The Mysterious Man
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The Mysterious Man is a fictional character from the 1986 play Into the Woods. In the 1987 Broadway production, he was performed by Tom Aldredge, who also played the role of the narrator.
In Act II, the Baker is blessed with a child, but his wife is nevertheless killed by a giant. The Mysterious Man's spirit appears, but the Baker rejects him, upset that he abandoned him as a child and provoked the Witch's anger, causing all of the Baker's resultant problems ("No More"). Granting his son's wish, the Mysterious Man abandons him. He appears for a final time when the people killed in the events return, giving his son a final moral before disappearing forever.
