The California redwoods are one of the most spectacular natural sights in the world. After all, it inspired a Broadway musical currently starring Tony winner Idina Menzel, who plays a woman who finds healing by climbing a gigantic redwood tree. For the show's design team, when it came time to visualize how the musical would live onstage, the objective was clear: they had to bring a redwood forest onto the stage of the Nederlander Theatre.
"Redwood is immersive visually and sonically," says the show's sound designer Jonathan Deans. In the exclusive video above, learn how Redwood's design team created the forest using all-encompassing sound design, giant LED screens, and a realistic recreation of a redwood tree named Stella. Hear from set designer Jason Ardizzone-West, video designer Hana S. Kim, and Deans' in the video above鈥攁long with special footage from the show.
De'Adre Aziza in Redwood
Idina Menzel and Khaila Wilcoxon in Redwood
Idina Menzel in Redwood
Idina Menzel in Redwood
Idina Menzel in Redwood
Khaila Wilcoxon and Idina Menzel in Redwood
Khaila Wilcoxon and Michael Park in Redwood
Khaila Wilcoxon in Redwood
Khaila Wilcoxon, Michael Park, Idina Menzel, Zachary Noah Piser and De'Adre Aziza in Redwood
Michael Park in Redwood
Zachary Noah Piser and Idina Menzel in Redwood
Zachary Noah Piser in Redwood
Redwood was created by Menzel and Tina Landau, and features music by Kate Diaz, lyrics by Diaz and Landau, and book by Landau.
The cast also includes De'Adre Aziza as Mel, Michael Park as Finn, and Zachary Noah Piser as Spencer, newly joined by Khaila Wilcoxon as Becca. Standbys Daniel Brackett, John Hemphill, Veronica Otim, and Jessica Phillips round out the company. Casting is by The Telsey Office's Patrick Goodwin.
The production also features scenic design by Jason Ardizzone-West, video design by Hana S. Kim, costume design by Toni-Leslie James, lighting design by Scott Zielinski, sound design by Jonathan Deans, vertical movement and choreography by Melecio Estrella of BANDALOOP, and orchestrations and arrangements by Diaz, all reprising their work from the La Jolla world premiere. New for the Broadway bow is music supervisor Tom Kitt and music director Julie McBride.
Redwood is produced on Broadway by Eva Price, Caroline Kaplan, and Loudmouth Media.
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