It would appear that Into the Woods is getting into the Hollywood game as there was a reading done recently involving a “who’s who” list from Broadway. According to Broadway.com here was who was in attendance:
CHARACTER ACTOR PREVIOUS / CURRENT CREDITS Baker’s Wife Nina Arianda Broadway: Venus in Fur (Tony win), Born Yesterday (Tony nom) Stepmother Christine Baranski Broadway: The Real Thing and Rumors (Tony win); TV: The Good Wife Florinda Tammy Blanchard Broadway: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and Gypsy (Tony noms) Cinderella’s Mother/Granny/Giant Victoria Clark Broadway: The Light in the Piazza (Tony win) and Sister Act Baker James Corden Broadway: One Man, Two Guvnors (Tony win) and The History Boys Wolf Ivan Hernandez Off-Broadway: Cinderella’s Prince and the Wolf in the 2012 Central Park staging of Into the Woods Lucinda Megan Hilty Broadway: 9 to 5; TV: Smash Rapunzel’s Prince Cheyenne Jackson Broadway: Xanadu, Finian’s Rainbow and currently The Performers Jack’s Mother Allison Janney Broadway: A View from the Bridge (Tony nom) and 9 to 5 Cinderella Anna Kendrick Broadway: High Society (Tony nom); Film: Up in the Air (Oscar nom) Steward/Baker’s Father Michael McGrath Broadway: Nice Work If You Can Get It (Tony win) and Spamalot (Tony nom) Witch Donna Murphy Broadway: Sondheim’s Passion and The King and I (both Tony wins); The People in the Picture, Lovemusik and Wonderful Town (all Tony noms) Rapunzel Laura Osnes Broadway: Bonnie & Clyde (Tony nom) and currently in Cinderella Jack Taylor Trensch Off-Broadway: upcoming Bare Little Red Riding Hood Casey Whyland Broadway: Billy Elliot Cinderella’s Prince Patrick Wilson Broadway: Oklahoma! and The Full Monty (both Tony noms) Screenplay Narrator David Garrison Broadway: A Day in Hollywood, A Night in the Ukraine (both Tony nom), also of Wicked and Silence!