Beginning on January 24, Idina Menzel is back on the Broadway stage for the first time in 10 years. She leads the Broadway premiere of Redwood, the new musical co-conceived by Menzel and director Tina Landau. Watch Menzel’s interview with Broadway Direct about bringing this original musical to life at the Nederlander Theatre.
Redwood is a transportive new musical about one woman’s journey into the precious and precarious world of the redwood forest. Jesse (Menzel) is a successful businesswoman, mother and wife who seems to have it all, but inside, her heart is broken. Finding herself at a turning point, Jesse leaves everyone and everything behind, gets in her car and drives… Thousands of miles later, she hits the majestic forests of Northern California, where a chance meeting and a leap of faith change her life forever. With its deeply personal story, refreshingly contemporary sound, and awe-inspiring design, Redwood explores the lengths –and heights– one travels to find strength, resilience and healing.