INTO THE WOODS

Rebecca made her first Hollywood Bowl appearance featured in an outstanding star-studded cast as Jack's Mother in INTO THE WOODS. The limited engagement played before sell-out crowds of 17,000 people for each of the performances.
 
Reviews
 
Los Angeles Times  Charles McNulty
“The stars magnificently aligned for this summer night dream of a production, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's musical deconstruction of classic fairy tales. Directed by Robert Longbottom, the beautifully sung revival was so lushly animated with color and feeling that it left us too blissed out to grieve the bitter truths that are exposed about those happily-ever-after endings. I almost feel guilty for being one of the lucky ones to have caught what deserves to become a legendary Los Angeles memory. 
 
Sondheim’s lyrics can always be counted on for tickling cleverness, but performers sometimes gild the lily with silly mugging. Not here. Beanstalk-climbing Jack (Gaten Matarazzo), a poor boy no brighter than his beloved cow, Milky-White, and his clucking Mother (Rebecca Spencer) renewed their domestic antics with genuine feeling.”
 
BroadwayWorld  Michael Quintos
“Already on paper, before the production even starts, the acting roster of this talent-spilling INTO THE WOODS almost reads like a dream cast for a bucket-list-baiting Broadway revival that all of us would clamor to experience beyond this Los Angeles-only presentation. And, as expected, once each accomplished cast member performs, their collective magical and enchanting stage prowess never fades (huge applause to the casting gods for putting together this excellent ensemble).
 
Remaining principal cast members include Broadway vets Edward Hibbert as the Narrator, Rebecca Spencer as Jack's mother, Tony Award-winner Anthony Crivello as the Mysterious Man, and EGOT Whoopi Goldberg as the voice (and digital silhouette) of the Giant. One could argue that this production's principal cast is the strongest, most theater-trained ensemble ever assembled for a Hollywood Bowl musical in most recent years---creating a perfect swirling storm of incredible acting and even better singing voices.”