On Broadway, Idina Menzel is a superstar, headlining Wicked after her memorable run in Rent. In movies, she’s still paying her dues. The Rent movie recast her as Maureen, but she played second fiddle to Salma Hayek in Ask the Dust. Now in Disney’s Enchanted, she is the […]
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 […]
Good morning! Last week I had the amazing opportunity to get on the horn with Tony Award winning actress Idina Menzel. I was at her showcase here in hollywood a few weeks ago in support of her new album i stand – which is simply gorgeous and out […]
Interview by Daniel Robert Epstein, contributing editor Idina Menzel was in the original cast of Rent and Wicked on Broadway. She is making the transition to Hollywood with the big-budget version of Rent (now available on DVD) and Robert Towne’s Ask the Dust. In Towne’s film, Idina plays […]
The videotaped footage must be in thousands of homes, stashed away with other 1980s marriage memorabilia: Idina Menzel singing the latest Madonna single, classic rock hits and other wedding reception standards. Yes, the Tony Award-winning actress, known for originating the Broadway roles of Maureen in “Rent” and, most […]
Idina Menzel cites gays as her longtime “peeps,” and even though Tonys are always nice, she has the real mark of Broadway success in throngs of gay men belting “Defying Gravity” at Splash during Musical Mondays. But now with a major label behind her, Idina’s stretching beyond her […]
Movies Online sat down with Idina Menzel at the Los Angeles press day for “Enchanted,” directed by Kevin Lima (“Tarzan,” “Eloise At Christmastime”) from a screenplay written by Bill Kelly (“Blast From the Past”) and featuring original songs from the reunited team of acclaimed composer Alan Menken and […]
Idina Menzel, winner of the 2004 Tony® Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of the misunderstood green girl in ‘Wicked’, and who was in the original ground breaking cast of ‘Rent,’ has released a fantastic new CD entitled ‘I Stand’ becoming a certified […]
Acting, singing, comedy – Idina Menzel can do it all, and that includes severe self-doubt. It has a lot to do with her parents. Idina Menzel is one of the biggest names in musical theatre, having appeared in Rent on Broadway and Wicked in the West End, as […]
The “green girl” is coming. That girl also goes by the name of Idina Menzel, who is known around the world as the source of the ground-shaking voice behind such memorable characters as Maureen Johnson in the original cast of “Rent” as well as her most recent Broadway […]
Idina Menzel performs only Nashville appearance tonight at TPAC With her third album, Idina Menzel, Tony Award winning star of Broadway musicals Rent and Wicked, is back with a vengeance. For the realization of this long-time dream, Menzel was joined by producer Glen Ballard (of Alanis Morrisette fame) […]