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Idina Menzel Dishes on ‘Redwood’ and Jewish Ethics

JL;DR SUMMARY Idina Menzel stars in the Broadway musical Redwood, which integrates Jewish ethical principles and personal healing through its narrative. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityTheaterBroadwayGriefTikkun OlamIdina MenzelHealingRedwoodLo Tashchit

Places mentioned

New York City, New York, United States
"In the musical Redwood, Menzel plays Jesse, a New York City art gallery owner and bereaved Jewish mother."
Eureka, California, United States
"Unable to cope with the approaching anniversary of the death of her son from a drug overdose, Jesse, who is gay, leaves her wife and job and travels across the country to Eureka, Calif."
New York, United States
"What Jewish education did you have growing up on Long Island, N.Y.?"

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