Dreamgirls is Idina’s favorite musical
BFA in Drama
Received a BFA in Drama from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts [1993]
High School in Syosset
Graduated from Syosset High School in Syosset, New York [1989]
Idina is a perpetual pessimist.
Idina is a perpetual pessimist.
Wedding Singer
Worked as a wedding and Bar Mitzvah singer for 8 years, from the age of 16 to 24 [1987-1995], until she was cast in the Off-Broadway production of Rent
Tidina
The term “Tidina” was coined in 1996 by hardcore Rent fans (aka RENT-heads) when referring to Taye and Idina as a couple
Wedding
Idina and husband, Taye Diggs, married on January 11, 2003 in Jamaica (at the same location where he filmed his breakout film How Stella Got Her Groove Back)
Last name
Changed last name from “Mentzel” to “Menzel” because it was always pronounced incorrectly.
First pet
Idina’s first pet was a cat named Baby.
Bad habits
A bad habit Idina would like to break is picking at her nails.