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GRAMMY ® AWARD WINNER for BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM

“and it’s time to leave the woods...”.

INTO THE WOODS ended its strictly limited Broadway run on January 8, 2023. The exclusive engagements across the U.S. ended on July 30, 2023.

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NOW YOU CAN GET WHAT YOU WISH!

Here’s a reason to be happy ever after... Direct from Broadway, the critically acclaimed and much beloved production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Tony® and Grammy®-winning triumph is playing a series of exclusive engagements across the U.S. with its Broadway stars to boot. Into the Woods features Montego Glover as The Witch, Stephanie J. Block as The Baker’s Wife, Sebastian Arcelus as The Baker, Gavin Creel as Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf, and Krysta Rodriguez as Cinderella — all reprising their Broadway roles — in a production called “radiant” ( Variety ), “enchanting” ( The Wall Street Journal ), and “a priceless revival with a perfect cast” ( The Washington Post ). Directed by Lear deBessonet ( Hercules ), this theatrical event honors Sondheim’s legendary memory and his Broadway masterpiece like never before.

“A glorious revival with a wonderful cast who deliver rich and very human performances. I listened. I am still listening. You should, too.”

Joaquina Kalukango

received the 2022 Tony and Drama Desk Awards for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for her extraordinary performance as Nelly O’Brien in Paradise Square . She received a 2020 Tony Award nomination for her performance in the critically acclaimed Broadway production of Slave Play . For that production, she also received an Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actress and Broadway.com listed her as one of the top five performers (male or female) of the year. Joaquina is a 2021 SAG Award nominee for Cast in a Motion Picture for her role as Betty X opposite Kingsley Ben-Adir in Regina King’s directorial debut, One Night in Miami . Additionally, she recurred on the HBO series, “Lovecraft Country.” Other TV credits include Ava DuVernay’s Netflix series, “When They See Us,” and “Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia,” directed by Kenny Leon. Additional Broadway credits include: The Color Purple , Holler If Ya Hear Me , and Godspell .

Patina Miller

makes her highly anticipated Broadway return since receiving a Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical in 2013 for the Tony Award-winning revival of Pippin . Miller can currently be seen on screen as lead Raquel “Raq” Thomas in Starz’s critically acclaimed “Powerbook III: Raising Kanan,” which returns for season two in August. Broadway: Pippin (Tony Award winner, Outer Critics Circle Award winner, Drama League Award honoree and Fred & Adele Astaire Award nominee), Sister Act (Tony, Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critics Circle Award nominations and Theatre World Award winner). Off-Broadway: Ragtime , Lost in the Stars , Romantic Poetry . West End: Sister Act (Olivier Award nomination). Television/ film: “Madam Secretary,” “Mercy Street,” “Word Party,” “All My Children,” The Many Saints of Newark , The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Parts 1 and 2 . Miller is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University.

Montego Glover

is a Tony Award nominee, two-time Drama Desk Award winner, Outer Critics’ Circle Award winner and honoree, and Drama League Award nominee. Her Broadway credits include: Memphis (Tony nominee, Drama Desk & OCC winner), Les Miserables , It Shoulda Been You , The Color Purple , Hamilton (Chicago Company). Off Broadway: The Royale (Lincoln Center Theater, Drama Desk Award), All The Natalie Portmans (MCC, OCC Honor). Television/film: “The Blacklist,” “Inventing Anna,” “Bull,” “Black Box,” “The Following,” “Hostages,” “Smash,” “The Good Wife,” “White Collar,” “Golden Boy,” “Law & Order,” “Made In Jersey,” Alone (indie). As a voiceover artist, Ms. Glover enjoys numerous campaigns and scripted projects in animation, gaming, television and narration. Most recently, voicing characters on the animated feature Entergalactic for Netflix. In June 2023, “The Montego Glover Exhibition” celebrates its one year anniversary at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center & African American Museum in Montego’s hometown of Chattanooga, TN. @MontegoGlover MontegoGlover.com

Stephanie J. Block

Baker's wife, (baker's wife).

is fulfilling a decades long dream of performing this role alongside her husband, Sebastian Arcelus. Block has established herself as one of the most relevant and versatile voices in contemporary musical theatre. Broadway:  Into The Woods ,  The Cher Show  (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Award winner),  Falsettos  (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle nominations),  The Mystery of Edwin Drood  (Tony, Drama Desk nominations),  Anything Goes , 9 to 5: The Musical  (Drama Desk nomination),  The Pirate Queen , The Boy From Oz , Wicked . Off-Broadway:  Brigadoon  (Encores!);  Little Miss Sunshine  (Drama Desk nomination);  By the Way , Meet Vera Stark  (Drama Desk nomination). Film and television: “iMorcecai,” “Bluff City Law,” “Rise,” “Madam Secretary,” “Orange Is the New Black,” “Homeland,” “It Could Be Worse,” “Stephanie J. Block Live From Lincoln Center” for Great Performances on PBS. She currently co-hosts and co-produces “Stages Podcast” with Marylee Fairbanks and can be accessed wherever you get your podcasts. Twitter and Instagram: @stephaniejblock.

Sebastian Arcelus

feels so fortunate to return to the Woods, direct from the recent Broadway production and alongside his real-life wife Stephanie J. Block. On screen, he most recently portrayed Jay Whitman on the long-running CBS hit series “Madam Secretary.” He is also known for his memorable turn as Lucas Goodwin on the critically acclaimed Netflix original series “House of Cards.” Broadway: Into the Woods , A Time to Kill , Elf , Jersey Boys , Wicked , Rent and Good Vibrations . Off-Broadway: Happiness (Lincoln Center Theater), The Blue Flower (Second Stage) and Where’s Charley? (Encores! at City Center). Television: “The Deuce,” “The Leftovers,” “FBI,” “Bull” and “Person of Interest.” Film: Split , Ted 2 , The Best of Me and The Last Day of August .

Brian d'Arcy James

is a threetime Tony Award nominee with multiple Broadway credits. The Ferryman , Something Rotten , Hamilton , Next to Normal , Time Stands Still , Titanic , Macbeth , Shrek the Musical and Sweet Smell of Success , to name a few. Brian originated the role of King George in Hamilton at The Public Theater. Other select Off-Broadway: The Good Thief (Obie Award), The Wild Party , Port Authority , Floyd Collins among others. Brian appeared in Steven Spielberg’s 2022 Oscar-nominated film West Side Story as Officer Krupke. He was in the 2016 Oscar-winning Spotlight (multiple Best Ensemble awards including SAG Award). Other select film: Molly’s Game , First Man , The Kitchen , Ghost Town . Television: Executive producer of CBS’ “How We Roll,” he can be seen in Marvel’s “Hawkeye,” “Smash,” “13 Reasons Why,” “Evil,” “Devs,” among many others. Upcoming film and television: Where All Light Tends to Go with Billy Bob Thornton, Rebecca Miller’s She Came to Me , “Love and Death” (HBO Max), “Dear Edward” (Apple TV).

Phillipa Soo

(cinderella).

was last seen at The Public Theater starring in Suffs , Shaina Taub’s new musical. She is best known for originating the role of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton in Broadway’s critically acclaimed show Hamilton , earning her Tony and Emmy nominations and winning a Grammy. She was also nominated for a Tony and Emmy for the filmed version. Television: “Shining Girls,” “Dopesick,” “The Code,” “The Bite.” Film: One True Loves (upcoming): tick, tick…BOOM! ; Over the Moon ; The Broken Hearts Galley ; The One and Only Ivan . Broadway: Amélie , The Parisian Woman . Off-Broadway: Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 . The role of Cinderella will not be played by Phillipa Soo at the Saturday, September 3, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. performances.

Gavin Creel

Cinderella's prince/wolf, (cinderella's prince/wolf).

Upcoming: Walk on Through: Confessions of a Museum Novice (book, music and lyrics, originally commissioned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.) Broadway: Hello, Dolly! (Tony Award); Hair (Tony nomination); Thoroughly Modern Millie (Tony nomination); Waitress ; The Book of Mormon ; She Loves Me ; La Cage aux Folles . West End: The Book of Mormon (Olivier Award), Hair , Waitress , Mary Poppins . Television: PBS “Stars on Stage,” “American Horror Stories,” “Eloise at the Plaza” and “Eloise at Christmastime.” Original recordings: GOODTIMENATION , Quiet , Get Out . Graduate: University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance. Gavin is a Hermitage Artist Writing Fellow, and Walk on Through was selected for development at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s 2022 National Musical Theatre Conference.

Krysta Rodriguez

recently starred in Netflix’s “Halston” as the iconic entertainer Liza Minnelli. Broadway credits include  Spring Awakening  (OBC and Deaf West Revival Company),  First Date ,  The Addams Family , In the Heights , A Chorus Line  (Revival), and  Good Vibrations . Rodriguez played ‘Megara’ in the world premiere production of Disney’s  Hercules  (Public Works) and received an Outer Critics Circle honor for her performance in Theresa Rebeck’s  Seared  (MCC Theater). Other memorable turns include  West Side Story  (‘Anita’; Kennedy Center),  A Chorus Line  (‘Diana’; Hollywood Bowl), and  What We’re Up Against  (Off-Broadway). On television, Rodriguez is best known for “Smash,” “Daybreak,” and “Trial & Error” and recurring on “Quantico,” “Younger,” “Chasing Life,” “The Mysteries of Laura,” “Married,” and “Gossip Girl.” Recently, Rodriguez also had leading roles in two pilots “Sober Companion” (CBS) and  Space  (TBS). 

