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Redwood (musical)
''Redwood'' is a musical with music by Kate Diaz and lyrics by Diaz and Tina Landau and a book by Landau. The show tells the story of Jesse, a woman who, after her son's death, leaves her wife and work, drives across the US to the redwood forest, and forms a relationship with a giant redwood. The show premiered in 2024 at the La Jolla Playhouse in California and opened on Broadway on February 13, 2025. The musical was originally conceived by Landau and Idina Menzel. It closed on May 18, 2025. Synopsis Jesse is a successful businesswoman and mother. Her son, Spencer, dies suddenly from an accidental overdose of drugs laced with fentanyl. Struggling deeply with grief and guilt, Jesse tries to avoid processing her pain, while her wife, Mel, wants to grieve openly and remember Spencer, causing tension in their marriage. Overwhelmed by anguish and feelings of helplessness, Jesse abruptly leaves her home and career, embarking on a solitary journey to the redwood forests of Northern Cali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Landau
Tina Landau (born May 21, 1962) is an American playwright and theatre director. Known for her large-scale, musical, and ensemble-driven work, Landau's productions have appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regionally, most extensively at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago where she is an ensemble member. Early life Born in New York City to film and television producers Edie and Ely Landau, Landau moved with her family to Beverly Hills, California, where she graduated from Beverly Hills High School before attending Yale University, where she directed numerous productions as an undergraduate. She later attended the American Repertory Theater Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University. Her family is of Jewish background. Career Landau's early work included site specific productions with New York City's En Garde Arts, including ''Orestes'' and ''The Trojan Women: A Love Story'', both by Charles L. Mee, as well as her original play "Stonewall: Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toni-Leslie James
Toni-Leslie James is an American costume designer for stage, television and film. James was awarded The Irene Sharaff Young Masters Award and the 2009 Obie Award for Sustained Excellence in Costume Design. She received a BA in costume design from The Ohio State University. James was an associate professor and head of design in the theatre department of Virginia Commonwealth University for 12 years, and is currently an assistant professor of design and Yale Repertory Theatre resident costume designer for the Yale School of Drama. Her Broadway costume design credits include the costume designs for '' Bernhardt/Hamlet'' (2019 Drama Desk Award, 2018 Tony Award nomination), '' Come from Away'' (2017 Drama Desk nomination), the 2017 revival of August Wilson's '' Jitney'' (2017 Tony Award nomination, 2017 Drama Desk nomination), ''Amazing Grace'' (Hewes Design Award nomination), '' The Scottsboro Boys'' (Hewes Design Award nomination), '' Finian's Rainbow'', '' Chita Rivera: The Dancer' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musicals Set In California
Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole. Although musical theatre overlaps with other theatrical forms like opera and dance, it may be distinguished by the equal importance given to the music as compared with the dialogue, movement and other elements. Since the early 20th century, musical theatre stage works have generally been called, simply, musicals. Although music has been a part of dramatic presentations since ancient times, modern Western musical theatre emerged during the 19th century, with many structural elements established by the light opera works of Jacques Offenbach in France, Gilbert and Sullivan in Britain and the works of Harrigan and Hart in America. These were followed by Edwardian musical comed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
