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Into The Woods

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim 

Book by James Lapine 

Originally Directed on Broadway by James Lapine 

Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick 

 

Original Broadway Production by 

Heidi Landesman, Rocco Landesman, Rick Steiner, M. Anthony Fisher, Frederic H. Mayerson, Jujamcyn Theatres 

Originally Produced by the Old Globe Theater. San Diego, CA. 

 

Into the Woods is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

 

Director & Choreographer:  Anthony J. Hamilton 
Music Director: Cindy Hunter 
Scenic Designer: Everett Austerman* 
Costume Designer: Kathryn Wagner 
Lighting Designer: Jen Rock 
Sound Designer: Meg Schelling* 
Stage Manager: Michael Bruno*  
 
*it is with great pride that we recognize the creative efforts of our students.

Cast

Narrator/Mysterious Man: Isaiah Lee 
The Baker: Mason Gratton 
The Baker's Wife: Ally Taylor 
Cinderella: Megan Ludwig 
Little Red Riding Hood: Lulu Bushman 
Jack: Teddy Huff 
The Witch: Grace Carroll 
Jack's Mother: Kalyse Connor 
Cinderella's Prince/The Wolf: Jack Doherty 
Rapunzel's Prince: Adam Nyhoff 
Rapunzel: Kiara Durbin 
Cinderella's Stepmother: Sophia Bellefeuille
Cinderella's Father: Aaron Cappello 
Lucinda: Sophia Schlitt  
Florinda: Madeline Hatfield  
The Steward: Noah Pigza 
Granny/Cinderella's Mother/Voice of the Giant: Alexis Aponte 
Sleeping Beauty: Jamee Johnson 
Snow White: Danielle Vogler  
 
Understudies
Madelyn Brandel
Carter Wright
Travon Moore
Sarah Lambeth
Madison Bouwer
Lilly McKinnon
 

Production Staff

Assistant Stage Manager: Audrey Way 

Vocal Coach, Intimacy Director: Elizabeth Terrel  

Cultural Competency Consultant:Arizsia Staton 

Technical Director: Patrick Niemi 

Assistant Technical Director:Isabel Hafner 

Assistant Lighting Designer: Hannah Flones

Light Board Operator: Benjamin Arnett 

Followspot Operators: Mary Toth, Collin Wagner 

Properties Master:Camryn Pieknik 

Scenic Artists: William Berrand, Atlas Zager 

Carpenters:Joe Fleck, Isabel Hafner, Madison Solomon, Camryn Pieknik 

Run Crew: Sophia Simoni 

Master Electrician: Jimmy Mish 

Electricians: Gavin Cassel, Olivia Farley, Holly Pace, Benjamin Arnett, Jimmy Mish, Hannah Flones 

Assistant Costume Designer: Amelia Patmore 

Costumer: Julia Kosanovich 

Stitchers: Ian Whistler, Chloe Ammond, True Chin-Parker, Ally Taylor, Micaela Johnson, Megan Myers, Alex Damm 

Hair Designer: Garrylee McCormick 

Makeup Designer: Chloe Ammond 

Costume Running Crew Head: Lucy Hudson 

Costume Running Crew: Elisa Quigley, Brandt Trotter, Kate Wilen 

Hair and Makeup Run Crew: Nadya Beyar, Ivy Zaroff 

Loading Crew: Rylen Baker, Maggie Bengston, Morgan Bodie, James Jenuwine, Lexi Klapp, Mary Narusis, Charles St. George, Bryce Wanstead, Zachary Widner 

Arts Management Assistants: Gracie Niec, AJ Howard 

 

Orchestra

Conductor/Keyboard: Cindy Hunter 

Keyboard: J.J. Treadway 

Violin: Brandon Pacheco  

Cello: Taylor Crow  

Flute/Piccolo: Cara Lieurance  

Clarinet: Jesse Williams  

Horn: Bob Lewis 

 

Bios

Everett Austerman (Scenic Designer): is a Senior from Sterling Heights, MI. Previous Credits: Scenic Designer, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; Scenic Designer, TimorAnimo: Ghost Story; Prop Master, New Beginnings; Charge Artist, Restoration Comedy; Prop Master, Amadeus 

Alexis Aponte (Granny/Cinderella's Mother/Giant): is a Sophomore from Skokie, IL. Previous Credits: Milly, The Fundamentals; Crystal, Little Shop of Horrors. WMU Debut. 

Sophia Bellefeuille (Cinderella’s Stepmother): is a Junior from Los Angles, CA. Previous Credits: Yvonne, Sunday in the Park with George. 

Madison Bouwer (u/s Stepmother/Florinda): is a Sophomore from Holland, MI. Previous Credits: Twilight Bowl. 

Maddy Brandel (u/s The Baker’s Wife, Lucinda): is a Sophomore from Chicago, IL. Previous Credits: Sandy, Grease; Roxie, Chicago; Elle Woods, Legally Blonde. WMU Debut. 

Michael Bruno (Stage Manager): is a Senior from Naples, FL. Previous Credits: Stage Manager, Sunday In The Park with George; Stage Manager, 1984; ASM, Guys And Dolls. 

