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Vocals}}Hollywood Records>Warner Records>Verve Records>Schoolboy RecordsIDINAMENZELFIRST=IDINATITLE=REVEALING TIME MAGAZINE'S JUNE COVER STORY... IDINA MENZEL JOINS FORCES WITH @SCOOTERBRAUN & @SB_PROJECTS FOR MUSIC MANAGEMENT, |Walkman Records}}}}}}Idina Kim Menzel ({{IPAc-en|Éª|Ëˆ|d|iË|n|É™|_|m|É›|n|Ëˆ|z|É›|l}} {{respell|ih|DEE|nÉ™|_|men|ZEL}}; {{nee|Mentzel}}; born May 30, 1971)NEWS, Idina Menzel Biography,weblink June 21, 2014, Biography.com (FYI (TV network), FYI/A+E Networks, A&E Television Networks, November 16, 2018,weblink dead, NEWS,weblink Idina Menzel: Streisand, Hamlisch and me, The Jewish Chronicle, October 4, 2012, June 29, 2014, [...]she is convinced her fatherâ€”Stuart Mentzel (she changed the surname to make the pronunciation easier)â€”had singing potential., is an American actress and singer. Particularly recognized for her work in musicals on Broadway, she has been nicknamed the "Queen of Broadway" for her commanding stage presence, powerful mezzo-soprano, and reputation as one of the most influential stage actors of her generation. Having achieved mainstream success across stage, screen, and music, her accolades include an American Music Award, a Billboard Music Award, a Daytime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for three Drama League Awards, and four Drama Desk Awards. In 2019, Menzel received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and was named a Disney Legend in 2022.Menzel rose to prominence as a stage actress in 1996, making her Broadway debut as Maureen Johnson in the rock musical Rent, which earned her a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. In 2003, she originated the role of Elphaba in the musical Wicked on Broadway, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. The popularity of the show and her signature song "Defying Gravity" earned her a devoted musical theatre following. After leaving the show in 2005, she reprised the role in the musical's original West End production in 2006, becoming the highest-paid actress in West End theatre history. In 2014, Menzel returned to Broadway as Elizabeth Vaughan in the musical If/Then, for which she received a third Tony Award nomination.Menzel began transitioning into film and television in the early 2000s. After reprising her Rent role in the musical's 2005 film adaptation, she was cast as Nancy Tremaine in Disney's musical fantasy film Enchanted (2007), eventually returning to the role in its 2022 sequel. She played recurring character Shelby Corcoran on the musical television series Glee from 2010 to 2013. Since 2013, Menzel has voiced Elsa in Disney's Frozen franchise, which includes two of the highest-grossing animated films of all-time. "Let It Go", a song she recorded for the first film, peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, making her the first Tony Award-winning actor to earn a top-10 song on the chart, and cementing her status as a crossover musical artist. Menzel has since pursued supporting roles in larger film projects, including Uncut Gems (2019), Cinderella (2021), and You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (2023).As a recording artist and songwriter, Menzel has released seven studio albums, including I Stand (2008) and Holiday Wishes (2014); the latter peaked at number six on the Billboard 200, becoming her highest-charting studio album to-date.

