| REDWOOD Starring Idina Menzel Announces Broadway Theater and Dates | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 09:44 am EDT 07/16/24 | |
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| REDWOOD STARRING TONY AWARD-WINNER IDINA MENZEL TO OPEN AT THE NEDERLANDER THEATRE THIS WINTER NEW MUSICAL CREATED BY TINA LANDAU, KATE DIAZ, & IDINA MENZEL TO BEGIN PREVIEWS JANUARY 24, 2025 OPENING NIGHT SET FOR FEBRUARY 13, 2025 EARLY ACCESS PRE-SALE BEGINS TOMORROW GENERAL TICKETS ON SALE JULY 19, 2024 New York, NY (July 16, 2024) — Producers Eva Price, Caroline Kaplan and Loudmouth Media announced today that Redwood , the new, original musical starring Tony Award-winner Idina Menzel, will open on Broadway this winter at The Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street), with previews beginning January 24, 2025 ahead of a February 13, 2025 opening. Beginning tomorrow (July 17) at 10 am ET, Audience Rewards members and fans who have signed up for early access via Menzel’s website and through the show’s official website at RedwoodMusical.com will be able to purchase pre-sale tickets (starting at $79.00), through July 19, 2024 at 9:59 am ET. Tickets will go on sale to the general public via Broadway Direct on July 19, 2024 at 10 am ET. Written and directed by Tony Award nominee Tina Landau, with music by Kate Diaz, and lyrics by Diaz and Landau, Redwood is conceived by Landau and Menzel, with additional contributions by Menzel. The musical premiered earlier this year in a sold-out run at La Jolla Playhouse. “I made my Broadway debut at the Nederlander Theatre in RENT almost thirty years ago, so to be returning there with Redwood is very emotional for me as it feels like a real homecoming,” Menzel said. “It has been such a gift to collaborate with Tina and Kate on this show, and I’m so proud to bring it to Broadway.” The Redwood creative team for Broadway was also announced today, and includes Haley Bennett (Music Director), Jason Ardizzone-West (Scenic Designer), Toni-Leslie James (Costume Designer), Scott Zielinski (Lighting Designer), Jonathan Deans (Sound Designer), Hana S. Kim (Media Designer) and Melecio Estrella/BANDALOOP (Vertical Movement & Vertical Choreography). Casting is by The Telsey Office/Patrick Goodwin. Redwood is a transportive new musical about one woman’s journey into the precious and precarious world of the redwoods. Jesse (Menzel) seems to have it all — a successful career and devoted family — until a life altering event drives her far from everyone and everything she knows. When she finds herself at the foot of the redwoods in Northern California, a chance encounter and a leap of faith will change her life forever. Redwood explores the lengths — and heights — one travels to find strength, resilience and healing. Redwood was Originally Developed and Produced by La Jolla Playhouse (Christopher Ashley, Artistic Director & Debby Buchholz, Managing Director). Additional cast for the Broadway production of Redwood will be announced at a later date. On July 19, 2024, Menzel will launch a career-spanning North American tour, which will give fans an opportunity to hear a few songs from Redwood ahead of the show’s Broadway premiere. The performance schedule for Redwood previews (January 24 - February 12, 2025) is as follows: Tuesdays - Fridays at 8 pm, Saturdays at 2 pm & 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm. Beginning February 14, 2025, the performance schedule will shift as follows: Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays at 7 pm, Wednesdays at 2 pm & 7 pm, Saturdays at 2 pm & 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm. For more information, visit redwoodmusical.com. Photo of Idina Menzel from Redwood available HERE Redwood Key Art available HERE CONNECT WITH REDWOOD redwoodmusical.com Instagram: @RedwoodMusical Facebook: @RedwoodMusical TikTok: @RedwoodMusical X: @RedwoodMusical Threads: @RedwoodMusical Youtube: @RedwoodMusical BIOS: TINA LANDAU she/her (Book/Lyrics/Concept/Direction) is a writer and director whose Broadway credits include the The Spongebob Musical (also conceiver; Drama Desk & Outer Critics Circle winner, Best Direction and Best Musical, 12 Tony Award noms), Tracy Letts’ Superior Donuts, Bells Are Ringing (Tony noms), and Paula Vogel’s Mother Play with Jessica Lange (Second Stage). Tina has written and directed productions, including the musicals Floyd Collins (with composer Adam Guettel, Playwrights Horizons, Old Globe, Goodman and premiering on Broadway in 2025) and Dream True (with composer Ricky Ian Gordon, The Vineyard), as well as Ms. Blakk for President (with Tarell McCraney, Steppenwolf Theatre), Space (Steppenwolf, The Taper, The Public), Beauty (La Jolla Playhouse) and Stonewall: Night Variations (En Garde Arts). Her Off-Broadway productions include Bill Irwin and David Shiner’s Old Hats, Chuck Mee’s Big Love and Iphigenia 2.0 (all Signature), Paula Vogel’s A Civil War