Producers Eva Price, Caroline Kaplan, and Loudmouth Media announced today that Redwood, the new musical starring Tony Award-winner Idina Menzel, will end its run on Broadway on Sunday, May 18, 2025. The show, written and directed by Tony Award-nominee Tina Landau, with music by Kate Diaz, and lyrics by Diaz and Landau, began previews at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street) on January 24, 2025 and opened on February 13, 2025. At closing, it will have played 127 performances, including 17 preview performances.
“While we had of course hoped for a longer run, we're incredibly grateful to have been able to tell this beautiful story for the time we've been given," producers Eva Price and Caroline Kaplan said. “Redwood has been a labor of love since the very beginning of this process, and we are immensely proud of the incredible work our cast, crew, and creative team have wholeheartedly poured into this production. The themes of connection and community have really resonated with audiences, and we’ll take that with us long after the show closes on Broadway.”
Throughout its time on Broadway, Redwood partnered with several organizations to help raise awareness and funds to support the themes depicted in the show. Through these partnerships, the show helped raise more than $2,000,000 for these social impact organizations, including $1,500,000 for Save the Redwoods League, $250,000 for A BroaderWay, $180,000 for Broadway Cares and $40,000 for Julia Butterfly Hill’s nonprofit Circle of Life. In addition, through a collaboration with Redwood Empire Whiskey, more than 400 trees were planted in the month of April and separately, more than 50 redwood trees were planted at the Gateway to Big Basin Redwoods State Park in honor of the show’s cast and crew.
Redwood is the New York Times Critic’s Pick where the power of nature meets the force of Broadway. Following a heart-breaking loss, one woman’s journey into a redwood forest leads her to find catharsis in ways she never imagined, where a chance encounter and a leap of faith will change her life forever. Her story comes to life in a staging “among the most beautiful and wondrous theatrical creations” (The New York Times) ever seen on Broadway. Redwood explores the lengths — and heights — one travels to find strength, resilience and healing.
In addition to Menzel, the cast of Redwood includes Tony Award nominee De’Adre Aziza (Passing Strange), Michael Park (Dear Evan Hansen), Zachary Noah Piser (Dear Evan Hansen) and Khaila Wilcoxon (SIX), with Daniel Brackett (Aladdin), John Hemphill (Dear Evan Hansen), Veronica Otim (& Juliet) and Jessica Phillips (Dear Evan Hansen).
The creative team for Redwood includes Jason Ardizzone-West (Scenic Design), Hana S. Kim (Video Design), Toni-Leslie James (Costume Design), Scott Zielinski (Lighting Design), Jonathan Deans (Sound Design), Matthew Armentrout (Wig Design), Melecio Estrella, BANDALOOP (Vertical Movement/Vertical Choreography), Jennifer Weber (Dream Choreography), Tom Kitt (Music Supervision), and Haley Bennett (Associate Music Supervision), with Orchestrations and Arrangements by Kate Diaz and Music Direction by Julie McBride. Kenneth Ferrone is Associate Director and Casting is by The Telsey Office/Patrick Goodwin, CSA.
Redwood - A New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) will be released digitally on May 13, 2025 and is available for pre-save here. The physical CD of the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Redwood - A New Musical is set to arrive on June 13th, followed by the vinyl release on July 25th - both are available for preorder now.
General tickets (starting at $68.75) for Redwood are available via Broadway Direct or in person at the box office of the Nederlander Theatre. The Nederlander Theatre box office (208 W 41st St, between 7th & 8th Ave) is open 10 am 8 pm ET Mondays through Saturdays and 11 am – 5 pm ET on Sundays.
There is a digital lottery powered by Broadway Direct with a limited number of $54 tickets available for each performance, beginning at 10 am ET and closing at 4 pm ET the day before each performance. To enter, or for more information, visit lottery.broadwaydirect.com/show/redwood-ny/. There is also an in-person rush policy, with a limited number of tickets available for purchase at the time of box opening each day for $44.00 each, based on availability, on a first-come first-served basis. Patrons may purchase one or two total tickets. Groups of 10 or more can purchase tickets starting at $59.00 through Broadway Inbound.
The performance schedule for Redwood is as follows: Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays at 7 pm, Wednesdays at 2 pm & 7 pm, Saturdays at 2 pm & 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm. For more information, visit redwoodmusical.com.
Redwood is produced on Broadway by Eva Price, Caroline Kaplan and Loudmouth Media, along with co-producers James L. Nederlander, Eilene Davidson Productions, Stacie & Steven Weisbrot, Colleen Cook, Ori Eisen, Jeff Selikoff, Kim & Alan Hartman, Cindy Citrone, Jeremiah J. Harris, Chandra Jessee, Red Yes Studio, Tenenbaum/Lippitt, Tom Tuft, Andrew & Heather Zuckerman, Fit Via Vi/Eric Gural, Frank Marshall, The Broadway Investor’s Club, Andrew Byrnes, Wendy Gillespie/Karen Tanz, Act Paper Scissors, BSL Partners, IPN, Michael Cassel Group, Jeff Chang/Rodrigo Fantini, Changed for Good LLC, Nicole Eisenberg, Larry & Jennifer Goichman, Sarah Harmon/Silly Bears Prod., David Harari/Sonia Friedman Productions, Susan Kidd, Jack Lane/Harriet Newman Leve, Stephanie March/Dan Benton, Nothing Ventured Prod./Rebelle Media, Markus Riegler, Mara Burros Sandler/Tracy Chutorian Semler, Dave Matthews, Jayne Baron Sherman, Jimmy Wilson/Will Carlyon, Sharpton Swindal Prod./Anna Gerb, Sara Bareilles and La Jolla Playhouse.
Redwood is conceived by Landau and Menzel, with additional contributions by Menzel. It was originally developed and produced by La Jolla Playhouse (Christopher Ashley, Artistic Director & Debby Buchholz, Managing Director), where it premiered earlier this year in a sold-out run.
Photo: Matthew Murphy