As they say, if the glass slipper fits! There was more than just one fairytale unfolding in a recent Manchester Royal Exchange production of “Into the Woods” when audience member Melissa Bayern made her professional theater debut as the Witch. Vet British actor Gillian Bevan was originally cast in the role, but when she fell ill and dance captain Rachel Goodwin was forced to fill in (script in-hand), Bayern leapt at the opportunity to step into Bevan’s shoes and left her contact info for director Matthew Xia at the door. Having just played the Witch in a theater course with the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, the material was fresh. “It was a case of, ‘Is there a doctor in the house,’ except it was, ‘Is there a witch in the house?’ ” she recently told The Stage. The theater publication reports that Bayern first heard back from Xia politely declining her offer,...
- 1/19/2016
- backstage.com
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