Tony Award-winning actress, singer and songwriter Idina Menzel recalled performing in Pittsburgh around the time of the Tree of Life tragedy in 2018 in Squirrel Hill. “I remember that time, and I remember such a sense of responsibility and connection to my audience. So, years later, when the […]
FIND THE IMAGES IN THE GALLERY Menzel, who notably won the 2004 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for her turn as Elphaba in Wicked, is returning to Broadway next year in Redwood. In a grand Elphaba meet-up last night, Idina Menzel […]
Idina Menzel is sharing some relatable mom moments as the parent of a teenager. On this week’s episode of PEOPLE in 10, the Frozen star, 53, gave an update on her 14-year-old son Walker and how she’s been navigating his teenage years. The star shares Walker with ex […]
Years ago, Idina Menzel’s acting coach told her it’s okay to take some creative liberties with her resume. And if a casting director happened to say, “I saw that show in bumfuck wherever and I don’t remember you playing Rizzo in Grease,” Menzel was to reply, “Well, I […]
Broadway legend Idina Menzel brings her Take Me or Leave Me tour to the Gaillard Center Aug. 3, a one woman show featuring fan favorite songs from throughout Menzel’s illustrious career — iconic hits from Wicked, Rent, Frozen, and newer music from her dance album, Drama Queen, released […]
The musical theater star is originating a role in, and was deeply involved in the creation of ‘Redwood’ — which could potentially bring her back to Broadway. “Ever since Rent, I have made it a priority to originate roles and shine a light on new work,” Idina Menzel […]
The animated Frozen will show winter in all its chilled beauty when it hits theaters this Thanksgiving. After all, the tale is based loosely on Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen, told with a modern twist and in a Nordic environment featuring many winter wonderlands. “It’s just the […]
Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck, and more of the cast and creative team reflect on the birth of an unlikely modern Disney classic. About 10 years ago, Josh Gad wanted to buy his daughter an Elsa dress. It shouldn’t have been difficult. Frozen, […]
When asked where she’d like to meet for lunch, Idina Menzel wastes no time choosing Union Square Cafe in Manhattan. This restaurant in particular has special meaning for Menzel, who once worked there as a reservationist, way before she had cemented her status as a Broadway star, celebrated […]
There’s something familiar about watching Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth have a conversation — the way that one of them tends to be a bubbling extrovert, the other more introspective but observant and ready with a joke. After a long day in workshops for their respective musical projects, […]
To celebrate Tuesday’s publication of Proud Mouse from Disney Legend Idina Menzel (Frozen) and her sister, Cara Mentzel, an acclaimed writer and teacher, we sat down with the siblings for an exclusive chat about the sequel to their children’s picture book Loud Mouse. The new book, with illustrations […]
Sisters Idina Menzel and Cara Mentzel, who grew up in Syosset, have written a second children’s picture book, “Proud Mouse.” It features them as colorful mice in elementary school and hearkens back to Cara’s quest to embrace her own talents when her older sibling had such an enormous one. The release […]
Disco queen — or ‘Drama Queen’ — is seemingly the role the Tony-winner was born to play, as she celebrates being a “mess” and her “biggest, loudest, boldest self.” Broadway and Disney legend Idina Menzel is sitting onstage at Los Angeles’s Grammy Museum, chatting with Yahoo Entertainment music […]
The actor and singer, aged 52, on what she learned by singing at weddings, her childhood dream coming true and battling vanity I think I was born singing. I was always singing around the house as a child. I felt I had something special to share, though I […]
The Tony winner, best known for her roles in ‘Wicked’ and ‘Frozen,’ is entering a new music era with an unconventional social media rollout Peering through a wrought-iron gate in her backyard, Idina Menzel bobs her head to the beat as she lip-syncs, “Got a beast inside, and […]