Early life and education

Idina Kim Mentzel was born on May 30, 1971, in Manhattan.{{refn|While her birthplace has been varyingly reported as either the New York City borough of Queens or the town of Syosset, New York,NEWS,weblink Rent Control. One part original, one part newcomer, Neumaier, Joe, November 15, 2005, Daily News (New York), Daily News, March 17, 2014, March 23, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140323005353weblink">weblink dead, WEB,weblink Idina Menzel Idina Menzel, Ankeny, Jason, Allmusic.com, November 14, 2014, Menzel clarified in 2019, "[M]y parents lived in Queens and I was born at NYU Hospital in Manhattan."NEWS,weblink Idina Menzel talks her LI school days, 'Frozen II,' more, Frank Lovece, Frank, Lovece, Newsday, New York City / Long Island, November 15, 2019, November 19, 2010, November 16, 2019,weblink live, |group=n|name=born}} She grew up in New Jersey until about age three; her family moved to Syosset, New York on Long Island.NEWS,weblink The Wicked Young Witches, Weber, Bruce, October 26, 2003, The New York Times, 3, November 13, 2014, {{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Her parents are Stuart Mentzel, a pajama salesman, and Helene Goldberg, a therapist.NEWS,weblink Something Wicked This Way Comes, Kachka, Boris, October 23, 2005, New York (magazine), New York, February 18, 2008, She has a younger sister named Cara. Idina Menzel is JewishMAGAZINE,weblink Witch Hunt, Susman, Gary, December 6, 2004, Entertainment Weekly, April 20, 2020, August 5, 2019,weblink dead, NEWS,weblink Broadway sensation Menzel has Catskill roots, Lewis, Barry, July 31, 2010, Times Herald-Record, June 2, 2011, November 24, 2018,weblink dead, MAGAZINE, Bloom, Nate, All those Holiday/Christmas Songs: So Many Jewish Songwriters!, Jewish World Review, December 22, 2014,weblink and her grandparents emigrated from Russia.WEB,weblink Jew of the Week: Idina Menzel | Jew of the Week, Jewoftheweek.net, December 24, 2014, March 28, 2020, NEWS,weblink weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170810090634weblink">weblink August 10, 2017, 'Wicked' and 'Glee' star flies into Kansas City for benefit, Bigus, Ruth Baum, November 3, 2011, The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle, Menzel attended J. Irving Baylis Elementary School in Plainview, New York as well as H. B. Thompson Middle School in Syosset, and Syosset High School.NEWS,weblink Revolving Roles, Saslow, Linda, November 27, 2005, The New York Times, Mr. Pascal ... graduated from Syosset High School in 1988.... [In 1995] he got a call from a friend and former Syosset classmate, Idina Menzel...., November 13, 2014, When Menzel was 15 years old, her parents divorced and she began working as a wedding and bar/bat mitzvah singer, a job that she held while a student at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts; she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in drama thereNEWS,weblink Idina Menzel: from Broadway belter to pop star, August 31, 2008, Dan, Cairns, August 31, 2008, The Times, London, {{subscription required}}WEB, Boyle, Kelly, Menzel delivers a Wicked good performance,weblink Boston Music Spotlight, November 15, 2013, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141129014050weblink">weblink November 29, 2014, in 1992.WEB,weblink Noted Alumni, New York University Tisch School of the Arts, November 13, 2019, November 13, 2019,weblink live, Idina changed the spelling of her surname to "Menzel" to better reflect the pronunciation that the Mentzel family had adopted in the United States.NEWS, Ouzounian, Richard, Gig was weddings before Rent called; Menzel's big voice 'discovered' at age 5, The Toronto Star, November 29, 2005,weblink March 6, 2008, May 24, 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110524153814weblink">weblink dead, She was friends with actor Adam Pascal before they worked together in Rent.In 2017, Irish songwriter Jimmy Walsh who was based in New York City said that in 1992, Menzel had recorded a demo for him of the song "In Your Eyes", which went on to win the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 for Irish singer Niamh Kavanagh. Menzel was paid $75 for the recording.JOURNAL, December 12, 2017, Irish Eurovision Winners DVD: Interviews with Jimmy Walsh and Niamh Kavanagh, Rokit Entertainment,

Career

Theater career

Rent to The Wild Party (1996â€“2000)

In 1995, Menzel auditioned for Rent, which became her first professional theatre job and her Broadway debut. Rent opened Off-Broadway at the New York Theatre Workshop on January 26, 1996, but it moved to Broadway's Nederlander Theatre due to its popularity. For her performance as Maureen Johnson in the original cast of the musical, Menzel received a Tony nomination as Best Featured Actress in a Musical losing to Ann Duquesnay for Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk. Her final performance in the musical was on July 1, 1997. Despite her breakout performance in Rent, Menzel did not experience the immediate success she was expecting, claiming she subsequently faded into "obscurity" for the following eight years.WEB, Gills, Melina, April 19, 2016, Idina Menzel Talks Frozen, Rent, Wicked, and Finding Her Own Voice at Tribeca 2016,weblink weblink February 5, 2024, September 17, 2021, Tribeca Film Festival, Tribeca Film, For Broadway fans, Menzel is an icon and one of the most celebrated presences on the singing stage, Following the success of Rent, Menzel released her first solo album entitled Still I Can't Be Still on Hollywood Records. Menzel also originated the role of Dorothy in Summer of '42 at Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut, starred as Sheila in the New York City Center Encores! production of Hair and appeared on Broadway as Amneris in Aida. Menzel earned a Drama Desk Award nomination for her performance as Kate in the Manhattan Theatre Club's 2000 Off-Broadway production of Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party. Her other Off-Broadway credits include the pre-Broadway run of Rent and The Vagina Monologues.WEB, Idina Menzel's Official Website,weblink February 18, 2008,

Wicked, If/Then, Skintight, to WILD (2003â€“2021)

