Redwood (musical)

Redwood is a musical with music by Kate Diaz and lyrics by Diaz and Tina Landau and a book by Landau. It is inspired by the life of Julia Butterfly Hill. It premiered in 2024 at the La Jolla Playhouse. The musical was originally conceived by Landau and Idina Menzel.

Redwood
Music	Kate Diaz
Lyrics	Kate Diaz and Tina Landau
Book	Tina Landau
Basis	Inspired by the life of Julia Butterfly Hill
Productions	2024 La Jolla Playhouse

Productions

La Jolla (2024)

Previews for Redwood began on February 13, 2024, at the La Jolla Playhouse. The world premiere of Redwood opened days later on February 25. The production is expected to conclude its run on March 31. The production featured direction by Tina Landau with orchestrations and arrangements by Kate Diaz, scenic design by Jason Ardizzone-West, costume design by Toni-Leslie James, lighting design by Scott Zielinski, and sound design by Jonathan Deans.

Songs

• "The Place" - Jesse
• "The Trees"
• "Climb" - Jesse, Finn, Becca
• "Little Redwood" - Becca
• "Dear Everyone" - Jesse
• "A Little Bit Wild" - Finn, Jesse, and Becca
• "Back Then" - Mel, Jesse
• "The Ascent"
• "Great Escape" - Jesse
• "Roots" - Finn
• "Little Redwood (Reprise)" - Finn, Becca, Jesse
• "Back Then (Reprise)" - Mel
• "Stella" - Jesse, Stella
• "Becca's Song" - Becca
• "No Repair" - Jesse
• "Let the Fires Come" - Jesse
• "Still" - Spencer, Jesse, The Trees
• "Finale" - All

Characters and original cast

Character	La Jolla (2024)
Jesse	Idina Menzel
Mel	De'Adre Aziza
Spencer, Clerk, Main in Rain, Mateo	Zachary Noah Piser
Finn	Michael Park
Becca	Nkeki Obi-Melekwe
Vocals for Stella, The Trees	Kate Diaz