Into the Woods
New York City Center
Encores!
Opening Night: May 4, 2022
Closing Night: May 15, 2022
Music: Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim
Book: James Lapine
A childless baker and his wife endeavor to lift their family curse by journeying into the woods, where they encounter Rapunzel (and her witchly “mother”), Cinderella, Jack (of Beanstalk fame), Little Red Riding Hood and other classic fairy tale characters, and they all must learn the responsibility that comes with getting what you want.
MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT ONE
Prologue: Into the Woods………………………Company
Hello, Little Girl………….Wolf, Little Red Riding Hood
I Guess This Is Goodbye……………………………….Jack
Maybe They’re Magic………………………..Baker’s Wife
I Know Things Now………………Little Red Riding Hood
A Very Nice Prince……………..Cinderella, Baker’s Wife
Giants in the Sky……………………………………….Jack
Agony…………….Cinderella’s Prince, Rapunzel’s Prince
It Takes Two…………………………..Baker, Baker’s Wife
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 Riding Hood
Last Midnight………………………………………..Witch
No More…………………………..Baker, Mysterious Man
No One Is Alone…………………Baker, Jack, Cinderella,
Little Red Riding Hood
Finale: Children Will Listen…………….Witch, Company
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Heather Headley Witch
Sara Bareilles Baker’s Wife
Neil Patrick Harris Baker
Denée Benton Cinderella
Julia Lester Little Red Riding Hood
Gavin Creel The Wolf
Cinderella’s Prince
Jordan Donica Rapunzel’s Prince
Shereen Pimental Rapunzel
Cole Thompson Jack
Annie Golden Cinderella’s Mother
Grandmother
Giant’s Wife
Ann Harada Jack’s Mother
David Patrick Kelly The Narrator
Mysterious Man
Tiffany Denise Hobbs Lucinda
Brooke Ishibashi Floridna
Kennedy Kanagawa Milky White
Lauren Mitchell Cinderella’s Stepmother
David Turner The Steward
Swings: Jason Forbach, Cameron Johnson, Mary Kate Moore
OTHER PRODUCTIONS
