Tony-winner and Broadway veteran Idina Menzel is back! This time, she's taking a trip to the redwood forests of California. The story follows Jesse, a woman who has it all (or so it seems) until a series of unexpected events turns her perfect world upside down. In a search for salvation, she finds herself with the redwoods - and in a fateful encounter about to change everything.

From writer and director Tina Landau, with a contemporary score by composer Kate Diaz and lyrics by Diaz and Landau, Redwood's cast also features De'Adre Aziza, Michael Park, Zachary Noah Piser, and Khaila Wilcox. So, what do the critics have to say?

Redwood Critic Reviews

"Happily, whenever its book drifts into familiar tropes of the genre, the songs pull it back to its wild and unsettled heart. Diaz's rangy, propulsive music has immediate curb appeal but with a scary, questing quality that provides the necessary big endings without pat resolutions a combination that hits Menzel's sweet spot over and over. The other characters also get strong defining numbers, all beautifully sung." - The New York Times

"Directed by Tina Landau, who also wrote the book and lyricsthe latter in collaboration with Kate Diaz, who composed the music - "Redwood" is a technologically sophisticated but earnest and formulaic slab of musical uplift, a heroine's journey from despair to emotional regeneration." - The Wall Street Journal

"In her musical theater bow, composer Kate Diaz helps in making us see the forest from the tree. Her songs and underscoring are of a singular, reflective piece, with rich melodies and evocative arrangements and orchestrations though the lyrics lean toward the generic. "Great Escape" and "No Repair" are among the standout songs using Menzel's own force-of-nature notes in strategic ways. The show's climax, while not particularly surprising, is honestly earned and emotionally charged in the heart-healing song, "Still," powerfully sung by Piser." - Variety

"Where Redwood really shines is in the physical. As she proved with the underrated SpongeBob SquarePants, Landau has a fine sense for spectacle, and much of this show is lovely to look at." - Time Out New York

"There's enough genuine passion in Menzel's commitment, to the role and the overall project, to power a solid show. " - Theatrely

"Redwood" deserves to gain accolades and recognition at the forthcoming 2025 Tony Awards; it should be up for everything (in every category it is eligible for), and it should be winning everything. "Redwood" garners 4.5 out of 5 stars. Well done." - Digital Journal