On Broadway, Idina Menzel is a superstar, headlining Wicked after her memorable run in Rent. In movies, she’s still paying her dues. The Rent movie recast her as Maureen, but she played second fiddle to Salma Hayek in Ask the Dust. Now in Disney’s Enchanted, she is the […]

Interview by Daniel Robert Epstein, contributing editor Idina Menzel was in the original cast of Rent and Wicked on Broadway. She is making the transition to Hollywood with the big-budget version of Rent (now available on DVD) and Robert Towne’s Ask the Dust. In Towne’s film, Idina plays […]

Movies Online sat down with Idina Menzel at the Los Angeles press day for “Enchanted,” directed by Kevin Lima (“Tarzan,” “Eloise At Christmastime”) from a screenplay written by Bill Kelly (“Blast From the Past”) and featuring original songs from the reunited team of acclaimed composer Alan Menken and […]

Best known for her Tony Award winning performance as Elphaba in the Broadway smash Wicked, and as Maureen, in both the original Broadway production and the film version of Rent, actress Idina Menzel is now looking to make a name for herself on the big screen. For her […]

Tony-winning Broadway star Idina Menzel (Wicked) told SCI FI Wire that she appears in Disney’s upcoming fantasy musical film Enchanted—but doesn’t sing. Why? “You’ve got to take that up with somebody else,” Menzel said in an interview while promoting the film. “I was just happy to be part […]