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.

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%.

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.’

The new musical Redwood, starring Idina Menzel, had a strong start last week, bringing in close to $400,000 across its first two preview performances. The musical, which marks Menzel's first return to Broadway since starring in the 2014-2015 musical If/Then,

In her new musical, "Redwood," Tony Award-winning superstar Idina Menzel plays a woman seeking a refuge, and a purpose, by escaping into a redwood forest. Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Menzel about the show,

Wicked' and 'Frozen' star Idina Menzel gives a first look at the creation of her new Broadway show, 'Redwood.'