Rapunzel's Prince

(rapunzel's prince).

The very first show he ever saw on Broadway was the original production of Into the Woods and is thrilled to continue its legacy. An Olivier Award-winner and three-time Tony Award nominee, he can soon be seen in the feature Jersey Boys Live! starring alongside Nick Jonas. Broadway: Pretty Woman , Groundhog Day , Rocky , On the Twentieth Century , The Mystery of Edwin Drood , Legally Blonde to name a few. In television, he is known for his time on “Law & Order: SVU” as Lt. Mike Dodds, “Forever,” “The Good Fight,” “Blue Bloods,” “Prodigal Son,” “Gossip Girl.” Film credits: And So It Goes ; Here After ; Joyful Noise ; and New York, I Love You . You can catch Mr. Karl and his wife, Orfeh, this October at Sony Music Hall with their concert series Legally Bound , and in December he will star in Get Happy: A Tribute to Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall.

Joshua Henry

is a Grammy-nominated performer and recording artist best known for his Tony-nominated leading roles in Carousel , The Scottsboro Boys and Violet , as well as for his show-stopping performance as Aaron Burr in the cultural phenomenon Hamilton (Chicago/San Francisco/Los Angeles). Joshua’s debut album Grow is available worldwide on all streaming platforms. He is a BMG recording artist and his original symphony show Get Up, Stand Up premieres this fall with The Philly Pops orchestra. On screen, he starred as Roger Bart in the Academy Award-nominated film tick, tick… BOOM! directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda. He also starred as Jerlamarel opposite Jason Momoa in two seasons of Apple TV+’s show “See.” Other Broadway shows include In the Heights , Shuffle Along , American Idiot , Porgy and Bess , Bring It On: The Musical . Off-Broadway: In the Heights , The Wrong Man .

Baker (Beginning 10/25)

Cheyenne Jackson

Cinderella's prince/wolf (7/24-8/2).

PLEASE NOTE: The role sof Cinderella's Prince/Wolf will be played by Cheyenne Jackson from 7/24 to 8/2.

Julia Lester

Little red ridinghood, (little red ridinghood).

made her New York debut in City Center’s Into the Woods , and is over the moon to now be making her Broadway debut! She currently stars as Ashlyn in “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” on Disney+. Other select television: “Mom” on CBS, “Spirit: Riding Free” on Netflix, and “The Thundermans” on Nickelodeon. Favorite theatre credits: Carrie: The Musical (Carrie), Next to Normal (Natalie), The Drowsy Chaperone (Janet). Love to Mommy and Daddy!

Cole Thompson

Broadway:  Into the Woods . Readings/workshops:  Bliss  (dir. Sheryl Kaller). Regional: Weston Playhouse, Connecticut Repertory Theatre. Cole is a proud graduate of the University of Michigan’s Musical Theatre program. Huge thank you to the Nicolosi and Co. team! Much love to my family and friends for their constant support! @_cole__thompson.

Katy Geraghty

is honored to be donning the red cape again! Broadway: Groundhog Day (Original Broadway Cast). Favorite theater credits: & Juliet (pre-Broadway Toronto run), Bliss (World Premiere at 5th Ave), Hairspray , Shrek the Musical and Into the Woods . Huge thank you to Eddie and Take 3. This one is for Marty and Derek.

Diane Phelan

Most recently starred as Cinderella on Broadway. Other Broadway:  School of Rock , King & I . Select favorites:  Here Lies Love  (The Public),  Sound of Music  (Maria/La Mirada),  West Side Story  (Maria/Paris Châtelet), Carousel  (Julie Jordan/NAAP),  Pirates of Penzance  (Mabel/CTRep). Film: Marry Harry (Amazon Prime). Executive producer for all-Asian, Telly Award-winning  A Gentleman's Guide… Murder  benefiting STOPAAPIHATE on Broadway on Demand. For my family. IG: @dianicaphelan.

Cinderella’s Stepmother

(cinderella’s stepmother).

Broadway:  Into the Woods ,  A Christmas Carol  Broadway (SF co.),  Wicked , Beautiful: The Carole King Musical , Honeymoon in Vegas , Cinderella , Memphis , Gypsy , Fiddler on the Roof , Urinetown , Triumph of Love , Anything Goes , Sunday in the Park with George , Evita , others. Off-Broadway:  Curvy Widow , Toxic Avenger , My Deah , Polish Joke , Mere Mortals , All in the Timing . National tour:  The Drowsy Chaperone . Television: “The Big C,” multiple “Law & Order.” Juilliard School, drama division. nancyopel.com.

Jason Forbach

Rapunzel’s prince, u/s baker, (rapunzel’s prince, u/s baker).

is thrilled to return to the Woods after Encores! Broadway: The Phantom of the Opera , Les Misérables (Enjolras). Tour/special engagement: The Secret Garden ; Phantom: Las Vegas! ; Les Misérables . Off-Broadway: The Music Teacher (The New Group), A.W.O.L. (59E59) and regional companies across the country. Love to Joe + Jasper.

Aymee Garcia

Jack's mother, (jack's mother).

is beyond thrilled to be able to join this beautiful and brilliant cast of ITW. Broadway: Shrek the Musical (Mama Bear), Les Misérables (Madame Thénardier) and Avenue Q (u/s). National tour: Cinderella the Musical (Charlotte). Television/film: “Fraggle Rock,” Back to the Rock (Marjory the Trash Heap/Ma Gorg), “Sesame Street” (Rosa, Abuela). Love to friends, family, therapy and her agent Penny Luedtke for all the love and support. Instagram: @aymeegarcia1234

Rayanne Gonzales

Jack’s mother (buffalo; washington, dc), (jack’s mother in buffalo and washington, dc).

Helen Hayes Award Winning actress and 2022 Lunt-Fontanne Fellow Rayanne Gonzales has appeared on Broadway in Phantom of the Opera , Hands on a Hardbody . Other credits: In the Heights (National Tour, Olney Theatre Center); Mystic Pizza (Ogunquit Playhouse); Bernstein’s MASS (Kennedy Center); Anastasia (Hartford Stage); Carousel (Arena Stage); A Christmas Carol (Ford’s Theatre); The Music Man (Geva); Passion (Signature Theatre); Man of La Mancha (Shakespeare Theatre). TV: “The Sound of Music Live”. IG: @rayannegonzales

David Patrick Kelly

Narrator/mysterious man, (narrator/mysterious man).

Broadway: Into the Woods , Thérèse Raquin , Uncle Vanya , Once , Twelfth Night , The Government Inspector , Working . Select Off- Broadway:  Miss You Like Hell , Everybody , When I Come to Die , Ghosts , Kit Marlowe , Lobster Alice . Television: “Ray Donovan,” “Twin Peaks,” “Succession,” “Feed the Beast,” “The Blacklist,” “Gossip Girl” and others. Film:  Fugitive Dreams , John Wick , Flags of Our Fathers , ChiRaq , The Longest Yard , Last Man Standing , Flirting with Disaster , The Crow , Malcolm X  and  The Warriors . Obie Award for Sustained Excellence.

Josh Breckenridge

Cinderella’s father/puppeteer, (cinderella’s father/puppeteer).

Broadway:  Come From Away , The Scottsboro Boys , The Ritz . Off-Broadway:  The Scottsboro Boys , Saved . Tour:  The Book of Mormon . Regional:  Christmas In Connecticut , Dave , The Whipping Man , Tales of the City . Film: “Spirited,” “Finding Me: Truth.” TV: “American Rust,” “Blue Bloods,” “The Blacklist,” “FBI." BFA: CCM. Debut album: Monotony. www.j-breckenridge.com @j.breckenridge.music

Felicia Curry

Cinderella’s mother/granny/giant, u/s witch, u/s jack’s mother, (cinderella’s mother/granny/giant, u/s witch, u/s jack’s mother).

Broadway: Into The Woods . Off-Broadway: Queens Girl in the World . Regional:  The Skin of our Teeth ,  Nina Simone: Four Women ,  Matilda ,  The Color Purple ,  Ragtime ,  Caroline, or Change ,  Les Misérables ,  Aida . Thanks and love to Dougie, my parents, family, friends, Geoff, SAKS&. @thefeliciacurry.

Erica Durham

U/s little red ridinghood, cinderella, florinda, lucinda, rapunzel, (u/s little red ridinghood, cinderella, florinda, lucinda, rapunzel).

Tour: The Color Purple , Regional: The Muny, Broadway at SAC Music Circus, North Shore Music Theater, and Arkansas Rep. Thanks to the Collective Talent, The Telsey Office, and the incredible team. My love to my family and Kevin. Instagram: _ericadurham

Ellie Fishman

U/s baker’s wife, cinderella, little red ridinghood, lucinda, rapunzel, (u/s baker’s wife, cinderella, little red ridinghood, lucinda, rapunzel).

