Take the Tonys, for example: Four newcomers from the musical’s ensemble cast have been nominated; two had never acted professionally before A FEW MONTHS AGO, Daphne Rubin-Vega was on her knees vigorously scrubbing the floor of the tenement where she worked as a sculptor’s assistant when her employer’s […]
Menzel, a fan favorite since “Rent,” is back on Broadway in “Redwood,” and this time she’s climbing conifers. Idina Menzel was sitting on a bench in a California redwood grove, yearning for silence. It was late one autumn afternoon, and I had been trying for months to get […]
The new Broadway musical Redwood aims high. Literally. Much of the show, which brings musical theater icon Idina Menzel back to Broadway for the first time in a decade, takes place hundreds of feet in the air, in the canopy of the redwood forest in Northern California. Conjuring […]
Idina Menzel’s return to Broadway after 10 years in an all-new musical is the very definition of a theatrical event. Add to that a thrilling, immersive production that takes audiences inside a canopy of ancient trees, paired with a gorgeous original score and a moving story of resilience, […]
Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth have found their way back to Oz. Broadway’s original witches make a surprise appearance in director Jon M. Chu’s “Wicked,” but not as Elphaba and Glinda. The duo, who originated the leading roles in 2003, sing a new verse in “One Short Day,” […]
Idina Menzel will reprise her Tony-winning performance as the green-faced Elphaba in the upcoming West End production of Stephen Schwartz’s hit musical Wicked. The musical, which is currently playing Broadway, Chicago and a national tour, will officially open at London’s Victoria Apollo — currently host to Billy Joel’s […]
Idina Menzel, formerly of Rent and The Wild Party, sings her own pop and blues tunes in the Sh-K-Boom Room at the Cutting Room Dec. 7. Joining her will be singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw. Menzel made her Broadway splash as Maureen in the original company of Rent. She most […]
Wild Women, Divas and Broads” from the worlds of musical theatre, cabaret and opera have booked into downtown Manhattan’s Joe’s Pub this May. Among the women to be featured are Daphne Rubin-Vega, Liz Callaway, Idina Menzel and Tonya Pinkins. Wild Women, Divas and Broads” from the worlds of […]
FIND THE IMAGES IN THE GALLERY Menzel, who notably won the 2004 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for her turn as Elphaba in Wicked, is returning to Broadway next year in Redwood. In a grand Elphaba meet-up last night, Idina Menzel […]
The new musical, about a woman seeking healing, is to arrive early next year. Idina Menzel will return to Broadway early next year in a new musical called “Redwood,” about a grieving woman who seeks healing among ancient trees. Menzel, who has not worked on Broadway for a […]
Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck, and more of the cast and creative team reflect on the birth of an unlikely modern Disney classic. About 10 years ago, Josh Gad wanted to buy his daughter an Elsa dress. It shouldn’t have been difficult. Frozen, […]
Students at The Walker School received a treat when the “Queen of Broadway,” Idina Menzel, celebrated for her performances from “Wicked” to Disney’s “Frozen,” visited the school with sister Cara Mentzel to promote their newest children’s book “Proud Mouse.” The visit included the duo reading their book and singing […]
Persistence paid off in a big way for students at Aurora-area Catholic grade schools in the Rockford Diocese, thanks to the efforts of Holy Angels School librarian Diane Rodriguez. Rodriguez was instrumental in bringing Tony award-winning Broadway star Idina Menzel and her sister, acclaimed writer and teacher Cara […]
Even before I stepped into Holy Angels School in Aurora, I could almost feel the excitement. Definitely I could hear it, much of the enthusiasm coming from a van full of preschoolers who were returning to Holy Angels to join the other 400-plus students about to meet the […]
Disco queen — or ‘Drama Queen’ — is seemingly the role the Tony-winner was born to play, as she celebrates being a “mess” and her “biggest, loudest, boldest self.” Broadway and Disney legend Idina Menzel is sitting onstage at Los Angeles’s Grammy Museum, chatting with Yahoo Entertainment music […]