Direct from Broadway, the critically acclaimed and much beloved production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Tony®-winning triumph INTO THE WOODS is coming to Charlotte with its Broadway stars for a week in April 2023.
INTO THE WOODS
APR 11 – 16, 2023
Belk Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales, including “Little Red Riding Hood”, “Jack and the Beanstalk”, “Rapunzel”, and “Cinderella”, along with several others. The basic story is about a childless baker and his wife and their quest to begin a family, their dealings with the witch who has placed a curse on them, and their encounters with other storybook characters along the way. But the multiple Tony Award-winning musical is not meant just for kids. Everyone will find a story and character they recall and relate to.
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).
Montego Glover (Witch) is a Tony Award nominee whose Broadway credits include Memphis, Les Miserables, It Shoulda Been You, The Color Purple, Hamilton (Chicago Company) and whose tv/film appearances have been on “The Blacklist,” “Inventing Anna,” “Bull,” “Black Box,” “The Following,” “Hostages,” “The Good Wife,” “White Collar,” and “Law & Order.”
Stephanie J. Block (Baker’s Wife) is fulfilling a decades long dream of performing this role alongside her husband, Sebastian Arcelus. Broadway credits include The Cher Show , Falsettos, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Anything Goes, 9 to 5: The Musical , The Pirate Queen, The Boy From Oz, Wicked. Film and television: “iMorcecai,” “Bluff City Law,” “Rise,” “Madam Secretary,” “Orange Is the New Black,” and “Homeland.”
Sebastian Arcelus (Baker) returns 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. 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.
Directed by Lear deBessonet (Hercules), this theatrical event honors Sondheim’s legendary memory and his Broadway masterpiece like never before.
Blumenthal Performing Arts BOX OFFICE
Belk Theater, 130 N. Tryon St,
Charlotte, NC 28202
704.372.1000
Monday – Friday / 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- BLUMENTHAL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER ~ 130 North Tryon St. , Charlotte, NC 28202
- LEVINE CENTER FOR THE ARTS ~ 550 South Tryon Street , Charlotte, NC 28202
