Chicago – Idina Menzel is an icon of the Great White Way and is appropriately nicknamed “Queen of Broadway.” She and her sister Cara have released their new children’s book “Proud Mouse,” a veiled story of their sisterhood. Photographer Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com got Exclusive Portraits of both at a recent book signing.
Idina Menzel for ‘Proud Mouse’ at Anderson Bookshop Event
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
Idina Menzel was of course born in New York City (her sister Cara on Long Island). After graduating at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts, she won a role in the Off-Broadway production of “Rent” in 1995, and that show moved to Broadway. But it was eight years later that she broke out, creating the role of Elphaba, the green tinged Wicked Witch of the West in the B’way sensation “Wicked.” That role began her trek to Queen of Broadway status,...
Idina Menzel for ‘Proud Mouse’ at Anderson Bookshop Event
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
Idina Menzel was of course born in New York City (her sister Cara on Long Island). After graduating at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts, she won a role in the Off-Broadway production of “Rent” in 1995, and that show moved to Broadway. But it was eight years later that she broke out, creating the role of Elphaba, the green tinged Wicked Witch of the West in the B’way sensation “Wicked.” That role began her trek to Queen of Broadway status,...
- 9/25/2023
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Ariana Grande, Guillermo del Toro, Padma Lakshmi, Roxane Gay, Gabrielle Union, Sandra Cisneros, Amanda Gorman, Margaret Cho and Ron Perlman are among the signatories of an open letter calling on creative communities in Hollywood and beyond to leverage their voices to stop book bans.
Upwards of 175 actors, musicians, authors, comedians, reality stars, models, media personalities, academics, activists and more have signed the open letter spearheaded by Reading Rainbow host LeVar Burton and published Tuesday via public advocacy organization and political action committee MoveOn Political Action.
LeVar Burton
The letter encourages signatories and readers to address challenges at the local level across U.S. school districts, while calling out book bans as “restrictive behavior” that is “antithetical to free speech and expression.” It also underscores the “chilling effect” these bans can have “on the broader creative field.”
“We cannot stress enough how these censorious efforts will not end with book bans,...
Upwards of 175 actors, musicians, authors, comedians, reality stars, models, media personalities, academics, activists and more have signed the open letter spearheaded by Reading Rainbow host LeVar Burton and published Tuesday via public advocacy organization and political action committee MoveOn Political Action.
LeVar Burton
The letter encourages signatories and readers to address challenges at the local level across U.S. school districts, while calling out book bans as “restrictive behavior” that is “antithetical to free speech and expression.” It also underscores the “chilling effect” these bans can have “on the broader creative field.”
“We cannot stress enough how these censorious efforts will not end with book bans,...
- 9/19/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage? is a documentary directed by Anne McCabe and Eric Maldin. It will be released on Disney+ on Janaury 20, 2023
A documentary rich in details which is an experience in the Disney spirit and will be able to attract adults and children with the great singer that immortalized Let It Go in Frozen and whose voice has reached millions of people.
This time, we get a closer look at this phenomenal star her most human side.
Enjoy.
Idina Menzel is a legendary Broadway and film star, best known for her roles in Rent and Wicked, as well as her iconic voice performance as Elsa in the Disney classic Frozen. Now Disney+ is releasing a documentary about Idina’s life and career, entitled ‘Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage?’. This candid look at the life of a Broadway star will explore Idina’s journey from...
A documentary rich in details which is an experience in the Disney spirit and will be able to attract adults and children with the great singer that immortalized Let It Go in Frozen and whose voice has reached millions of people.
This time, we get a closer look at this phenomenal star her most human side.
Enjoy.
Idina Menzel is a legendary Broadway and film star, best known for her roles in Rent and Wicked, as well as her iconic voice performance as Elsa in the Disney classic Frozen. Now Disney+ is releasing a documentary about Idina’s life and career, entitled ‘Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage?’. This candid look at the life of a Broadway star will explore Idina’s journey from...
- 1/20/2023
- by Veronica Loop
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Idina Menzel says that while she's willing to help Cynthia Erivo prepare to play Elphaba in "Wicked," she feels that the star is already very well-equipped to take on the role.
"I've congratulated her and she sort of asked me just to be a part of it and be there," she tells Entertainment Weekly. "I offered to be in her ear if she wants me to and to give her a space, because she doesn't need my help, to be quite honest."
The "Frozen" star does say that her main tip for Erivo is to always remember the story's core message. "Just always keep in mind what the whole story was about," she says. "Similar to our book is just like not being afraid of what makes you beautiful and powerful. If you stay true to that, then you'll be true to Elphaba."
The book she's referring to is her new children's title,...
"I've congratulated her and she sort of asked me just to be a part of it and be there," she tells Entertainment Weekly. "I offered to be in her ear if she wants me to and to give her a space, because she doesn't need my help, to be quite honest."
The "Frozen" star does say that her main tip for Erivo is to always remember the story's core message. "Just always keep in mind what the whole story was about," she says. "Similar to our book is just like not being afraid of what makes you beautiful and powerful. If you stay true to that, then you'll be true to Elphaba."
The book she's referring to is her new children's title,...
- 9/28/2022
- by Eden Arielle Gordon
- Popsugar.com
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