The Premiere Idina Menzel Resource
As promised, I said I’d let you all know if/when I learned more about Idina’s departure from the show Romantic Poetry. Her album with Warner Brothers may indeed be coming out sooner than expected, and because of this, the CD takes precedent over her rehearsal schedule for the show. While she was really looking forward to being a part of this new piece, it’s exciting that the release of her album is getting closer.
I hope this eased any inquiring minds. 
This comes to you a few hours later than I hoped to post it, and I apologize – I wasn’t near a computer, but I knew this was an urgent update that was relevant to many of you.
This was announced this morning in a press release sent to Vassar College:
| “Tony Award-winning actress Idina Menzel, the former star of ‘Wicked’ and ‘Rent,’ will not appear in the Powerhouse Theater production of “Romantic Poetry” this summer because of an unavoidable scheduling conflict, Vassar College announced today.
The college, in a press release, said Menzel’s replacement will be named as soon as possible.” (source & full article: Poughkeepsie Journal) |
I should also announce that tickets are non-refundable. As of right now, I don’t have any further information as to the reasoning behind the cancellation. If I find anything out, I will do my best to let you all know. I understand many people were making plans to go see the show in New York, and this is definitely an unfortunate development.
If any further news reaches me, I will keep everyone posted. Again, I’m sorry for the disappointing news.
To visit the Vassar website, click here.
From all of your fans at Idina-Here.com
After months of waiting, Disney has finally released the first official trailer of their live action/animation film, Enchanted! It can be found on YouTube and various movie websites, but it’s also been uploaded to our Video Archive in the Movies Section. (scroll all the way down to the bottom.) It’s a great preview, and there’s a second clip where you can see Idina. 
Can’t wait to see more! Enjoy!
I was going to wait until the weekend to do my big update, but seeing as I had an hour to kill, I thought I’d jump ahead.
As many of you may already know, Idina will be appearing in a limited run of Romantic Poetry: The Musicale at Vassar College’s Martel Theatre in Poughkeepsie, NY from July 19 to July 29, 2007 (following the benefit performance of the show next week.) Vassar’s Official Site includes the following description of the show:
John Patrick Shanley, writer and director of Doubt, and Dreamgirls composer Henry Krieger bring you a mad musical New York champagne evening of six inter-related plays in two acts, the subject of which is the lyrical expression of amour.
I’ve received some info regarding Idina’s role(s) in the show — She will appear in 2 of the 6 plays mentioned, portraying Lilly in one, and Connie in the other. Tickets can be purchased here.
In other extremely belated news, Warner Brothers Records has released 2 new dance re-mix records, featuring various versions of the “Defying Gravity” single on iTunes. Both CDs consist of 5 tracks – the Defying Gravity EP (the yellow cover), contains shortened mixes of the extended dance tracks that are on the Defying Gravity (DJ Version) EP (the red cover.) The CDs cost $4.95/ea. to purchase. 
Last night, Idina and Taye attended the Entertainment Weekly Upfront Party in New York, and I’ve managed to gather a few photos from the arrivals. Included is 1 HQ image (for now) and 8 MQ images. To view the album, click here or on the thumbnails below.
As promised, I’ve also added a small handful of HQ images from the Poiret Costume Institute Gala last week (9 to be exact.) I have a few more smaller images to add, but I thought I’d get these up for you right away so you wouldn’t have to wait any longer. To view the album, click here or on the thumbnails below.
