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 […]
After going green—and winning a Tony Award—for her rafter-piercing origination of Elphaba in “Wicked,” Idina Menzel solidified herself as a reigning queen of musical theater. What, then, brings the emblem back to the New York stage after over three years away? The answer, surprisingly enough, is a straight […]
Joshua Harmon is the master of the rant. He earned that accolade with his last play, “Admissions,” in which a white prep-school student delivers a lengthy screed on the injustice of his being rejected by Yale after his less worthy biracial friend has been accepted at the Ivy […]
Although Idina Menzel looks fabulous in “Skintight,” the new play by Joshua Harmon (Bad Jews,” “Significant Other”), her character, Jodi Isaac, is a total wreck when she flies into New York for her father’s 70th birthday. Jodi’s middle-aged husband has left her for a 24-year-old, and all her […]
The Broadway star will return to the NYC stage Monday to host a karaoke benefit concert. Balancing her new “Undercover Boss” persona, Helen Gold, and rehearsals for Off-Broadway’s “Skintight,” Tony-winner Idina Menzel still manages to give back to her New York roots. The Broadway star will return to […]
On Monday, May 21 [2018] (7:30pm), Broadway will battle it out at the 6th Annual Karaoke Benefit- a spectacular show of unpredictable karaoke to support A BroaderWay Foundation, founded by Idina Menzel. New to the event this year, cast members from The Lion King, Frozen, SpongeBob SquarePants and […]