Idina Menzel on Her ‘Exhilarating’ Broadway Return in ‘Redwood’ and Swinging From a Tree 20 Feet Above the Stage
variety.comJordan Moreau Idina Menzel is no stranger to flying high above Broadway stages, and she made her soaring return (literally) Thursday night with the new musical “Redwood.” The show marks her first Broadway role since 2014’s “If/Then,” and Menzel also co-conceived “Redwood” with Tina Landau, who wrote the book.
It follows Jesse, a mother struggling with the death of her son after an accidental overdose. To process her grief, she drives from New York to California’s Redwood forest to escape the big city and her feelings.
There, she befriends two arborists who let her climb a towering Redwood tree on her own to process her trauma and reconnect with her wife.
The most exciting moments of the musical revolve around Stella, the Redwood tree that is central in the story — and the stage.
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