In 2003, Menzel starred alongside Kristin Chenoweth on Broadway in Wicked, a musical by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman based upon Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel (Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West). Shortly after a San Francisco try-out, Wicked began previews on October 8, 2003, with an official opening night on October 30. Menzel's performance as Elphaba, the misunderstood Wicked Witch of the West, garnered critical acclaim, for which she won the 2004 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical.WEB, Idina Menzel â€“ Biography,weblink October 13, 2020, Turner Classic Movies, Menzel's character also earned her a devoted fanbase, particularly among young girls who empathized with her misunderstood character,WEB, Gans, Andrew, November 25, 2005, Diva Talk: Chatting with Tony Winner Idina Menzel Plus "The Biggest Star on Broadway",weblink September 15, 2021, Playbill, as well as a gay following.WEB, Jaques, Damien, June 14, 2012, Full of "Rent," "Wicked" and "Glee," Idina Menzel comes to the Marcus Center,weblink September 15, 2021, OnMilwaukee, She can be heard on the show's Original Broadway Cast (OBC) recording. During her penultimate performance on January 8, 2005, she fell through a trap door during the melting scene and cracked a lower rib. This injury prevented her from performing in her scheduled final show on January 9; her standby, Shoshana Bean, played Elphaba at that performance. Menzel did, however, make a special appearance, in a red tracksuit, at that performance, performed her last song, and received a five-minute standing ovation.NEWS, McKinley, Jesse, Ding Dong, a Witch Is Hurt, but She Takes Her Final Bow, The New York Times, January 10, 2005,weblink February 18, 2008, Menzel was replaced by Elphaba standby Shoshana Bean.Gans, Andrew. "A Green Bean: Wicked Officially Welcomes Its New Elphaba Jan. 11" Playbill, January 11, 2005 In 2010, Broadway.com readers voted Menzel their favourite Elphaba performer out of the then-eleven actresses who had played the character on Broadway.WEB, November 1, 2010, Fans Name Original Star Idina Menzel Wicked's Most 'Popular' Elphaba,weblink October 25, 2020, Broadway.com, Following Wicked, Menzel appeared Off-Broadway in the Public Theater's production of See What I Wanna See, a Michael John LaChiusa-penned musical whose run ended in December 2005, for which she received Drama Desk Award and Drama League Award nominations. 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 27, 2006.NEWS, Idina Menzel to Star in London's Wicked, April 21, 2006, Playbill,weblink playbill.com, September 7, 2014, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140407074526weblink">weblink April 7, 2014, She starred alongside Helen Dallimore as Glinda and Adam Garcia as Fiyero. During her run, she was the highest-paid female performer in the West End at $30,000 per week.NEWS, Adams, Guy, May 2, 2006, Broadway star set to scoop up a wicked transfer fee, The Independent,weblink April 14, 2022, Menzel finished her West End run on December 30, 2006. She was succeeded by Elphaba standby Kerry Ellis.Gans, Andrew. "She's Not That Girl: Menzel Departs London 'Wicked' Dec. 30" Playbill, December 30, 2006Menzel played the role of Florence in the 21st-anniversary concert of the musical Chess at London's Royal Albert Hall, from May 12 to 13, 2008, alongside Kerry Ellis, Adam Pascal, and Josh Groban. In 2008, she 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.NEWS, Idina Menzel highlights casting for Nero, Vassar College, Powerhouse Theatre, June 30, 2008,weblink July 26, 2008, October 29, 2020,weblink dead, She was joined by Glee costar Lea Michele as Claudia Octavia, Jeffrey Carleson as Nero, and Michael Arden as Octavia's brother, Brittanicus.By February 28, 2013, Menzel was cast to star as Elizabeth in the new Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey Broadway musical If/Then. 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. Following the out-of-town tryout, the show moved to the Richard Rodgers Theatre on Broadway and began previews on March 4, 2014. It officially opened on March 30, 2014.weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130303050757weblink">Idina Menzel to Return to Broadway Next Spring in a New Musical. The New York Times. February 28, 2013.weblink" title="archive.today/20130718020123weblink">New Musical If/Then, Starring Tony Winner Idina Menzel, Will Arrive at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre in March, 2014. For her performance, Menzel received her second Tony Award nomination for Best Leading Actress in a Musical and performed Always Starting Over, but lost to Jessie Mueller for (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical).2014 Tony Award Nominations â€“ The Complete List; 'A Gentleman's Guide' Leads With 10! broadwayworld.com, Retrieved April 30, 2014 If/Then closed on Broadway on March 22, 2015, after 29 previews and 401 regular performances.Menzel reprised the role of Elizabeth (along with original Broadway cast members Lachanze, James Snyder, and Anthony Rapp) on the first seven stops of the show's national tour from October 2015 to January 2016.WEB, Starting Over, Again! Idina Menzel Will Launch The National Tour of If/Then, May 8, 2015,weblink December 8, 2018, She departed the show (along with LaChanze and Snyder) on the last day of the Costa Mesa, California engagement, on January 24, 2016. Her replacement was Jackie Burns (who previously served as Menzel's standby in the Broadway production) starting January 27, 2016, in Dallas, Texas.Later, in 2018, Menzel was cast as Jodi in Roundabout Theatre Company's World Premiere production of Joshua Harmon's new play Skintight. The show premiered Off Broadway at the Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre. It began previews on May 31, 2018, opened on June 21, 2018, and ran for strictly limited engagement till August 26, 2018. The play earned Menzel rave reviews and marking it her first major New York Theater non-musical role. A year later, she reprised her performance in Skintight marking its debut on the West Coast. The production played the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, California running from September 3 â€“ October 6, 2019.While appearing in Skintight, Menzel read for the role of Mary Jane in a workshop for the Broadway rock musical Jagged Little Pill.In late 2019, Menzel revealed on Twitter that she was working on "a mystery project" with Justin Tranter, Caroline Pennell and Eve Ensler (later known as V).TWEET, idinamenzel, 1186444041233276928, October 21, 2019, Mystery project, 2021-12-19, In mid-2021, it was announced that this project is Wild: A Musical Becoming, set to perform at American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, MA from December 3, 2021, to January 21, 2022 (she was only scheduled to perform through December 23). It was later announced that she would star as Bea, with contributions to the lyrics.WEB, WILD: A Musical Becoming,weblink 2021-12-19, americanrepertorytheater.org, en-US, On December 17, due to COVID, it was announced that the show on that day was cancelled;TWEET, americanrep, 1471974249925648386, December 17, 2021, WILD cancelled, 2021-12-20, it was later announced that the performance on the following two days and eventually all the following productions were cancelled,WEB, Staff, B. W. W., American Rep Cancels All Performances Of Idina Menzel-Led WILD & Additional Programming,weblink 2021-12-20, BroadwayWorld.com, en, making December 16 her last performance.

