Idina Menzel To Star In Upcoming Musical Redwood
Those with high hopes of seeing Broadway Legend (and voice of Elsa from Frozen) Idina Menzel live may be in luck. We found out today that the beloved songstress will be making her way back to the stage in a new musical called Redwood.
According to a recent piece in Variety, this is a project that Menzel has been working on for nearly two decades. Redwood will debut as part of La Jolla Playhouse’s 2023-2024 season.
Redwood will tell the story of Jesse (played by Menzel) a woman who leaves the big city behind in favor of a cross-country trip to Northern California. She finds unexpected connections and healing among the Redwoods. We know that the project is being directed by Tina Landau who also wrote the book.
According to Menzel, the story is inspired by experiences that both she and Landau have had over the years. “I subscribe to this feeling very often in my life of wanting to just escape,” Menzel told Variety in a joint interview with Landau on Wednesday. “I’m more of a recluse than people think I am… I definitely grapple with that a lot in my life, just like, ‘Can I just put it all down and leave and do something different?’”
We also know that music for the show was penned by Kate Diaz and that lyrics are by Diaz and Landau. It sounds like Redwood will also have an innovative set with Landau saying of the design, “The design is not really a set as so much as it’s going to be making use of some really exciting, cutting-edge multimedia interactive technology that’s never been used in the American musical theater before.”
For those unfamiliar, Menzel became a Broadway star when she originated the role of Maureen in Rent. She would go on to win a Tony Award for her work as Elphaba in Wicked. However, in Disney circles she’s known as the voice of Elsa and as the singer of beloved Disney song “Let it Go.”
We can’t wait to find out more about this incredible productions. Readers are encouraged to keep checking back with us for more news and updates.
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Source: Variety