L.A. is fine — the sun shines most of the time — but in New York, you get to do things like meet Idina Menzel, who, in case you’ve been living under a rock, originated the role of lesbian Maureen in Rent and witch Elphaba in Wicked (for […]
Good morning! Last week I had the amazing opportunity to get on the horn with Tony Award winning actress Idina Menzel. I was at her showcase here in hollywood a few weeks ago in support of her new album i stand – which is simply gorgeous and out […]
Interview by Daniel Robert Epstein, contributing editor Idina Menzel was in the original cast of Rent and Wicked on Broadway. She is making the transition to Hollywood with the big-budget version of Rent (now available on DVD) and Robert Towne’s Ask the Dust. In Towne’s film, Idina plays […]
The videotaped footage must be in thousands of homes, stashed away with other 1980s marriage memorabilia: Idina Menzel singing the latest Madonna single, classic rock hits and other wedding reception standards. Yes, the Tony Award-winning actress, known for originating the Broadway roles of Maureen in “Rent” and, most […]
In addition to getting to attend Idina Menzel’s Blogger Tweetup, we also got the chance to talk to her over the phone as she was busy promoting her new concert tour! We have been huge fans of Idina Menzel since long before Glee was on the air, so […]
Idina Menzel cites gays as her longtime “peeps,” and even though Tonys are always nice, she has the real mark of Broadway success in throngs of gay men belting “Defying Gravity” at Splash during Musical Mondays. But now with a major label behind her, Idina’s stretching beyond her […]
Movies Online sat down with Idina Menzel at the Los Angeles press day for “Enchanted,” directed by Kevin Lima (“Tarzan,” “Eloise At Christmastime”) from a screenplay written by Bill Kelly (“Blast From the Past”) and featuring original songs from the reunited team of acclaimed composer Alan Menken and […]
Best known for her Tony Award winning performance as Elphaba in the Broadway smash Wicked, and as Maureen, in both the original Broadway production and the film version of Rent, actress Idina Menzel is now looking to make a name for herself on the big screen. For her […]
I had the ultimate privilege of talking with Tony Award winner Idina Menzel on the telephone Friday, October 24th, 2008 at 2:45pm. Born in Long Island, New York, Menzel made her Broadway debut as Maureen in the Original Cast of Jonathan Larson’s musical Rent. Following the success of […]
Idina Menzel Provides a Few Details on “Enchanted:” “Amy Adams is playing this princess in a real fairy tale world. It starts out with eight minutes of animation, like a spoof on Disney, and she plays this princess, and James Marsden is the prince. They fall in love […]
One of the nice surprises about Glee this spring is the addition of Idina Menzel. The Tony-winning actress joined the show to play Shelby Corcoran, the coach of the champion glee club, Vocal Adrenaline, that New Directions, the Glee’s team, face in the finals. On her debut episode […]
My main thought while sitting in a movie theater waiting for the film, Rent, to begin, was that I was happy that Hollywood is once again producing movies based on hit musical plays. Thanks to the success of the movie version of Chicago the energy of creation is […]
I’m still incredulous that we were the only media to interview the lovely and amazing Idina Menzel after her performance with the Jacksonville Symphony during last Saturday’s Starry Nights concert…but it’s true. We’d been given media credentials, first to photograph her performance at Metropolitan Park’s intimate, outdoor venue […]
If you’re a fan of Broadway shows, a hit television series, or blockbuster movies, you’ve probably heard of Idina Menzel. But what you may not have known about this ubiquitous and super-talented mega-star is that she is also a New York University alum! HerCampus NYU talked with Idina […]
Idina Menzel, winner of the 2004 Tony® Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of the misunderstood green girl in ‘Wicked’, and who was in the original ground breaking cast of ‘Rent,’ has released a fantastic new CD entitled ‘I Stand’ becoming a certified […]