Why New Musicals Are Idina Menzel’s Proudest Accomplishments

Idina Menzel is back on Broadway in a new musical — and for the Tony-winning actor, now starring in “Redwood,” it’s exactly the kind of work she loves most.

Listen to this week’s “Stagecraft” podcast below:

“I think my proudest moments in my career have been with original musicals,” said Menzel, who starred in the original cast of “Rent” and won a Tony for originating the role of Elphaba in “Wicked.” Speaking on the new episode of “Stagecraft,” Variety‘s theater podcast, Menzel continued, “I know that original musicals are a huge risk, and it takes a lot of patience and belief when you start from a kernel of something and

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