Idina Menzel takes defying gravity in stride. The raven-haired beauty first blazed into the celebrity firmament in 1996 as the outrageous Maureen in “Rent” on Broadway. Then her career got an extra layer of sparkle as the emerald girl, Elphaba, in “Wicked,” which opened in San Francisco in […]
Oscar and Tony award winner Idina Menzel is bringing her Broadway musical to Hollywood. In “If/Then,” Menzel plays a 40-year-old woman who moves back to New York City for a fresh start. The audience watches as her life splits into two parallel paths with both storylines playing out […]
Question: I think that’s important in this business. Menzel: It’s always come back. It always resurfaces in our lives, whether it was the five-year anniversary or doing the movie or now doing the Tonys and saying goodbye. It’s always come at a time when I need to get […]
Idina Menzel is far from a typical pop singer. Her background is on Broadway as the star of musicals such as “Rent” and “Wicked.” Mainstream fans got to know her face from a stint on the hit TV series “Glee.” And while she’s released a handful of pop-oriented […]
The Broadway superstar on being a gay icon, diva and role model Idina Menzel may be on top of the world, but the American actress and singer insists that she’s no diva. “I’m pretty low maintenance,” says Menzel. Her rise to fame originated from her Tony-nominated role as […]
Idina Menzel may be nursing a cold, which she shrugs off as “par for the course” when you’re touring the country with a 5-year-old in tow. But that cold hasn’t dampened her spirits when she checks in from the road on her first tour since going five-times-platinum with […]
John Travolta infamously butchered her name as “Adele Dazeen” before millions watching the 2014 Oscars telecast. But singer and actress Idina Menzel, in the best tradition of showbiz, rolled with the unexpected, performing best original song “Let It Go” flawlessly for the worldwide audience. “We make a lot […]
Idina Menzel is a working mother with a unique work life. In the past 10 weeks, the Broadway star and voice of Elsa in “Frozen” toured nine countries and performed 46 concerts. Through the entire trek, Menzel’s 5-year-old son Walker Nathaniel Diggs has been with her. “It’s been […]
“This is just like the cherry on top!” It’s a sweet time right now for Idina Menzel. She’s in the middle of her world tour and kicking off the North American leg on Tuesday. “It’s such a celebration to go into these territories and countries that I’ve never […]
Off-the-charts success hasn’t changed Idina Menzel – but it has altered her set list a bit. The Broadway star, whose voice became ubiquitous thanks to “Let It Go,” the massive hit Menzel recorded for the smash Disney soundtrack “Frozen,” is still the same; the 44-year-old remains laidback and […]
Idina Menzel admits it: “I am insane.” After a whirlwind couple of years that saw her make a Tony-nominated return to Broadway, lay down the vocals for one of the best-selling singles of all-time in “Frozen’s” “Let It Go,” perform the national anthem at the 2015 Super Bowl, […]
Idina Menzel may not be prepping for the Olympics, but she takes the approach of a world-class athlete when she trains for a global tour. “You have to build your stamina, get a lot of sleep and take care of yourself,” said the Tony Award-winning actress and singer, […]
Frozen’s Elsa, Idina Menzel, talks divorce, Broadway success, and why she’s had a “very trying year” Even if you do not recognise Idina Menzel, you know her voice. She plays Elsa in Disney’s Frozen – you may have heard of it. The film has permeated popular culture in […]
Hot on the heels of a remarkable year that included performing the smash hit “Let It Go” from Disney’s Frozen at the 86th annual Academy Awards, a triumphant return to Broadway in the musical If/Then, a Best Actress Tony Award nomination and the release of this season’s must-have […]
You probably don’t need me to tell you that Idina Menzel is a force to be reckoned with and admired. Just look at the past two years the Broadway star has had and the fact that you still can’t get “Let It Go” out of your head. But, […]