sills | | | Cast [same as the Broadway Production] Musical Numbers [same as the Broadway Production] | | | Video Recording [](graphics/vwoods.jpg) Videotape [VHS], 1991 Laserdisc, 1991 [Image ID8285MB] (152 mins.) Videotape [VHS] (remastered), 1995 [Image 3119MB] Laserdisc (remastered), 1996 [Image ID8285MB] DVD, August 1997 [Image] DVD, September 2003 [Image] (included in The Stephen Sondheim Collection; 6-disc boxed set) | |

1998 Donmar Warehouse, London Production
Opened November 6, 1998 at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre, LondonClosed February 13, 1999Directed by John CrowleyChoreography by Jonathan ButterellDesigned by Bob CrowleyLighting by Paul PyantMusical Director and Orchestrations by Mark Warman
Cast Narrator - Frank MiddlemissCinderella - Jenna RussellJack - Christopher PizzeyMilky White - Michelle Blair / Zoe WalshamJack�s Mother - Sheila ReidBaker - Nick HolderBaker�s Wife - Sophie ThompsonCinderella�s Stepmother - Louise DavidsonFlorinda - Caroline SheenLucinda - Ceri Ann GregoryLittle Red Riding Hood - Sheridan SmithWitch - Clare BurtCinderella�s Father / Mysterious Man - Michael N. HarbourCinderella�s Mother / Granny / Giantess - Dilys LayeWolf/Cinderella�s Prince - Damian LewisRapunzel - Samantha LavenderRapunzel�s Prince - Matt RawleSteward - Tony Timberlake
Awards 1999 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical (Sophie Thompson)

| 2002 Broadway Revival Production | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | [](graphics/woods2002po.jpg) Previews began April 13, 2002Opened April 30, 2002 at the Broadhurst TheatreClosed December 29, 2002; Ran for 18 previews and 279 regular performancesProduced by Dodger Theatricals, Stage Holding/Joop van den Ende and TheatreDreams/AEG LiveDirected by James LapineChoreography by John CarrafaMusical Direction: Paul GemignaniScenic Design by Douglas W. SchmidtCostume Design by Susan HilfertyLighting Design by Brian MacDevittSound Design by Dan Moses SchreierOrchestrations by Jonathan TunickSpecial Effects by Gregory MeehProjection Design by Elaine J. McCarthyIllusion Design by Jim SteinmeyerProduction Supervisor: Beverley RandolphFight Director: Rick Sordelet Based on the 2002 Los Angeles Production | | | Cast Witch - Vanessa Williams [replaced by Linda Mugleston on December 24, 2002]Narrator / Mysterious Man - John McMartin Cinderella - Laura Benanti [replaced by Erin Dilly on November 16, 2002]Cinderella's Prince / Wolf - Gregg EdelmanRapunzel - Melissa Dye [replaced by Danielle Huben]Rapunzel's Prince / Wolf - Christopher Seiber Baker - Stephen DeRosa Baker's Wife - Kerry O'Malley Jack - Adam Wylie Jack's Mother - Mary Louise Burke [replaced by Nora Mae Lyng]Milky-White - Chad KimballLittle Red Ridinghood - Molly EphraimCinderella's Stepmother / Granny - Pamela Myers [replaced by Joy Franz]Florinda - Tracy Nicole Chapman Lucinda - Amanda NaughtonCinderella's Father - Dennis KellySteward - Trent Armand KendallHorse - Jennifer MalenkeVoice of the Giant's Wife [pre-recorded] - Judi Dench | | | Musical Numbers Act One "Prologue: Into the Woods" - Company "Cinderella at the Grave" - Cinderella, Cinderella's Mother * "Hello, Little Girl" - Wolves, Little Red Ridinghood "I Guess This Is Goodbye" - Jack "Maybe They're Magic" - Baker's Wife "Our Little World" - Witch, Rapunzel "I Know Things Now" - Little Red Ridinghood "A Very Nice Prince" - Cinderella, Baker's Wife "First Midnight" - Company * "Giants in the Sky" - Jack "Agony" - Cinderella's Prince, Rapunzel's Prince "It Takes Two" - Baker's Wife, Baker "Stay With Me" - Witch "On the Steps of the Palace" - Cinderella "Ever After" - Narrator, Company Act Two "Prologue: So Happy" - Company "Agony" (reprise) - Cinderella's Prince, Rapunzel's Prince "Lament" - Witch "Any Moment" - Cinderella's Prince, Baker's Wife "Moments in the Woods" - Baker's Wife "Your Fault" - Jack, Baker, Witch, Cinderella, Little Red Ridinghood "Last Midnight" - Witch "No More" - Baker, Mysterious Man "No One Is Alone" - Cinderella, Little Red Ridinghood, Baker, Jack "Finale: Children Will Listen" - Witch, Company * Note: These selections were not listed in the playbill. | | | Recording [](graphics/woods02rec.jpg) Vanessa Williams and John McMartin in Into the Woods Recording Produced by Steve EpsteinEngineered by Todd WhitelockEditing Engineer: Robert WolffExecutive Producer: Robert HurwitzRecorded May 6, 2002 at Right Track Recording, NYC Synopsis by Frank DwyerLyrics included Compact Disc, 2002 [Nonesuch 79686-2] (70:15 mins.) | | | Selections: Prologue: Into the Woods (12:24), Cinderella at the Grave (1:40), Hello, Little Girl (3:01), I Guess This Is Goodbye / Maybe They're Magic (1:47), Our Little World (2:31), I Know Things Now (1:50), A Very Nice Prince / First Midnight / Giants in th Sky (4:23), Agony (2:20), It Takes Two (2:30), Stay With Me (2:29), On the Steps of the Palace (2:33), Ever After (2:27), Prologue: So Happy (3:58), Agony (reprise) (2:12), Lament (1:52), Any Moment / Moments in the Woods (4:41), Your Fault (1:38), Last Midnight (3:26), No More (3:54), No One Is Alone (3:22), Finale: Children Will Listen (5:06) | |

