REDWOOD starring Idina Menzel begins previews at the Nederlander Theatre in NYC in less than 8 weeks! Promo is starting to ramp up & Idina & the REDWOOD team have been hard at work behind the scenes, so I figured it was a good time to recap! Idina appeared on Morning Joe to talk about the show on Wednesday. You can watch that interview on her Instagram.

On Thanksgiving, Idina performed part of the newest version of “Great Escape” at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. As with any show in development, changes are happening all the time. I listen to the live version from the La Jolla production all the time and while most changes are subtle, the biggest change is the way she ends the song. I really like the new ending and I’m excited to see all the tweaks and changes on stage. You can listen to the new version in full here. Before getting on her float, Idina spoke with Al Roker about REDWOOD and appearing in the WICKED movie. If you haven’t already done so, get your tickets to see Idina in REDWOOD here.

You can watch a “making of” video here. This is not to be missed! The video includes footage of Idina at the top of a real redwood:

 
Finally, a new commercial: