Idina’s 2010 Symphony Tour officially kicked off last weekend in Jacksonville, Florida and lots of great photos from the show have been added to the Gallery. I’ll continue to add photos to the touring album throughout the year as photos are found, so check in now and then to see if there are updates. Super awesome updates will be announced on our Twitter. Click the thumbnails to view!

East coast blogger Jeannie of AtlanticBeachLife.com and her colleague Nick Lulli were the only press allowed backstage to interview Idina. She posted a great summary of the show on her blog (linked above) and was nice enough to allow her photos added to our gallery. You can watch Nick’s interview with Idina on YouTube.

Idina has returned to New York in preparation of her upcoming shows in Boston, and has been doing a miniature media circuit promoting her symphony tour and her participation in Glee.

“Full of Glee” Source: NBC NY Description: Interview Time: 4:09 Size: N/A [ STREAM ]

You can also watch a [very] short interview from MTV here and a continuation of that interview discussing the Wicked movie here.

As a site exclusive, fans may now download Idina’s scenes from the 1×14 episode of Glee, titled “Hell-O,” in the Video Archive! As always, we’ll screencap, merge video, etc. for all of Idina’s upcoming episodes.

Glee Episode: “Hell-O” Description: Guest appearance as Shelby Corcoran Time: 6:04 Size: 89.8 MB [ DOWNLOAD ] | [ SCREENCAPS ]

IdinaMenzel.com has announced the remaining episodes of Glee that Idina will be appearing in:

Episode 1×19 – May 18 – “Dream On”
Episode 1×20 – May 25 – “Theatricality”
Episode 1×21 – June 1 – “Funk”
Episode 1×22 – June 8 – “Journey”

SPOILER ALERT!
It’s also been reported that creator Ryan Murphy has confirmed Idina will be singing in the episode that features a Lady Gaga theme. Murphy stated, “Lea [Michele] and Idina Menzel will do an acoustic version of ‘Poker Face’ that [Lady Gaga] blessed and that she wanted us to do. It’s sort of like a stripped-down mother-daughter ‘Poker Face’ that Lady Gaga was involved in.” Idina will also be performing “I Dreamed A Dream” from Les Miserables. when the show returns! Intriguing!

I’ve also added a handful of [dreaded but coveted] paparazzi photos from a March 13 outing Idina & Taye made to see the new Alice In Wonderland. Click the thumbnails below to view.

Well, last night was Idina’s first appearance as Vocal Adrenaline coach Shelby Corcoran on Glee, and it received its highest viewership to-date! I have so much to share I’m not even sure where to begin! I’ll try bullet points:

As a result of America’s excitement over her appearance on Glee, Idina scored her first ever trending topic on Twitter! In the wise words of a good friend, “It’s irrevocable proof that the rest of the world is finally realizing what we’ve known all along.”

More than 100 screencaps from last night’s episode have been added to the gallery. Click the thumbnails below to view!

Now, in non-Glee news!

Last night, Idina & Taye attended the soiree for tonight’s Glee premiere along with the rest of the cast and several other guest stars. Several HQ photos have been added to the gallery, thanks to LeaMicheleWeb.org. Click on the thumbnails to view, and don’t forget to watch Glee tonight!

Also be sure to head to iTunes to purchase Idina’s new EP, out today. It contains 3 live tracks, which are available for purchase separately and their quality is incredible! Click below to purchase now.

Finally, Playbill has published a very nice article full of interviews with Broadway stars about Glee, including Idina and her experience on the set. Click here to read it.

For many of you, Glee returns to your televisions tomorrow evening with the fabulous Idina as one of its guest stars! It’s airing at a special time at 9:28 pm ET/PT, so don’t forget! (As if any one of us would, right?) Here’s a video of Idina discussing her involvement with Glee; bits and pieces of it have been used in press coverage on entertainment news segments on programs such as E! News, but this is the entire thing.

IdinaMenzel.com has released two previously unseen photos from the I Stand photo sessions. Click the thumbnails below to view them in HQ.

Idina has added yet another city to her 2010 Symphony tour! Fellow Texas residents rejoice – Idina will be performing with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra at Meyerson Symphony Center on June 17. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 9 at 9:00 am CDT on the DSO website by clicking here.

Another recent addition (and previously mentioned) is a show in Costa Mesa, CA at the Orange County Performing Arts Center on November 7. An on-sale date is not yet known, but will be announced on Twitter when it’s announced.

Idina will also be releasing an EP on iTunes on April 13 (Glee day!) featuring her “big 3″ from I Stand along with 3 live tracks from her Sound Stage concert. You can pre-order it now by clicking on the gorgeous cover below!

1. I Stand
2. Brave
3. Gorgeous
4. Embraceable You (Live)
5. Defying Gravity (Live)
6. No Day But Today (Live)