So it’s been very safe, slow, gentle and no accidents.” Landau and Menzel originally had the idea for the show 15 years ago, then reconnected during the pandemic to bring it to life.

Menzel had come upon the story of Julia Butterfly Hill, an environmental activist who lived in a California redwood tree for ...

is a perfectly valid idea for a musical. Aptly, this one originated at the La Jolla Playhouse in California. Khaila Wilcoxon and Idina Menzel in “Redwood.” (Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman ...

Menzel had the room spruced up with redwood forest ... About 15 years ago she approached Landau with an idea inspired by the true story of Julia Butterfly Hill, an activist who’s known for ...

There’s a powerful appeal to the idea of leaving behind the turbulence ... played with captivating ease and intensity by Idina Menzel, finds in the new musical “Redwood,” now on Broadway ...

Menzel’s character ... especially out west, is a perfectly valid idea for a musical. Aptly, this one originated at the La Jolla Playhouse in California. Most great musicals are about death ...

Landau and Menzel had been kicking around the idea for years, and it was finally starting to take shape. “More than a decade ago, Idina called and asked if I wanted to have a meeting to talk ...