The Premiere Idina Menzel Resource
IdinaMenzel.com‘s official store has added a new item – a limited edition lithograph! It’s a 14″x14″ high-quality print perfect for framing.
Simply add the lithograph to your cart in the store by clicking here and enter IDINAHERE in the coupon code box.
The lithograph’s expected ship date is March 23. 
As you may notice, the website looks a bit funky! Somehow, a malicious script got into the source code. I’ve isolated the evil script and had to remove the .php file, which has destroyed the layout – for now. It’ll take some time, but it’ll be back to normal soon!
In the meantime, if you’ve been here in the past couple weeks, please run your virus, malware, and spyware scanning software.
We’re not the first fansite this has happened to, and we certainly won’t be the last! Thanks for being patient, and for those that notified me about the issue – double-thanks!
Playbill is reporting that Idina will join a who’s-who of Broadway greats at the 2009 Dramatists Guild Gala on April 20th in New York. Idina last participated in this event in 2004 while she was still appearing in Wicked. I wonder what she’ll sing this time?
A host of top Broadway stars will take part in The Dramatists Guild Fund’s annual benefit gala April 20.
Entitled Star Turns: Great Writers Thank Their Lucky Stars!, the evening at the Hudson Theatre will be directed by Dan Foster and hosted by Julie Halston.
The one-night-only event will boast the talents of Bernadette Peters, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Jefferson Mays, Idina Menzel, Nathan Lane, Christine Ebersole, David Hyde Pierce, LaChanze, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jane Alexander, B.D. Wong, Karen Olivo and Alan Alda. The stars will be introduced by the writers whose work they will be performing.
The evening will begin with cocktails at 7 PM followed by dinner at 7:30 PM and the show at 8:30 PM.
The mission of the Dramatists Guild Fund is “to aid and nurture writers for the theater; to fund non-profit theaters producing contemporary American works; and to heighten awareness, appreciation, and support of theater across the country.”
The Hudson Theatre is located within the Millennium Hotel, 145 West 44th Street. Tickets are priced $1,000 per person. For more information call The Center for Creative Resources at (212) 864-7827 or visit www.dgfund.org.
-Playbill.com
Idina & Taye attended the opening night of Minsky’s, starring Idina’s former Wicked co-star, Christopher Fitzgerald, at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles last week. I’ve added several photos from their backstage visit to the gallery. You may view them by clicking the thumbnails below.
Also, Idina’s official site is launching a new mobile list which, I assume, will deliver news and contest info directly to your cell phone. To join, simply text IDINA to 50505. If you think you’re already on a mobile list, it’s ok to join again as their two lists will be merged so you don’t get duplicates of everything.
Note: This is for US customers only.
Idina has donated 2 tickets and a meet & greet to The Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, NJ on March 21, 2009! They are currently running an auction for the tickets with all of the proceeds going to benefit LIFEbeat, an organization that works with the music industry to raise money for AIDS research.
