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Idina Menzel Sings from the Treetops in New Extremely Jewish Musical ‘Redwood’

JL;DR SUMMARY Idina Menzel returns to Broadway after nearly a decade in the new musical "Redwood," a deeply Jewish and timely production. 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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CommunityJewish ValuesBroadwayGriefTikkun OlamTu BishvatIdina MenzelBal TashchitEnvironmentalismRedwood

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New York, United States
"Broadway debut in that theater, a bittersweet experience as the cast was reeling from the sudden loss of the plays Jewish creater, Jonathan Larsen."
Long Island, New York, United States
"Menzel, who grew up Jewish on Long Island and started her singing career on the wedding and bar/bat mitzvah circuit"
Oakland, California, United States
"Menzel was taught how to sing and dance while suspended in the air by the Oakland group BANDALOOP"
California, United States
"where she plays Jesse, a Jewish mom who, after a tragic loss, drives away from her life to the Redwood forest in Northern California."

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