Earlier today, Idina Mezel returned to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to perform from the Bronx Zoo’s “Wondrous World of Wildlife” float. Menzel sang “Great Escape” from her next Broadway project- Redwood.
Menzel has previously performed at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2003, 2008, 2014, and 2019.
Some other beloved Broadway stars stopped by the parade this year, including Tony Award-winner Lea Salonga, who performed with the cast of Sesame Street!
Broadway star Cole Escola of Oh, Mary! also made their way from the Lyceum Theatre to 34th Street, riding a blinged out flamingo down the parade route.
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About Redwood
Redwood will open on Broadway this winter at The Nederlander Theatre, with previews beginning January 24, 2025 ahead of a February 13, 2025 opening. Written and directed by Tony Award nominee Tina Landau, with music by Kate Diaz, and lyrics by Diaz and Landau, Redwood is conceived by Landau and Menzel, with additional contributions by Menzel. The musical premiered earlier this year in a sold-out run at La Jolla Playhouse.
Menzel has won a Tony, Obie, and Drama League Award for her work in the theater. Broadway: If/Then, Wicked, Aida, Rent. Off-Broadway: Skintight (Roundabout), See What I Wanna See (Public Theatre), The Vagina Monologues (West Side Theatre), The Wild Party (MTC), Hair (Encores). Regional: Wicked (San Francisco), If/Then (Washington, DC). Menzel also premiered Wicked in the West End, receiving the Theatregoers Choice Award. Film: You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, Which Way to the Stage? (Documentary), Enchanted 2: Disenchanted, Frozen 2, Uncut Gems, American Murderer, Cinderella, Frozen, Enchanted, Ask the Dust, Rent. TV: Beaches, Glee, PBS special, “Barefoot at the Symphony,” (accompanying live album).