Music career

Menzel initially struggled to crossover into a solo music career beyond stage musicals, claiming the industry did not take her seriously as a pop or rock singer due to her Broadway origins.NEWS, March 5, 2014, Idina Menzel finds success with 'Frozen' song, St. Cloud Times,weblink September 17, 2021, Menzel performed at the 1998 Lilith Fair summer concert festival and continues to write and perform original music. She has toured extensively and frequently performs in various venues throughout New York City. She produced and released her debut album, Still I Can't Be Still, for Hollywood Records in 1998. One single from the album, "Minuet", made the Radio & Records CHR/Pop Tracks chart at number 48 in October 1998.WEB, Idina Menzel â€“ Still I Can't Be Still,weblink February 18, 2008, {{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Following the album release, she embarked on a promotional 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. However, the album was re-released once she began to rise to greater fame with her Tony-winning performance in Wicked.Her second album, Here, was released independently by Zel Records in 2004. Menzel contributed to the soundtrack of Desperate Housewives in 2005. She also appears on Ray Charles's album Genius and Friends, which was also released in 2005, on the track "I Will Be There". In 2007, she appeared on the Beowulf soundtrack singing the end credits song, "A Hero Comes Home". Also, in 2007, Menzel's powerful singing voice led her to be asked to accompany the baritone British X Factor runner-up, Rhydian Roberts, on his debut album, duetting on the song "What If".Her third solo album, I Stand, was released on January 29, 2008. It includes many new songs, including the lead single, "Brave", the title track "I Stand", and a song released on EP, "Gorgeous". The album debuted at number 58 on the Billboard 200, making it the first solo album by Menzel to make the charts. There are five versions of this album: the original version, the special limited edition, the iTunes version, the Barnes & Noble edition, and the Borders edition. Menzel wrote 9 of the 10 songs on her album, with the song "Forever" writing only by herself.I Stand (CD). Idina Menzel. Warner Bros and Reprise. 2008. p. 1. 2061-62638On April 1, 2008, Menzel kicked off her 2008â€“2009 I Stand tour in support of her new album performing four sold-out legs. The concert at Rose Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City was filmed for the PBS television series Soundstage. Menzel was joined by special guests, superstar Josh Groban and saxophonist Ravi Coltrane.On November 11, 2008, Menzel released "Hope," written by Paul Hampton, benefiting Stand Up to Cancer. On November 27, 2008, she performed "I Stand" on the M&M's Chocolate float as part of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.NEWS, Playbill, Tony Winner Menzel to Perform During Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade,weblink weblink" title="archive.today/20120909094609weblink">weblink dead, September 9, 2012, Andrew, Gans, November 11, 2008, NEWS, Playbill, Macy's Parade Features White Christmas, In the Heights, South Pacific, Hair, and Mermaid,weblink weblink" title="archive.today/20120909083458weblink">weblink dead, September 9, 2012, Andrew, Gans, November 27, 2008, [...]and Tony winner Idina Menzel will offer "I Stand" on the M&M's on Broadway float., On July 19, 2010, Menzel performed "Defying Gravity" and "What I Did For Love" in front of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at A Broadway Celebration: In Performance at the White House. The concert aired on PBS on October 20, 2010."Nathan Lane, Idina Menzel, Brian d'Arcy James and More to Perform Broadway Celebration at White House". Broadway.com. July 14, 2010.In April 2010, Menzel returned to the concert stage embarking on her "Barefoot at the Symphony Tour" in which she was accompanied by major symphony orchestras. 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. In October 2011, Menzel returned to London to perform a one-night-only concert in the United Kingdom at the Royal Albert Hall with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Marvin Hamlisch conducting. 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. She was accompanied by the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony with Marvin Hamlisch conducting and special guest Taye Diggs, Menzel's then-husband. Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony was released as a live CD and DVD and aired on PBS in March 2012, with Musical Director Rob Mounsey producing.NEWS,weblink Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony to Premiere on Chicago's PBS January 9; March 3 Nationwide, BWW, BroadwayWorld.com, 2017-11-13, en, Menzel announced she would continue live performances in 2012. The first date she announced was July 8, 2012, at Ravinia Festival near Chicago, Illinois."Idina to Play Ravinia" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908140726weblink |date=September 8, 2013 }}. Idina Menzel official website. January 5, 2012. She made her Carnegie Hall solo debut (originally on October 29, 2012).NEWS,weblink Idina Menzel Will Launch New Concert Tour In June; Itinerary, Including Carnegie Hall, Announced, Andrew, Gans, February 28, 2012, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140305053303weblink">weblink March 5, 2014, However, due to Hurricane Sandy's impact on New York City, it was postponed until January 13, 2013.WEB,weblink weblink" title="archive.today/20130126111608weblink">weblink dead, Carnegie Hall Postponed | News | Idina Menzel, Idinamenzel.com, January 26, 2013, December 4, 2012, Menzel toured Australia in June 2013 with shows in South Australia, Melbourne, Brisbane, and two at the Sydney Opera House.On June 17, 2014, during a (Idina Menzel: Live at Radio City|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. In that concert, she performed one of the original tunes from the album, "December Prayer".Deck the Halls with...Idina Menzel?! The If/Then Star Reveals Plans for a Christmas Album broadway.com, Retrieved June 20, 2014 The album, Holiday Wishes, was released on October 14, 2014.WEB,weblink Happy