Elsa of Arendelle, the animated snow-queen to whom Idina Menzel gives voice in “Frozen” and the new “Frozen II” (which opens Friday, Nov. 22) is clearly not from around here. But Tony Award-winner Menzel is, and if you ask her what would be the Long Island equivalent of […]
When Idina Menzel first started performing “Let It Go” live in concerts, she thought the lyrics and soaring vocals would empower all those young girls in the audience dressed up as Elsa. Instead, Menzel said she often walked away from those performances feeling just as inspired. “I feel […]
‘Frozen’ was such a change for a Disney heroine as Elsa didn’t fall for a handsome prince. Idina Menzel is revealing if her character finds love with a female in the new sequel. In Disney’s smash Frozen, heroine Elsa’s life didn’t revolve around a man or finding a […]
Once upon a time in New York City, two young talents set off on a near-impossible quest: a successful Broadway career. Since childhood, Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell had focused on their quest with a ferocious drive — and learned to avoid the trolls. In Long Island, Menzel, […]
“Frozen 2” arrive in theatres this week and with it comes an iceberg of expectations. The original film arrived in 2013 and became an instant Disney classic, eventually making over $1.2 billion at the box office and driving parents crazy with the song “Let It Go” becoming every kid’s favourite […]
Idina Menzel is going from voicing the Snow Queen to playing an icy step-mom, and she couldn’t be more thrilled. The actress and singer walked the red carpet at the premiere of her new film, Disney’s Frozen 2, at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood on Thursday, and she […]
Welcome to a special edition of “The Big Ticket,” Variety and iHeart’s movie podcast. I’m calling it “Frozen 2” Day because the new episode features interviews with the stars of the Disney sequel, Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff and Evan Rachel Wood as well […]
“It’s still a revolutionary thing, to this day, to say, ‘That perfect girl is gone.’” Billboard is celebrating the 2010s with essays on the 100 songs that we feel most define the decade that was — the songs that both shaped and reflected the music and culture of the period — with […]
Who needs dinner and a movie when you can go to an awards show? Idina Menzel and husband Aaron Lohr and had a special date night at the Academy Awards on Sunday night. The couple stunned on the red carpet as they smiled and posed for photos together. […]
Let It Go is an iconic power anthem. What’s the song you turn to when feeling down? That’s a good question. I have a few. Sometimes, I honestly go to silence because if I’m in a depressed place then great, beautiful music can paralyse me. Because I’m so […]
Despite the majestic arc of Elsa’s “Into the Unknown,” the conditions in which Idina Menzel first rehearsed her “Frozen 2″ power ballad were remarkably unglamorous. Songwriting duo Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez first heard the “Wicked” alum belt the movie’s flagship track in her dressing room backstage at […]
The wait is over: six years after Disney Animation Studios’ Frozen took the world by (ice) storm in a way that no one, not even the studio, saw coming, the adventures of royal sisters Elsa and Anna continue in Frozen II. Loosely inspired by a story from fairy […]
Idina Menzel is basically the Queen of the Holidays this year, with her brand-new album Christmas: A Season of Love out now, not to mention another bombastic turn as Elsa in the blockbuster Disney sequel Frozen II in theaters. So she’s the perfect guest for a special holiday episode of […]
AVALANCHE is, well, a strong word. Snowball is, too. Yet both powerful weather wonders — one instantly explosive, one steadily expansive — describe the storm that blanketed the world when, six years ago, Disney’s animated musical Frozen made landfall. Two Oscars, two Grammys, two short films, a Broadway […]
With Frozen 2 now playing in theaters, I recently sat down with Idina Menzel to talk about making the highly anticipated sequel. During the wide-ranging conversation, Menzel talked about why making the sequel was a team effort, how the film doesn’t have the typical villain to contend with, […]