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Redwood Reviews

Idina Menzel returns to Broadway in this transportive new musical.

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"Amazing! So powerful the entire theater seems to be rising."

Deadline

Greg Evans

Variety

"A production of grandeur and heart, healing and wonder."

Variety

Frank Rizzo

The New York Times

"Among the most beautiful and wondrous theatrical creations."

The New York Times

Jesse Green

Forbes

"This is the show for the era in which we live... I've seen the future of Broadway musicals and its name is Redwood."

Forbes

Lois Alter Mark

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Glad we saw it!
"Interesting story and set, MARVELOUS performances! Such a plus with Glinda and Elphaba!!!!"
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Broadway.com Customer on Apr 5, 2025
Entertaining, but still disappointing
"Seemed to be created simply as a Broadway vehicle for Idina Menzel, who has lost a step. Plot was thin and trite, music not great (mostly scream-singing), but staging was clever and beautiful."
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Broadway.com Customer on Apr 27, 2025
See the show if you’re an Idina fan.
"I didn’t like all the rage and anger and screaming. I didn’t like that she was a poster child for how not to deal with grief (I have also lost a child and understand wanting to run away and feel overwhelming grief). I liked the trees; they felt real; didn’t care for the fire. Loved Idina flying around the tree and singing while hanging upside down. A lot went down before the last couple of minutes of reconciliation; it was a depressing evening for me, but the audience loves Idina!"
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Broadway.com Customer on Mar 14, 2025
Redwood
"The scenery was great.. actors were perfect. I would have like more dialogue and less singing.. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Feb 20, 2025

About Redwood

Redwood is a transportive new musical about one woman’s journey into the precious and precarious world of the redwood forest. Jesse is a successful businesswoman, mother and wife who seems to have it all, but inside, her heart is broken. Finding herself at a turning point, Jesse leaves everyone and everything behind, gets in her car and drives... Thousands of miles later, she hits the majestic forests of Northern California, where a chance meeting and a leap of faith change her life forever. With its deeply personal story, refreshingly contemporary sound, and awe-inspiring design, Redwood explores the lengths –and heights– one travels to find strength, resilience and healing.

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