Early Holidays! Idina Menzel's HOLIDAY WISHES Album Will Get October 14 Release, September 4, 2014, September 4, 2014, BroadwayWorld, Broadway World,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140904231800weblink">weblink September 4, 2014, dead, mdy-all, The album has so far peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200, becoming her highest-charting album as a solo lead artist. Holiday Wishes also marked the first that a woman had three different albums (along with the cast recording to Frozen and If/Then) peak within the top 20 within ten months of the release date. Holiday Wishes also become the second-ever Christmas album to chart before Halloween during the SoundScan Era after Garth Brooks's 1992 album Beyond the Season.WEB,weblink Chart Watch: Idina Menzel & Other Jewish Artists Celebrate Christmas, October 20, 2014, yahoo.com, On November 26, 2014, Menzel announced through her Facebook page that she would be touring during the summer of 2015, making it her first (Idina Menzel: World Tour|global tour) and first time playing shows in Europe and Asia.WEB,weblink 'Frozen' Superstar Idina Menzel Announces 2015 World Tour, November 24, 2014, Yahoo Music, Menzel was honored with the Breakthrough Artist award at the 2014 Billboard Women in Music awards ceremony.MAGAZINE,weblink Ariana Grande & Idina Menzel to Receive Honors at 2014 Billboard Women in Music Awards, Billboard, November 11, 2014, File:Idina Menzel at the 2023 Capital Pride concert - 1.jpg|thumb|Menzel performing at the 2023 Capital Pride concert in Washington, D.C.]]Menzel sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" a cappella at Super Bowl XLIX on February 1, 2015.WEB, Idina Menzel to sing National Anthem at Super Bowl,weblink NFL.com, NFL, January 16, 2015, WEB, Farber, Jim, February 1, 2015, Idina Menzel may have left eardrums shuddering with daring take on national anthem at Super Bowl,weblink October 25, 2020, New York Daily News, Menzel's rendition earned mixed reviews from critics, who praised the quality of her voice but questioned some of her stylistic choices, namely tempo and volume.MAGAZINE, Yang, Rachel, January 23, 2020, Most memorable Super Bowl national anthem performances, from Whitney Houston to Christina Aguilera â€“ Idina Menzel, Super Bowl XLIX (2015),weblink October 25, 2020, Entertainment Weekly, [Menzel] showed off her spectacular voice, although some viewers questioned her stylistic choices, like speeding up certain parts of the anthem., 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.WEB, Papadatos, Markos, February 1, 2015, Review: Tony winner Idina Menzel nails national anthem at Super Bowl,weblink October 25, 2020, The Digital Journal, On August 5, 2016, Menzel announced she would release her eponymous fifth album, on September 23. Of the release, Menzel stated: "I poured my heart out and used my music as a place to kind of figure some things out. It's a really personal album."MAGAZINE, Robinson, Will, Clark, Noelene, Idina Menzel announces self-titled album, performs new song live,weblink August 5, 2016, Entertainment Weekly, Time Inc., August 5, 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160806183225weblink">weblink August 6, 2016, live, United States, Marking it as her first original Pop studio album in 8 years since I Stand, the album debuted at # 29 on the US Billboard 200. With the success of the album, Menzel embarked on a World Tour in 2017 that traveled to Asia, Europe, and North America.WEB, Idina Menzel to Embark on 2017 World Tour!,weblink BroadwayWorld.com, BroadwayWorld, January 17, 2017, Menzel's concert stop in Las Vegas was recorded for her second live album entitled idina Live and released on October 12, 2018.WEB, Idina Menzel's idina:live Album Sets New Release Date,weblink Playbill.com, October 4, 2018, Playbill, October 4, 2018, On March 12, 2018, it was announced that Menzel would join Josh Groban for his Bridges Tour. For this tour, she served as Groban's Opening act before joining him later during his set for 2 duets of Lullaby and Falling Slowly. Menzel only performed with Groban on the first leg of North America in various cities, including Atlanta, Nashville, Dallas, Phoenix, Chicago, Boston, Pittsburgh and a sold-out performance at New York's famed Madison Square Garden.WEB, Josh Groban and Idina Menzel Announce Fall 2018 Tour Dates,weblink BroadwayWorld.com, BWW, March 12, 2018, The New York City show (entitled Bridges Live From Madison Square Garden) was also filmed and released in Movie Theaters & later a Live CD & DVD release with an airing on PBS.WEB, Josh Groban Concert, Featuring Idina Menzel, Arrives in Movie Theatres February 12,weblink Playbill.com, February 12, 2019, Playbill, February 12, 2019, On May 11, 2019, it was revealed that she had signed to Scooter Braun and SB Projects for music management. Four years later, on August 22, 2023, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Menzel was no longer being represented by Braun, having left his management that January.WEB,weblink Source: Idina Menzel Is No Longer Being Managed by Scooter Braun (Exclusive), Mesfin, Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, August 22, 2023, August 22, 2023, On October 18, 2019, Menzel released her second holiday album entitled (Christmas: A Season of Love) from School Boy and Decca Records on October 18, 2019.WEB,weblink Idina Menzel's New Christmas Album to Feature Ariana Grande, Billy Porter & More, Broadway.com, Lefkowitz, Andy, September 27, 2019, September 29, 2019, It debut at # 2 on Billboard's US Top Holiday Albums. In support of it, Menzel embarked on a three-city concert tour in the east coast including a sold-out return to New York's Carnegie Hall.On October 11, 2022, Menzel announced on her Instagram page that she would be releasing a concert special on Disney+ on December 9 titled Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage?. The special will consist of concert footage from Madison Square Garden in New York. The title is a nod to Menzel's first line as Maureen in Rent.WEB,weblink Idina Menzel Doc Headed to Disney+ (Exclusive), Mia, Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, October 11, 2022, October 11, 2022,

