The star of 'Wicked' and voice of Elsa in 'Frozen' will play a woman who leaves her life on the East Coast and finds healing in California's redwood forest in the Tina Landau-Kate Diaz musical
Idina Menzel, the Tony-winning star of “Wicked” and vocal powerhouse behind Elsa in Disney’s animated “Frozen,” will star in “Redwood,” a world premiere musical that will close La Jolla Playhouse’s 2023-24 season in February of next year.
The musical will tell the story of Jesse, a successful businesswoman, mother and wife who is hiding a broken heart. Finding herself at a turning point, she leaves everything behind and drives to the West Coast, where she ends up in California’s redwood forest and finds community and healing. Christopher Ashley, the Playhouse’s artistic director, said in a statement that the musical “overflows with invention, inspiration and empathy.
Last year, Menzel and Diaz co-wrote the the title song for the HBO documentary “A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting.” Menzel has said in interviews that she considers Diaz “brilliant” and she enjoys collaborating with Diaz because she understands Menzel’s voice and vulnerabilities.
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