Idina Menzel has real guts. After starring in the megahits “Rent” and “Wicked,” most divas on Broadway would appear in a sure-fire revival to burnish their box office status further. Or they might ...

As an anguished mother who abandons the New York art scene for a forest full of California redwoods, Idina Menzel's Jesse is attempting the impossible: She's trying to outrun her grief. But with her ...

There’s a powerful appeal to the idea of leaving behind the turbulence of the personal — or for that matter, the political — and escaping to a place of beauty, safety and solace. A separate peace ...

Idina Menzel. Photo Courtesy of Sony Masterworks. Idina Menzel. Photo Courtesy of Sony Masterworks. Tony winner Idina Menzel released the “Redwood” Original Broadway Cast Recording. The show is ...

Well in REDWOOD, a new musical by Kate Diaz, and Tina Landau partially conceived by Menzel and enjoying a visually arresting if somewhat simplistic world premiere at the La Jolla Playhouse in San ...

REDWOOD, the world premiere musical now playing at the La Jolla Playhouse offers soaring visuals and vocals in a story that tackles how to turn tragedy into transformation. The show opens with ...