Broadway star Idina Menzel and Caruso founder and CEO Rick J. Caruso kicked off a statewide campaign Monday to make sure all children have access to hearing aids. The actress and singer announced her support at The Grove for Assembly Bill 598, a new bill that would require […]
Singer and actress Idina Menzel offered a preview of the highly anticipated sequel to Frozen when she spoke to The Hollywood Reporter at an event honoring Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz on Thursday night in L.A. “It’s a real girl power, badass kind of superhero type of movie. They’re […]
Idina Menzel turned Wednesday night’s Kennedy Center Gala, a classic Washington society event, into basically the coolest karaoke session ever. The Broadway star sparked a giant singalong when she solicited help from the audience to accompany her in the “Rent” duet, “Take Me or Leave Me.” First to […]
Five-hundred twenty-five thousand six-hundred minutes and $1.37 million: such were the themes for Theater Under the Stars’s 50th anniversary season gala last Saturday night, a record-breaking fundraiser for the local performing arts community. The belle of the ball was Idina Menzel, the multi-hyphenate talent best known either as Maureen […]
Fifteen years after Wicked took Broadway by storm, its original stars Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel have reunited to celebrate the Stephen Schwartz-penned musical’s legacy in NBC’s A Very Wicked Halloween — and they’re telling PEOPLE all about it. The two actresses and Tony winners will host and […]
Fifteen years ago, one of the top films in the land was “Finding Nemo” and Shania Twain played the Super Bowl halftime show. 50 Cent’s “Get Rich or Die Tryin’” was a hit album and a couple of witches-to-be took over Broadway. The musical “Wicked” shook off some […]
The green witch is back. Idina Menzel originated the role of Elphaba in “Wicked” on Broadway 15 years ago, and now she’s taking flight (so to speak) for the special anniversary concert, which airs on NBC on Oct. 29. We caught up with Menzel about what she learned […]
NBC is celebrating one of Broadway’s longest running shows this month with A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway. Wicked‘s original stars, Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth, are set to reunite once more to honor the occasion with a concert event. Additionally, the concert event will see […]
When Stephen Schwartz’s iconic Broadway musical Wicked first found it’s home at the Gershwin Theatre in 2003, success was not guaranteed. The musical had a particularly large budget for a new Broadway show ($14 million), and initially received mixed reviews from critics, most notably from The New York […]
Kristin Chenoweth remembers the day Ariana Grande came to see the original Broadway production of “Wicked.” Adam Lambert fondly recalls playing the role of Fiyero in the touring production before “American Idol” made him a star. Original cast members and first-wave fans of the smash Broadway musical “Wicked” […]
When Josh Groban spoke to us last week about preparing for his tour opener, he noted the challenge of finding ways to fill an arena space with energy. Mission accomplished. Thursday night, Groban and tour mate Idina Menzel launched their monthlong jaunt from Infinite Energy Arena in Duluth […]
Tony winner Idina Menzel will release her latest album idina: live October 12. A mix of of songs she originated like “Let It Go” from Frozen and “I’m Not That Girl” from Wicked as well as her renditions of tunes she loves like “Don’t Rain On My Parade” […]
The most memorable performances in any medium are being given by a remarkable group of industry veterans — Judith Light, Allison Janney and Audra McDonald, among them. For a long time, you could open a movie with a close-up on a woman’s face, as long as she presented […]
Education Dramaturge Ted Sod sits down with actress Idina Menzel to discuss her character in “Skintight” and what inspires her as an artist. Ted Sod: Where were you born and educated? When did you decide you wanted to be a performer, and did you have any teachers who […]
“There is a relief in not waking up every day and having to test whether I can hit a high note,” Idina Menzel says with a laugh, one of the many changes the award-winning, 47-year-old actress/singer is currently experiencing in her life. Last year, the Syosset, New York-born […]