Menzel drawing on diverse styles for concert tour that lands at SDSU this weekend You know her songs. You know her shows. And of course you know her singular name. (Sit down, Mr. Travolta.) What you might not know about Idina Menzel (besides the fact that Adele Dazeem, […]
Idina Menzel may forever be known as the “Frozen” lady. Her big, belting voice gave life to tortured Queen Elsa in the Disney blockbuster. When it finally came time to sing “Let it Go” on Friday at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, she was joined by a chorus […]
Idina Menzel doesn’t waste any time. Upon taking to the stage at the Saenger Theatre Thursday night (July 30), she launched into the song that made her a Broadway superstar. Opening her New Orleans debut with “Defying Gravity” from “Wicked,” Menzel soared into a high-flying concert. Despite starting […]
Almost exactly four years ago, Idina Menzel played Chastain Park Amphitheatre. At the time, she was already rooted in the hearts of teens for her Tony turns in “Rent” (nominated) and “Wicked” (won) and occasional appearances on “Glee.” But since Menzel’s last performance at the church of chatter […]
Late in her sold-out Orlando concert, singer-actress Idina Menzel confessed she had been feeling “a little low” before the show began. “Thank you for reviving me and reinvigorating me,” she told the audience at the Walt Disney Theater in the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. That’s […]
Nearly 20 years ago, Idina Menzel hit it big on Broadway as an original cast member of the musical “Rent.” Then, covered in green makeup, she shot into the musical-theater stratosphere as the original “Wicked Witch” Elphaba in the megahit “Wicked,” for which she belted the anthem “Defying […]
Idina Menzel came home for the evening, joined by several thousand friends at the beach. The international star from Syosset, riding the “Frozen” wave of her smash hit “Let It Go,” shared feelings about her Nikon at Jones Beach Theater debut Friday night, following her “Defying Gravity” opening […]
For much of her Broadway and film career, Idina Menzel – who, amazingly, is on her first major solo tour – has been a star, but a star at a certain remove. Her first professional theater gig, the 1995 sensation Rent, was an era-defining, bare-bones musical with frank […]
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 […]
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 […]
This diva needs her stage — and Idina Menzel electrified the one at PNC Bank Arts Center on Sunday night. In fact, maybe it’s a good thing PNC isn’t an indoor venue, because she surely would have rattled the walls and blown the roof off, too. From the […]
If there was any question about singer Idina Menzel’s talent after a rough performance on last year’s “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” or her hesitant singing of the National Anthem at the Super Bowl, she blew it away on the opening song of her concert Tuesday at Sands Bethlehem […]
No one tried to plug their cell phones into an outlet on the stage last night at Idina Menzel’s World Tour concert. Maybe that’s because it wasn’t a Broadway house, but a concert venue in New Jersey’s suburbs. But, some might think it was Broadway based on the […]
Idina Menzel is ready for a special evening on July 17 when she headlines Nikon at Jones Beach Theater for the first time. “Even just thinking about it gets me kind of emotional and excited,” the Syosset native says, remembering all the concerts she saw there growing up. […]
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, […]