After releasing her fifth solo studio album idina. last fall, fans knew – or hoped, at any rate – it was just a matter of time before the tour announcement would be made. When it was then announced that Raleigh was receiving a date toward the middle of […]
Tony-Award winning singer and actress Idina Menzel kicked off the first night of the North American leg of her world tour on Friday at the Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino before a full house. Menzel is best known for her portrayal of Maureen Johnson in the Broadway […]
In Idina Menzel’s own words, it’s all about making music with her guys. The star of Broadway’s “Wicked” and voice behind the smash it, “Let It Go” from “Frozen” will perform at Foxwoods Resort Casino on Friday at 8 p.m., promising an exhilarating night of music ranging from the stage […]
Idina Menzel rose to prominence in 1996 when she originated the role of Maureen in Jonathan Larson’s Tony- and Pulitzer-winning Broadway musical RENT. She cemented her status as one of today’s preeminent Broadway actresses with further roles in Wicked (2003) and If/Then (2014). In 2013, Menzel hit the […]
Idina Menzel is a household name (outside of the Travoltas that is), and is beloved by young and old alike. After making her Broadway debut in “Rent,” she won a Tony Award for her performance as Elphaba in “Wicked,” a show that gave us “Defying Gravity”; and she’s the […]
Idina Menzel of “Frozen,” “Wicked” and “Rent” fame, owns the fact that she’s a diva. At her concert Wednesday night at Raleigh’s Red Hat Amphitheatre, Menzel’s impressive and powerful vocals were front and center, and her raw and self-deprecating personality shone through. After mistaking the Raleigh Convention Center’s […]
In the span of a decade, Idina Menzel soared from vaunted Broadway player to international superstar. Her Tony-winning turn as the misunderstood Elphaba in “Wicked” in 2003 transformed her into a hero to scores of teenage girls. She continued her active theater career, including her 2013 Tony-nominated performance […]
With the microphone clutched firmly behind her back and the theater so silent a pin drop could be heard, Idina Menzel belted out the lyrics to “For Good” from “Wicked” high into the rafters as fans watched in awe. Theater-goers have known for years what a talented gem […]
The last time she played Pittsburgh, Idina Menzel covered Radiohead, belted out Broadway tunes and got into the crowd for a sing-along with “Frozen”-loving little girls. Expect more surprises and eclectic song picks Tuesday, when the Tony- and Grammy-winning Menzel returns to Pittsburgh, this time playing larger Heinz […]
So here’s the type of consummate pro Broadway star Idina Menzel is. It’s the middle of her concert, on a sweltering mid-summer night at the Charlotte Metro Credit Union Ampitheatre on Friday. She’s sitting on the front of the stage setting up the stirring anthem “No Day But […]
Idina Menzel likes to “go with the flow” when she travels, and while the Tuscany region of Italy is one of her favorite places on Earth, she is looking forward to chartering a sailboat and exploring the Greek islands in the foreseeable future. Menzel, 46, an accomplished Broadway […]
Joshua Harmon is the master of the rant. He earned that accolade with his last play, “Admissions,” in which a white prep-school student delivers a lengthy screed on the injustice of his being rejected by Yale after his less worthy biracial friend has been accepted at the Ivy […]
As a little girl with a big dream, Idina Menzel thrived through the years with her impeccable vocals and flawless stage presence. Menzel was just 25 when she was cast in her first professional stage role—a spot with the original 1996 Broadway production of Rent. The beginning of […]
It’s past 10pm in Los Angeles and we’re sitting in a TV studio waiting for Idina Menzel to record a live segment for Good Morning Britain, during which Event’s Piers Morgan proceeds to serenade her with a tuneless rendition of Let It Go. The theme song from the […]
Idina Menzel says she’s proud of the tour that makes it to Phoenix Sunday, Sept. 3 for one final show. “I’m proud of the shape of the show, the musicality, the intimacy that we maintain even though it might be in a larger venue,” she says. “I’m proud […]