The Premiere Idina Menzel Resource
Idina Menzel’s newest album, idina:live is out today! If you haven’t already, buy or stream it here or get a physical copy on Amazon!
You can watch the music video for Idina’s stunning rendition of “Bridge Over Troubled Water” above. On Twitter, Idina shared that the video was recorded in New Orleans, saying it “felt like the perfect place to record this song.”
Idina Menzel will reunite with her Wicked co-star, Kristin Chenoweth, to perform and host a new NBC special “A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway” airing Monday, Oct. 29 at 10 p.m. ET/PT! This televised concert featuring songs from the blockbuster musical will feature special guest stars like Ariana Grande, Pentatonix, and the current Broadway cast to help celebrate the music and the magic of the show.
“‘Wicked’ is a blockbuster musical playing all over the world and still selling out night after night after 15 years on Broadway, and we’re thrilled to be partnering with Emmy and Tony-winning producer Marc Platt and the entire ‘Wicked’ team to celebrate the enduring success of this show,” said Doug Vaughan, Executive Vice President, Special Programs and Late Night, NBC Entertainment, in a release. “We’re especially excited to have Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth reunited along with big guest stars in front of an audience – in costume hopefully – to help us celebrate the Halloween season.”
The show will tape at New York’s Marquis Theatre. No word yet on whether or not tickets will be sold.
This is incredibly exciting for me, and I’ve been hoping for something like this since I first saw ‘Wicked’ and became a fan of Idina’s so many years ago! Idina and ‘Wicked’ changed my life and I know so many of you feel the same way!
It was announced earlier today that Idina Menzel will reprise her role as FROZEN’s Elsa in the upcoming video game Kingdom Hearts III! The game, which will be available on Playstation and XBox systems, will be released on January 29, 2019.
Set in a vast array of Disney and Pixar worlds, Kingdom Hearts follows the journey of Sora, a young boy and unknowing heir to a spectacular power. Sora is joined by Donald Duck and Goofy to stop an evil force known as the Heartless from invading and overtaking the universe. Through the power of friendship, Sora, Donald and Goofy unite with iconic Disney-Pixar characters old and new to overcome tremendous challenges and persevere against the darkness threatening their worlds.
Here’s Kingdom Hearts III’s FROZEN trailer. You can hear Idina at 1:28:
Per Deadline, Idina Menzel is joining Adam Sandler, Eric Bogosian, Lakeith Stanfield and Judd Hirsch in the cast of the new movie Uncut Gems. Set in the Diamond district of New York City, Adam Sandler will star as a jewelry store owner with a gambling addiction who is juggling two relationships and escalating debts. Idina will play his wife.
The film, which will reportedly begin filming later this year, was written by Josh and Ben Safdies and their regular writing collaborator Ronald Bronstein. Producers are Scott Rudin and Eli Bush through Scott Rudin Productions and Elara Pictures’ Sebastian Bear-McClard and Oscar Boyson. Martin Scorsese & Emma Tillinger Koskoff are executive producers.
I have been sitting on some exciting news. I am releasing a live album! It’s a double disc with lots of great art and a personal letter from me. Also a studio version of Bridge over Troubled Water recorded last summer on tour. Preorders tomorrow. Hope you like! #idinalive pic.twitter.com/rwAJTb15PI
— Idina Menzel (@idinamenzel) September 6, 2018
Idina Menzel announced today that she will be releasing a live album, idina:live, on October 5! The album, which was recorded while she was on tour last Summer, also features a studio version of “Bridge Over Trouble Water”. You can pre-order the album beginning Friday. The tracklisting is as follows, per Amazon: