Idina Menzel and Cara Mentzel will serve as honorary chairs of Library Card Sign-Up Month this month! As honorary chairs, Idina and Cara will remind everyone that one of the best place to find your voice is at the library. And during Library Card Sign-Up Month, they want you to explore all the library has to offer, like new children’s books, access to technology, and educational programming. Learn more at ILoveLibraries.org.

“It’s a little card that goes a loud way. Let your imagination sing at the library.” — Idina Menzel

“The library is where your imagination sings. Get your library card and ‘check it out’ today.” — Cara Mentzel

A “Loud Mouse” bookmark and an Idina poster promoting reading are also for sale on the American Library Association website. On that note, “Loud Mouse” promo is starting with a new interview in Publisher’s Weekly. Here’s a short excerpt:

What was it like to create a picture book together? What do you feel you each brought to the creative process?

Menzel: It was so fun! It was a really joyful and fulfilling project. Cara is such a gifted writer and teacher—she has her master’s in elementary education and literacy. I feel like she’s my street cred. And she just knows how to capture the minds of the kids we’re trying to reach with this story. You know, in some ways, I think I brought the what to the project—what do we want to achieve here? And she brought the how—how do we go about achieving that?

Mentzel: Dee makes it easy. She’s just naturally creative. She’s the one who thought Dee should be La, la, la, LA LOUD. It was also really rewarding to work together as professionals, not just sisters.

Read the rest on PublishersWeekly.com.

 
Idina Menzel has joined Studio to lead a virtual class called BRINGING SONGS TO LIFE. The class will give you a front-row seat into Idina’s process for creating unique vocal performances. In this 30-day class, you’ll follow Idina’s lead in both originating a role and reimagining a role.

You will be able to access the pre-recorded videos beginning August 15. Get more details and sign up here. Enrollment closes on Friday, August 12 at 11:59pm PT.

Here's a first look at "American Murderer" starring @TomPelphrey @idinamenzel & @RyanPhillippe from the film's premiere at the Taormina Film Fest last month! pic.twitter.com/kC60LZeAN0

— Idina-Here (@idina_here) July 11, 2022

 
Here’s a look at “American Murderer”, a new independent movie starring Tom Pelphrey, Ryan Phillippe, Idina Menzel and Jacki Weaver. The film, which is based on the true story of infamous conman and fugitive Jason Derek Brown, premiered at the Taormina Film Fest in Italy last month. This clip was shown at the event and it looks like Idina has a pretty big role! Idina’s involvement in the film was announced way back in 2020, but her role was not announced at the time.

The movie’s synopsis is as follows:

“American Murderer” is based on the true story of Jason Derek Brown, a charismatic crook who bankrolls his luxurious lifestyle through a series of scams. When his funds run low and his past catches up with him, he plots his most elaborate scheme yet and, in the process, becomes the FBI’s most unlikely — and elusive — top 10 fugitive. a charismatic crook who bankrolls his luxurious lifestyle through a series of scams. When his funds run low and his past catches up with him, he plots his most elaborate scheme yet and, in the process, becomes the FBI’s most unlikely — and elusive — top 10 fugitive.

A release date has not been announced. I’ve also added a new image from the movie to the gallery:

 
Idina Menzel has continued to promote her new clothing line, Encore by Idina, with showcases on QVC! New pieces have been added since the initial launch and are available now at EncoreByIdina.com.

I’ve been posting the videos on the IH Youtube channel and adding them to the Encore playlist. You can watch the latest appearance above!