Theater, television, and film actor Teetin Villanueva is the latest to join the star-studded cast of Theatre Group Asia’s (TGA) Philippine production of Stephen Sondheim’s Into The Woods, coming this August at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater (S-PAT). Villanueva is set to play Little Red Riding Hood.
Testament to her versatility, Villanueva has amassed a long list of credits ranging from playing roles in Children’s Theater in PETA, Dulaang U.P., Atlantis Theatrical, to ABS-CBN shows such as Oh My G!, Maalaala Mo Kaya, and #BoysLockdown. Her musical appearances include roles in hits Rak of Aegis, Rock of Ages, Ang Huling El Bimbo, Matilda, Waitress, Buruguduystunstugudunstuy, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Tabing Ilog The Musical, and the recently staged Mula sa Buwan.
With Into The Woods, Villanueva recalls enchanting memories from her youth. She shares, “When I was growing up, my dad read us stories and fairy tales. I love that in this musical, we get to see familiar characters from different fairy tales all together in one story. I also love how catchy and challenging the songs are, and there are lots of little nuggets of wisdom in the material.”
She continues, “This is the wordiest repertoire I’ve been given the opportunity to learn in my career so far. Apart from learning Little Red’s songs and getting to be a kid again onstage, I’m also looking forward to exploring and adding my own flavor of wonder and feistiness to the role.”
Villanueva joins previously announced cast members Arielle Jacobs as Cinderella, Joaquin Valdes as Prince Charming/ The Wolf, Nyoy and Mikkie Bradshaw-Volante as The Baker and The Baker’s Wife, Joreen Bautista as Rapunzel, Mark Bautista as Rapunzel’s Prince, Nic Chien as Jack, Eugene Domingo as Jack’s Mother, and Lea Salonga as The Witch.
Into The Woods* is based on James Lapine’s book, who also directed the original Broadway run. The plot intertwines several fairy tale characters and dramatically portrays the impact of human choices and actions.Behind this production of Into The Woods is Tony Award-winning visionary Clint Ramos, who serves as overall artistic and creative director alongside co-producers John and Joanna Echauz, and S-PAT Executive Director Chris Mohnani.
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