‘Redwood’ Sets Broadway Closing Date After Tonys Snub, Idina Menzel Reacts to Early Ending | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
- Idina Menzel's Broadway musical Redwood will close at the Nederlander Theatre on May 18, 2025, after 127 performances.
- The closing follows Redwood's complete absence from the 2025 Tony Award nominations despite eligibility in all major categories.
- Redwood opened February 13, 2025, to mixed reviews, played mostly to 75% capacity, and partnered with organizations to raise over $2 million for social causes.
- The production team expressed appreciation for the opportunity to share the story and conveyed pride in the dedication and efforts of the cast and crew, despite their initial hopes for a longer run.
- The early closure highlights the challenges for original musicals without Tony recognition and suggests further Broadway shows may close similarly this season.
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Idina Menzel reacts to ‘Redwood’ closing amid 2025 Tony Awards shutout
Idina Menzel’s big Broadway comeback in “Redwood” is coming to an abrupt end after being shut out at the 2025 Tony Awards. Following Thursday’s nominations announcement, the Tina Landau-helmed musical — about “a middle-aged lesbian from Long Island” who embarks on a healing journey in the ancient redwood forests of Northern California — walked away with zilch. Menzel’s theatrical pedigree in the blockbusters “Wicked” and “Rent” — and even going …
‘Redwood’ Sets Broadway Closing Date After Tonys Snub, Idina Menzel Reacts to Early Ending | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
The new Broadway musical Redwood, a brand new original show starring Idina Menzel, has announced an early closing. Idina helped conceive the idea for the musical and brought it to Broadway in early 2025. She was scheduled to star in the musical through August 17, 2025, but producers have decided to end the run early after being shut out by the Tony Awards. Redwood earned zero nominations from Broadway’s biggest awards show. Nominations usually h…
Biggest LGBTQ+ snubs at the 2025 Tony Awards
From princes to pirates, from Redwood to Romeo!Nominations for the 78th Tony Awards have plenty of queer representation for theater fans to celebrate — from Oh, Mary! to Death Becomes Her to Just in Time to Smash to The Picture of Dorian Gray. And yet, there's only so much room for so many fabulous productions and performances to be included, which means that some of our fan-favorites don't make the cut.It's also noteworthy that 2025 is an incre…
Idina Menzel's 'Redwood' Sets Broadway Closing Date After Being Shut Out of 2025 Tony Award Nominations
At closing, it will have played 127 performances, including 17 preview performancesMatthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman for Murphy Made Idina Menzel in 'Redwood' on BroadwayBroadway closing news: Idina Menzel's musical Redwood will end its run on May 18The show closes after receiving no 2025 Tony nominations, of which it was eligible across all categories including Best Musical, Best Original Score and Best Performance b a Leading Actress in a Musi…
Broadway Casualty: Idina Menzel's "Redwood" - Without Any Tony Noms - Closing in Three Weeks - Showbiz411
The first casualty of the Tony Awards has arrived. “Redwood,” a musical starring Idina Menzel, will shutter on May 18th. “Redwood” had mixed to poor reviews. It received not one Tony Award nomination, which is a death knell for an original musical. “Redwood” will be the first of many to close up shop without awards […] The post Broadway Casualty: Idina Menzel’s “Redwood” — Without Any Tony Noms — Closing in Three Weeks appeared first on Showbiz4…
‘Redwood’ Starring Idina Menzel Announces Broadway Closing After Tony Nominations Shut Out
Redwood, the Broadway musical starring Idina Menzel, will close on Sunday, May 18, producers announced one day after the production failed to receive a single Tony Award nomination. “While we had of course hoped for a longer run, we’re incredibly grateful to have been able to tell this beautiful story for the time we’ve been given,” producers Eva Price and Caroline Kaplan said. “Redwood has been a labor of love since the very beginning of this…
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