Tours: Miss Saigon (Ellen), Finding Neverland . Off-Broadway: The Hello Girls (Grace Banker). Regional Theatre: The Music Man (Marian/Goodspeed), Les Miserables (Fantine/Witchita), Rags (Goodspeed), The Sound of Music (Maria/City Springs). B.F.A University of Michigan. IG: @ellie_fishman.

Ta'Nika Gibson

Recently recurring as Debbie Allen in HBO’s “Winning Time.” Broadway: Ain’t Too Proud (Diana Ross), Oklahoma! (Laurey), Dreamgirls (Lorell), The Wiz (Dorothy), Aida (Aida). Television: “Bull” (CBS), “Iron Fist” (Netflix). Thank you God, Lakey, Thomas, Mitch (CAA), Mom, Dad, Telsey, Patty Forbes and Aaron. @tanika_renee_gibson

Marya Grandy

U/s cinderella’s stepmother, jack’s mother, cinderella’s mother/granny/giant, milky white, (u/s cinderella’s stepmother, jack’s mother, cinderella’s mother/granny/giant, milky white).

World Premiere: The Devil Wears Prada . Broadway: Les Misérables . Off-Broadway: Closer Than Ever , The Great American Trailer Park Musical , Damn Yankees & Bells Are Ringing (Encores!). Countless regional productions. TV: “L&O,” “Conviction,” “Chicago P.D.,” “Chicago Fire.” B.A.: Yale University. For Peter.

Albert Guerzon

Cinderella’s father/puppeteer 7/18–7/30, (cinderella’s father/puppeteer 7/18–7/30).

is grateful to return to the woods! Broadway credits:  Mamma Mia! ,  Ghost , Honeymoon In Vegas , Escape to Margaritaville , Into The Woods . Off Bway and tours:  Into The Woods (NYCC), The Life (NYCC), The Visitor (Public), Oliver (NYCC). Other favs: The Wiz , Twyla Tharp’s The Times They Are A Changin .

Brooke Ishibashi

Recent: Into the Woods (City Center Encores, Broadway), originated/developed Cambodian Rock Band (South Coast Repertory, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, La Jolla Playhouse). Former Actors’ Equity Association national councilor; Fair Wage Onstage core member; NYCLU ambassador; Be An #ArtsHero/Arts Workers United cofounder. Arts & culture contributes $919 billion+ to the U.S. economy, employing 5.2 million+ arts workers. BeAnArtsHero.com

Kennedy Kanagawa

Milky white, u/s jack, (milky white, u/s jack).

Broadway: Into the Woods (original cast, Drama Desk nomination). Other recent credits: Gold Mountain (Utah Shakespeare Festival);  Adventurephile  (Keen Company); Saturday Night (2nd Stage);  The Good Swimmer (BAM); Lolita, My Love (York Theatre Company); Dinner with Georgette (NYTW Next Door); Last Ship to Proxima Centauri (Portland Stage); Eastbound (Village Theater). Love to David. kennedykanagawa.com

Paul Kreppel

Standby for narrator/mysterious man, u/s steward, (standby for narrator/mysterious man, u/s steward).

50-plus year multi-award winning career in theatre, television & film. From Boston improv to NYC - LaMama to Lincoln Center - N.Y. to L.A. Tony Award: co-Directing/Creating/Producing thru WetRock Entertainment ( Jay Johnson: The Two and Only! ) Thrilled to be part of this amazing production. Thanks Murphy, Will and Molly. For Ade and Irv. www.paulkreppel.com

Eddie Lopez

U/s cinderella’s prince/wolf, rapunzel’s prince, milky white, cinderella’s father, steward, (u/s cinderella’s prince/wolf, rapunzel’s prince, milky white, cinderella’s father, steward).

The Inheritance  (Geffen Playhouse);  Throne of Blood (BAM);  The Unfortunates  (ACT);  Vanya Sonia Masha Spike  (Denver Center);  Henry V , Mary Poppins  (USF),  Hedwig and The Angry Inch  (OSF). Nine seasons with Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Film/TV: “Redwood Highway”; “Madam Secretary”. CalArts. @eleddielo

Ximone Rose

U/s baker’s wife, witch, cinderella’s mother/granny/giant, florinda, cinderella’s stepmother, (u/s baker’s wife, witch, cinderella’s mother/granny/giant, florinda, cinderella’s stepmother).

New Orleans native. University of Michigan Musical Theatre Program. Broadway: Once On This Island . Off-Broadway: Only Gold , We're Gonna Die . Tour: Beautiful- The Carole King Musical . Regional: Lempicka (La Jolla Playhouse). CGF Talent. Stream my music on all platforms! @SimoneWithAnX

Sabrina Santana

U/s florinda, lucinda, rapunzel, (u/s florinda, lucinda, rapunzel).

is honored to be making her National Tour debut in the Into The Woods tour! Readings/Workshops: Take the Lead (Dir. Christopher Gattelli). Pace MT ‘22. Thanks to CESD, The Telsey office, & her friends and family for their unwavering support. @sabrina.santana

u/s Baker, Cinderella's Prince/Wolf, Jack, Rapunzel's Prince, Cinderella's Father

(u/s baker, cinderella's prince/wolf, jack, rapunzel's prince, cinderella's father).

Broadway: Into the Woods ,  Carousel . National Tours:  My Fair Lady ,  King and I . Select Regional: Lyric Opera Chicago ( King and I ,  West Side Story ), Theatre Under the Stars ( Oklahoma! ), Huntington Theatre Co. ( A Little Night Music ). Thanks to BRS/Gage, Telsey & Co, and my family. @soapboxsam

Steward, u/s Baker, u/s Narrator/Mysterious Man

(steward, u/s baker, u/s narrator/mysterious man).

Broadway:  Into The Woods ,  Fun Home , A Gentleman’s Guide… ,  The Story Of My Life , Lestat ,  Little Women ,  The Rivals , * A Funny Thing Happened… ,  Indiscretions . Off-Broadway includes: * Goldstein ,  Freud's Last Session , * Frankenstein . Recordings: 3hree Musketeers  and asterisks. TV: “Blue Bloods”, “Mr. Robot”, “Good Wife”. Film:  Bella ,  Borough Of Kings . Education: CMU. Teacher: AMDA-NY. Inspiration: Beth. Our 3 boys. @staneknyc

Alysia Velez

is excited to let her hair down in her Broadway debut as Rapunzel! So much love to her mom, family, support system and BRS/Gage. She previously starred in TikTok’s musical, For You, Paige and had her opera debut with Magic City Opera (Sand Man and Dew Fairy) in Hansel and Gretel . Alysia earned her BM from Manhattan School of Music. She would like to give a special thank you to Judith Clurman. Beyond grateful! IG: alysiavelez

Annie Golden

Cinderella’s mother/granny/giant, (cinderella’s mother/granny/giant).

Discovered on the Bowery fronting a rock band/cast by Milos Forman as Jeannie in Hair , the 1978 film. Some Broadway credits include Violet , Xanadu , The Full Monty , Ah! Wilderness . Recently: Broadway Bounty Hunter Off-Broadway. Was Sondheim’s original Squeaky Fromme in Assassins (Playwrights Horizons). Numerous Film/Television credits, most notably her role as Norma Romano in the hit series “Orange Is the New Black,” “Filthy Rich,” “New Amsterdam,” “Evil” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”

is best known for  Avenue Q  (Christmas Eve) on Broadway and in London’s West End. Other Bway:  Cinderella  (Charlotte), Les Misérables (Madame Thénardier),  9 to 5 ,  Seussical , and  M. Butterfly . Off-Bway:  Fairycakes ,  Emojiland ,  I Married an Angel ,  Pacific Overtures ,  Brooklynite ,  Falsettoland . Television: “Schmigadoon!,” “Smash,” “Blue Bloods,” “House of Cards,” “Master of None,” “Younger,” “30 Rock,” “The Good Wife,” “The Jim Gaffigan Show,” “Indoor Boys.” Film:  Sisters ,  Hope Springs ,  Admission ,  Jerry and Marge Go Large  and upcoming  Disenchanted . Twitter: @annharada Insta: @iamannharada

Delphi Borich

U/s little red ridinghood, lucinda, florinda, rapunzel, (u/s little red ridinghood, lucinda, florinda, rapunzel).

Broadway debut! Regional credits include TUTS, DTC, The 5th, Asolo Rep, Lyceum Theatre and The Fulton. Television: “WeCrashed.” Endless thanks to her family, friends, Nathan, The Telsey Office and HCKR. Proud graduate of Syracuse University. Bobby, we did it! @delphiborich

Alex Joseph Grayson

U/s jack, rapunzel’s prince, milky white, cinderella’s father, (u/s jack, rapunzel’s prince, milky white, cinderella’s father).

Broadway: Girl From the North Country , A Bronx Tale . Other: Once on This Island (national tour), Toni Stone (Off-Broadway). The Old Globe, Asolo Rep. Thanks to Matt Redmond. Love to Miki, Jenifer, Mom, Dad!

Cinderella’s Father, Dance Captain

(cinderella’s father, dance captain).

Broadway: Mamma Mia! , Ghost , Honeymoon in Vegas , Escape to Margaritaville . Off-Broadway: The Visitor (Public Theater) and The Life (New York City Center’s Encores!). National tours: Mamma Mia! ; Escape to Margaritaville . Other favorites: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (LJP), The Wiz (LJP), Twyla Tharp’s The Times They Are A-Changin’ (world premiere), Smokey Joe’s Café . Love you ES!

