New cast members announced to join INTO THE WOODS at Bridge Theatre
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London Theatre Company has announced new cast members who will join the company of Into The Woods from 20 April.
Melanie La Barrie (Hadestown) will play the Witch, alongside John Owen-Jones (Les Misérables) as the Narrator/Mysterious Man, Jack Quarton (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) as the Steward, Rachel Tucker (Wicked) as the Baker’s Wife, and Jodie Jacobs (Fiddler on the Roof) joins as Standby. Hughie O’Donnell (King Lear), currently playing the Steward, will play the role of the Baker.
They join original cast members Valda Aviks as Grandmother/Giant, Geoffrey Aymer as Cinderella’s Father, Bella Brown as Rapunzel, Chumisa Dornford-May as Cinderella, Jo Foster (Olivier Award nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical) as Jack, Jennifer Hepburn as Cinderella’s Stepmother, Hana Ichijo as Lucinda, Julie Jupp as Jack’s Mother, Gabrielle Lewis-Dodson as Florinda, Gracie McGonigal as Little Red Ridinghood, Oliver Savile (Olivier Award nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical) as Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf, Rhys Whitfield as Rapunzel’s Prince and Standbys Taite-Elliot Drew, Jacob Fowler, Sophie Linder-Lee and Chloe Saracco.
Playing their final performances on 18 April are Katie Brayben (Olivier Award nominated for Best Actress in a Musical) as the Baker’s Wife, Kate Fleetwood (Olivier Award nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical) as the Witch, Michael Gould as the Narrator/Mysterious Man, and Jamie Parker (Olivier Award nominated for Best Actor in a Musical) as the Baker.
Into The Woods, directed by Jordan Fein, with set and costume design by Tom Scutt, plays at the Bridge Theatre until 30 May.
Into The Woods has recently been nominated for 11 Olivier Awards – the joint highest tally of 2026 - including Best Musical Revival, Best Director, Best Set Design, Best Costume Design, Best Lighting Design and Best Sound Design, as well as across all four performer categories in which it is eligible.
