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Nyoy Volante, Mikkie Bradshaw join cast of PH staging of 'Into the Woods'

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17389067078742-Composite.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Real-life couple Nyoy Volante and Mikkie Bradshaw join other theater stars in &quot;Into the Woods.&quot; <em>Handout </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- Theater veterans and real-life couple Nyoy Volante and Mikkie Bradshaw are joining the cast of the Philippine staging of &quot;Into the Woods.&quot;</p><p>The upcoming production by Theatre Group Asia (TGA) is slated for August at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater in Makati.</p><p>Volante and Bradshaw will play the roles of The Baker and The Baker&#x27;s Wife, respectively, in the Stephen Sondheim musical. </p><p>&quot;I get to play with my wife in this musical! I&#x27;m so thrilled to be working with her again!&quot; Volante said in a statement released by TGA on Friday.</p><p>Bradshaw, for her part, said: &quot;The Baker&#x27;s Wife has been a dream role of mine, and I can&#x27;t wait to breathe life into a character I&#x27;ve fantasized about playing for over a decade now.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Into the Woods,&quot; based on a book by James Lapine, is a dark comedy that intertwines several fairy tale characters&#x27; exploits.</p><p>Previously announced cast members of the upcoming musical include Tony Award winner Lea Salonga (The Witch), comedienne Eugene Domingo (Jack&#x27;s mother), Filipino-American Broadway star Arielle Jacobs (Cinderella), and London-based theater actor Joaquin Pedro Valdes. </p><p>Volante and Bradshaw last worked together in the local run of the Tony Award-winning musical &quot;Kinky Boots.&quot; </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/2024/11/27/sweet-photos-of-nyoy-volante-with-his-wife-2139">PHOTOS: Ang masayang buhay ni Nyoy kasama ang kanyang asawa</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/17/24/nyoy-volante-joins-cast-of-the-25th-annual-putnam-county-spelling-bee">Nyoy Volante joins cast of &#x27;The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee&#x27;</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/life/09/01/17/theater-review-mikkie-bradshaw-volante-astounds-in-disturbing-blackbird">Theater review: Mikkie Bradshaw-Volante astounds in disturbing &#x27;Blackbird&#x27;</a></div>

<p>Theater veterans and real-life couple Nyoy Volante and Mikkie Bradshaw are joining the cast of the Philippine staging of 'Into the Woods.'</p>

Theater veterans and real-life couple Nyoy Volante and Mikkie Bradshaw are joining the cast of the Philippine staging of 'Into the Woods.'