Cameron Johnson

U/s baker, cinderella’s prince/wolf, jack, milky white, steward, cinderella’s father, (u/s baker, cinderella’s prince/wolf, jack, milky white, steward, cinderella’s father).

is making his Broadway debut! Favorite credits include Swept Away (Berkeley Repertory Theatre), Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish (Fyedka, Stage 42), The Golden Bride (Misha, National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene), The Tiny Moustache (Franz), Orlando Paladino (Pasquale). He received his BMus at Acadia University and MMus at Manhattan School of Music.

u/s Narrator/Mysterious Man, Steward, Cinderella’s Father

(u/s narrator/mysterious man, steward, cinderella’s father).

Fiftyplus year career from Boston improv to NYC. From LaMama to Lincoln Center. From NY to L.A. Theatre, television and film. Tony Award for co-producing/directing/creating through WetRock Entertainment. Thrilled to be part of this amazing production. For Murphy, Will and Molly. paulkreppel.com

Mary Kate Moore

U/s baker’s wife, cinderella, little red ridinghood, florinda, (u/s baker’s wife, cinderella, little red ridinghood, florinda).

is honored to make her Broadway debut transferring with this production from Encores! Tour: Les Misérables (Fantine), Into the Woods . Regional: Songs for a New World (Gateway Playhouse), Spring Awakening , The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma). Television: “The Other Two” (2021). Love to my family and DGRW!

Lucia Spina

U/s witch, jack’s mother, cinderella’s mother/granny/giant, cinderella’s stepmother, (u/s witch, jack’s mother, cinderella’s mother/granny/giant, cinderella’s stepmother).

Broadway: Kinky Boots , South Pacific , Legally Blonde , Les Misérables , The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee . Off-Broadway: Silence! The Musical , Fugitive Songs . Sondheim: Sunday in the Park With George , Anyone Can Whistle (Ravinia Festival), Sondheim Unplugged (54 Below). Proud graduate of North Central College. LuciaSpina.com

David Turner

Ninth Broadway production, third by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine. David is a commercial pilot who flies for Angel Flight, providing free transportation to patients in need. He and his husband, Aaron, also a pilot, own and operate the Flying Dollar Airport in Pennsylvania.

Creative Team

Music & lyrics by, stephen sondheim, (music & lyrics).

wrote music and lyrics for Saturday Night , A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum , Anyone Can Whistle , Company , Follies , A Little Night Music, The Frogs , Pacific Overtures , Sweeney Todd , Merrily We Roll Along , Sunday in the Park With George , Assassins , Passion and Road Show . He wrote the lyrics for West Side Story , Gypsy and Do I Hear a Waltz? and additional lyrics for Candide . He composed music for “Evening Primrose” (television) and the films Stavisky , Reds and Dick Tracy . His collected lyrics with attendant essays have been published in two volumes: Finishing the Hat and Look, I Made a Hat . In 2010, Broadway’s Henry Miller’s Theatre was renamed in his honor.

James Lapine

Originally directed by.

also worked with Stephen Sondheim on Sunday in the Park With George and Passion . He conceived and directed the musical review Sondheim on Sondheim . With William Finn he created Falsettos , Little Miss Sunshine and directed Finn’s The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee . Other Broadway credits include his play based on Moss Hart’s memoir Act One and Flying Over Sunset . He has written the plays Table Settings , Twelve Dreams , The Moment When , Fran’s Bed and Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing . Lapine has been the recipient of three Tony Awards, the Pulitzer Prize, SDC’s Mr. Abbott Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, and was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame. His book Putting it Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created Sunday in the Park With George made the New York Times bestseller list.

Orchestrations by

Jonathan tunick, (orchestrations).

was Stephen Sondheim’s orchestrator of choice, orchestrating nearly all of his musicals, including Company , Follies , A Little Night Music , Sweeney Todd , Into the Woods , Passion and Road Show plus A Chorus Line , Nine , A Gentleman’s Guide… and the recent Carousel , West Side Story and The Music Man . In 1997 he received the first Tony given for orchestration, elevating him to “EGOT” status with all four major entertainment awards. In 2009 he was inducted into Broadway’s Theater Hall of Fame.

Scenic Designer

David rockwell, (scenic designer).

Broadway: Take Me Out ; Kiss Me, Kate ; Lobby Hero ; She Loves Me (Tony, Drama Desk and OCC awards); On the Twentieth Century (Tony nom); You Can’t Take It With You (Tony nom); Kinky Boots (Tony nom); Lucky Guy (Tony nom); Hairspray (Tony, Drama Desk, OCC noms); and the upcoming production of A Beautiful Noise . Off-Broadway: Into the Woods , Seven Deadly Sins and Shakespeare in the Park. Founder and president of the architecture and design firm Rockwell Group.

Costume Designer

Andrea hood, (costume designer).

Off-Broadway: Hercules , Twelfth Night , As You Like It , Romeo and Juliet (The Public Theater/Shakespeare in the Park), Love and Information (New York Theatre Workshop, Lortel nomination), A Midsummer Night’s Dream , Othello , The Comedy of Errors (Classic Stage Company). Regional: The Who’s Tommy (Kennedy Center), Williamstown Theatre Festival, Glimmerglass Festival, Huntington Theatre Company, Two River Theater. International: National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing, China; Berlin State Opera House, Germany. Obie Award. andreahooddesign.com

Lighting Designer

Tyler micoleau, (lighting designer).

Originally from Maine, lighting designer Tyler Micoleau lives in Brooklyn. He has designed on Broadway, Off-Broadway, as well as regionally and internationally. He is the recipient of a Tony Award (for The Band’s Visit ), two Lucille Lortel Awards, two Henry Hewes Design Awards, and two OBIE awards. Recent designs include: American Buffalo (Circle in the Square), A Case for the Existence of God (Signature Theatre NYC) and the national tour of The Band’s Visit .

Sound Designers

Scott lehrer, alex neumann, (co-sound designer).

has designed over 200 plays and musicals on and off Broadway, at regional theatres and internationally, from the original Playwrights Horizons production of Sunday in the Park With George , to the long-running revival of Chicago , to The Music Man . He received the first sound design Tony for the 2008 revival of South Pacific . Recording projects include the Broadway cast recording of An American in Paris (Grammy nom), Loudon Wainwright III’s High Wide & Handsome (Grammy) and Meredith Monk’s mercy.

Tours: Fiddler on the Roof (first national), The King and I (second national). Regional: Sense and Sensibility (American Repertory Theater, Portland Center Stage), Bus Stop , The Atheist (Huntington Theatre Company), Ether Dome (Alley Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Hartford Stage, Huntington Theatre Company), 39 Steps (Olney Theatre Center). Events/other: Drama Desk Awards (2017–2019), A Tribute to the Presidential Scholars (Kennedy Center, 2016–2019). Footloose (Norwegian Cruise Lines 2019). Broadway: Over 20 productions as associate sound designer. soundsneu.com

Puppet Designer

James ortiz, (puppet designer).

Most recently: dino design for Lincoln Center’s production of The Skin of Our Teeth . Soon: Disney’s Hercules , Kiss My Aztec! at Hartford Stage. Previous credits include The Public Theater, Carnegie Mellon University, Dallas Theater Center, Shakespeare Theatre of DC, Opera Saratoga, Ars Nova and 59E59. 2016 Obie for puppetry design for The Woodsman . 2021 Drama Desk for The Skin of Our Teeth puppet design. American Theatre magazine “Six Theatre Workers you Should Know” in 2020. Jamesortiz.co

Hair, Wigs & Makeup Designer

Cookie jordan, (hair, wigs & makeup designer).

Broadway: The Skin of Our Teeth , Skeleton Crew , Clyde’s , Trouble in Mind , for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf , A Strange Loop , Slave Play , Once on This Island , Sunday in the Park With George , In Transit , Eclipsed , Side Show , After . Television: Emmy nomination for makeup design of NBC’s “The Wiz Live!” Recipient of 2019 and 2020 Obie Awards, Ruth Morley Design Award.

Production Supervisor

Cody renard richard, production stage manager, scott rowen, (production stage manager).

Broadway:  Hamilton  (original company),  On The Town , Annie , The Velocity of Autumn , Nice Work... , Billy Elliot , Legally Blonde , The Wedding Singer , Lestat . Los Angeles:  Hamilton . Chicago:  Hamilton , Gotta Dance . Regional:  How To Dance In Ohio . Off-Broadway: The Public Theater, Atlantic Theater Company. Scott is a graduate of Harvard University.

Stage Manager

Marcedés l. clanton, (stage manager).

Selected Credits: Hamilton (Eliza; And Peggy),  Matilda The Musical , The Madwoman of Chaillot , Ah, Wilderness! , The Maids , Sons of the Prophet , The Temperamentals , Bootycandy , Fruit Fly (Leslie Jordan), Wolves ,  The Color Purple the Musical , Take Me Out ,  Tambo & Bones , Luis Alfaro The Greek Trilogy , Rotterdam , Mutt House , Die, Mommie Die! .

