The Bridge Theatre’s Olivier Award winning production will transfer to the heart of the West End in the Autumn.
It has been announced that Jordan Fein’s production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Into the Wood will play at the Noel Coward Theatre from the 22nd September, running until the 9th January 2027.
With opening night set for the 7th October, it has also been confirmed that Kate Fleetwood will reprise her performance as the witch.
Having won the Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival and Best Lighting Design for Aideen Malone and Roland Horvath, tickets for the West End run of the musical are on sale now.
Talking about the news Jordan Fein commented, “It’s been both a privilege and a joy to direct this new production of Into The Woods at the Bridge Theatre. To now bring this wonderful show into the West End is thrilling and will give new audiences the opportunity to experience the brilliant music and words of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine.”
Why would you go into the woods?
To sell the cow
To visit mother
To see the king
To lift the spell
Into the Woods is Sondheim and Lapine’s second collaboration after Sunday in the Park with George and brings together four Grimms’ fairy tales. It first made its Broadway debut in 1986, Into The Woods won Tony Awards each for Sondheim (Best Original Score) and Lapine (Best Book). In London it has had productions by Richard Jones (Phoenix Theatre, 1990), John Crowley (Donmar, 1998) and Timothy Sheader (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, 2010). This is its first major London production since 2016.
The creative team behind this revival includes: Set and Costume Designer: Tom Scutt; Musical Supervisor and Musical Director: Mark Aspinall; Orchestrations by: Jonathan Tunick; Sound Designer: Adam Fisher; Lighting Designer: Aideen Malone; Video Designer: Roland Horvath; Movement Director: Jenny Ogilvie; Wigs, Hair & Make-Up Designer: Sam Cox; Puppetry Design: Cheryl ‘Chuck’ Brown, Max Humphries & Tom Scutt; Casting Director: Stuart Burt CDG CSA; Production Manager: Chris Hay; Associate Director: Georgia Green; Scenic Associate: David Allen; Associate Musical Director: Alex Beetschen; Associate Sound Designer: Ollie Durrant; Associate Lighting Designer: Lucy Adams; Associate Costume Designer & Costume Supervisor: Lucy Martin; Wigs, Hair & Make-Up Supervisor: Charlie Watson; Props Supervisors: Jonathan Hall & Chris Marcus for Marcus Hall Props and Orchestral Management: Andy Barnwell & Rich Weeden for BW Musicians.
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