Menzel-led REDWOOD to transfer to Broadway this season- Page 3

[mshalo18]

Posted: 7/16/24 at 12:23pm

From what I’ve heard, the reason for the larger theater has to do with the size of the set. 

[RippedMan]

Posted: 7/16/24 at 12:28pm

To mean it doesn't every feel like I'm too far from the stage or bad views. The Guys and Dolls revival felt too big for that space, but something like War Paint felt perfectly sized. 

[Broadway Flash]

Posted: 7/16/24 at 1:18pm

They should sell this as a limited engagement for like 4 months and then they can always extend due to high demand.  1200 seats a night is a lot of tickets to move forward. 

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 7/16/24 at 4:39pm

mshalo18 said: "From what I’ve heard, the reason for the larger theater has to do with the size of the set."

Correct, it's absolutely massive.

So, Idina, Kristin, Sutton, and Audra are going to ALL BE ON BROADWAY in the same season?

[fosterfan2]

Posted: 7/16/24 at 8:42pm

That's going to be a VERY tight Tony race! Hopefully.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 7/16/24 at 11:25pm

I mean can’t they just redesign be set for any space? I don’t think that dictates which theater too much. I think they think Mendel will sell tickets. Which has proven to do. 

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 7/16/24 at 11:44pm

Idina absolutely will sell tickets. She comes to Broadway so rarely compared to some of her counterparts (Audra, Sutton, etc). Plus this sounds like a much smaller show than IF/THEN from a budget perspective.

[inception]

Posted: 7/20/24 at 4:07pm

I couldn't make it down to Seattle last night, but it looks like those who are fortunate enough to see this tour are in for a heck of a show.

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/IdinaMenzel/comments/1e82uoj/take_me_or_leave_me_unofficial_seattle_setlist/

[Broadway Flash]

Posted: 7/26/24 at 8:52pm

No one mourns the wicked 

[theatregoer3]

Posted: 7/31/24 at 10:27pm

The producers have perfectly timed the opening of this show. I imagine there will still be a lot of buzz from the Wicked movie. They can use some of that press to promote Idina’s return to Broadway. 

[BalconyClub]

Posted: 11/11/24 at 8:21pm

REDWOOD has a Monday, June 2 performance. - There is no show on Tony Sunday, June 9. 

See you on 41st Street that Monday night.

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 11/21/24 at 9:16am

Looks like Nkeki Obi-Melekwe will not be continuing with the production, as Khaila Wilcoxon will play Becca.

Zachary Noah Piser continues as Spencer, as will Michael Park as Finn and De’Adre Aziza as Mel. 

Daniel Brackett, Bradley Dean, and Veronica Otim join as standbys, and Jessica Phillips will cover for Menzel. 

Updated On: 11/21/24 at 09:16 AM

[Quinn Wilson]

Posted: 11/21/24 at 9:39pm

EDSOSLO858 said: "Looks like Nkeki Obi-Melekwe will not be continuing with the production, as Khaila Wilcoxon will play Becca.

Zachary Noah Piser continues as Spencer, as willMichael Park as Finn and De’Adre Aziza as Mel.

Daniel Brackett, Bradley Dean, and Veronica Otim join as standbys, and Jessica Phillips will cover for Menzel."

Thrilled to see Jessica Phillips. I was lucky enough to see her in Next to Normal and it’s still one of the best performances I’ve ever seen. 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 11/22/24 at 5:30pm

Tom Kitt has been added as Music Supervisor. (Kimberly Grigsby was the MS in La Jolla.)

Wonder if he's also doing some Ghosting work on compositions/arrangements/orchestrations?

[veronicamae]

Posted: 11/24/24 at 7:32pm

 

New TV commercial came out this week

[Jumpin_J]

Posted: 11/25/24 at 2:06pm

RippedMan said: "I mean can’t they just redesign be set for any space? I don’t think that dictates which theater too much. I think they think Mendel will sell tickets. Which has proven to do."

Proven? Citations needed. "If/Then" flopped and the play "Skin Tight" at the Roundabout bombed. In the words of Janet Jackson, what have you done for me lately?

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 11/25/24 at 2:12pm

Jumpin_J said: "RippedMan said: "I mean can’t they just redesign be set for any space? I don’t think that dictates which theater too much. I think they think Mendel will sell tickets. Which has proven to do."

