Producers Eva Price, Caroline Kaplan and Loudmouth Media have unveiled the full cast for Broadway’s Redwood. The new musical, which begins previews at the Nederlander Theatre on Jan. 24, 2025, was developed and first produced by La Jolla Playhouse.
Tony Award nominee De’Adre Aziza will play Mel with Michael Park as Finn, Zachary Noah Piser as Spencer and Khaila Wilcoxon as Becca. They will join the previously announced Idina Menzel, who will star as Jesse. Aziza, Menzel, Park and Piser will reprise the roles they originated in La Jolla.
Additionally, Jessica Phillips will serve as the standby for Menzel’s character, with Veronica Otim covering the roles of Mel and Becca, Bradley Dean as the standby for Finn and Daniel Brackett as the standby for Spencer.
Aziza earned a Tony nod for her turn in Passing Strange. Her other Broadway performance credits include Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and A Night with Janis Joplin. Park last appeared on the Main Stem in Dear Evan Hansen, having originated the role of Larry Murphy...READ MORE