She produced and released her debut album, Still I Can't Be Still, for Hollywood Records in 1998. She comes out on stage, dressed like she doesn’t care, acting a little dizzy, but knowing all along she’s gonna hit the right notes. She has toured extensively and frequently performs in various venues throughout New York City. "[53] Enchanted was a critical and commercial success,[54] but The Hollywood Reporter's Kirk Honeycutt accused the film of wasting Menzel's talent,[55] while Jim Lane of the Sacramento News & Review felt the actress was underused. On June 17, 2014, during a concert at New York City's Radio City Music Hall, Menzel confirmed that she was working on a Christmas album that would contain original material to be released later that same year. She reprised her Tony Award-winning role as Elphaba in the West End production of Wicked when it opened at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre on September 7, 2006. [57] In 2020, Cleveland.com's Troy L. Smith named Menzel the best vocalist of 2013, writing that the year's popularity of "Let it Go" only cemented Menzel's reputation as "one of Broadway’s greatest stars of all time". [23] Menzel was replaced by Elphaba standby Shoshana Bean. [6][7] Her parents are Helene Goldberg, a therapist, and Stuart Mentzel, a pajama salesman. Menzel is known for playing Shelby Corcoran on the musical dramedy TV series Glee from 2010 to 2013, and a non-singing role as Nancy Tremaine in the musical fantasy film Enchanted. Her performances included collaborations with the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Pops Orchestra, and the North Carolina Symphony, and featured symphonic arrangements by New York composer and producer Rob Mounsey. The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical is awarded to the best actress in a musical, whether a new production or a revival. [31] Following the album release, she embarked on her Still I Can't Be Still Tour, but after selling fewer than 10,000 copies in the US and missing the Billboard 200, Menzel's label put the album out of print, and she was dropped from the label. In Summer 2011, Camp BroaderWay welcomed girls from under-served metro New York communities to a 10-day performing arts camp, run by Menzel and a team of acclaimed professional Broadway artists including Taye Diggs. On November 27, 2008, she performed "I Stand" on the M&M's Chocolate float as part of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. After appearing in several smaller-scale stage and Off-Broadway productions, Menzel originated the role of Elphaba Thropp in the Broadway musical Wicked in 2003, a performance for which she garnered critical acclaim and the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. [19] She was friends with actor Adam Pascal before they worked together in Rent. Her final performance in the musical was on July 1, 1997. She also voiced Queen Elsa in Disney's 2013 animated film Frozen, in which she sang the Oscar- and Grammy Award-winning song "Let It Go". [92], Menzel married actor Taye Diggs on January 11, 2003. She would reprise the role in West End productions of the musical until 2006.

Her other Off-Broadway credits include the pre-Broadway run of Rent and The Vagina Monologues. [62][63][64][65], Menzel was invited to perform "Let It Go" at the 86th Academy Awards in March 2014, where the song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. The award has been given since 1948, but the nominees who did not win have only been publicly announced since 1956.

[35], Menzel announced she would continue live performances in 2012. She was nominated for several critics circle awards for the part. Menzel played the role of Florence in the 21st-anniversary concert of Chess at the Royal Albert Hall, London, from May 12 to 13, 2008, alongside Kerry Ellis, Adam Pascal, and Josh Groban.

A BroaderWay sponsors camp programs, theater workshops, and innovative educational programming, and offers scholarships and opportunities to experience professional performances. Menzel finished her West End run on December 30, 2006. Holiday Wishes also marked the first that a woman had three different albums (the cast recording to Frozen and If/Then) peak within the top 20 within ten months of the release date. [46][45][47] In a complementary review, Markos Papadatos of The Digital Journal felt Menzel redeemed her reputation as a strong vocalist after pundits had criticized her live performance of "Let it Go" at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve the previous year. [18], Idina changed the spelling of her surname to "Menzel" to better reflect the pronunciation that the Mentzel family had adopted in the United States. [22] During her penultimate performance of Wicked on January 8, 2005, she fell through a trap door and cracked a lower rib. Menzel's performance as Elphaba, the misunderstood Wicked Witch of the West, garnered critical acclaim, for which she ultimately won the 2004 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical.

Idina Kim Menzel (/ɪˈdiːnə mɛnˈzɛl/) (née Mentzel; born May 30, 1971)[1][2] is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She was announced to star on the Ellen DeGeneres-produced sitcom Happy Time,[73] but, as of October 15, 2019, this project appears to have been shelved. Holden continued, "Depending on the song, [her voice] can sound babyish and demanding, or it can sound grand and imperial. Menzel returned to Glee in season 3 episode "I Am Unicorn", her role this time as a teacher causing trouble for Rachel, Quinn, Puck, and former flame Will Schuster. [8] She has a younger sister named Cara.

She co-starred in the controversial film "Zebrahead" as the character Nadine. [89] Time Out ranked Menzel Broadway's 19th greatest "diva" of all-time, recognizing that the performer established a "stratospheric reputation" solely on the popularity of Rent and Wicked, having only starred in one Broadway musical since Wicked. "[76] Describing Menzel as a loud, "full-volume soprano" similar to Broadway actress Ethel Merman, Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote "The sound she creates when she belts in her high soprano register is a primal cry embedded in her being that insists that we listen and pay attention."
She co-starred in the controversial film "Zebrahead" as the character Nadine. Menzel's concert stop in Toronto was filmed at The Royal Conservatory of Music on November 17 and 18, 2011, for her second PBS special.

Directed by Michael Greif (whom Menzel previously worked within the original production of Rent), it had its world premiere at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C., starting with previews on November 5, 2013, until November 24, 2013. Official Sites, View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro, JFF: Favorite film linked to favorite actor on IMDb Daily Poll Board by actor - Part 3, The Hottest Black Women (And women with black Heritage). In 2008, Menzel headlined the Powerhouse Theatre's reading of Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik's musical Nero from July 11 to 13, performing the role of Nero's mistress, Poppea. [83] On her stage stage presence, The Denver Post critic Ray Mark Rinaldi wrote that Menzel delivers "the kind of self-assurance that can only come from beating out Kristen Chenoweth for a Tony. "[86] Menzel's vocal style has drawn comparisons to singer and actress Barbra Streisand, whose song "Don't Rain on My Parade" Menzel often performs and covered in tribute to her at the 2008 Kennedy Center Honors. Idina Menzel's HOLIDAY WISHES Album Will Get October 14 Release", "Chart Watch: Idina Menzel & Other Jewish Artists Celebrate Christmas", "Ariana Grande & Idina Menzel to Receive Honors at 2014 Billboard Women in Music Awards", "Idina Menzel to sing National Anthem at Super Bowl", "Idina Menzel may have left eardrums shuddering with daring take on national anthem at Super Bowl", "Most memorable Super Bowl national anthem performances, from Whitney Houston to Christina Aguilera – Idina Menzel, Super Bowl XLIX (2015)", "Idina Menzel: Are the best singers best for the national anthem? [citation needed], Menzel began dating actor Aaron Lohr and they appeared together in April 2015 at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. [56] However, Screen Rant's Mel Hall found Menzel's performance compelling. Thompson Middle School and Syosset High School. The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical is awarded to the best actress in a musical, whether a new production or a revival.The award has been given since 1948, but the nominees who did not win have only been publicly announced since 1956. One single from the album, "Minuet," made the Radio & Records CHR/Pop Tracks chart at number 48 in October 1998. But why pigeonhole someone so intriguingly offbeat?" They met in 1995 during the original production of Rent, in which Diggs portrayed the role of Benjamin Coffin III, the landlord.


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