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In Idina Menzel’s new Broadway musical, a show tune about Tikkun Olam soars high

JL;DR SUMMARY In "Redwood," a new Broadway musical featuring Idina Menzel, Jewish themes intertwine with environmentalism and personal grief. 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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DiversityJewish ThemesBroadwayGriefTikkun OlamIdina MenzelTu B'shvatEnvironmentalismRedwoodLo Tashchit

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New York, United States
"Idina Menzel plays Jesse, an ambitious New York art gallery director who heads west after a shocking life event in Redwood Photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman"
Redwood, California, United States
"Meanwhile, immersive projections on the back walls create the lush backdrop of a Northern California forest."

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