Film and television career

Early screen appearances (2001â€“2010)

Menzel's feature film debut was the 2001 romantic comedy Kissing Jessica Stein in which she had a minor role as a bridesmaid,WEB, Hall, Mel, March 17, 2020, The 10 Best Idina Menzel Performances, Ranked By IMDb,weblink October 25, 2020, Screen Rant, followed by an uncredited appearance as Linda in the dark comedy Just a Kiss (2002).NEWS, July 16, 2011, Idina Menzel: 5 Things You Didn't Know, The Hollywood Reporter,weblink April 3, 2023, While starring in Wicked, she appeared in the coming-of-age dramedy The Tollbooth (2004), playing main character Sarabeth's (Marla Sokoloff) pregnant sister, Raquel Cohen-Flaxman.Menzel starred in her first major film venture in 2005 when she reprised the role of Maureen Johnson in the film adaptation of Rent, directed by Chris Columbus.NEWS, Rooney, David, November 19, 2005, Rent, Variety (magazine), Variety,weblink April 4, 2023, While the decision to enlist most of the showâ€™s original cast (Rapp, Pascal, Martin, Heredia, Menzel and Taye Diggs all created their characters on stage) will please diehard Rentheads, it raises awkward questions as to why these people, some of them clearly pushing 40, are still floundering in artsy aimlessness., Menzel was one of six original Broadway cast members who returned for the film,NEWS, Billey, Catherine, September 4, 2005, Nine Years in the Life, The New York Times,weblink April 4, 2023, Original cast members Daphne Rubin-Vega and Fredi Walker were replaced with Rosario Dawson and Tracie Thoms, respectively. Rubin-Vega was pregnant, while Walker was considered too old to reprise her role., including then-husband Taye Diggs. Although rumors of a Rent movie had persisted for several years before it was green-lit, Menzel did not consider herself eligible because she assumed A-list Hollywood actors would be preferred if a film version ever materialized, until Columbus approached her directly. However, Menzel was the musical's only main female cast member not replaced by a younger actress, despite all actors being several years older than their characters by the time the film was released. Menzel felt the film's chemistry benefited from retaining most of the show's original cast. Rent was released to mixed reviews and underperformed at the box office,NEWS, Chapman, Wilson, December 28, 2022, Rob Marshall Almost Directed the 'Rent' Film Before Booking 'Chicago', IndieWire,weblink April 4, 2023, NEWS, Damshenas, Sam, Exclusive: Here's why Lin-Manuel Miranda wouldn't direct a film remake of Rent, Gay Times,weblink April 4, 2023, but critics complimented Menzel's performance. Entertainment Weekly film critic Owen Gleiberman called Menzel's duet with actress Tracie Thoms (as girlfriend Joanne Jefferson) a highlight.MAGAZINE, Gleiberman, Owen, Owen Gleiberman, November 23, 2005, 'Rent': EW Review, Entertainment Weekly,weblink April 4, 2023, IGN's Eric Goldman described Menzel as "incredibly charismatic and fun", although her performance failed to interest him in performance art.NEWS, Goldmen, Eric, November 28, 2005, Rent Review, IGN,weblink April 4, 2023, The following year, Menzel and her castmates were nominated for Best Acting Ensemble at the 11th Critics' Choice Awards.WEB, Collar, Cammila, Rent (2005) â€“ Awards,weblink April 4, 2023, AllMovie, In 2006, she played Vera Rivkin in Robert Towne's Ask the Dust, a romantic drama starring Colin Farrell and Salma Hayek.NEWS, B., Brian, May 19, 2004, Idina Menzel cast in Ask the Dust, MovieWeb,weblink April 3, 2023, Menzel's character, a mysterious Jewish woman, harbors unrequited feelings for struggling writer Arturo, played by Farrell.NEWS, Ebert, Roger, Roger Ebert, March 16, 2006, Pulp noir, RogerEbert.com,weblink April 3, 2023, Despite her limited screen time, she considers Vera one of her favorite film roles, citing her character's lack of singing and difficulty overcoming difficult situations as essential to demonstrating her versatility.NEWS, Janes, ThÃ©oden, July 20, 2017, Idina Menzel on her new tour â€“ and how Steph Curry is helping her become a better mom, The Charlotte Observer,weblink April 3, 2023, Ask the Dusk was poorly