•WICKED: 5TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION •

September 25, 2008 @ 8:44 pm

In honor of the upcoming 5th anniversary of Wicked, the Original Broadway Cast recording is being re-released as a special edition 2-track CD set on October 28. Idina contributed one of her remixes of “Defying Gravity” to the collection. You can pre-order the album through Barnes & Noble for $19.99 by clicking here.

Disc 1: Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording

Disc 2:
1 For Good [Bonus Version] – LeAnn Rimes & Delta Goodrem
2 I’m Not That Girl [Bonus Version] – Kerry Ellis
3 Making Good [Bonus Version] – Stephanie J. Block
4 Solang ich dich hab (Wicked: Germany)
5 Gutes tun (Wicked: Germany)
6 Dancing Through Life (Wicked: Japan)
7 Popular (Wicked: Japan)
8 Defying Gravity [Dance Mix] – Idina Menzel
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•INTERVIEW W/ THE JEWISH CHRONICLE •

September 25, 2008 @ 2:36 pm

As part of her UK press tour, Idina gave an interview to British publication The Jewish Chronicle. It’s a very good, in-depth interview where she discusses what’s behind the songs she wrote, politics, and her attachment to her Jewish culture. You can read the full interview below.

Idina Menzel: ‘I seem confident, but I’m fighting fear’
by Paul Lester
September 26, 2008

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 well as a film actress, starring most recently in Disney fantasy, Enchanted. She is also a recording artist, her latest, mostly self-penned album, I Stand, being produced by Glen Ballard, the man who helped Alanis Morissette sell 16 million copies of Jagged Little Pill.

So which is the real Idina Menzel – the nice Jewish girl from Long Island: the turbo-lunged diva singing flawless power ballads in musicals, or the “edgy little rocker” (her words) whose gritty performances on I Stand put her more in the Sheryl Crow category of raunchy female singer-songwriters? It turns out the answer could be all of them because Menzel fancies herself as a bit of a Renaissance woman.

Click “Read More” for the complete article.

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•THE PAUL O’GRADY SHOW + ‘I STAND’ UK RELEASE INFO •

September 23, 2008 @ 6:52 pm

Idina appeared on London’s “Paul O’Grady Show” today, and it’s made its way to the wonderful Internet for the rest of the world’s viewing! Idina’s presently in the UK promoting I Stand, which will be released in the UK on October 13! It should be available in the usual music shops, but if you can’t find it, you can always order it from Amazon UK right here. This would also be a good time to note that the UK release’s tracklisting comes bearing a few bonuses that were not on the US release. Here is the complete tracklisting:

1. I Stand
2. Better To Have Loved
3. Brave
4. Gorgeous
5. Where Do I Begin?
6. Don’t Let Me Down
7. I Feel Everything
8. Forever
9. My Own Worst Enemy
10. Perfume & Promises
11. Defying Gravity*
12. God Give Me Strength*
13. Brave (UK Mix)**
14. Gorgeous (Craig C’s Master Mix)*
*Tracks currently available in the US on various releases
**UK-exclusive track

Note: This version of the album will be made available for international purchase in the Official Store upon its release.

“Paul O’Grady Show” Part 1 – Sept 23, 2008
Description: Performance of “Gorgeous”
Time: 4:30
Size: unknown

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•UK PRESS TOUR •

September 17, 2008 @ 3:33 pm

IMMB has announced the first wave of Idina’s UK press tour while she’s there promoting the release of I Stand. If you live in the UK, be sure you tune in for all her interviews! And as always, if you’re able to, and would like to contribute to our archives by digitally recording these appearances, send Kim a note! All times listed are GMT.

18 September: Smooth Radio’s 6@6
Interview – should be able to stream live online!

23 September: C4 – Paul O’Grady Show – 5:00 pm
Interview

12 October: ITV Southbank Special – For One Night Only
Performance

13 October: ITV – This Morning – 10:30 am
Performance of “Brave”

She has several other radio and print interviews lined up, but these are the only ones with confirmed airdates. We will post the rest once they are scheduled.

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•PICS: ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION •

September 16, 2008 @ 8:42 am

Idina performed in London’s Hyde Park as part of an all-star celebration of legendary composer Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 60th birthday on September 14. Each performer sang a song or two from Webber’s lengthy songbook – Idina’s performances were “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” from Evita and “Unexpected Song” from Song & Dance. Several fan videos are on YouTube if you would like to see and hear for yourself. It was an amazing performance!

Some HQ photos from the event have been added to the gallery. Click the thumbnails below to see them!

I’m sure several of you went to this and I’ve read some great reviews, so feel free to share your own!

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