BROADWAY & TV VETERAN JENNY POWERS TO STAR AS THE WITCH IN INTO THE WOODS
BROADWAY’S KEVIN CLAY WILL PLAY THE BAKER
BROADWAY VETERAN JOE LANGWORTH WILL DIRECT
Broadway and television veteran, Jenny Powers, will star as the Witch in The Link Theatre production of INTO THE WOODS. A Drama Desk nominee, Powers starred on Broadway as Rizzo in Grease and Meg in Little Women. Television audiences know Powers from her turn as Miriam Rothberg in the critically acclaimed Hulu series Fleishman is in Trouble.
Kevin Clay, currently starring as Elder Price in the Broadway production of The Book of Mormon, will play the Baker. Clay’s journey with The Book of Mormon has spanned eight years with productions on Broadway, as well as national tours throughout North America and the United Kingdom.
Broadway veteran, Joe Langworth, will direct the production. Langworth’s appearances on Broadway as a performer include A Chorus Line, Follies and Ragtime. Langworth was also the Associate Director on Broadway’s Next Fall and the Associate Choreographer for the Lincoln Center revival of South Pacific.
The limited engagement of INTO THE WOODS will take place March 7th – 10th, 2023, at the Fowler Center on the campus of Arkansas State University. Evening performances are on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30 with matinee performances on Saturday at 2:00 and Sunday at 2:30.
Tickets start at $35, and can be purchased by visiting www.thelinktheatre.org or by calling the A-State Box Office at 870-972-2781.
Powers and Clay journey INTO THE WOODS with Alex Dunn as Lucinda, Jonathan Foresythe as Steward, Taylor Heinen as Cinderella’s Stepmother, Holly Henson as Rapunzel, Harrison Herget as Rapunzel’s Prince, Harper Heringer as Little Red, Janson Marsico as Jack, Brooke Melton as Baker’s Wife, John Mixon as Narrator/Mysterious Man, Nancy Owens as Jack’s Mother, Joshua Pryor as Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf, Kathryn Tarkington as Cinderella’s Mother/Granny, Sydnie Walker as Florinda, and Eden Witvoet as Cinderella.
Mary Medrick will serve as Music Director. Set Design is by Jeff McLaughlin, Costume Design is by Claire Abernathy, Lighting Design is by Caisa Sanburg.
The Link Theater, founded by Broadway couple Matt Cavenaugh and Jenny Powers, is a professional theatre company located in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The 501(c)3 nonprofit draws on the finest Broadway, University, and Local talent to bring innovative musicals and plays to the Northeast Arkansas community