Christmas (NYTW), and many works by Tarell McCraney including Head of Passes, In the Red and Brown Water (both at the Public) and Wig Out! (Vineyard). Most recently, Tina directed the musical Transparent at CTG in Los Angeles. She has been an Artist-in-Residence at Little Island in NYC and is an ensemble member at Steppenwolf Theatre, where her over 20 productions include McCraney’s The Brother/Sister Plays, The Time of Your Life (also Seattle Rep, ACT), The Wheel with Joan Allen and The Doppelganger with Rainn Wilson. Tina’s work has been recognized by the Tonys, Drama Desks, Drama League, Outer Critics Circle, Lucille Lortel, Obies and many more. She teaches regularly and is the author, with Anne Bogart, of The Viewpoints Book. KATE DIAZ (Composer/Lyricist/Orchestrator/Arranger ) is an LA-based composer-songwriter-producer. A newcomer to musical theatre, Kate has written songs and scores for film and TV, as well as for trailers and commercials. She orchestrates, arranges and produces for herself and others, and is also a session vocalist and guitarist. IDINA MENZEL (J esse/Concept/Additional Contributions ) has won a Tony, Obie, and Drama League Award for her work in the theater. Broadway: If/Then, Wicked, Aida, Rent. Off-Broadway: Skintight (Roundabout), See What I Wanna See (Public Theatre), The Vagina Monologues (West Side Theatre), The Wild Party (MTC), Hair (Encores). Regional: Wicked (San Francisco), If/Then (Washington, DC). Menzel also premiered Wicked in the West End, receiving the Theatregoers Choice Award. Film: You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, Which Way to the Stage? (Documentary), Enchanted 2: Disenchanted, Frozen 2, Uncut Gems, American Murderer, Cinderella, Frozen, Enchanted, Ask the Dust, Rent. TV: Beaches, Glee, PBS special, “Barefoot at the Symphony,” (accompanying live album). Idina prides herself on the importance of new musicals creating original roles and promoting young composers. Thanks to the two amazing men in her life, her son Walker and husband Aaron, for their love and support. Thank you to the redwood for teaching us about resilience, patience, and nature’s ability to help us heal. EVA PRICE (Producer ) is an NYCLU/ACLU honoree and a three-time Tony award-winning, and two-time Olivier award-winning producer. Her productions have garnered 6 Olivier Awards, 2 Grammy Awards, 2 Emmy Awards, and 19 Tony Awards. Current: & Juliet (Broadway, 9 Tony nominations); Titanique (Off-Broadway, Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Musical) The Hip Hop Nutcracker (Touring Live Show, Disney +). Upcoming: Take the Lead (Paper Mill Playhouse). Selected credits: Redwood (La Jolla Playhouse), A Transparent Musical (Center Theatre Group); Mindplay (Arena Stage & Geffen Playhouse); Jagged Little Pill (2 Tony Awards); Oklahoma! (2 Tony Awards, 2 Olivier Awards, Best Musical Revival, National Tour, West End); Tina - The Tina Turner Musical; What the Constitution Means to Me; Angels in America (Tony-winning Broadway Revival starring Nathan Lane and Andrew Garfield); Dear Evan Hansen (6 Tony Awards, 3 Olivier Awards); Peter and the Starcatcher (5 Tony Awards) along with several solo shows and critically acclaimed concerts starring The Temptations & The Four Tops; Kathy Griffin; Lewis Black; Colin Quinn; and Hershey Felder. LOUDMOUTH MEDIA (Producer ). Founded by Idina Menzel, Loudmouth Media seeks to amplify stories of empowerment, compassion, and acceptance through traditional and innovative storytelling mediums. Working alongside Head of Development, Stephanie Newman-Smith and Oscar-nominated producer, Caroline Kaplan, Loudmouth develops and produces content across all genres and formats by visionary creators with the message of embracing your power and accepting one's true self. CAROLINE KAPLAN (Producer ) is an Academy-Award nominated producer and executive producer of feature and documentary films and series. Her producing credits include Diane (directed by Kent Jones, starring Mary Kay Place), Oren Moverman’s Time Out of Mind (starring Richard Gere), Jim McKay’s En El Septimo Dia, Letters to Juliet (directed by Gary Winick starring Amanda Seyfried and Vanessa Redgrave), Boots Riley’s Sorry to Bother You, After Yang (directed by Kogonada, starring Colin Farrell) and the Oscar Nominated Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (directed by Dean Fleischer-Camp, starring Jenny Slate and Isabella Rossellini). Caroline built her career as one of the founders of The Independent Film Channel and IFC Entertainment, where she led Production, Development and Acquisitions and shepherded and executive produced a brand of singular and award-winning television programs and feature films including Our Song, Waking Life, Monsoon Wedding and Boyhood. Caroline has been nominated for the Oscar, PGA, Bafta and Emmy and has been awarded an Independent Spirit and Peabody Award. |
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