Lulu Bushman (Little Red Ridinghood): is a Senior from Birmingham, MI. Previous Credits: Agatha, Guys and Dolls; Narcissa, Restoration Comedy; Olive Ostrovsky, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. 

Aaron Cappello (Cinderella’s Father): is a Senior from St. John, IN. Previous Credits: Eloi, Auto Da Fe; Swing, Guys and Dolls; Officer/Swing, 1984; Franz, Sunday in the Park with George; Panch, Spelling Bee. 

Grace Carroll (The Witch): is a Junior from Arlington Heights, IL. Previous Credits: Midsummer Night's Dream, Timoramino. 

Jack Doherty (The Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince): is a Senior from LaGrange Park. Previous Credits: Benny Southstreet, Guys and Dolls; Greg, Reasons to be Pretty; Officer Lockstock, Urinetown; Detective Fix, Around the World in 80 Days; Heritage Guitarist, Timoranimo; Shelley Levene, Glengarry Glen Ross; Nick Bottom, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. 

Mason Gratton (Baker): is a Junior from Traverse City, Michigan. Previous Credits: Jack Kelly, Newsies; Bobby, Urinetown; Romeo, Romeo & Juliet. WMU Debut.

Madeline Hatfield (Florinda): is a Junior from Carmel, IN. Previous Credits: Sunday in the Park with George, Spelling Bee. 

Teddy Huff (Jack): is a Sophomore from Traverse City, MI. WMU Debut. 

Jamee Johnson (Sleeping Beauty): is a Sophomore from Fort Wayne, IN. WMU Debut. 

Sarah Lambeth (u/s Little Red Riding Hood/ Rapunzel): is a Sophomore from Bel Air / Maryland. Previous Credits: Sandy, Grease; Mercutio, Romeo and Juliet; Abigail, The Crucible. WMU Debut. 

Isaiah Lee (Narrator/Mysterious Man): is a Senior from HollandMI. Previous Credits: Demetrius, Midsummer Night’s Dream; Glen, Mechanics of Love; Young Fashion, Restoration Comedy. 

Megan Ludwig (Cinderella): is a Junior from Marquette, MI. Previous Credits: Celeste #1/Female Swing, Sunday in the Park with George; Millie, Thoroughly Modern Millie; Columbia, Rocky Horror Picture Show. 

Lilly McKinnon (u/s The Witch and Jack’s Mother): is a Sophomore from Bethesda, MD. Previous Credits: The Bee, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. 

Travon Moore (u/s Jack/Cinderella’s Father/The Steward): is a Sophomore from Westmont, IL. Previous Credits: Aida, Beauty And The Beast, The Addams Family. WMU Debut. 

Noah Pigza (Steward, u/s Baker): is a Senior from Willoughby, OH. Previous Credits: Assistant Stage Manager, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Co-Director of Comedia Troupe, Timoramino; Mr., u/s Jules, Sunday in the Park with George; Lory, Restoration Comedy; Arvide, Guys and Dolls; Assistant Director, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. 

Meg Schelling (Sound Designer): is a Junior from Naples, FL. Previous Credits: Sound Designer, Straight White Men, Audio Assistant, Sunday in the Park with George, Audio Assistant, Urinetown. 

Sophia Schlitt (Lucinda, u/s Cinderella): is a Junior from Indiana. Previous Credits: Sunday in the Park with George, The Thanksgiving Play 

Allison Taylor (The Baker’s Wife): is a Senior from Traverse City, MI. Previous Credits: Dot, Sunday in the Park with George; Veronica, Heathers; Steph, Up, Down, Strange, Charmed, Beauty, and Truth. 

Danielle Vogler (Snow White): is a Sophomore from Grosse Pointe, MI. Previous Credits: The Wardrobe, Beauty and The Beast (Grosse Pointe South); Ensemble, Mamma Mia (Grosse Pointe Theatre); Ensemble, Legally Blonde (Grosse Pointe Theatre). WMU Debut. 

Musical Numbers

Act I

Prologue: "Into the Woods" – Narrator, Cinderella, Jack, Baker, Baker's Wife, Stepmother, Florinda, Lucinda, Jack's Mother, Little Red Ridinghood, Witch, Cinderella's Father
"Cinderella at the Grave" – Cinderella, Cinderella's Mother
"Hello, Little Girl" – Wolf, Little Red Ridinghood
"I Guess This Is Goodbye" – Jack
"Maybe They're Magic" – Baker's Wife
"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
"A Very Nice Prince" (reprise) – Cinderella
"It Takes Two" – Baker, Baker's Wife
"Second Midnight" – Company
"Stay with Me" – Witch
"On the Steps of the Palace" – Cinderella
"Ever After" – Narrator, Lucinda, Florinda, Witch, Company

Act II

Prologue: "So Happy" – Narrator, Cinderella, Jack, Baker, Baker's Wife, Cinderella's Prince, Jack's Mother, Stepmother, Florinda, Lucinda, Little Red Ridinghood
"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: "Midnight/No One Is Alone/Children Will Listen/Into the Woods" – Baker's Wife, Witch, Company

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