Be careful what you wish for ….
Into the Woods is a 1987 multiple-award winning musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters’ wishes and quests. The main characters are taken from “Little Red Riding Hood”Jack and the Beanstalk”, “Rapunzel”, “Cinderella”, and several others. The story is about a childless baker and his wife and their quest to begin a family, their interaction with a witch who has placed a curse on them, and their interaction with other storybook characters during their journey. The story has an unexpected twist at the end.
Into the Woods debuted in San Diego at the Old Globe Theatre in 1986 and premiered on Broadway in 1987, where it won three major Tony Awards (Best Score, Best Book, and Best Actress, in a year dominated by The Phantom of the Opera.
This production boasts a formidable cast, with Joel Parnis as the baker, Rachel Fabri as the baker’s wife, Thomas Camilleri and Ryan Grech as the Princes, Gianluca Cilia as Jack, Nadia Vella as Cinderella, Dorothy Bezzina as the witch, and Stephen Oliver as the narrator, amongst others. Direction is in the hands of Lucienne Camilleri and Ryal Paul Abela is Musical Director. The production is designed by Matthew Cassar.
The Witch - Dorothy Bezzina
The Baker - Joel Parnis
The Baker’s Wife - Rachel Fabri
Little Red Riding Hood - Christina Despott
Cinderella - Nadia Vella
Jack - Gianluca Cilia
Stepsisters - Rebecca Darmanin and Bettina Mattocks
Jack’s Mother and
Cinderella's Mother - Stefania Grech Vella
Cinderella’s Prince - Thomas Camilleri
Rapunzel’s Prince - Ryan Grech
Cinderella’s Stepmother - Talitha Dimech
Rapunzel - Bettina Zammit
The Narrator - Stephen Oliver
The Wolf - Karl Bartolo
Grandmother - Nicole Arrigo
Cinderella's Father and
Stepfather - Noel Zarb
The Steward - David Ellul
Movement Artists - Tess Attrill, Keith Dimech, Dean Ellul and Nina Galea
Director - Lucienne Camilleri
Musical Director - Ryan Paul Abela
Production Design - Matthew Cassar


Be careful what you wish for ….
Into the Woods is a 1987 multiple-award winning musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters’ wishes and quests. The main characters are taken from “Little Red Riding Hood”Jack and the Beanstalk”, “Rapunzel”, “Cinderella”, and several others. The story is about a childless baker and his wife and their quest to begin a family, their interaction with a witch who has placed a curse on them, and their interaction with other storybook characters during their journey. The story has an unexpected twist at the end.
Into the Woods debuted in San Diego at the Old Globe Theatre in 1986 and premiered on Broadway in 1987, where it won three major Tony Awards (Best Score, Best Book, and Best Actress, in a year dominated by The Phantom of the Opera.
This production boasts a formidable cast, with Joel Parnis as the baker, Rachel Fabri as the baker’s wife, Thomas Camilleri and Ryan Grech as the Princes, Gianluca Cilia as Jack, Nadia Vella as Cinderella, Dorothy Bezzina as the witch, and Stephen Oliver as the narrator, amongst others. Direction is in the hands of Lucienne Camilleri and Ryal Paul Abela is Musical Director. The production is designed by Matthew Cassar.
The Witch - Dorothy Bezzina
The Baker - Joel Parnis
The Baker’s Wife - Rachel Fabri
Little Red Riding Hood - Christina Despott
Cinderella - Nadia Vella
Jack - Gianluca Cilia
Stepsisters - Rebecca Darmanin and Bettina Mattocks
Jack’s Mother and
Cinderella's Mother - Stefania Grech Vella
Cinderella’s Prince - Thomas Camilleri
Rapunzel’s Prince - Ryan Grech
Cinderella’s Stepmother - Talitha Dimech
Rapunzel - Bettina Zammit
The Narrator - Stephen Oliver
The Wolf - Karl Bartolo
Grandmother - Nicole Arrigo
Cinderella's Father and
Stepfather - Noel Zarb
The Steward - David Ellul
Movement Artists - Tess Attrill, Keith Dimech, Dean Ellul and Nina Galea
Director - Lucienne Camilleri
Musical Director - Ryan Paul Abela
Production Design - Matthew Cassar
Into the Woods is a 1987 multiple-award winning musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters’ wishes and quests. The main characters are taken from “Little Red Riding Hood”Jack and the Beanstalk”, “Rapunzel”, “Cinderella”, and several others. The story is about a childless baker and his wife and their quest to begin a family, their interaction with a witch who has placed a curse on them, and their interaction with other storybook characters during their journey. The story has an unexpected twist at the end.
Into the Woods debuted in San Diego at the Old Globe Theatre in 1986 and premiered on Broadway in 1987, where it won three major Tony Awards (Best Score, Best Book, and Best Actress, in a year dominated by The Phantom of the Opera.
This production boasts a formidable cast, with Joel Parnis as the baker, Rachel Fabri as the baker’s wife, Thomas Camilleri and Ryan Grech as the Princes, Gianluca Cilia as Jack, Nadia Vella as Cinderella, Dorothy Bezzina as the witch, and Stephen Oliver as the narrator, amongst others. Direction is in the hands of Lucienne Camilleri and Ryal Paul Abela is Musical Director. The production is designed by Matthew Cassar.
The Witch - Dorothy Bezzina
The Baker - Joel Parnis
The Baker’s Wife - Rachel Fabri
Little Red Riding Hood - Christina Despott
Cinderella - Nadia Vella
Jack - Gianluca Cilia
Stepsisters - Rebecca Darmanin and Bettina Mattocks
Jack’s Mother and
Cinderella's Mother - Stefania Grech Vella
Cinderella’s Prince - Thomas Camilleri
Rapunzel’s Prince - Ryan Grech
Cinderella’s Stepmother - Talitha Dimech
Rapunzel - Bettina Zammit
The Narrator - Stephen Oliver
The Wolf - Karl Bartolo
Grandmother - Nicole Arrigo
Cinderella's Father and
Stepfather - Noel Zarb
The Steward - David Ellul
Movement Artists - Tess Attrill, Keith Dimech, Dean Ellul and Nina Galea
Director - Lucienne Camilleri
Musical Director - Ryan Paul Abela
Production Design - Matthew Cassar
Info
Rating
6 Years & Over
Production year
2025
Producer
Teatru Manoel
Venue
Teatru Manoel
In Theatres
09/05/2025