received by film critics.JOURNAL, GalvÃ¡n, Bruno Echauri, Ask the Critic:Paratexts and Critical Reception of the Film Ask the Dust in the United States,weblink Salisbury University, Literature/Film Quarterly, However, Kim Newman of Empire cautioned audiences to remember Menzel's name, writing, "the film comes to life when she barges in and finds it hard to keep it together after she's gone".NEWS, Newman, Kim, 2006, Ask The Dust Review, Empire (magazine), Empire,weblink April 3, 2023, The San Francisco Chronicle's Ruthe Stein said Menzel enlivens the material by sharing more chemistry with Farrell during their brief scenes together than Hayek does throughout the entire film.NEWS, Stein, Ruth, March 17, 2006, This L.A. story with hot actors is dry as dust, San Francisco Chronicle,weblink April 3, 2023, In 2007, Menzel appeared in the musical fantasy film Enchanted as Nancy Tremaine: the fiancÃ©e of Patrick Dempsey's character Robert and Giselle's (Amy Adams) romantic rival.WEB, Phipps, Keith, November 21, 2007, Enchanted,weblink October 25, 2020, The A.V. Club, Despite being a musical, Menzel famously does not sing in the film;WEB, O'Keefe, Meghan, August 20, 2014, Throwback: 'Enchanted,' Or The Disney Film Where Idina Menzel Didn't Sing 'Let It Go',weblink October 25, 2020, Decider.com, Decider, several songs composer Alan Menken and lyricist Stephen Schwartz had written for her character were ultimately omitted from the final version.NEWS, Dowling, Amber, November 18, 2022, Everything to know about the 'Enchanted' sequel, 'Disenchanted', etalk,weblink April 4, 2023, WEB, White, Cindy, November 13, 2007, No Songs For Enchanted Star,weblink live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080514025901weblink">weblink May 14, 2008, October 25, 2020, Syfy, Sci Fi Wire, Menzel was offered the role without auditioning, and was flattered that Disney would cast her solely based on her acting.WEB, Roberts, Sheila, Idina Menzel Interview, Enchanted,weblink live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141222020952weblink">weblink December 22, 2014, October 25, 2020, MoviesOnline, Menzel explained that singing would have been out of character for Nancy, who is a New York native unlike the film's more fantastical characters. She opted to portray Nancy with vulnerability as opposed to "a typical mean girlfriend that everyone's going to hate". Enchanted was a critical and commercial success,WEB, Chichizola, Corey, January 25, 2020, James Marsden Has A Blunt Answer About Enchanted 2 Questions,weblink October 25, 2020, CinemaBlend, but The Hollywood Reporter's Kirk Honeycutt and Jim Lane of the Sacramento News & Review felt the film underused Menzel's talents.WEB, Lane, Jim, November 22, 2007, Enchanted,weblink October 25, 2020, Sacramento News & Review, WEB, Honeycutt, Kirk, November 18, 2007, Enchanted,weblink October 25, 2020, The Hollywood Reporter, Some critics and fans also expressed disappointment over Menzel's lack of musical numbers.NEWS, Wong, Curtis M., May 24, 2022, Idina Menzel Is Ready To Defy Gravity Once Again. This Time, It's Through Style., HuffPost,weblink April 4, 2023, some fans were disappointed that Menzel didnâ€™t get a musical number, From 2010 to 2013, Menzel had a recurring role on the musical comedy television series Glee as Shelby Corcoran: the coach of rival glee club Vocal Adrenaline, and the biological mother of series lead Rachel Berry (Lea Michele). Fans of the show had long observed a strong physical resemblance between Menzel and Michele, and lobbied for the former to be cast as Michele's onscreen mother.NEWS, Andreeva, Nellie, December 9, 2009, Idina Menzel heading to 'Glee', The Hollywood Reporter,weblink April 6, 2023,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20091214160808weblink">weblink December 14, 2009, Menzel appeared in 12 episodes across the series, and covered songs such as "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les MisÃ©rables and "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga.WEB, Glee's Lea Michele and On-Screen Mother Idina Menzel Sing 'Somewhere',weblink Running Lip, September 26, 2011, Mersion Media, September 26, 2011,

