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Denée Bentonis dusting off her Cinderella slippers.
The Tony Award nominee, 30, who starred in the role of the fairytale princess duringInto the Woods' run earlier this year as part of New York City Center Encores!, will reprise her performance on Broadway, PEOPLE can exclusively confirm.
She will begin performances at the St. James Theatre on Nov. 21 and continue in the role through Dec. 24.
Before Benton was cast in the Encores! production ofInto the Woods, which also starredNeil Patrick Harris, the actress took on theStephen Sondheimand James Lapine musical in high school.
“I was at a new high school and one of my best friends made me audition for it,” Benton told Broadway.com in May. “I gotcast as Rapunzel. I remember falling in love with the show and Cinderella’s been a dream role for a long time. I didn’t think I would ever get a chance to do it. At the age I’m in now, I rememberInto the Woodswas the first time I got introduced to the gray area of life, you know? Hearing ‘nice is different than good’ blows your mind when you’re a kid.”
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Into the Woods' extended limited Broadway engagement plays through Jan. 8, 2023.
Patina Millerand Montego Glover share the role of the Witch withStephanie J. Blockas the Baker’s Wife,Brian d’Arcy Jamesas the Baker,Gavin Creelas the Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince, Andy Karl as Rapunzel’s Prince, Katy Geraghty as Little Red Ridinghood, Jim Stanek as the Steward, Ann Harada as Jack’s Mother, Cole Thompson as Jack and Alysia Velez as Rapunzel.Joshua Henryreturns as Rapunzel’s Prince on Nov. 22.
Also in the cast are Ta’Nika Gibson, Annie Golden, Albert Guerzon, Brooke Ishibashi, Kennedy Kanagawa, David Patrick Kelly, Nancy Opel, Delphi Borich, Felicia Curry,Jason Forbach, Alex Joseph Grayson, Cameron Johnson, Paul Kreppel, Mary Kate Moore, Diane Phelan and Lucia Spina.
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Into the Woodscurrently plays at the St. James Theatre. For more information and tickets, visitIntotheWoodsBway.com.
source: people.com
