Idina Menzel lets it go where the music takes her

If the themes of Idina Menzel’s songs resonate so well with her female audience members, it may be because she’s been there herself.

The 43-year-old star with the shake-the-rafters-voice, the emerald eyes and the cascade of chestnut hair has pulled off a trifecta of relatable songs that any actress would envy.

First, there was Elphaba, the odd-green-girl-out from Wicked, who declared her independence with the clarion call of Stephen Schwartz’s “Defying Gravity,” a number so potent that — as Ana Gasteyer once said — “every woman I know has wept over it while on the Stairmaster.”

Then, for a slightly younger demographic, she delivered the goods in Disney’s Frozen, launching Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez’s Oscar-winning hit “Let It Go” like it was a melodic guided missile.

And now, back on Broadway, she’s bringing all the generations together with a powerhouse number called “Always Starting Over” by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, which brings the house down every night in the powerful new musical, If/Then, at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.

So how does she feel about hitting the bullseye so many times in a row?
“I don’t know, I really don’t know,” she laughs from her dressing room, between a matinee and an evening performance. “I’ve thought about it myself. It’s not that I’ve been so successful that I can just sit at home and wait for the perfect project with the perfect song to come along. Sometimes, it’s all about taking a job and paying the bills.
“But I do believe that you’re given things in your life that you need, things you can explore that are going to teach you something about yourself. Every role or character or song can come at a time in your life when it relates to what you’re going through and you learn how to use it.”

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‘Baby, it’s cold outside’ Music Video

‘Baby, it’s cold outside’ Music Video

The music video for Idina’s duet with Michael Buble, ‘Baby it’s cold outside’ was released yesterday.

And another recent video…

An amazing #‎GypsyOfTheYear fundraising auction occurred at Broadway’s IF/THEN musical over the weekend. Idina Menzel offered audience members the chance to join her in singing “Let It Go,” from the Oscar-winning animated film FROZEN, onstage at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. The impromptu auction raised $4,800 for Broadway Cares.

1 Million Surprise + Other Updates

1 Million Surprise + Other Updates

The big surprise to celebrate Idina’s 1 million fans on Facebook was finally unveiled yesterday!
In case you haven’t seen it, watch below.

Idina Menzel Opens Up About Her New Album “Holiday Wishes”

Redbook is out this week!
Idina’s Redbook issue hits newstands this Tuesday Nov 18th, make sure to get your copy! Read a few bits from the interview here.

iHeartRadio concert

Idina’s iHeartRadio concert takes place this Thursday in NY and you can win tickets for it! Click here
For those of us unable to attend, the concert will be livestreamed here.

We have a lot more Idina events to look forward to in upcoming weeks, check out the sidebar to find more info about them and make sure to follow @idina_here on twitter to get all the latest updates.

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