In the opening number of “If/Then,” the newly liberated heroine ponders “what if?” It is not the only song in Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey’s heady and sincere musical to entertain that quandary. The repercussions and ripples of “what ifs” shape the story of Elizabeth who, on the […]
Idina Menzel has adopted a lot of identities during her nearly two decades on Broadway and beyond. She originated the roles of Maureen Johnson in “Rent” and Dorothy in “Summer of ’42,” Amneris in “Aida,” Elphaba in “Wicked” and Elizabeth Vaughan in “If/Then.” She’s been Shelby Corcoran in […]
For much of her Broadway and film career, Idina Menzel – who, amazingly, is on her first major solo tour – has been a star, but a star at a certain remove. Her first professional theater gig, the 1995 sensation Rent, was an era-defining, bare-bones musical with frank […]
Oscar presenter John Travolta may not have gotten Idina Menzel’s name right on the first try, but there are a lot of other names that come to mind when you think of the Tony Award-winning artist: Maureen from “Rent,” Elphaba from “Wicked,” Shelby on TV’s “Glee,” Elsa from […]
Idina Menzel is ready for a special evening on July 17 when she headlines Nikon at Jones Beach Theater for the first time. “Even just thinking about it gets me kind of emotional and excited,” the Syosset native says, remembering all the concerts she saw there growing up. […]
Nearly 20 years ago, Idina Menzel hit it big on Broadway as an original cast member of the musical “Rent.” Then, covered in green makeup, she shot into the musical-theater stratosphere as the original “Wicked Witch” Elphaba in the megahit “Wicked,” for which she belted the anthem “Defying […]
Menzel drawing on diverse styles for concert tour that lands at SDSU this weekend You know her songs. You know her shows. And of course you know her singular name. (Sit down, Mr. Travolta.) What you might not know about Idina Menzel (besides the fact that Adele Dazeem, […]
“Introducing Idina Menzel…what could possibly go wrong?” Savannah Guthrie cracked before introducing Billboard’s Breakthrough honoree at our Women in Music event Friday (Dec. 12). Guthrie had a bit of a surprise for Menzel. Guthrie began by talking about A BroaderWay, a summer musical theater camp Menzel founded to […]
Idina Menzel understands how the “Let It Go” phenomenon might get on parents’ nerves. “You probably hate me [if you have kids],” Menzel told the audience during a StriVectin-hosted private performance at The Glasshouses in Chelsea on Monday night, a spy told Page Six. In March, “Frozen” became […]
Idina Menzel is having a hard time on the dating scene following her divorce from Taye Diggs in December after 10 years of marriage. Cutting straight to the point, Menzel spoke candidly with Valentine in the Morning, about her experience dating as a single mother, and from the […]
Summer camp was always a magical time for future Broadway star Idina Menzel. “I loved being able to reinvent myself during the summer, and not be judged by the same group of kids I saw in school,” she says. So when she grew up and found success as […]
Idina Menzel knows a thing or two about charmed lives. She is, after all, the original Elphaba, the green-skinned witch of “Wicked,” the megahit Broadway musical that earned her a Tony Award and the adoration of theatergoers young and old who wished for a voice that might, like […]
A failed audition for Disney movie TANGLED that a casting director taped on her iPhone helped singer IDINA MENZEL land a leading role in the movie studio’s latest animated treat. Menzel tried out for a leading role in the 2010 fairytale film by performing an acoustic version of […]
After 10 agonizing years, Wicked Tony winner Idina Menzel is finally returning to Broadway! Menzel will star in If/Then, a new musical by the team behind the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning Next to Normal: composer Tom Kitt, scribe Brian Yorkey, director Michael Greif (who worked with Menzel on […]
I was equal parts excited and nervous to interview the great Idina Menzel. Aside from being an amazing talent and someone I admire greatly, she is also the most famous person I have ever conversed with to date. (There was that one time I sat directly behind Gwen […]