You are judging the best performance of The Sound of Music’s “My Favorite Things.” What are some of your favorite things? My son Walker is my favorite person in the entire world. Of course, my husband is also very special. I love sushi and going to see movies. […]
There was quite an electric, palpable excitement crackling in the huge 3,000-plus-seat Segerstrom Hall on this particular Sunday afternoon. The largest venue within the Orange County Performing Arts Center in Costa Mesa, this stage is used to Broadway-caliber talent wowing its audience, since it usually plays host to […]
It’s been several years since Idina Menzel donned the green body paint and pointy black hat of her Tony-winning role as Elphaba in ‘Wicked,’ but it seems like she’s never too far away from the misunderstood heroine. Menzel plans to perform a few of her best-known songs from […]
As a wedding singer in the 1980s, Idina Menzel came up with a crowd-pleasing formula: trot out a broad range of familiar songs, keep the party moving and the banter light. But the actress, who has since won a Tony Award for “Wicked” on Broadway and starred in […]
L.A. is fine — the sun shines most of the time — but in New York, you get to do things like meet Idina Menzel, who, in case you’ve been living under a rock, originated the role of lesbian Maureen in Rent and witch Elphaba in Wicked (for […]
In addition to getting to attend Idina Menzel’s Blogger Tweetup, we also got the chance to talk to her over the phone as she was busy promoting her new concert tour! We have been huge fans of Idina Menzel since long before Glee was on the air, so […]
One of the nice surprises about Glee this spring is the addition of Idina Menzel. The Tony-winning actress joined the show to play Shelby Corcoran, the coach of the champion glee club, Vocal Adrenaline, that New Directions, the Glee’s team, face in the finals. On her debut episode […]
I’m still incredulous that we were the only media to interview the lovely and amazing Idina Menzel after her performance with the Jacksonville Symphony during last Saturday’s Starry Nights concert…but it’s true. We’d been given media credentials, first to photograph her performance at Metropolitan Park’s intimate, outdoor venue […]
Get ready for a shot of Vocal Adrenaline, ‘Glee’ fans. Starting Tuesday, May 18 at 9PM ET on FOX, stage and screen star Idina Menzel is reprising her role as Shelby Corcoran, the no-holds barred coach of New Directions’ toughest competitor, on Fox’s hit series. We caught up […]
NEW YORK — “It’s a baby zone,” Idina Menzel murmurs when you enter her fifth-floor Chelsea apartment. Indeed, a stroller is parked by the front door. And in the dining area, across from the family-size wood table, her 8-month-old son, Walker, plays on the floor with his nanny, […]
Broadway superstar and Tony Award winner, Idina Menzel, has had a busy year: a recurring role on the hit TV series, Glee; moving to a new house; and learning the ropes of motherhood. This month, another first: her Cincinnati Pops debut. I caught up with Menzel at home […]
Idina Menzel showed some “Wicked” ways with the PSO. Fans of “Glee,” “Wicked” and “Rent” packed Heinz Hall Wednesday night for a sold-out show starring Idina Menzel. It was a beautiful sight to see the place filled with an audience ranging from 5 to 95 years old from […]
Idina Menzel made her Texas debut Thursday night at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, and impressed the 2000+ people in attendance so much that she was called out for two encores. Menzel’s Dallas stop is just the third city of a year-long symphony tour that […]
It’s been seven years since Idina Menzel won the Tony Award for her work as Elphaba in Wicked, and while the actress hasn’t been officially back on Broadway since then, she’s been keeping very busy. Two years ago, she released her album, I Stand; nine months ago, she […]
Tony Award winning actress Idina Menzel sat down with MTV News to discuss how she tackled Lady Gaga’s tunes and became familiar with the new pop icon. Television’s most award-winning new series, GLEE was recently honored with a Peabody Award; a Golden Globe for Best Television Series, Comedy […]