The Premiere Idina Menzel Resource
Idina Menzel and her fellow original Rent cast members made a special appearance during Rent: Live on FOX! Idina sang “Seasons of Love” alongside Taye Diggs, Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, and Fredi Walker in the final moments of the show. You can watch a clip of their performance above and stream the entire show on Fox.com.
Here are some photos from rehearsals and the show.
The Madison Square Garden show of Josh Groban’s “Bridges” tour will be released in theaters! As we all know, Idina was a “very special guest” on the Bridges tour, though her set will not be shown in theaters. However, her duets with Josh, Lullaby and Falling Slowly, will air. Hopefully her set will be released in some capacity at a later date! Find a theater near you here.
RT if your night was just made seeing our original green girl return to #DefyGravity. @idinamenzel #Wicked15 #Wicked https://t.co/akh6nUaE0F
— Wicked the Musical (@WICKED_Musical) October 30, 2018
Idina Menzel celebrated the 15th anniversary of Wicked by reuniting with Kristin Chenoweth in a new NBC special “A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway”. If you missed “A Very Wicked Halloween”, you can stream it now on NBC.com!
I actually got the attend the taping, which was a DREAM COME TRUE. It meant so much to me to be there. I became a fan of Idina’s after I saw Wicked in 2010. I absolutely loved the show and bought the cast album, and of course, that led me straight to Idina and her music and the rest is history! I’ve listened to countless hours of her music (and Wicked!), attended dozens of her shows and traveled thousands of miles to see her. It’s cliche, but Wicked absolutely changed my life “For Good”!
Idina hosted the show with Kristin and also performed. First, Idina performed “Defying Gravity” which you can watch above. To wrap things up, Idina and Kristin performed “For Good” with generations of Elphabas and Glindas. That was a very moving performance to watch live and on TV! Watch that here:
So much of us is what we learned from @idinamenzel and @kchenoweth. 💚 #Wicked15 #Wicked https://t.co/S6demz5oFr
— Wicked the Musical (@WICKED_Musical) October 30, 2018
Idina Menzel is featured on a new album, Singing You Home – Children’s Songs for Family Reunification, that will benefit organizations (RAICES and ASTEP) helping to reunite and support families separated at the border. Idina duets with Josh Groban on a beautiful ballad, Lullaby. If you are lucky enough to catch Idina and Josh on tour, you will be treated to a performance of this beautiful song!
Billboard exclusively premiered the track, which is available now digitally. Hard copies of the album are not being sold to maximize proceeds to the cause. All artists, including Idina, donated their time. Stream or download Lullaby and Singing You Home here!
Singing You Home Track List
1. “Arrorró Mi Niño” – Laura Benanti & Isabella Preston
2. “Singing You Home” – Audra McDonald & Jason Robert Brown (a new song written by Jason Robert Brown for the album)
3. “Cielito Lindo” – Lin-Manuel Miranda & Mandy Gonzalez
4. “Lullaby” – Josh Groban & Idina Menzel (written by Josh Groban, Dave Matthews & Jochem Van Der Saag)
5. “Beautiful Dreamer” – Kristin Chenoweth (written by Stephen Foster)
6. “Si Pudiera Leer Tus Sueños” – Cynthia Erivo (written by Luis Pescetti & Maria Pien)
7. “Twinkle Twinkle” – Ingrid Michaelson & Ana Villafañe
