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Idina Menzel

Idina Menzel is a Tony Award winning singer and actress who made her Broadway debut in 1995 playing the part of Maureen Johnson in the hit musical Rent. Her third solo album, I Stand, was released January 2008.

Fast Facts

Full Name: Idina Kim Mentzel
Born: May 30, 1971
Birth place: New York City
Married to Taye Diggs
Performed at Lilith Fair in 1998
Notable Roles: Maureen Johnson in Rent, Elphaba in Wicked

Early Life

Born in New York City and raised with her younger sister, Menzel's parents divorced when she was fifteen. Around that time Menzel began singing at weddings and bar mitzvahs, which she would carry into her college years at New York University where she studied drama. Menzel changed her original name of Mentzel to Menzel, due to pronunciation issues while auditioning for her first big theater gig. It was in 1995 when Menzel auditioned for a show called Rent that her life would change.

A Life on the Stage

When Menzel was cast in Rent it was an off-Broadway show at the New York Theater Workshop. Due to its popularity, the show found itself on Broadway at the Nederlander Theater. Menzel was nominated for a Tony for the show and moved to a variety of other roles, starring in Aida and in 2003 appeared on stage with Kristin Chenoweth in Wicked where she won the 2004 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical.

Categories

Entertainment | Actresses | Stage Actresses | Film Actresses | Television Actresses

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Official Site: Idina Menzel
IMDb: Idina Menzel Filmography
Wikipedia: Indina Menzel
Fan Site: Idina-Here.com
Yahoo! Movies: Idina Menzel Profile
AskMen.com: Idina Menzel Profile
Playbill: Diva Talk: Chatting with Idina Menzel (2005)

Idina Menzel News and Articles

Google News Search: Idina Menzel
Playbill: DIVA TALK: Catching Up with Tony Winner Idina Menzel (June 13, 2008)
Ventura County Star: Free of Her Green 'Wicked' Makeup, Idina Menzel Shows... (June 12, 2008)
BroadwayWorld.com: Idina Menzel in Concert (January 15, 2008)
Reuters: Broadway star Menzel ventures into pop music (January 11, 2008)
Theatre.com: Idina Menzel Interview (2006)
Playbill: Diva Talk: Chatting with Idina Menzel (2005)
Musical Schwartz: Idina Menzel Interview (2005)

Idina Menzel Photos

Google Image Search: Idina Menzel
IMDb: Idina Menzel Photo Gallery
Broadway.com: Bewitched at the Wicked Recording Session Photos
Flickr: Idina Menzel Photos

Idina Menzel Videos

YouTube & Google Video: Idina Menzel Search
Yahoo! Video: Idina Menzel Search
Moviefone: Rent Trailer & Clips
YouTube: Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth in Rehearsal (Time 5:28)
YouTube: Idina Menzel in Show Business: The Road to Broadway (Time 3:55)
YouTube: Idina Menzel performing "Defying Gravity" on David Letterman (Time 4:21)
YouTube: Rent "Take Me or Leave Me" (Time 3:40)
YouTube: Rent "Over the Moon" (Time 5:42)

Idina Menzel Gossip and Blogs

Google Blog Search: Idina Menzel
Rent Blog: Idina Menzel Archives
Fan Site: Indina-Here.com
Fan Site: IndinaMenzel.net
Popbytes: Idina Menzel- Live in Hollywood! (January 11, 2008)

Idina Menzel Biographies and Profiles

Idina Menzel Timeline

Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
May 30, 1960: Born New York City
(1996) Rent (Broadway): Wikipedia | Mahalo
(2000) The Wild Party (Broadway): Wikipedia
(2001) Kissing Jessica Stein: IMDb
(2001) Aida (Broadway): Wikipedia
(2003) Wicked (Broadway): Wikipedia
(2004) Wins Tony for Wicked
(2005) Rent (Film Adaptation): IMDb

Idina Menzel DVDs and Merchandise

Amazon.com: Idina Menzel DVDs and Music
eBay: Idina Menzel Merchandise
Official Site: Wicked Boutique
BroadwayNewYork.com: Official Rent Merchandise

Related Pages on Mahalo

Taye Diggs | Kristin Chenoweth | Wicked (musical) | Rent (musical) | Broadway

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