I got a lot of great pictures over the past few days, and I’m still in the process of tagging them and organizing them — These are a few that I was able to put up last night. They are from events that already have an album in the Gallery. In the upcoming update, there will be an assortment of REALLY old pics featuring Idina and Taye back in 1996-1998. I’ll try to organize them and get them up as quickly as possible.

I’ve added a video to the Television Videos page from back in June 2004 — the CBS News Tony’s Special went backstage with Wicked‘s leading ladies, Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel. This used to be a streaming video, but thanks to Nessa, I’ve added it as downloadable media! Enjoy! It’s a really cute interview, and she talks about her clothes in the show, as well as what she plans to wear to the awards show! (the video is in the center of the page – look for the “NEW!” symbol next to it.)

Anyone interested in sending her mail can send it to the following address:

Idina Menzel
c/o Apollo Victoria Theatre
17 Wilton Road
London
SW1V 1LG

I advise everyone to wait a couple of weeks before sending snail mail to ensure that the theatre can deliver it to her. Anyone seeking autographs needs to remember to include an SASE (Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope), because otherwise Idina will have to pay for postage (which likely, she won’t end up doing.) I’m sure it’ll be nice for her to receive mail from her loving fans while she’s overseas, so show her your love and support!

Wow! I’m impressed by all the comments in the last entry. I was gone for 4 days, and was shocked! Again, like I said before, while Idina’s working on her album, news is going to be kinda slow. So in light of that, I thought I’d just go over a few things that were asked in the comments from the previous update that other people might be thinking about (yes, I did read all of them) :

1 — No, Idina does not have a MySpace! I’ve gotten lots of e-mails, comments, etc, about this, and I thought I should answer. None are real, no matter what they say. (Oh, and Idina does not have a YouTube account, in case anyone was wondering that either.)
2 — To those who requested I create a Forum for Idina, there is already one that is officially supported by this site – It is called So Beautiful, and it has over 2200 members and was started in August 2004. Though it was formed seperately from this site, the administrator (Amanda) and I have decided to collaborate together. I recommend anyone not already a member, join now and begin discussions already in progress
3 — As for a change of layout?…. *shrug* one might be coming soon.

K, ’nuff of that. I may have missed something, if so, just make a comment and ask again. Happy 4th everyone!

Hey guys! Just wanted to update and say that I’m still around — News has been slow, since Idina is now in Los Angeles working on her album for a couple of weeks. She plans to return mid-July to NYC to complete filming for Enchanted, and then she’s OFF to London at the start of August! Time flies, huh? Rehearsals for the West End’s premiere of Wicked will begin in August, leading up to the September opening (see sidebar for details.) Exact date of Idina’s final performance is not known exactly, but it’s been reported to me that she will finish at the very end of December! She will not be performing into January. Exact info to come shortly.

So, since it’s been a bit slow, I’ll likely be adding more pictures to the Gallery. I have a bunch piling up that I haven’t gotten to yet. I’m trying to organize other parts of the site as best I can, so if you’re on and something suddenly looks weird or whatever, don’t worry! That’s just me! Still trying to make the site the best it can be.

Have a great 4th of July weekend (to everyone in the States), and to everyone else, Happy Summer! __ Kim

I’m just updating to say that I’m going to be away until Sunday, so there won’t be any updates until Monday at the earliest (unless I get internet while I’m gone.) So if you write to me or something happens with the site, just please be patient and I’ll help you/fix anything when I get back.

With that, I’ll just update on Idina’s current stuff: She’s still shooting Enchanted and will be taking a short break over the next 3 weeks to work on her solo album – Not too much news other than that, but it’s nice to know the CD is in production. Also, as a parting gift, I’ve updated the Gallery with a few new pictures and HQs, which can all be seen in the Recent Uploads section. But I’ve also added a few GREAT outtakes from the Vanity Fair magazine shoot with the Wicked cast done by Henry Leutwyler back in 2003. Enjoy, they’re gorgeous.