Michael Park Of ‘Stranger Things’ & ‘As The World Turns’ Joins Idina Menzel In Broadway Musical ‘Redwood’

Stranger Things actor Michael Park is among the new cast members joining Idina Menzel in the upcoming Broadway musical Redwood, producers announced today.

Other new cast members announced today are De’Adre Aziza (Passing Strange), Zachary Noah Piser (Dear Evan Hansen), and Khaila Wilcoxon (SIX). Park’s also appeared in Broadway’s Dear Evan Hansen, but is perhaps most widely known for his long-running, two-time Emmy winning role on the CBS soap As The World Turns.

Written and directed by Tina Landau (who also has her Floyd Collins heading to Broadway this season), with music by Kate Diaz, and lyrics by Diaz and Landau, Redwood begins previews on Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre on January 24, 2025, ahead of a February 13 opening night.

In addition to the on-stage cast, producers Eva Price, Caroline Kaplan and Loudmouth Media have announced that Daniel Brackett, Bradley Dean and Veronica Otim will join the company. Jessica Phillips will be the standby for Menzel’s character Jesse.

The synopsis: Redwood is a transportive new musical about one woman’s journey into the precious and precarious world of the redwoods. Jesse (Menzel) seems to have it all — a successful career and devoted family — until a life-altering event drives her far from everyone and everything she knows. When she finds herself at the foot of the redwoods in Northern California, a chance encounter and a leap of faith will change her life forever. Redwood explores the lengths — and heights — one travels to find strength, resilience and healing.