Idina Menzel conquered Broadway in “Wicked,” and Hollywood in “Frozen.” Now the performer known for her pipes is planning to return to the stage, but in a quieter way: as the star of a new nonmusical play Off Broadway.

Ms. Menzel will appear in “Skintight,” a comic drama by Joshua Harmon (“Bad Jews,” “Significant Other”). The play, commissioned and presented by the Roundabout Theater Company, is about a character named Jodi Isaac whose husband leaves her for a much younger woman while her father is involved with a much younger man.

Ms. Menzel has been with the play since its first developmental reading in 2015. Daniel Aukin will be the director.

A much-celebrated musical theater performer, Ms. Menzel originated the role of Maureen Johnson in “Rent” in 1996. In 2003 she created the role of Elphaba in “Wicked,” and in 2014 starred in “If/Then.” She was nominated for a Tony Award each time, and won for “Wicked.”