| Full cast announced for Idina Menzel-led musical REDWOOD | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 10:16 am EST 11/21/24 | |
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| DE'ADRE AZIZA, MICHAEL PARK, ZACHARY NOAH PISER, KHAILA WILCOXON, AND MORE TO JOIN IDINA MENZEL ON BROADWAY IN REDWOOD PREVIEWS OF THE NEW MUSICAL BEGIN JANUARY 24, 2025 AT THE NEDERLANDER THEATRE TICKETS ON SALE NOW New York, NY (November 21, 2024) — Producers Eva Price, Caroline Kaplan and Loudmouth Media are pleased to announce the full company for the highly anticipated new musical Redwood , coming to Broadway in 2025. Tony Award nominee De'Adre Aziza (Passing Strange), Michael Park (Dear Evan Hansen), Zachary Noah Piser (Dear Evan Hansen), and Khaila Wilcoxon (SIX ) will join Tony Award-winner Idina Menzel in the musical, which begins previews on Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street) on January 24, 2025 ahead of a February 13, 2025 Opening Night. In addition to the on-stage cast, the producers have announced that Daniel Brackett (Aladdin ), Bradley Dean (The Last Ship), and Veronica Otim (& Juliet), will join the company. Jessica Phillips (Dear Evan Hansen) will return to Broadway as the standby for Menzel's character Jesse. Written and directed by Tony Award-nominee Tina Landau, with music by Kate Diaz, and lyrics by Diaz and Landau, Redwood is conceived by Landau and Menzel, with additional contributions by Menzel. Redwood is a transportive new musical about one woman's journey into the precious and precarious world of the redwoods. Jesse (Menzel) seems to have it all — a successful career and devoted family — until a life-altering event drives her far from everyone and everything she knows. When she finds herself at the foot of the redwoods in Northern California, a chance encounter and a leap of faith will change her life forever. Redwood explores the lengths — and heights — one travels to find strength, resilience and healing. 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), Melecio Estrella, BANDALOOP (Vertical Movement/Vertical Choreography), Tom Kitt (Music Supervision), and Haley Bennett (Associate Music Supervision), with Orchestrations and Arrangements by Kate Diaz. Casting is by The Telsey Office/Patrick Goodwin. Redwood 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. The performance schedule for Redwood previews (January 24 - February 12, 2025) is as follows: Tuesdays - Fridays at 8 pm, Saturdays at 2 pm & 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm. Beginning February 14, 2025, the performance schedule will shift 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 . CAST BIOS: IDINA MENZEL (Jesse/Concept/Additional Contributions) has won a Tony, Obie, and Drama League Award for her work in the theater. Broadway: If/Then, Wicked, Aida, Rent. Off-Broadway: Skintight (Roundabout), See What I Wanna See (Public Theatre), The Vagina Monologues (West Side Theatre), The Wild Party (MTC), Hair (Encores). Regional: Wicked (San Francisco), If/Then (Washington, DC). Menzel also premiered Wicked in the West End, receiving the Theatregoers Choice Award. Film: You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, Which Way to the Stage? (Documentary), Enchanted 2: Disenchanted, Frozen 2, Uncut Gems, American Murderer, Cinderella, Frozen, Enchanted, Ask the Dust, Rent. TV: "Beaches," "Glee," PBS special, "Barefoot at the Symphony," (accompanying live album). Idina prides herself on the importance of new musicals creating original roles and promoting young composers. Thanks to the two amazing men in her life, her son Walker and husband Aaron, for their love and support. Thank you to the redwood for teaching us about resilience, patience, and nature's ability to help us heal. DE'ADRE AZIZA (Mel). A Tony Award nominee, Theatre World Award, and Obie winner, De'Adre Aziza makes her fourth return to Broadway, having made her debut in the critically acclaimed musical Passing Strange, for which she garnered a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress In A Musical for her multiple character role. In the world of film, Aziza stars opposite Oscar nominee Brian Tyree Henry and Ryan Destiny in the upcoming Amazon MGM biopic The Fire Inside, written by Oscar winner Barry Jenkins and directed by Oscar nominee Rachel Morrison. In the world of television, Aziza will star as ‘Red' in the newly wrapped third season of the Starz/Lionsgate hit TV show "P-Valley," created by Pulitzer Prize winner Katori Hall. Aziza is perhaps best known for her memorable turn as ‘Raqueletta Moss' in Spike Lee's Netflix series "She's Gotta Have It." In the world of music, Aziza has performed as "The Jazz Singer" at Carnegie Hall and The Hollywood Bowl with hip-hop legends The Roots, and the late opera legend Jessye Norman in Laura Karpman's Grammy winning "Ask Your Mama." De'Adre Aziza is currently producing her one woman musical Datbishcray in which she plays 34 characters. @deadreaziza KHAILA WILCOXON (Becca ). I am elated to be joining the cast of Redwood . Recent credits include SIX, Hadestown , Ruben & Clay's Christmas Special. As someone who believes in the power of storytelling to bridge communities and inspire change, this opportunity is deeply meaningful to me. I'm grateful to be part of a team that values authenticity and artistic expression, where every role contributes to a greater narrative of connection and understanding. With Redwood , I hope to touch hearts and