2008 Barcelona Production
First performed on November 22, 2007 at the Festival Temporada Alta de Girona, SpainOpened January 22, 2008 at the Teatre Victoria, Barcelona, Spain.Produced by the Dagoll Dagom Theatre CompanyTranslation (into Catalan) and adapation by Joan Vives with the collaboration of Joan Llu�s BozzoStage Director: Joan Llu�s BozzoMusical Director: Joan VivesOriginal Orchestrations by Jonathan TunickMusical Arrangements by Joan VivesScenic Design by Jon BerrondoCostume Design by Merc� PalomaChoreography by Anna Brians�Lighting Design by Quico Guti�rrezMakeup by Toni SantosCasting / Assistant Director: Miquel PerielAssistant Director: Anna UllibarriExecutive Producer: Anna Rosa Cisquella
Cast Narrador (Narrator) - Ferran FraucaVentafocs (Cinderella) - GiselaJan (Jack) - Marc PujolForner (Baker) - Josep Maria GimenoFornera (Baker's Wife) - Annabel TotusausMadrastra / Avia Caputxeta (Cinderella's Stepmother / Granny) - Clara Del RusteFlorinda - Anna VenturaLucinda - Laura VenturaMare d'en Jan (Jack's Mother) - Teresa VallicrosaCaputxeta (Little Red Ridinghood) - Anna MolinerBruixa (Witch) - MonePare Ventafocs / Princep Rapunzel (Cinderella's Father / Rapunzel's Prince) - Sergi AlbertMare Ventafocs / Rapunzel (Cinderella's Mother / Rapunzel) - Mara Del Mar MaestuHome Misterios / Lacai (Mysterious Man / Servant) - Ferran CastellsLlop / Princep Ventafocs (Wolf / Cinderella's Prince) - Carlos Gramaje
Musical Numbers Act One "Pr�leg Acte 1: Boscos Endins" (Prologue: Into the Woods) "La Ventafocs a la tomba de sa mare" (Cinderella at the Grave) "Qu� tal? Com est�s?" (Hello Little Girl) "Suposo que he de dir-te ad�u" (I Guess This Is Goodbye) "Potser �s veritat que tenen m�gia" (Maybe They're Magic) "El nostre m�n" (Our Little World) "He apr�s coses molt importants" (I Know Things Now) "�s un pr�ncep gentil" (A Very Nice Prince) "Passa una nit" (First Midnight) "Dalt del cel he vist gegants" (Giants in the Sky) "Vull morir!" (Agony) "Cal ser dos" (It Takes Two) "Sempre amb mi" (Stay With Me) "Enganxada a l'escala" (On the Steps of the Palace) "�s per sempre" (Ever After) Act Two "Pr�leg Acte 2: Som feli�os" (Prologue: So Happy) "Vull morir! (represa)" (Agony, reprise) "Lament" "Moments" (Any Moment) "Moments a�x� en el bosc" (Moments in the Woods) "Culpa teva" (Your Fault) "Mitjanit" (Last Midnight) "Ja prou" (No More) "Mai ningu est� sol" (No One Is Alone) "Final: Els nens miren i escoten" (Children Will Listen) Titles taken from the original cast recording.
Recording Boscos Endins (Into the Woods)Recorded live in February 2008 at the Teatre Victoria and Hit Sound Studios, BarcelonaProduced by Joan VivesEngineer (Teatre Victoria): David CasamitjanaEngineer (Hit Sound): Lluis CuadrenchEdited, mixed and mastered by Josep Roig at the Temps Record studios, Terrassa Compact Disc, 2008 [Temps Record TR 1113-GE08]
Selections: Jo vull (3:08), Boscos Endins (0:59), Gr�cies, amics (0:48), Entra la Bruixa (2:34), Jan, Jan, Jan... (1:13), Podem trobar la soluci� (0:39),Nenes, que ja �s molt tard! (0:20), La casa embruixada (0:42), Boscos Endins II (1:38), La Ventafocs a la tomba de sa mare (1:34), Qu� tal? Com est�s? (2:30), Suposo que he de dir-te ad�u (0:59), Potser �s veritat que tenen m�gia (0:55), El nostre m�n (3:16), He apr�s coses molt importants (1:49), �s un pr�ncep gentil (1:04), Passa una nit (1:19), Dalt del cel he vist gegants (2:16), Vull morir! (2:17), Cal ser dos (2:41), Sempre amb mi (2:43), Enganxada a l'escala (2:34), �s per sempre (2:48), Som feli�os (2:12), Vull morir! (represa) (2:11), Lament (1:38), Moments (1:50), Moments a�x� en el bosc (2:31), Culpa teva (1:41), Mitjanit (3:09), Ja prou (3:57), Mai ning� est� sol (3:14), Els nens miren i escoten (5:05)

