Every once in a while, a talent comes along whose voice is so extraordinary, whose belt is so powerful, and whose grace and charm fill up the theater just as well as their vocal instrument. Brew City was fortunate enough to be visited by one such artist, as […]
To many, especially a generation of “Frozen”-loving youngsters, Idina Menzel is Queen Elsa and, more importantly, the voice of the film’s Grammy Award-winning hit “Let It Go.” But there’s more to her story than that. A Tony Award-winning Broadway veteran, Menzel has originated key parts in “Rent,” “Wicked” […]
If luck is the crossroads where opportunity meets preparation, then it’s clear that Idina Menzel has been going through life with the spiritual equivalent of a four-leaf clover hanging over her head. Starting with a 1996 Tony-nominated debut as an original cast member of the off-Broadway and Broadway […]
Idina Menzel mooed as the performance artist Maureen in the original production of “Rent” in 1996 and, ever since, Broadway audiences have mooed back. Over the past decades, Menzel has won over everyone from musical theater nerds to Tony voters to princess wannabes, as Maureen with her audience-participation […]
What’s tougher, live or voice acting? I like live action, obviously. But with voice acting, there’s less pressure and no makeup. I love it. You take your 7-year-old son, Walker, to most tour dates. How has that changed things? I see the cities through a child’s eyes. If […]
Idina Menzel says she’s proud of the tour that makes it to Phoenix Sunday, Sept. 3 for one final show. “I’m proud of the shape of the show, the musicality, the intimacy that we maintain even though it might be in a larger venue,” she says. “I’m proud […]
Phoenix is the last city on Idina Menzel’s list—and that’s a good thing. It means that a 56-city, three-continent tour by the vocal artist some have called “a contemporary Barbra Streisand” will culminate here, September 3, at Comerica Theatre. What will she be doing after September 3? “I […]
So here’s the type of consummate pro Broadway star Idina Menzel is. It’s the middle of her concert, on a sweltering mid-summer night at the Charlotte Metro Credit Union Ampitheatre on Friday. She’s sitting on the front of the stage setting up the stirring anthem “No Day But […]
Idina Menzel of “Frozen,” “Wicked” and “Rent” fame, owns the fact that she’s a diva. At her concert Wednesday night at Raleigh’s Red Hat Amphitheatre, Menzel’s impressive and powerful vocals were front and center, and her raw and self-deprecating personality shone through. After mistaking the Raleigh Convention Center’s […]
Idina Menzel rose to prominence in 1996 when she originated the role of Maureen in Jonathan Larson’s Tony- and Pulitzer-winning Broadway musical RENT. She cemented her status as one of today’s preeminent Broadway actresses with further roles in Wicked (2003) and If/Then (2014). In 2013, Menzel hit the […]
After releasing her fifth solo studio album idina. last fall, fans knew – or hoped, at any rate – it was just a matter of time before the tour announcement would be made. When it was then announced that Raleigh was receiving a date toward the middle of […]
Theater fans, buckle your seat belts, because Broadway royalty Adele Dazeem Idina Menzel is about to grace us with her gilded vocal cords July 26 at Smart Financial Centre. The songbird will entertain us with a night of classic pop covers, musical theater favorites, and a handful of songs from […]
The lights go down and Idina appears onstage with two drumsticks crossed above her head, starting the intro to Queen of Swords. It feels like the entire audience is on first name terms with Idina as soon as she starts to speak, shading her eyes to look out […]
There’s the Idina Menzel who will look out on a crowd, spot a little girl carrying an “I love you Idina” sign, and invite the kid on stage to get her poster autographed. Then there’s the Idina Menzel who will look out on a crowd, spot an adult […]
Every once in awhile an opportunity comes up in life that makes you pinch yourself. Today, this came in the form of a conversation with the one and only Idina Menzel: an artist who, throughout her career, has inspired me on so many levels. We talked her upcoming Nashville […]