inspire others to embrace their "roots" and continue forward with hope and strength. Thank you to everyone who has supported me: my parents, my love, my family, my agents Marc and Dustin - this one's for all of you! @thekhailawilcoxon MICHAEL PARK (Finn ). Broadway credits include: Dear Evan Hansen (Grammy & Emmy Awards), Tuck Everlasting, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, H2$, Little Me , Smokey Joe's Cafe, Carousel . Off Broadway: Hello Again, Violet , Three Penny Opera, Burnt Part Boys. TV credits include: Netflix's "Stranger Things" (SAG nom), "Mindhunter," "House Of Cards," "Tales Of The City," "The Family," "You," "Dash & Lily," "Saint X" (Hulu), "Lioness" (Paramount +), "The Time Traveler's Wife" (HBO), "Hightown" (STARZ), "As The World Turns" (2 Emmy Awards), "Bull," "Blue Bloods," "The Good Wife" (CBS), "Law & Order," "Black List," Sound Of Music Live!, Peter Pan Live!, "FBI," "Chicago PD" (NBC), "Gotham" (FOX). Thank you to everyone in my life that has supported me the last thirty years, especially my one and only, Laurie and our incredible children, Christopher, Kathleen, and Annabelle. Without you nothing is possible. Shout out to Marnie Sparer at Power Entertainment Group, Brian Davidson and everyone at Innovative Artists, and of course my peeps at Actors Playground. Swing hard and look up! ZACHARY NOAH PISER he/him (Spencer) is a Hapa, Jewish actor based in New York City. He is thrilled to bring Redwood to Broadway, having originated the role of Spencer in the world premiere at La Jolla Playhouse in 2024. Broadway: Dear Evan Hansen (Evan), KPOP (Brad, OBC), Wicked (Boq). Off-Broadway: most recently Out of the Box Theatrics' revival of LaChiusa's See What I Wanna See (Janitor/Priest), Barrow Street Theatre's West End transfer of Sweeney Todd (Tobias). Film/TV: In Your Dreams (Netflix), Host of PBS's "Camp TV" series, in addition to being heard in Mean Girls and the upcoming Snow White remake. Bay Area native, Northwestern grad. @zach_piser DANIEL BRACKETT he/him (Standby Spencer) is incredibly grateful to be making his Broadway debut in Redwood . National Tour: Disney's Aladdin (Aladdin u/s). Regional: Cape Playhouse, NSMT, Ogunquit Playhouse. BFA Elon University. Many thanks to The Collective, The Telsey Office, and the Redwood team. All my love to family and friends. For Lolo. @danimalbrackett BRADLEY DEAN (Standby Finn) has appeared in over a dozen Broadway shows playing such roles as Count Carl-Magnus in A Little Night Music opposite Bernadette Peters, Sir Galahad in Monty Python's Spamalot, Larry Murphy in Dear, Evan Hansen, and Monsieur Andre in The Phantom of the Opera. Other Broadway credits include Man of La Mancha, The Last Ship, Evita , Doctor Zhivago and Company . Elsewhere in NYC, Bradley starred as Falco in Bat Out of Hell at New York City Center where he was also seen in the Encore productions of The Most Happy Fella (Giuseppe) and A New Brain (Dr. Jafar) . Bradley performed with the New York Philharmonic in Sweeney Todd with Emma Thompson and Off-Broadway as El Gallo in The Fantasticks (Jerry Orbach Theater), Walmartopia (Minetta Lane) and Stephen Sondheim's final musical, Here We Are (The Shed). Internationally, Mr. Dean played the title role in Jekyll and Hyde throughout Asia and Dr. Frank N Furter in The Rocky Horror Show throughout Europe. Regional highlights include Chess (The Kennedy Center), Follies (St. Louis Rep.) Galileo (Berkeley Rep.), Romeo and Juliet (American Repertory Theater) as well as originating leading roles in the American Premieres of Fly (Dallas Theater Center), Life After (The Old Globe) and A Comedy of Tenors (Cleveland Playhouse/McCarter Theater). TV: The Good Fight, A Person of Interest, Guiding Light, and All My Children. Bradley is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon Drama and lives in Manhattan with his beautiful wife, Jessica, and their handsome cat, Alex, and has three gorgeous children (Ana, Emma, and Oliver) www.bradleydean.net VERONICA OTIM (Standby Mel/Becca) Broadway: & Juliet (Original Broadway Cast), Jagged Little Pill. Theatre: & Juliet (North American Premiere). Proud graduate of Baldwin Wallace University's Conservatory of Music. ALL glory to God, and endless gratitude to this amazing creative team. Much love and thanks to Artists & Representatives, John Bautista, and to her infinitely supportive family and friends. @veronicaotim JESSICA PHILLIPS she/her (Standby Jesse) is thrilled to return to Broadway with this beautiful company. This past spring Jessica received rave reviews for her singular portrayal of Penelope in Signature Theater's Penelope . Broadway: Dear Evan Hansen (Heidi Hansen); Leap of Faith (Marla); Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Marian); Next to Normal (Diana standby); Jesus Christ Superstar ; The Scarlet Pimpernel. National Tour: Dear Evan Hansen . Off Broadway: Next to Normal. Regional: Goodspeed: Deathless (dir: Tina Landau); Williamstown Theatre Festival: Unknown Soldier, and more. TV/Film: NBC: 5 seasons on "Law and Order: SVU" as ADA Pippa Cox; Paramount+: Season 2 of "Why Women Kill" as Joan; CBS: "Elementary," "Unforgettable"; USA: "Royal Pains," and more. Emerson College. Mom to Jonah and Malcolm, Wife to Chelsea. @thejessicaphillips CONNECT WITH REDWOOD redwoodmusical.com Instagram: @RedwoodMusical Facebook: @RedwoodMusical TikTok: @RedwoodMusical Threads: @RedwoodMusical Youtube: @RedwoodMusical |
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