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.
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!
A Very Wicked Halloween press was released today! There’s a ton, so I’ll jump right in! I’ll update over the next few days as interviews are released, as well.
First up, Idina reunited with Kristin Chenoweth for an interview on TODAY, which you can watch above.
“For a performer, there’s no greater gift than being able to hold the microphone out and to have these young kids, women and men singing along with you to this song because it means something to them, because it speaks for them and it’s helped them through some time in their life.”
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!