Idina Menzel Instagram – REDWOOD arrives at the Playhouse! We are beyond excited to welcome this amazing cast, crew, and artistic team to La Jolla Playhouse for REDWOOD! REDWOOD is a transportive new musical experience about one woman’s journey into the precious and precarious world of the redwood forest. Idina Menzel (Broadway’s RENT, WICKED) plays Jesse, a successful businesswoman, mother and wife. She 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 ancient 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. In addition to Idina Menzel in the role of “Jesse,” the cast features De’Adre Aziza (PASSING STRANGE) as “Mel,” Nkeki ObiMelekwe (TINA) as “Becca,” Michael Park (DEAR EVAN HANSEN) as “Finn,” and Zachary Noah Piser (DEAR EVAN HANSEN) as “Spencer,” along with understudies Giovanny Diaz de Leon and Lance Arthur Smith. Be quick, there are very few tickets left across all dates! Some more tickets may be released as dates get closer, so keep checking back on the La Jolla Playhouse website! #RedwoodLJP #musical #musicaltheatre #theatre #lajollaplayhouse #newmusicalert