Assistant Stage Manager

Aaron a. watson, (assistant stage manager).

is thrilled to be heading Into The Woods ! Select Credits:  Mystic Pizza ,  A Christmas Carol , Titanic The Musical ,  A Chorus Line , Mamma Mia! , MacGyver The Musical , Cruel Intentions The Musical . Sending love and thanks to all my family and friends who have given support over the years.

Music Coordinator

Kimberlee wertz, seymour red press, (music coordinator).

received the Tony Honor for Excellence in Theatre. Credits include more than 100 shows, including the original Gypsy . He is an ASCAP composer whose compositions have sold over 100,000 records. His playing career segued from Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman to Leonard Bernstein. Recent Broadway: Chicago , The Music Man , Funny Girl .

Television: The Tony Awards, The Kennedy Center Honors, The Academy Awards, “A Capitol Fourth,” “We Are One: Obama Inaugural,” “Mozart in the Jungle.” Broadway: A Year With Frog and Toad ; with Red Press: Hello, Dolly! ; Carousel ; King Lear ; West Side Story ; Funny Girl ; The Lehman Trilogy ; The Music Man ; City Center Encores!

(Production Supervisor)

is thrilled to be back in the woods! As a stage manager, Cody has worked on 14 Broadway shows, most recently serving as the PSM and associate director for Freestyle Love Supreme . Other favorites: Cirque du Soleil , Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Tony Awards, VMAs and four Live! musicals for NBC. Cody is adjunct faculty at Columbia. He was named a 2020 OUT100 honoree and to the Kennedy Center Next 50 list. CRR Scholarship founder. codyrenard.com

Associate Directors

Martavius parrish victoria davidjohn, martavius parrish, (associate director).

is a New York City-based Broadway director, performer, teaching artist (Lincoln Center), and creative entrepreneur. Broadway:  Into the Woods , Upcoming:  Oliver!  (NYCC), Other Select Highlights:  Disney’s Hercules  (Workshop) and directing with the New York Shakespeare Exchange & One Minute Play Festival. Website: MartaviusParrish.com / Instagram: @martaviusparrish

Victoria Davidjohn

is thrilled to continue journeying into the woods. Previously:  Into the Woods  at New York City Center Encores! and Broadway (Associate Director). Inaugural director of Trenton Youth Theater, a co-curricular theater program for high school students. Proud Lilly Award recipient. All my love to Mom, Dad, Tita, and Nathan. @victoriadavidjohn.

Associate Choreographer

Matthew steffens, the telsey office craig burns, csa geoff josselson, csa, the telsey office.

With offices in both New York and Los Angeles, The Telsey Office casts for theater, film, television, and commercials. The Telsey Office is dedicated to creating safe, equitable, and anti-racist spaces through collaboration, artistry, heart, accountability, and advocacy.

Tour Marketing

Serino coyne, (advertising & marketing), tour marketing, press & engagement management, allied global marketing, (tour marketing, press & engagement management).

is an integrated marketing agency working with the world’s largest entertainment, sports, consumer, and lifestyle brands, including 80+ Broadway shows over 25 years. Current tours: Ain’t Too Proud , Beetlejuice , The Book of Mormon , Hadestown , Mean Girls , Pretty Woman , Tootsie . Upcoming tours: Elf The Musical , Funny Girl , The Hip Hop Nutcracker , Into the Woods , The Kite Runner , Mamma Mia! , Mrs. Doubtfire .

Social Media

Marathon digital, general management, showtown theatricals nathan gehan samuel dallas, showtown theatricals, (general management).

Broadway/Tour:  Into the Woods ,  Parade , Room , A Christmas Carol ,  In Residence on Broadway , The Jimmy Awards ,  Notre Dame de Paris (Lincoln Center). Regional:  American Prophet , Anne of Green Gables ,  Grace: The Musical , Mystery Science Theatre 3000 . OB:  A Sherlock Carol . Upcoming:  How to Dance in Ohio , The Illinois Project ,  Romy & Michele , Russian Troll Farm ,  Syncing Ink , and  When Playwrights Kill . showtown.nyc.

Production Management

Aurora productions, (production management).

A Beautiful Noise ; Beetlejuice ; The Book of Mormon ; Company ; Frozen (Australia, Germany, London, Japan, North American tour); Hadestown (tour); Macbeth ; Mean Girls (tour); Plaza Suite ; The Kite Runner ; The Music Man ; ...what the end will be . Aurora has been providing technical supervision and production management to the entertainment industry since 1989.

National Press

Dkc/o&m, company manager, michael sanfilippo, (company manager).

Broadway and National tours include Jagged Little Pill , A Christmas Carol , Ain’t Too Proud (Pre-Bway), Summer , Something Rotten , Dreamgirls , The Color Purple , The Lion King (LA), Aida (Broadway), Beauty and the Beast (LA), The Phantom of the Opera (LA & SF) and Les Miserables (LA & SF) to name a few. Delighted to be working with ShowTown again!

Choreographed by

Lorin latarro, (choreographer).

Broadway’s Waitress , Mrs. Doubtfire , Les Liaisons Dangereuses with Janet McTeer/Liev Schreiber, Waiting for Godot with Ian McKellen/Patrick Stuart, Merrily We Roll Along (Roundabout), La Traviata (Met Opera), Chess (Kennedy Center), 21 Chump Street (BAM), Twelfth Night (The Public). Immersive: Queen of the Night . Lorin directed Candace Bushnell’s Is There Still Sex in the City (Daryl Roth Theatre, NY Times Critic’s Pick), #DateMe (Westside Theatre), David Foster and Kat McPhee show. For Encores!: Assassins ; God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater ; Fanny . BFA from The Juilliard School, directing MA from NYU.

The Encores! Orchestra

Chosen for their versatility and virtuosity, the musicians of The Encores! Orchestra are experts in all eras and styles of theatre music, from the operettas of Sigmund Romberg to the jazz-inflected scores of Harold Arlen to the classic 1960’s Broadway sound of John Kander and Fred Ebb.

Music Supervisor

(music supervisor).

In 15 years as music director of Encores! at New York City Center, Rob conducted over 35 shows culminating with this production of Into the Woods . Broadway music supervision and conducting includes Bright Star ; Dames at Sea ; Finian’s Rainbow ; White Christmas ; The Pajama Game ; The Apple Tree ; Wonderful Town ; and Promises, Promises . Winner of the Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction and six-time nominee for “The Kennedy Center Honors” on CBS.

Music Director

(music director).

Broadway:  Into the Woods , My Fair Lady  (also National Tour),  Fiddler on the Roof , On the Town , An American in Paris . City Center Encores:  Brigadoon , Me and My Girl , The New Yorkers , Lady Be Good , and more. Irish Repertory Theatre:  Finian’s Rainbow , On A Clear Day You Can See Forever , Meet Me in St. Louis . Other NY credits: Sondheim’s  Marry Me A Little  (New Cast Recording), Adam Gwon’s  Ordinary Days ,  Radio City Christmas Spectacular . BFA in Musical Theatre from Ithaca College. Masters in Music from CUNY. MBA candidate at Boston University. 

Directed by

Lear de bessonet.

most recently directed Into the Woods for Encores!, “Annie Live!” for NBC and Hercules (Disney Theatricals/Public Works). She is the artistic director of Encores! at New York City Center, and previously founded the acclaimed Public Works program at The Public Theater. She served as resident director at The Public for eight seasons. Her directing work has received an Obie Award, Lortel Award, Lilly Award and multiple Drama Desk nominations.

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• Songs music by Stephen Sondheim ; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Act 1 Sung By Prologue: Into the Woods Company Cinderella at the Grave Cinderella and Cinderella's Mother Hello, Little Girl Wolf and 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 and Baker's Wife First Midnight Company Giants in the Sky Jack Agony Cinderella's Prince and Rapunzel's Prince A Very Nice Prince (Reprise) Cinderella and Baker's Wife It Takes Two Baker and Baker's Wife Second Midnight Company Stay With Me Witch On the Steps of the Palace Cinderella Finale: Ever After Narrator and Company Act 2 Sung By Prologue: So Happy Company Agony (Reprise) Cinderella's Prince and Rapunzel's Prince Witch's Lament Witch Any Moment Cinderella's Prince and Baker's Wife Moments in the Woods Baker's Wife Your Fault Jack, Baker, Witch, Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood Last Midnight Witch No More Baker and Mysterious Man No One Is Alone Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Baker and Jack Finale: Children Will Listen Witch and Company

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Broadway production of ‘Into the Woods’ is coming to Orlando

The direct-from-Broadway production of “Into the Woods” will play a series of select engagements in only ten U.S. cities in 2023, including seven performances in the Walt Disney Theater at Orlando’s Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.

The strictly-limited engagement of the Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Tony Award-winning musical from June 6-11, 2023, will star Montego Glover as The Witch, Stephanie J. Block (2019 Tony Award-winner for “The Cher Show) as The Baker’s Wife, Sebastian Arcelus as The Baker, and Gavin Creel (2017 Tony Award-winner for “Hello, Dolly!”) as Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf, who are all reprising their Broadway roles.

