Idina Menzel has had a busy bunch of days after the announcement of her upcoming album, Drama Queen!
On Friday, she attended the Ali Forney Center’s annual A Place At The Table Gala. The event celebrated the AFC’s unwavering support for homeless LGBTQIA+ youth. Some photos from the event:
Afterward, she surprised fans at Metropolitan, a gay bar in NYC. She even performed a bit! Photos:
On Saturday, she appeared at the 34th Annual GLAAD Media Awards where she performed ‘Defying Gravity’ and ‘Move’. Click through to see a bunch of HQ photos from the red carpet and Idina’s performance:
On Monday, she delivered the University of Pennsylvania’s commencement speech and received an honorary Doctor of Arts! Watch here:
I added a bunch of photos to the gallery, so click through to see more:
Later that day, GLSEN (the leading national education organization working to create safe and inclusive K-12 schools for LGBTQ+ youth) honored Idina with the Ally Award at their annual Respect Awards ceremony! The event featured a performance by Jeremy Jordan who sang “Let it Go,” “Defying Gravity” and “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” to help honor her! Click on through to the gallery below to see all the photos. Sadly, most of these are tagged but I’ll replace them if untagged photos are released.