Proven? Citations needed. "If/Then" flopped and the play "Skin Tight" at the Roundabout bombed. In the words of Janet Jackson, what have you done for me lately?"

 

Well, she obviously did sell tickets to those shows, even if they flopped. It will be interesting to see how Wicked mania affects ticket sales for Redwood.

[carolinaguy]

Posted: 11/25/24 at 2:53pm

Yeah, very few stars could have kept If/Then going for a full year.

[TheatreMonkey]

Posted: 11/25/24 at 3:12pm

veronicamae said: "

 

 


New TV commercial came out this week"

 

I'm intrigued. But I once again find myself having to blast the volume -- and even use the Closed Captions -- to decipher her last few words. (Maybe my failing hearing or bad speakers, but Menzel ain't the best enunciator...)

I initially thought she sang I've had my green escape... Thank God I was wrong -- a little too on-the-nose! 

[uncageg]

Posted: 11/26/24 at 12:27am

RippedMan said: "I mean can’t they just redesign be set for any space? I don’t think that dictates which theater too much. I think they think Mendel will sell tickets. Which has proven to do."

Actually the size of the set does play a part in what theater a show takes. Redesigning a set and building it takes time and costs money.

Updated On: 11/27/24 at 12:27 AM

[BroadwayGirl107]

Posted: 11/27/24 at 10:12am

I will 100% be seeing probably multiple times because I love Idina so much and I’m sure this show will survive for as long as Idina wants to do it because of how dedicated her fanbase is (atp I’d be suprised if she’d want to spend a full year in a show).

 

But I have to admit the marketing of this show is kinda throwing me—it feels so tonally similar in ways to If/Then that i find myself subconsciously expecting it to be If/Then 2.0 but in the woods—a show that showcases her emotional capacity well but ultimately doesn’t stand on its own/leans a bit too much into sentimentality and maybe doesn’t take full advantage of what has made her iconic in roles like Elphaba and Elsa. She has this sort of frenetic and vulnerable rebellious outsider energy that she’s able to harness into power in those two roles and I wonder if someone will create a project for her where she can tap into that. She’s in her 50s now but I think seeing someone of that age go there is all the more intriguing—she certainly went there in her very well-crafted recent concert tour. 

 

And if this show DOES tap into that in Redwood, I have to say, the marketing isn’t really teasing that well right now. Curious to see what it ends up being. 

[RippedMan]

Posted: 11/27/24 at 6:12pm

Jumpin_J said: "RippedMan said: "I mean can’t they just redesign be set for any space? I don’t think that dictates which theater too much. I think they think Mendel will sell tickets. Which has proven to do."

Proven? Citations needed. "If/Then" flopped and the play "Skin Tight" at the Roundabout bombed. In the words of Janet Jackson, what have you done for me lately?"

She made it through her contract. I don't think it's her fault that a show needs to run 5+ years to be profitable these days. 

[WldKingdomHM]

Posted: 11/27/24 at 6:16pm

Jumpin_J said: "RippedMan said: "I mean can’t they just redesign be set for any space? I don’t think that dictates which theater too much. I think they think Mendel will sell tickets. Which has proven to do."

Proven? Citations needed. "If/Then" flopped and the play "Skin Tight" at the Roundabout bombed. In the words of Janet Jackson, what have you done for me lately?"

How did Skin Tight bomb ? They had an opening and closing date as many roundabout shows.  It was actually great 

[Dusoleilcanwhistle]

Posted: 11/27/24 at 8:42pm

Saw the show in La Jolla and Idina certainly gives a dynamic performance (and the entire cast, Michael Park especially impressed) but the show itself was a total meh. Felt like half an idea with a very underwhelming score. The set design/projections that Jason Ardizzone-West did were completely stunning, but on the whole, this did not feel like a show that should be headed to Broadway to me. I hope they prove me wrong!

[verywellthensigh]

Posted: 11/27/24 at 9:00pm

Jumpin_J said: "RippedMan said: "I mean can’t they just redesign be set for any space? I don’t think that dictates which theater too much. I think they think Mendel will sell tickets. Which has proven to do."

Proven? Citations needed. "If/Then" flopped and the play "Skin Tight" at the Roundabout bombed. In the words of Janet Jackson, what have you done for me lately?"

What an asinine, patronizing, inane, brain-broken-by-consumerism sentiment.  Menzel is not your dancing monkey and everyone's career has flops.  Jesus.