Idina Menzel is 'emotional' over returning to her roots by starring in her new Broadway musical, 'Redwood,' which is performing at the same theater she made her debut nearly 30 years ago.

As the actress prepares to open Broadway’s ‘Redwood,’ she exclusively tells Parade she sometimes thinks about ‘leaving the business and just sort of going off the grid.’

Broadway's new musical starring Idina Menzel is off to a strong start at the box office. CBS News New York's Dave Carlin reports.

In her new musical, "Redwood," the Tony Award-winning star of "Wicked" and "Rent" plays a woman seeking a refuge, and a purpose, by escaping into a redwood forest.

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical announced late Saturday that it will play its final performance Feb. 23, after opening on Broadway Nov. 11. The news came as the musical saw the lowest gross of its run last week, at $479,348, and the show played to a capacity of 65 percent at Studio 54.

The annual winter Broadway Week 2-for-1 ticket promotion – it’s actually several weeks, but no one’s complaining – arrived January 21, and as usual the promotion took a bite into grosses, with total attendance holding steady from the previous week but receipts dropping 11%.