Tituss Burgess Will Play The Witch In ‘Into The Woods’ Production In Miami

Composer Stephen Sondheim has reportedly given his blessing to actor Tituss BurgessInto The Woods

Burgess, whose Broadway credits embody “The Little MermaidGuys and DollsCarnival Studio Theater

Of a non-traditional casting choice, Natalie Caruncho of a Carnival Studio Theater told Playbill, “We wrote a letter, by MTI, addressed to Mr. Sondheim and Mr. Lapine per Tituss personification a Witch and we were approved!”

She added, “It was a special impulse for us.”

The Witch was creatively played on Broadway by Bernadette PetersMeryl Streep’s opening as a impression Into The Woods

Burgess, who stole scenes from Alec Baldwin and associate guest star Sherri Shepherd on “30 Rock” as a hairdresser D’Fwan

“I try to write in a viewpoint that’s both a illustration of [myself] though also doesn’t divide those from any other walks of life,” Burgess pronounced during a time

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