The company will also include Cole Thompson as Jack, Katy Geraghty as Little Red Ridinghood, Diane Phelan as Cinderella, Nancy Opel as Cinderella’s Stepmother, Jason Forbach as Rapunzel’s Prince, Aymee Garcia as Jack’s Mother, David Patrick Kelly as The Narrator, Josh Breckenridge as Cinderella’s Father, Felicia Curry as Cinderella’s Mother/Grandmother/Giant’s Wife, Ta’Nika Gibsonas Lucinda, Brooke Ishibashi as Florinda, Kennedy Kanagawa as Milky White, Jim Stanek as the Steward, and Alysia Velez as Rapunzel with Erica Durham, Ellie Fishman, Marya Grandy, Paul Kreppel, Eddie Lopez, Ximone Rose, and Sam Simahk as understudies.

Into the Woods first premiered on Broadway in 1987, winning three Tony Awards including Best Score and Best Book. It has since been produced around the world and was adapted into a major motion picture in 2014, which can be seen on Disney+ .

This production, the first Broadway hit of the 2022/2023 season, marks the show’s first time on Broadway in more than 20 years. Directed by Lear deBessonet, with music supervision by Rob Berman and choreographed by Lorin Latarro. The production – described by The Washington Post as “a priceless revival with a perfect cast” – is dedicated to the memory of Stephen Sondheim.

Tickets for “Into the Woods at the Dr. Phillps Center for the Preforming Arts will go on sale Feb. 17, 2023. This production is not recommended for children under age four (children under age two will not be permitted inside the theater).

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James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim bring everyone's favorite storybook characters together for a timeless fairytale with a twist. The Tony Award-winning book and score are both enchanting and touching, brought to life in this exciting production by CFCArts Youth Theatre Troupe.

The story follows a baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King's Festival; and Jack, who wishes his cow would give milk. When the Baker and his wife learn that they cannot have a child because of a Witch's curse, the two set off on a journey to break the curse. Everyone's wish is granted, but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them with disastrous results.

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Direct from Broadway, multi award winning production Into The Woods arrives in Orlando this week

Updated: Jun 5, 2023

Here’s a reason to be happy ever after... Direct from Broadway, the critically acclaimed and much beloved production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Tony and Grammy-winning triumph is playing a series of exclusive engagements across the U.S. with its Broadway stars to boot.

Into the Wood s ended its sold-out Broadway engagement at New York City Center Encores on January 8, 2023, and now d irect from Broadway, the critically acclaimed and much beloved production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s triumph is coming to Orlando.

Into the Woods features Montego Glover as The Witch, Stephanie J. Block as The Baker’s Wife, Sebastian Arcelus as The Baker, and Gavin Creel as Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf — all reprising their Broadway roles — in a production called “radiant” (Variety), “enchanting” (The Wall Street Journal), and “a priceless revival with a perfect cast” (The Washington Post).

The production arrives here in Orlando, at Dr Phillips Center, Walt Disney Theater from Tuesday, June 6 - Sunday, June 11.

Tickets for the Orlando run of “Into the Woods” start at $49.75, and are available to purchase online now , and at the venue box office.

Don’t delay or be misled! Tickets are going fast—and that’s no fairy tale.

Into the Woods features Montego Glover as The Witch, Stephanie J. Block as The Baker’s Wife, Sebastian Arcelu s as The Baker, and Gavin Creel as Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf – all reprising their Broadway roles.

The complete cast of Into the Woods also includes Cole Thompson as Jack, Katy Geraghty as Little Red Ridinghood, Diane Phelan as Cinderella, Nancy Opel as Cinderella's Stepmother, Jason Forbach as Rapunzel's Prince, Aymee Garcia as Jack's Mother, Rayanne Gonzales as Jack's Mother (DC only), David Patrick Kelly as The Narrator, Josh Breckenridge as Cinderella's Father, Felicia Curry as Cinderella's Mother/Grandmother/Giant's Wife, Ta'Nika Gibson as Lucinda, Brooke Ishibashi as Florinda, Kennedy Kanagawa as Milky White, Jim Stanek as the Steward, and Alysia Velez as Rapunzel with Erica Durham, Ellie Fishman, Marya Grandy, Paul Kreppel, Eddie Lopez, Ximone Rose, and Sam Simahk as understudies.

17 out of 18 cast members on stage each night were in the Broadway production and 97% of the whole company, including off-stage, are also direct from the Broadway show.

Directed by Lear deBessonet ( Hercules ), this theatrical event honors Sondheim’s legendary memory and his Broadway masterpiece like never before.

This production has already won several Drama League Awards (“Outstanding Revival of Musical” and “Outstanding Direction of a Musical” for Lear deBessonet), and a Grammy for “Best Musical Theater Album.” And on May 2, “Into the Woods” was also nominated for 6 Tony Awards including “Best Revival of a Musical.”

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The production is based on a book by James Lapine with Stephen Sondheim’s music and lyrics, and the story weaves the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tales of “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Cinderella,” “Rapunzel,” and “Jack and the Beanstalk,” all tied together by a story involving a childless baker and his wife and their quest to begin a family (the original beginning to “Rapunzel”) and their interaction with a witch who has placed a curse on them.

• A take on the serious themes of the iconic fairy tales that isn’t afraid to let the humor loose, even when it’s slightly inappropriate.
• Direction from Lear deBessonet, who could win a Tony Award for the show, which keeps the production of a Broadway quality, even though it’s on tour.
• The cast, featuring leads Montego Glover (the Witch), Gavin Creel (doing double-duty as Prince Charming, and The Wolf), Sebastian Arcelus and Stephanie J. Block as the Baker and his Wife, and Katy Geraghty (Little Red Riding Hood), were giving 110% at all times, helping to tell the story both singing and with their body movements.

In fact, the entire cast was so good it was hard to single out a favorite or two, but I do need to give nods to Geraghty who was a hilarious child-like terror, Creel who was subtly sassy as both the Prince and the Wolf, Glover for her amazing voice, and Block who veered delightfully from meek and responsible to a wanton single-minded woman on a mission.

And I’d be remiss if I didn’t single out Jack’s cow, Milky White, who stole almost every scene it was in thanks to its puppeteer Kennedy Kanagawa. Those side-eyes!

The show is in Orlando until this Sunday, June 11, 2023, and it’s the only Florida stop on the limited tour. Tickets (which start at $49.75) and more information can be found at DrPhillipsCenter.org .

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Saw into the woods last night. Cast was terrific. Stephanie j. Block was not in it last evening. Hope she is ok. They announced it right before thr stsrt of thr play that she would not be in it.

Must admit we were disappointed.

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Into the Woods Tour Announces Full Cast and Additional Cities

Into the woods to grandmother’s house (and Nashville and Orlando).

The producers of the national tour of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into the Woods have announced full casting as well as two additional tour stops.

The complete cast of Into the Woods will include Montego Glover as The Witch, Stephanie J. Block as The Baker's Wife, Sebastian Arcelus as The Baker, Gavin Creel as Cinderella's Prince/Wolf, Cole Thompson as Jack, Katy Geraghty as Little Red Ridinghood, Diane Phelan as Cinderella, Nancy Opel as Cinderella's Stepmother, Jason Forbach as Rapunzel's Prince, Aymee Garcia as Jack's Mother, Rayanne Gonzales as Jack's Mother (DC only), David Patrick Kelly as The Narrator, Josh Breckenridge as Cinderella's Father, Felicia Curry as Cinderella's Mother/Grandmother/Giant's Wife, Ta'Nika Gibson as Lucinda, Brooke Ishibashi as Florinda, Kennedy Kanagawa as Milky White, Jim Stanek as the Steward, and Alysia Velez as Rapunzel with Erica Durham, Ellie Fishman, Marya Grandy, Paul Kreppel, Eddie Lopez, Ximone Rose, and Sam Simahk as understudies.

In addition to the previously announced tour stops , Into the Woods will also play the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville, Tennessee (May 23-28), and the Dr. Phillips Center in Orlando, Florida (unspecified dates in early June). Click here to see the full list of tour stops for Into the Woods .

Into the Woods is directed by Lear deBessonet, with music supervision by Rob Berman, and choreographed by Lorin Latarro. The creative team for Into the Woods includes David Rockwell (scenic design), Andrea Hood (costume design), Tyler Micoleau (lighting design), Scott Lehrer & Alex Neumann (co-sound designers), James Ortiz (puppet design), and Cookie Jordan (hair, wigs, and makeup design). John Bell is the music director and Scott Rowen is the stage manager.

In her review of the Broadway run of Into the Woods , TheaterMania critic Hayley Levitt wrote, "I would like to submit Into the Woods as proof to this skeptical industry that there is a not-so-far-off kingdom where the pinnacle of art meets the pinnacle of entertainment."

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‘Into the Woods’ will tour U.S.

The current Broadway revival of "Into the Woods" will embark on series of limited-engagements across the U.S. after concluding its run at the St. James Theatre on Jan. 8.

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The current Broadway revival of “Into the Woods” will embark on series of limited-engagements across the U.S. after concluding its run at the St. James Theatre on Jan. 8. The tour will begin in February 2023 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., following a brief preview run at Shea’s Performing Arts Center in Buffalo.

Leading the tour cast will be current and past Broadway leads, including Montego Glover as the Witch, Stephanie J. Block as the Baker’s Wife, Sebastian Arcelus (Block’s real-life husband) as the Baker and Gavin Creel as Cinderella’s Prince/the Wolf.

