WHITE HOUSE BROADWAY CONCERT

WHITE HOUSE BROADWAY CONCERT

Posted on by Erin

A couple of Broadway’s most prominent advocates – President Obama and his wife, Michelle – will continue to do their part for the New York theater by bringing some of it to the White House on Monday. Representatives for Mrs. Obama said on Wednesday that the White House would continue its concert series with a performance at 7 p.m. on Monday [July 19] by a lineup of prominent Broadway talents, including Nathan Lane, Idina Menzel, Audra McDonald, Brian d’Arcy James, Chad Kimball, Tonya Pinkins, Marvin Hamlisch, Karen Olivo and Assata Alston, preceded by remarks from the President.

Earlier in the day 20 dance students from the Duke Ellington School of the Arts and the Joy of Motion Dance Center will take part in a workshop and rehearse a scene from “Hairspray” that will be supervised by the choreographer Jerry Mitchell. Those students will also perform for Mrs. Obama in the East Room at 2 p.m., and take part in the evening’s concert. PBS will broadcast the concert as “A Broadway Celebration: In Performance at the White House” on Oct. 20.

The President and the first lady made headlines last year when their evening’s itinerary in New York included a stop at the Broadway revival of “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone.” Mrs. Obama and her daughters, Sasha and Malia, have also attended the Broadway musicals “Memphis” and “The Addams Family,” whose casts are represented on the White House concert bill by Mr. Kimball and Mr. Lane.

– The New York Times

According to BroadwayWorld.com, PBS plans to air this concert as A Broadway Celebration: In Performance at the White House on October 20. Don’t wait to wait until October 20? It will be broadcast LIVE on the White House’s website, so make sure you log on and watch!

NEW Q&A EXCLUSIVE

NEW Q&A EXCLUSIVE

Posted on by Erin

Idina recently took some time to fill out a new Q&A for us! If you’re wondering why there wasn’t a heavily promoted submission post here, let me explain: the majority of the questions were submitted in the LiveJournal blog community I manage, IdinaMenzelWorship. I actually had the green light to do this nearly three years ago, before I began working on Idina-Here, so that’s where questions were submitted. I recently supplemented it with questions that were submitted on Twitter, along with a few of my own that I thought everyone would find interesting. Pretty much all questions asked were ones we’ve never heard the answer to previously, so it should make for an interesting insight into Idina’s thoughts on her music, career, and new life as a mother. Simply click below to read and enjoy, and my super thanks to Idina for participating!

~ 2010 Q&A Exclusive ~

TICKET GIVEAWAY

TICKET GIVEAWAY

Posted on by Erin

The Count Basie Theatre has donated a pair of tickets to the October 12 performance of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra with Idina to Idina-Here.com. Read on for how to win them!

– Answer 3 trivia questions…

1) What has Idina said that too many clams might make happen? (There are a few different acceptable answers.)
2) Who will be conducting the symphony at Idina’s performance on October 12?
3) Where was the theatre’s namesake born?

– E-mail your answers to contest[AT]idina-here.com (replace the [AT] with @) with NJ TICKET CONTEST in the subject line.

– Deadline to enter is July 18, 2010.

RULES:

  • Contest is open to everyone of all ages and in all countries.
  • Do not enter if you cannot be in Red Bank, NJ on October 12, 2010 on your volition.
  • Limit one (1) entry per person/email address. Multiple entries will be thrown out.
  • Winner will be chosen at random from all correct entries and notified on July 19, 2010. Winner must accept prize within 48 hours by responding to notification e-mail and providing the requested information. If winner does not respond or is unable to attend, another winner will be chosen from the remaining correct entries, and so on, until the prize is accepted. The winner will be announced on this website & Twitter upon confirmed acceptance.
  • Winner will receive two (2) tickets to the October 12, 2010 performance of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra at Count Basie Theatre with guest vocalist Idina Menzel. Tickets will be held at the venue’s box office as “will call” to be picked up by the winner the night of the performance with valid photo ID. Winner is responsible for providing their own transportation and housing.

    • If you have questions, please do not hesitate to ask them here in the comments. I ask that ALL questions are asked in the comments so that other people may who may have the same questions may read the questions and my answers.

    GOOD LUCK!

    CONTEST WINNER

    CONTEST WINNER

    Posted on by Erin

    Congratulations to Renee, the winner of our second ticket giveaway! She will receive two tickets to Idina’s July 17th performance with the National Symphony Orchestra at Wolf Trap near Washington, DC.

    Here are the answers to the trivia questions:

    1. Idina recommends not wearing a cowboy hat & jeans to the beach. Listen to the song!
    2. Marvin Hamlisch will be conducting the National Symphony Orchestra on July 17.
    3. Catherine Filene Shouse founded The Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts.

    Thanks to everyone who entered! We hope to have more ticket giveaways to shows later this year.

    TICKET GIVEAWAY

    TICKET GIVEAWAY

    Posted on by Erin

    The Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts has donated a pair of tickets to the July 17 performance of the National Symphony Orchestra with Idina to Idina-Here.com. Read on for how to win them!

    – Answer 3 trivia questions…

    1) If you’re going to the beach, what does Idina recommend not wearing?
    2) Who will be conducting the symphony at Idina’s performance on July 17?
    3) Who is the founder of The Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts?

    – E-mail your answers to contest[AT]idina-here.com (replace the [AT] with @) with DC TICKET CONTEST in the subject line.

    – Deadline to enter is June 30, 2010.

    RULES:

  • Contest is open to everyone of all ages and in all countries.
  • Do not enter if you cannot be in Vienna, VA on July 17, 2010 on your accord.
  • Limit one (1) entry per person/email address. Multiple entries will be thrown out.
  • Winner will be chosen at random from all correct entries and notified on July 1, 2010. Winner must accept prize within 48 hours by responding to notification e-mail and providing the requested information. If winner does not respond or is unable to attend, another winner will be chosen from the remaining correct entries, and so on, until the prize is accepted. The winner will be announced on this website & Twitter upon confirmed acceptance.
  • Winner will receive two (2) house seating tickets to the July 17, 2010 performance of the National Symphony Orchestra at Wolf Trap with guest vocalist Idina Menzel. Tickets will be held at the venue’s box office as “will call” to be picked up by the winner the night of the performance with valid photo ID. Winner is responsible for providing their own transportation and housing.

    • If you have questions, please do not hesitate to ask them here in the comments. I ask that ALL questions are asked in the comments so that other people may who may have the same questions may read the questions and my answers.

    GOOD LUCK!

    CONTEST CLOSED

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