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 […]
Acting, singing, comedy – Idina Menzel can do it all, and that includes severe self-doubt. It has a lot to do with her parents. Idina Menzel is one of the biggest names in musical theatre, having appeared in Rent on Broadway and Wicked in the West End, as […]
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 […]
Idina Menzel performs only Nashville appearance tonight at TPAC With her third album, Idina Menzel, Tony Award winning star of Broadway musicals Rent and Wicked, is back with a vengeance. For the realization of this long-time dream, Menzel was joined by producer Glen Ballard (of Alanis Morrisette fame) […]
Broadway veteran Idina Menzel has a gorgeous, soaring voice, starring roles in two wildly successful shows – as Elphaba in “Wicked” and as Maureen in “Rent” – under her belt, a budding film career and a celebrity hubby (actor Taye Diggs). The Tony award-winning performer also possesses one […]
From the Broadway stage to the Billboard charts, this Tony-award-winning star of “Wicked” and “Rent” seems to have done it all. The daughter of a New York pajama salesman and a therapist, Idina Menzel grew up on Long Island, singing at bar mitzvahs and weddings. Such a humble […]
Question: I think that’s important in this business. Menzel: It’s always come back. It always resurfaces in our lives, whether it was the five-year anniversary or doing the movie or now doing the Tonys and saying goodbye. It’s always come at a time when I need to get […]
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 […]
American Idina Menzel originated the role of Elphaba in Wicked in both New York & London, winning the Tony & Whatsonstage.com Awards for Best Actress in a Musical. She’s back in London this week for Chess at the Royal Albert Hall. Her solo pop album I Stand is […]
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 […]
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 […]
On Broadway, Idina Menzel is a superstar, headlining Wicked after her memorable run in Rent. In movies, she’s still paying her dues. The Rent movie recast her as Maureen, but she played second fiddle to Salma Hayek in Ask the Dust. Now in Disney’s Enchanted, she is the […]
Tony-winning Broadway star Idina Menzel (Wicked) told SCI FI Wire that she appears in Disney’s upcoming fantasy musical film Enchanted—but doesn’t sing. Why? “You’ve got to take that up with somebody else,” Menzel said in an interview while promoting the film. “I was just happy to be part […]
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 […]