Into the Woods at Musicals at Richter

Directed and choreographed by founding MAR Artistic Director Bradford Blake (Danbury), “Into the Woods” features a cast of talented local performers, including many newcomers and MAR veterans. Tracey Marble (Trumbull) portrays the meddlesome and vindictive Witch; Nathan Mandracchia (Sherman) and Carey Van Hollen (Southbury) are the determined Baker and Baker’s Wife. Betsy Simpson (Wilton) takes on the role of ever-hopeful Cinderella; Tori Vacca (New Windsor, NY) is the feisty Little Red Riding Hood. The beanstalk-climbing Jack is portrayed by Tyler Carey (Ridgefield). Patrick Spaulding (New Fairfield) is featured as Narrator and the Mysterious Man.

Sergio Mandujano (Norwalk) plays Cinderella’s Prince, joined by Stephen Moores (Brookfield) as Rapunzel’s Prince. Beth Bria Salvador (Bethel) is Cinderella’s ambitious stepmother, and Natalie Harde (Brewster, NY) and Emma Giorgio (Ridgefield) are Cinderella’s self-absorbed stepsisters, Florinda and Lucinda. Priscilla Squiers (Danbury) portrays Jack’s long-suffering mother and Cassandra Bielmeier (New Milford) is featured as the tower-dwelling Rapunzel.

Bringing the story to life in multiple roles is a team of narrators, including Will Armstrong (Greenwich), Cathy Cavender (Norwalk), Brian Hinger (New Milford), Juliana Koziol (Sandy Hook), Rob Mayette (Danbury), Rachel Salvador (Bethel) and Daisy Stott (Brookfield).

Heading up the creative team, multitalented director and choreographer Bradford Blake has worked in regional theater for over 30 years as a director, musical director, choreographer, composer, arranger and designer. Most recently, he wrote and directed the critically-acclaimed holiday revue “Wreck the Halls” which returns for a second smash run at Ridgefield Theater Barn this December. He also directed MAR’s 2016 season opener, “Hello, Dolly!”

Blake is joined by prolific musical director and composer Dan Koch (NY), set and lighting designer Jake Liam McGuire (Brewster, NY) and costume coordinator and MAR Artistic Director Lauren Nicole Sherwood (Stamford). Monet Fleming (Danbury) serves as stage manager and Joyce Northrop (Danbury) is producer.