The touring company will also include Cole Thompson as Jack, Katy Geraghty as Little Red Ridinghood, David Patrick Kelly as The Narrator, Nancy Opel as Cinderella’s Stepmother, Aymee Garcia as Jack’s Mother, Ta’Nika Gibson as Lucinda, Brooke Ishibashi as Florinda, Kennedy Kanagawa as Milky White, Jim Stanek as the Steward and Alysia Velez as Rapunzel — all of whom will reprise their Broadway turns.

After the Kennedy Center, “Into the Woods” will play the Emerson Colonial Theatre in Boston, the Miller Theatre in Philadelphia, the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center in Charlotte, the James M. Nederlander Theatre in Chicago, the Curran Theater in San Francisco and the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles.

Featuring a book by James Lapine, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and direction by Lear deBessonet, the “Into the Woods” revival features music supervision by Rob Berman, choreography by Lorin Latarro, scenic design by David Rockwell, costume design by Andrea Hood, lighting design by Tyler Micoleau, sound design by Scott Lehrer and Alex Neumann, puppet design by James Ortiz and hair, wig and makeup design by Cookie Jordan. Casting is by Telsey + Co. with production supervision by Cody Renard Richard.

This revival of the 1987 musical first premiered as part of New York City Center’s Encores! series before transferring to Broadway, officially opening on Aug. 6, 2022. It has since been twice extended and featured a rotating cast of leads. The show’s cast recording recently received a nomination for the 2022 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.

“Into the Woods” is produced on Broadway by Jujamcyn Theaters, Jordan Roth, New York City Center, Daryl Roth, Hunter Arnold, Concord Theatricals, Nicole Eisenberg, Jessica R. Jenen, Michael Cassel Group, Kevin Ryan, ShowTown Productions and Armstrong, Gold & Ross. Nicole Kastrinos is executive producer.

Tour dates can be found at intothewoodsbway.com . Additional dates are to come.

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Tiger Woods walks to the 18th green during the final round of the 2024 Masters Tournament. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

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Tiger Woods completed 72 holes at this year’s Masters Tournament. Although the score wasn’t ideal, there are reasons for optimism heading into the season’s next three major championships.

Throughout Saturday’s third round, there was speculation on the Masters.com Featured Groups stream as to whether Woods could physically complete the tournament. It wasn’t easy, but he completed the walk, with Sunday marking his 100th competitive round at Augusta National.

Woods professed last fall an intention to play once a month on TOUR this season. He competed at The Genesis Invitational in February (withdrawing on the seventh hole of his second round due to the flu), but he didn’t compete in March, saying this week that he wasn’t physically ready. With the PGA Championship looming in mid-May, Woods indicated Sunday a focus on preparing for Valhalla Golf Club, where he memorably defeated Bob May in a 2000 playoff.

“I'm going to do my homework going forward at Pinehurst (U.S. Open), Valhalla and Troon (The Open), but that's kind of the game plan,” Woods said Sunday. “I heard there are some changes at the next couple sites. So got to get up there early and check them out.

“Just keep lifting, keep the motor going, keep the body moving, keep getting stronger, keep progressing. Hopefully the practice sessions will keep getting longer.”

Woods brought his son Charlie onto the driving range Sunday morning as his “swing coach,” a memory he will cherish forever. The two have paired together at the previous four PNC Championships, and Charlie Woods has displayed a natural affinity for the game. The younger Woods also recently won a Florida high school team championship with The Benjamin School and competed in a pre-qualifier for the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in February.

Woods also shared a moment at the par-3 16th hole on Sunday with longtime CBS broadcaster Verne Lundquist, who is calling his 40th and final Masters and has voiced several memorable Woods calls through the years, including the “In your life, have you seen anything like that!” chip-in birdie from behind the 16th green in 2005, en route to a playoff victory over Chris DiMarco.

Woods started fast Sunday with a birdie at the par-5 second, but he bogeyed the third and made triple bogey at the par-4 fifth after a penalty off the tee. He made bogey on No. 6, but he closed with 11 pars in his final 12 holes, his only additional dropped shot coming at the par-5 15th, where his wedge shot flew past the green and he couldn’t get up and down.

“It doesn't take much to get out of position here,” Woods said Sunday. “Unfortunately, I got out of position a lot yesterday and a couple times today. It was a good week. It was a good week all around. I think that coming in here, not having played a full tournament in a very long time, it was a good fight on Thursday and Friday. Unfortunately, yesterday it didn't quite turn out the way I wanted it to.

“Today the round that I … the way that Tom (Kim, 6-under 66) is playing, I thought I had in my system. Unfortunately, I didn't produce it.”

After a WD during the third round of last year’s Masters, leading to ankle surgery shortly thereafter, Woods reached the finish line in 2024. A good week, it was.

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Tiger Woods Is Optimistic on Eve of Masters, But Reps Have Been Few

The five-time winner at Augusta hasn't been able to play once a month as he had planned, but a fellow Masters champ said Woods looks strong.

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AUGUSTA, Ga. — His game wasn’t ready a month ago, so Tiger Woods skipped playing in a Florida golf tournament, like he admitted he hoped to do at one point at the beginning of the year.

Things change, and that wasn’t possible, but Woods is here now, at the place where he’s won five times and created numerous memories, several of which he recounted during a news conference on Tuesday at Augusta National.

Following a nine-hole practice round with Justin Thomas and Fred Couples, Woods acknowledged that “I ache. I ache every day.” But he did not discount his abilities, either.

“If everything comes together, I think I can get one more,” Woods said when asked what he believed he was capable of this week at the Masters. Then, smiling, he said: “Do I need to describe that any more than that, or are we good?”

Everyone knew what he meant.

Tiger Woods played nine holes Tuesday with Justin Thomas and Fred Couples.

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Woods is almost never going to admit anything less than trying to win, and his good look in practice won’t quell any such hype going into this 26th Masters start, where he has a chance to set a tournament record he shares with Gary Player and Couples and make a cut for the 24th consecutive time.

But he’s played just 24 holes of official golf this year and after withdrawing from the Genesis Invitational during the second round due to the flu, his plans to add a tournament in Florida did not materialize.

“Well, I wasn't ready to play,” Woods said. “My body wasn't ready. My game wasn't ready. And I thought that when I was at Hero (in December), once a month would be a really nice rhythm. Hasn't worked out that way. But now we have major championships every month from here through July. So now the once-a-month hopefully kicks in.”

Asked specifically what kept him from playing, Woods said: “The body's just—the things that just flare up. Again, the training that we have to do at home, it changes from day-to-day basis. Some days I just feel really good, and other days, not so much.”

A few weeks after withdrawing from the Masters during a delay in the third round last year, Woods had surgery on his right ankle, a subtalar fusion, which put him out of competition for the rest of the regular season but brought some stability to the area.

Woods suffered numerous injuries to his leg, ankle and foot in the February 2021 car crash that has kept him from playing more than seven times worldwide in the aftermath.

“Well, the ankle doesn't hurt anymore,” he said. “It's fused. It's not going anywhere. So that's fine. It's other parts of my body that now have to take the brunt of it. So, yeah, once he put the rods in there, it's good to go.

“But, the back, the knee, other parts of the body have to take the load of it, and just the endurance capability of walking a long time and being on my feet for a long time.”

Since winning the Masters here in 2019 for his 15th major title , Woods has not been a contender, finishing well back during his title defense in 2020, missing the event in 2021 due to the car crash, remarkably making the cut in 2022 but shooting a pair of weekend 78s to finish 47th and then withdrawing last year.

Making the task more difficult is Augusta National itself.

“It's certainly one of the more hillier walks that we have,” Woods said. “You just don't realize it. And where the clubhouse is perched to the bottom of 12 green, we're playing on a hillside, and we're just meandering back and forth across that hillside.

“So it is a long walk. I think I've done just over six and a half miles here. But I think that it's—more than anything, it's the shaping of shots. These are things that I can't simulate in Florida. We're pretty flat. So I try the best I can on certain hillsides back at home to hit shots. But you just got to come out here and do it.

“Then, on top of that, playing on bent (grass) and the movement of these greens, that is something that, because I haven't played a whole lot on Tour, I don't really get a chance to see that very often. I'm home on Bermuda all the time. And so that's another factor into this week.”

None of it seemed to bother Woods in his limited practice this week. He’s been on the course for three days, playing nine holes on Monday and Tuesday and walking the front nine on Sunday while just chipping and putting.

Couples, 64, is making his 39th Masters start. The 1992 champion has played numerous practice rounds with Woods here and liked what he saw.

“I don't stare at his gait much, but he just hits it so good. He hit a tree there, so I actually outdrove him on No. 9, but the sound of the ball—I said, good swing, and he hit it fat and it hit off the front of the ninth green and it trickled down ...

“So I know the deal. The lie is below your feet. It's just hard. He said his back is doing O.K. I think last year it was so bad that a lot of things just wore him down, playing in that rain, moving around slowly, sluggish. The tee times where maybe he couldn't get work done, and we were out here and doing all that.

“But this year he looks strong, and he's excited to play, and I think he looks really, really good.”

In a news conference that lasted 24 minutes, Woods did not get any questions about his role on the PGA Tour Policy Board and his recent visit with Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the governor of the Public Investment Fund of Saudia Arabia which backs LIV Golf.

