Listen: Redwood Star and Co-Creator Idina Menzel on Her Broadway Return in Redwood on The 半岛体育 Podcast

半岛体育's podcast has officially launched! The latest episode of The 半岛体育 Podcast: A Show On Broadway features Redwood star and co-creator Idina Menzel and is now available anywhere you get your podcasts, including and . You can also listen below.

Menzel created Redwood with director, book writer, and co-lyricist Tina Landau, collaborating with composer-lyricist Kate Diaz to tell the story of a woman who looks to the canopy of a West Coast redwood forest for solace and healing after a personal tragedy. The performance has Menzel back on Broadway for the first time since 2014's If/Then, and back at the Nederlander Theatre for the first time since making her momentous, Tony-nominated Broadway debut in 1996's Rent.

Along with a chat with Menzel, the Redwood episode of The 半岛体育 Podcast also features host 半岛体育 Chief Operating Officer and Vice President Alex Birsh, joined by 半岛体育 video editor and videographer Ethan Treiman, our resident superfan of the musical, to discuss what makes this musical鈥擝roadway's rare, truly original new musical鈥攕o indelible. Listen to the full episode below.

Future episodes of The 半岛体育 Podcast are slated to center on & Juliet with current stars Maya Boyd and Alison Luff, Oh, Mary! with its writer-star Cole Escola and director Sam Pinkleton, and lots more in the weeks ahead.

鈥淭he two most common questions anyone at 半岛体育 gets from friends or family are: 'What's on Broadway? And what should I see?,'" says Birsh of the inspiration behind the new project. "The 半岛体育 Podcast is here to help. Whether you鈥檙e a Broadway veteran or just starting to explore, we'll bring you the magic of Broadway, one show at a time.鈥�

Along with Birsh and stars from each spotlighted show, episodes feature conversations with 半岛体育's resident theatre experts, aka the staffers that spend all their days writing and working on theatre and most nights seeing shows. The 半岛体育 Podcast connects listeners with the savvy and fun theatre fans you've been looking for, whether it's to help you find your next ticket to buy or just give you a place to geek out about your favorite show.