This diva needs her stage — and Idina Menzel electrified the one at PNC Bank Arts Center on Sunday night. In fact, maybe it’s a good thing PNC isn’t an indoor venue, because she surely would have rattled the walls and blown the roof off, too. From the […]
Oscar presenter John Travolta may not have gotten Idina Menzel’s name right on the first try, but there are a lot of other names that come to mind when you think of the Tony Award-winning artist: Maureen from “Rent,” Elphaba from “Wicked,” Shelby on TV’s “Glee,” Elsa from […]
Welcome to the Idina Menzel World Tour and therapy session, guaranteed to push your emotional buttons and allow the diva on stage to get in tune with all of hers. The “original green girl” of “Wicked” was a little bit naughty, a little bit nice and a little […]
Idina Menzel is ready for a special evening on July 17 when she headlines Nikon at Jones Beach Theater for the first time. “Even just thinking about it gets me kind of emotional and excited,” the Syosset native says, remembering all the concerts she saw there growing up. […]
Nearly 20 years ago, Idina Menzel hit it big on Broadway as an original cast member of the musical “Rent.” Then, covered in green makeup, she shot into the musical-theater stratosphere as the original “Wicked Witch” Elphaba in the megahit “Wicked,” for which she belted the anthem “Defying […]
Menzel drawing on diverse styles for concert tour that lands at SDSU this weekend You know her songs. You know her shows. And of course you know her singular name. (Sit down, Mr. Travolta.) What you might not know about Idina Menzel (besides the fact that Adele Dazeem, […]
Idina Menzel Wednesday, August 12 Starlight Theatre, Kansas City Divas of the world, pay attention: Idina Menzel is who you should be directing your prayers to. Last night at Starlight, she proved to the audience of around 3,600 that you don’t need a half-dozen costume changes and fancy […]
Idina Menzel may forever be known as the “Frozen” lady. Her big, belting voice gave life to tortured Queen Elsa in the Disney blockbuster. When it finally came time to sing “Let it Go” on Friday at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, she was joined by a chorus […]
Idina Menzel may not be prepping for the Olympics, but she takes the approach of a world-class athlete when she trains for a global tour. “You have to build your stamina, get a lot of sleep and take care of yourself,” said the Tony Award-winning actress and singer, […]
As Broadway divas go, Idina Menzel is something of a curiosity. She has nowhere near as much credentials and Tony nominations under her belt as living theater royalty like Patti LuPone, Bernadette Peters and Audra McDonald. And no immaculate, crystalline instrument, either, that can hold a candle to […]
If Idina Menzel had the beginnings of a cold, you could not discern that from even the very first note of what was a magical gig for the city, and the first time the Broadway star has performed in Glasgow. Although self-confessedly medicated and drinking honey and lemon […]
Frozen’s Elsa, Idina Menzel, talks divorce, Broadway success, and why she’s had a “very trying year” Even if you do not recognise Idina Menzel, you know her voice. She plays Elsa in Disney’s Frozen – you may have heard of it. The film has permeated popular culture in […]
Hot on the heels of a remarkable year that included performing the smash hit “Let It Go” from Disney’s Frozen at the 86th annual Academy Awards, a triumphant return to Broadway in the musical If/Then, a Best Actress Tony Award nomination and the release of this season’s must-have […]
You probably don’t need me to tell you that Idina Menzel is a force to be reckoned with and admired. Just look at the past two years the Broadway star has had and the fact that you still can’t get “Let It Go” out of your head. But, […]
Manila, Philippines–After kicking off her world tour in Seoul just a over a week ago, followed by a total of four shows in Osaka, Nagoya, and Tokyo, Idina Menzel held Sunday her one-night-only performance in Manila capping the Asian stretch of her 53-city concert performances. New converts and […]