2009 London Production
Opened September 17, 2009 at the Landor Theatre, LondonClosed 17 October 2009Directed by Robert McWhirChoreography by Robbie O�ReillySet and Costumes by Nina MorleyLighting by Richard LambertMusical Supervision by Iain Vince-Gatt
Cast Narrator/Mysterious Man - Ian DringCinderella - Sue ApplebyJack - Jonathan EioJack�s Mother - Tricia DeightonBaker - Leo AndrewBaker�s Wife - Sarah HeadCinderella�s Stepmother - Judith ParisFlorinda - Jessica BoshierLucinda - Kellie HigginsLittle Red Riding Hood - Rebecca WickingWitch - Orla MullanCinderella�s Mother/Granny/Giantess - Sarah DearloveWolf/Cinderella�s Prince - Ryan Forde IoscoRapunzel - Jenny PerryRapunzel�s Prince - Luke FredericksSteward - Eric NordellMayhem - Andrew KeatsMischief - Frank Simms

2010 Regents Park London Production
Opened August 5, 2010 at the Open Air Theatre, Regents Park, LondonClosed September 11, 2010Produced by Timothy Sheader and William Village for Regent�s Park Theatre LtdDirected by Timothy SheaderCo-directed and movement by Liam SteelDesigned by Soutra GilmourLighting by Jon ClarkMusical Direction & Supervision by Gareth ValentineOrchestrations by Chris WalkerPuppets by Rachael Canning
Cast Narrator - Ethan Beer / Eddie Manning / Joshua Swinney (alternating)Cinderella - Helen DallimoreJack - Ben StottBaker - Mark HadfieldBaker's Wife - Jenna RussellCinderella's Stepmother - Gaye BrownFlorinda - Amy Ellen RichardsonLucinda - Amy GriffithsJack's Mother - Marilyn CuttsLittle Red Ridinghood - Beverly RuddWitch - Hannah WaddinghamCinderella's Mother - Gemma WardleMysterious Man - Billy BoyleWolf / Cinderella's Prince - Michael XavierGrandmother - Valda AviksRapunzel - Alice FearnRapunzel's Prince - Simon ThomasSteward - Mark GoldthorpSnow White / Harp - Sophie CatonWoodsman - Marc Antolin Giant's Wife - Judi Dench (recording)This production was filmed and is available as a pay-per-view or digital download from Digital Theatre.

2012 Public Theater Production
Previews began July 24, 2012 at the Delacorte Theater, Central Park, New York CityOpened August 9, 2012. Ran for 21 performances (and 14 previews)Closed September 1, 2012Produced by The Public Theater [Patrick Willingham, Executive Director; Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director]Directed by Timothy SheaderCo-Direction and Movement by Liam SteelScenic Design by Soutra Gilmor and John Lee BeattyCostume Design by Emily RebholzLighting Design by Ben StantonSound Design by Acme Sound PartnersMake-up Design by Joe Dulude, II and Ashley RyanWig Design by Leah J. LoukasPuppets by Rachael CanningMusical Direction by Paul GemignaniOrchestrations by Jonathan Tunick This production is based on the 2010 Regents Park London Production.
Cast Narrator - Jack BroderickCinderella - Jessie MuellerJack - Gideon GlickBaker - Denis O'HareBaker's Wife - Amy AdamsCinderella's Stepmother - Ellen HarveyStepsister - Bethany MooreStepsister - Jennifer RiasJack's Mother - Kristine ZbornikLittle Red Ridinghood - Sarah StilesWitch - Donna MurphyCinderella's Mother - Laura ShoopMysterious Man - Chip ZienWolf / Cinderella's Prince - Ivan HernandezGrandmother - Tina JohnsonRapunzel - Tess SoltauRapunzel's Prince - Cooper GrodinSteward - Josh LamonGiant's Wife - Glenn Close (recording)Ensemble - Victoria Cook, Johnny Newcomb, Noah Radcliffe, and Eric R. Williams

