Phylicia Rashad — yes, Clair Huxtable herself — once stepped into Sondheim’s enchanted forest as the Witch in Into the Woods! Though she joined the Broadway run as a replacement for Bernadette Peters, Rashad brought her own kind of magic to the role — her tone grounded in open, resonant chest voice, seamlessly blended with warm and elegant head tones. Her Witch was regal yet vulnerable, every note carrying intelligence and soul. I’ve admired Phylicia Rashad for as long as I can remember — her el