The Olivier Award-winning production directed by Jordan Fein, will begin performances at the Noel Coward Theatre this Autumn.
Further casting has now been confirmed for the West End transfer of Into the Wood, the Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine musical.
Joining the previous announced Kate Fleetwood, who reprises her role as the Witch will be returning cast members Valda Aviks (as Grandmother/Giant), Geoffrey Aymer (as Cinderella’s Father), Jo Foster (as Jack), Jennifer Hepburn (as Cinderella’s Stepmother and Alternate Witch), Hana Ichijo (as Lucinda), Julie Jupp (as Jack’s Mother), Gabrielle Lewis-Dodson (as Florinda), and Gracie McGonigal (as Little Red Riding Hood), with Jacob Fowler and Sophie Linder-Lee also returning as Standbys.
The musical will begin performances at the Noel Coward Theatre from the 22nd September, running until the 9th January 2027. An opening night has been set for the 7th October.
Jordan Fein’s revival of the musical was the most nominated musical revival of the year at the Olivier Awards with 11 nominations, winning two for Best Musical Revival and Best Lighting.
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 was Sondheim and Lapine’s second collaboration following Sunday in the Park with George and brings together four Grimms’ fairy tales. It made its debut on Broadway in 1986, going onto win 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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