Jon Rahm, the defending Masters champion who is now with LIV, did get asked about the state of affairs and said at one point: “I still love the PGA Tour and I still hope for the best and I still hope that at some point I can compete there again.”

Rahm said that he hoped his move to LIV might hasten some sort of agreement but said “unfortunately it’s not up to me.”

Woods was also asked about the U.S. Ryder Cup captaincy, a decision that is well past the usual time it would be announced for the 2025 competition at Bethpage Black.

“We’re still talking about it,” said Woods, who has previously stated it was too soon to discuss due to his role on the policy board. He noted that he would be speaking to Seth Waugh, the CEO of the PGA of America, whose organization determines the captain.

“It's something that Seth and I are going to sit back and talk about it after this event,” he said. “I said I'm going to be busy for a couple weeks, so let me focus on getting through this week and hopefully getting another jacket, and then we can sit back and talk about it next week.”

Woods is playing the first two rounds with Jason Day and Max Homa and tees off at 1:24 p.m. on Thursday.

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Tiger Woods finishes Masters with his highest score as a pro, sets sights on upcoming majors

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Tiger Woods waves after his final round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Tiger Woods finished the Masters on Sunday with a record he could do without, walking off the course with a 16-over 304, his highest 72-hole score in a career that spans three decades.

Woods’ previous high was 302 at the Memorial in 2015. He has only failed to break 300 one other time at the Masters two years ago when he shot 78-78 on the weekend and finished at 301.

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Despite the score, Woods called it a “good week" and said he's going to begin preparing for the other three majors including the PGA Championship in May, the U.S. Open in June and the British Open in July.

“This is a golf course I knew going into it, so I’m going to do my homework going forward at Pinehurst, Valhalla and Troon,” Woods said. “But that’s kind of the game plan.”

Overall, he wasn't unhappy with how he played.

“Coming in here, not having played a full tournament in a very long time, it was a good fight on Thursday and Friday,” Woods said. “Unfortunately (Saturday) didn’t quite turn out the way I wanted it to."

It hardly mattered to the crowd.

The 48-year-old Woods, who is still dealing with the effects of numerous surgeries that have impacted his body and limited his playing time on the PGA Tour, received a huge roar from the crowd as he pitched close to the hole on No. 18 and made par.

Wearing his traditional Sunday red, Woods tipped his hat the crowd.

Woods has played only 24 holes in one tournament going into the Masters

“I’m just going to keep lifting, keep the motor going, keep the body moving, keep getting stronger, keep progressing,” Woods said. “Hopefully the practice sessions will keep getting longer.”

Woods was in last place among the 60 players who made the cut when he finished. The previous time he finished in last place was in the 2020 Genesis Invitational at Riviera.

Still, the patrons flocked to see the man who took golf's popularity to new heights, even if he isn't been the dominant player he once was at Augusta National.

Woods hasn't really been competitive here since 2020 when he finished tied for 38th one year after his stunning fifth victory at age 43.

He finished 13 over two years ago, then was forced to withdraw in 2023 in the third round due to injuries that weren't helped by the cold, rainy weather that had taken an obvious physical toll on his body.

For a short time this week Woods showed glimpses of past greatness, relying mostly on his knowledge of the course.

He played the first two rounds in 1 over to make the cut for a record 24th time. But the final two rounds were a struggle for Woods, who posted his worst round of his career at a major with an 82 on Saturday.

“It’s always nice coming back here because I know the golf course, I know how to play it,” Woods said. “I can kind of simulate shots. Granted, it’s never quite the same as getting out here and doing it.”

He played the final 36 holes in 15 over, shooting 77 on Sunday in his 100th career round at the Masters.

Before the round Woods appeared to receive some swing tips from his 15-year-old son Charlie on the practice range.

Things started off well enough, but that didn't last long.

After playing the first two holes in 1 under, Woods made a bogey on No. 3 before things started to unravel on the par-4 fifth hole when he took an unplayable lie and had to be driven back to the tee box in a golf cart to hit again. He wound up with a triple-bogey 7.

He added another bogey on the 6th.

He nearly chipped in from the sand on No. 16, giving fans a thrill and bringing back fond memories of his iconic chip in in 2005 en route to the fourth of his five championships at Augusta.

Woods said the toughest part of the week for him was battling the wind, which reached 45 mph at times with gusts.

“What it was doing out here to the golf shots and the balls and putting, how difficult the course was playing,” Woods said. “It doesn’t take much to get out of position here. Unfortunately, I got out of position a lot (Saturday) and a couple times today.”

The once-dominant Woods played with Neal Shipley, the only amateur to make the cut at the Masters.

It was a stark reminder of just how long Woods has been around.

Woods' streak of cuts made at the Masters began in 1997, before the 23-year-old Shipley was born.

Even with Woods being out of contention he still attracting the usual huge throng of fans eager just to get a glimpse of the player that became the face of the sport. Fans applaud after every Woods' shot — good or bad — and continue to shout encouragement his way.

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Scottie Scheffler is a Masters champion again. And he’s never satisfied

By DOUG FERGUSON

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Scottie Scheffler manages enormous expectations so well because he never spends too much time thinking about the past or the future. The temptation was never so great at the Masters.

Behind him was a swift sequence of events that put him in control at Augusta National when three of his closest challengers made double bogey in the heart of Amen Corner. Ahead of him was the dreamy prospect of another Masters green jacket.

All he thought about was the 215 yards between his golf ball and the flag on the par-5 13th late in the afternoon April 14. His lead was two shots over Ludvig Aberg, the 24-year-old Swede who a year ago was in college and played his first Masters as the No. 9 player in the world.

Scheffler was oblivious to everything except what was in front of him.

“He just seemed focused on doing Scottie Scheffler things,” said Ted Scott, the caddie who has been on Scheffler’s bag during his amazing ride to the top of the golf world.

“That’s what he said on 13. He goes, ‘Should we go for it?’ I said: ‘Absolutely. Why don’t we do what we do and what we’re good at?’ He’s the best ball striker in the world,” Scott said. “He hit an unbelievable 4-iron, which is just incredible to that small target.

“Those targets seem big when you’re caddying for Scottie Scheffler.”

The ball hit the safe part of the green, setting up a two-putt birdie to extend his lead. His wedge on the 14th settled a foot away for another birdie. And then he made another.

Before long, Scheffler twice slipped into the green jacket — first in Butler Cabin, and then on the 18th green, both times accompanied by a wide smile.

And to think it was only two years and two months ago that Scheffler was trying to win for the first time on the PGA Tour. Since then, he has picked up 10 victories worldwide and has finished in the top three a staggering 44% of the time.

“It’s been a while since we’ve had a guy out there that tees it up and he’s supposed to win, and he wins,” Xander Schauffele said. “I feel like we’ve had a bit of a bounce-back with three or four guys for that top spot. And he’s cruising along pretty nicely.”

He is No. 1 in the world by a margin not seen since peak Tiger Woods. As for expectations, consider Scheffler and Woods are the only players to twice win the Masters as the No. 1 player.

It only looks like Scheffler is cruising.

Remember, it was just two months ago when his position as the No. 1 player in the world was in question because he couldn’t seem to make a putt. Scheffler spent a lot of energy trying to block out the noise, believing he was on the right track.

And then he won at Bay Hill by five shots, he won The Players Championship by coming from five shots behind, he missed a playoff in the Houston Open by one 5-foot putt and he won the Masters for the second time in three years.

Only three other players who were younger than the 27-year-old Scheffler have won a second green jacket — Jack Nicklaus, Seve Ballesteros and Woods.

Even before he started on April 14, Scheffler felt enough discomfort in his neck — the same area that nearly caused him to withdraw at The Players Championship — that he applied kinesiology tape. It was the first time since The Players he felt that, and he’s not sure why.

“I think my body was just reacting to the stress,” he said.

A trio of players tried to add to that. Aberg caught him with a 35-foot putt down the scary slope on the ninth hole, only for Scheffler to hit lob wedge that spun down the slope and was inches from going into the cup.

Collin Morikawa was tied for the lead until he put it in the bunker left of the ninth green, took two shots to get out and made double bogey. Morikawa made another bogey by putting his approach into the water on No. 11.

“I got greedy. Greed can get the best of us,” Morikawa said, speaking about his game but a noteworthy choice of words given golf’s current landscape.

Max Homa had a brief share of the lead, and he pulled one stroke behind with a shot to a foot on the 10th hole and a smart par on the 11th. And then he hit a shot to the par-3 12th that bounced over the back of the green and into the ivy bushes. He had to take a penalty drop and wound up making double bogey, from which he never recovered. It was a cruel break.

“The honest answer is it didn’t feel fair,” Homa said. “I hit a really good golf shot, and it didn’t feel fair. I’ve seen far worse just roll back down the hill.

“The professional answer is these things happen.”

And so the stage was set for Scheffler. His closing 68 was the second-best score April 14. His final margin was four shots. His standing in the game has never been greater. And even with his first child due to be born by the end of the month, Scheffler doesn’t expect things to change.

The one trait that has never left him is his desire to win no matter much he has won. He was like that after he won his first PGA Tour title. He is like that even after two Masters.

“The guy is special,” Scott said. “He’s a different kind of special. I think we’re all seeing it, and we’re all questioning, ‘Where did this come from?’”

Odds are it has been there all along.

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