2014 Bridewell Production
Opened April 2, 2014 at the Bridewell Theatre, LondonRan for 11 performances. Closed April 12, 2014Produced by Sedos [Chris de Pury, Chariman]Director: Matt GouldMusical director: Ryan MacaulayChoreographer: Gayle BryansSet design: Steven KingProduction design: Rebecca TurnerCostume design: Deborah LeanLighting design: Ben PickersgillSound design: Tony GayleOrchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
Cast Narrator - Fran RaffertyWitch - Emily Sidonie GrossmanCinderella - Amanda StewartCinderella's Prince - Chris WarnerRapunzel - Hettie HobbsRapunzel's Prince - Sam Harrison-BakerBaker - Andrew OverinBaker's Wife - Kara McLeanJack - Chris McGuiganJack's Mother - Susan BoothLittle Red Riding Hood - Lotte GilmoreCinderella's Stepmother - Jo WebberFlorinda - Emma WaltonLucinda - Skyla LouredaMysterious Man - Robin Crowley Steward - Stephen BeenyCinderella's Mother, Giant, Granny and Snow White - Sarah ShephardSleeping Beauty - Deborah Lean

2014 Film Production
Released December 25, 2014A Walt Disney ProductionProduced by Rob Marshall, John DeLuca, Marc Platt, and Callum McDougallDirected by Rob MarshallScreenplay by James LapineCinematography by Dion BeebeEditor: Wyatt SmithProduction Designer: Dennis GassnerCostume Designer: Colleen Atwood
Cast The Baker - James CordenThe Baker's Wife - Emily BluntThe Witch - Meryl StreepCinderella - Anna KendrickJack - Daniel HuttlestoneLittle Red Riding Hood - Lilla CrawfordRapunzel - Mackenzie MauzyCinderella's Prince - Chris PrinceRapunzel's Prince - Billy MangussenJack's Mother - Tracey UllmanThe Baker's Father - Simon Russell BealeThe Giant - Frances de a TourThe Wolf - Johnny DeppCinderella's Stepmother - Christine BaranskiFlorinda - Tammy BlanchardLucinda - Lucy PunchThe Steward - Richard GloverCinderella's Mother - Joanna RidingThe Grandmother - Annette Crosbie

| Publications | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Book New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1989; 138 pp. [0-93045-292-5] [hbk] [0-93045-293-3] [pbk] London: National Theatre, 1990 [Included in Best American Plays: Ninth Series, 1983-1992, edited by Clive Barnes]New York: Crown, 1993 | | | Novelization[adapted and illustrated by Hudson Talbott] New York: Crown Publishers, 1988; 91 pp. New York: Scribner [trade pb], 2002; 96 pp. [ISBN: 0-743-23290-9] | | | Score [complete] Secaucus NJ: Warner Bros. Publications VF 1544, 1989; 303 pp. [vocal score prepared by Tony Esposito, Dave Jessie and Jeff Sultanof] Miami FL: Warner Bros. Publications VF 1544 [0897242084], 1999; 324 pp. [edited by Sy Feldman] $100.00 | | | Score [selections] New York: Rilting Music / Warner Bros. Publications VF 1445, 1988; 55 pp. [includes "Into the Woods", "Agony", "It Takes Two", "Stay With Me", "Any Moment", "No More", "No One Is Alone"] Miami FL: Warner Bros. Publications VF 1445 [0943351669], 1997; 60 pp.; Edited by Sy Feldman [includes "Into the Woods", "Agony", "It Takes Two", "Stay With Me", "Any Moment", "No More", "No One Is Alone"] | | | Score [selections] Milwaukee: Hal Leonard HL 00313442 [ISBN: 978-1-4234-7264-3], December 2010; 90 pp., $17.99 [includes "Agony", "Any Moment - Part I", "Children Will Listen", "Giants In The Sky", "I Know Things Now", "Into The Woods", "It Takes Two", "Moments In The Woods", "No More", "No One Is Alone - Part I", "On The Steps Of The Palace", "Stay With Me"] | | | Performance rights controlled by Music Theatre International | |

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