Idina is set to appear onstage in a one-night-only benefit concert, Romantic Poetry: The Musicale, with music by Henry Krieger and book/lyrics by John Patrick Shanley. The show will take place Monday, May 21st at 7:00pm at The Lucille Lortel Theatre, and will feature a slew of Broadway stars.

“Shanley and Krieger join forces to topple the musical theater form with Romantic Poetry, a soaring love song to impossible romance. In the words of the creators, ‘You will laugh, you will cry, you will shake your head. You will embrace your fellow audience members, and gasp: ‘Thank God we were here!’ You will make friends for life. The show will improve marriages, turn casual dates into torrid assignations, and reduce cynics to autograph hounds! Be there or face years of loneliness!,'” state press materials.

Ticket prices will vary, and are tax deductible. (source)

Sounds like it’ll be a pretty interesting show! I hope some of you have the opportunity to check it out.

Gallery: I have a lot more pictures to add from the Costume Institute Gala (HQs as well!), but I can’t get them up until later tonight. So hopefully by tomorrow, there will be a bunch of new pictures to enjoy.

Idina and Taye attended the “Poiret: King of Fashion” Costume Institute Gala tonight, looking as fashionable as ever. I’m collecting more images (hopefully some high quality shots) for the Gallery, but for now, I’ve added what I could find! Keep checking back for more – I’ll add them once I get them.

Also, thanks to Brittany R. for making a generous donation to the site!

I’m sure you’ve all taken the opportunity to listen to the new remixed version of “Defying Gravity” on the new Idina.com — Now, it’s available for download on U.S. iTunes for $0.99! You can find the single by doing a search for “Defying Gravity”, and it should appear listed as “Defying Gravity – Single”. There’s also new promotional art (same photo as the new site) that you receive when you download the tune.

“Defying Gravity” Promotional Single

I don’t know if international iTunes sites have the single available yet – but if you live outside the U.S. and use a different iTunes Store, please do a search and make a comment in this post to let others know if it’s there for them. Thanks so much, everyone!

Edit: Thanks to Mads — If you are outside the U.S., there is a tab in the iTunes store that will allow you to change to the U.S. version (thereby accessing the songs available in America.) Payments are likely in U.S. Dollars ($), so that could prove difficult for people dealing with other currencies. It is an option, however.

Idina’s Official website, Idina.com, has been updated with a brand new look! From what I’ve heard, a lot more is expected to be added (this is just a teaser!), so make sure you venture over there to take a peak.

Featured now is the new Glen Ballard remixed version of “Defying Gravity” (much in demand, I believe.) Go listen and chat about what you think!

As you can see, I’ve updated with a new layout. Those new photoshoot photos were such a treat, I didn’t want them to go to waste. I’m not sure how long this layout will be up – maybe just through the summer, maybe not even that. Either way, I hope you love it!

Please, leave a comment and let me know what you think. If there are any discrepancies on other pages (like coloring is off, etc.), feel free to leave a comment below, letting me know, and I’ll fix it ASAP.

Thanks everyone!