Idina Menzel is trying to enjoy her moment. “I’m always afraid to hope for something because I don’t want to be disappointed,” she says in her dressing room at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, home of her current Broadway musical “If/Then.” “And my mom said something once: ‘Instead of […]
New York City has never looked cleaner than it does in “If/Then,” the gleaming drawing board of a musical that opened on Sunday night at the Richard Rodgers Theater, starring the shiny-voiced Idina Menzel. Actually, to find any urban environment that is this spick and span, you’d need […]
Everyone has an if/then moment that leaves them wondering what might have happened if life went another way, and the opening night performance of parallel-lives Broadway musical “If/Then” gave opening nighters reason to recall theirs. Take composer Tom Kitt, who reteams with collaborator Brian Yorkey on “If/Then” after […]
Call it life imitating art — or is it the other way round? — but there are some unexpected similarities between the lives of Tony Award-winner Idina Menzel and Elizabeth, her character in the new musical “If/Then,” which opens tonight at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. The Syosset High […]
Idina Menzel has made a specialty of playing women who are not easily daunted. The Tony Award-winning actress and singer, starring in the new musical If/Then, made her Broadway debut as the decidedly self-possessed Maureen Johnson in Rent. She later created the role of Elphaba, the green-skinned heroine […]
From Broadway to ‘Frozen’ and a ‘Gorgeous’ Note From John Travolta The “Frozen” star has a top 10 hit, ‘Fanzels’ who follow her every move, a new Broadway smash and a name (even when mangled) that has gone household “Hey, it’s me.” The whistles and screams that greet […]
If it seems like no song has made a greater impact in 2014 than “Let It Go,” the signature track from Disney’s “Frozen,” that’s no accident. Performed during the film by Idina Menzel, “Let It Go” has become the Internet’s favorite song: a recent Google search for “‘Let […]
Impressive new musical boasts strong performances and a melodic score, but the ambitious, convoluted book could use some work before the show arrives on Broadway in the spring. Paul Harris The sublime talents of soprano Idina Menzel are showcased to the hilt in “If/Then,” an impressive new tuner […]
She’s got the biggest voice on Broadway – and now leading musical actress and Glee star IDINA MENZEL is flexing her vocal cords in the Disney Christmas blockbuster. Lina Das is spellbound When it comes to fanbases, Idina Menzel certainly possesses one of the most proactive in the […]
If you like musicals packed with songs delivered by a vibrant cast boasting a certified star at the helm, all surrounded by cool stagecraft, then hasten to the National Theatre for the pre-Broadway tryout of “If/Then.” If you’re more interested in truly distinctive music and a totally straightforward […]
Emotionally capturing both the poise and vulnerability of a seemingly privileged, majestic princess whose every desire is within her reach can be a difficult challenge for an actor. But Idina Menzel, who began publicly singing as a teenager in part to prove to herself that she could rise […]
Idina Menzel can belt it out. This is no secret. Menzel is probably best known for her singing and acting in roles on Broadway in “Rent” and “Wicked,” winning a Tony Award for the latter. She’s also appeared in films and on television shows, so you’d think she’d […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tony Award-winning actresses Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth, who created the respective roles of Elphaba and Glinda — the not-so Wicked Witches of Oz — take a trip down memory lane and individually chat with Playbill about the long-running, hit musical that stormed Broadway ten years ago. “It […]