{"id":973,"date":"2012-05-15T18:21:45","date_gmt":"2012-05-15T18:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.idina-here.com\/press\/?p=973"},"modified":"2022-01-08T17:17:35","modified_gmt":"2022-01-08T17:17:35","slug":"my-heroes-and-heroines-idina-menzel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.idina-here.com\/press\/my-heroes-and-heroines-idina-menzel\/","title":{"rendered":"My Heroes and Heroines: Idina Menzel"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Broadway star on the people who inspire her.<\/pre>\n
Kristin Chenoweth <\/b><\/p>\n
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I\u00a0worked with her on Wicked<\/i>. She played Glinda and I loved watching the precision with which she approached her lines, and how she found the comedy in everything. She taught me what it means to take the stage and have a presence that holds a whole audience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Michael Greif <\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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He directed me in the original Broadway production of Rent<\/i> (my first professional job) and has been my mentor ever since. He believes in me, helps me strive to be the best I can be and gives me perfect career advice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Cara Menzel <\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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My younger sister had kids before I did, and managed to earn a master\u2019s degree while raising them as a single parent. Now she\u2019s a brilliant second-grade teacher. I\u2019m in awe of her ability to juggle everything and still be a great mother.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Joni Mitchell <\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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She\u2019s my favourite everything. She\u2019s the most incredible lyricist and has an amazing, haunting voice. I\u00a0feel as if her words express a part of me that no one else understands, in a way that no one else could. It\u2019s an honour to listen to her music and be inside her head.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Barbra Streisand <\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The first album I ever owned was A Star is Born<\/i>. I aspire to have her breath control but she also proves that singing isn\u2019t all about technique; it\u2019s about what comes out of your heart. Even with all her training, her singing is still raw and soulful.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Idina’s new album, ‘Barefoot at the Symphony’, is out May 21 <\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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