Frozen and worldwide recognition (2013â€“2016)

In 2013, Menzel voiced Elsa â€“ a reclusive young queen struggling with her magical ability to control ice and snow â€“ in Disney's animated film Frozen.MAGAZINE, Disney's 'Frozen': Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel to voice animated tale,weblink Anthony, Breznican, Entertainment Weekly, June 11, 2012, After failing to secure the lead role in Disney's animated film Tangled (2010), the studio re-discovered Menzel's audition reel while casting Frozen.NEWS, January 13, 2020, Disney stars who almost played other Disney characters, The News-Times,weblink September 17, 2021, WEB, November 1, 2013, Secret Phone Recording Helped Idina Menzel Land New Disney Role,weblink September 17, 2021, Contactmusic.com, Loosely based on the titular villain in Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Snow Queen", Menzel's character was re-written into a misunderstood anti-heroine for Disney's adaptation, inspired by songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez's creation of her anthem "Let It Go",WEB, Crow, David, November 22, 2019, Frozen 2: How New Elsa Songs were Crafted for Idina Menzel,weblink September 17, 2021, Den of Geek, which they wrote specifically for Menzel due to its demanding vocal range.WEB, February 24, 2014, 'Let It Go': A Global Hit In Any Language,weblink September 17, 2021, NPR, The range of the song spans almost three octaves, and it was actually written with Menzel in mind as she is one of the few who could pull it off., Released to critical acclaim, Frozen became the highest-grossing animated film upon release, earning over $1.2 billion worldwide.WEB, June 3, 2014, How Idina Menzel's Son Uses 'Frozen' to Charm Girls,weblink September 17, 2021, Entertainment Tonight, NEWS, McKinney, Kelsey, December 3, 2014, The 9 best "Let it Go" parodies of 2014, Vox (website), Vox,weblink September 17, 2021, Meanwhile, "Let It Go" became a global phenomenon,NEWS, Rayner, Ben, Ben Rayner, February 26, 2014, Oscars 2014: Why Frozen's 'Let It Go' became a phenomenon, Toronto Star,weblink September 17, 2021, with countless fans and artists releasing their own Internet covers and parodies. A crossover radio hit, the song peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, making Menzel the first Tony Award-winning actor to achieve a top-10 placement on the chart.MAGAZINE, Caulfield, Keith, June 11, 2014, Idina Menzel's 'If/Then' Scores Show-Stopping Chart Debut, Billboard (magazine), Billboard,weblink September 17, 2021, MAGAZINE, Caulfield, Keith, March 15, 2014, 'Let It Go' Helps Idina Menzel Make Hot 100 History, Billboard (magazine), Billboard,weblink September 17, 2021, WEB, Zerihun, Brenden, Idina Menzel Biography,weblink October 1, 2021, Tribute (magazine), Tribute, Despite its non-commercial sound,MAGAZINE, Knopper, Steve, March 11, 2014, How 'Frozen' Went From Small Soundtrack to Worldwide Phenomenon,weblink September 17, 2021, Rolling Stone, "Let it Go" ultimately became one of the best-selling singles of 2014, selling over 10.9 million copies.WEB, Roberts, Maddy Shaw, November 2, 2017, Here's precisely why 'Let It Go' has been stuck in your head for five years,weblink September 17, 2021, Classic FM (UK), Classic FM, NEWS, April 15, 2015, Frozen soundtrack was the biggest-selling album of 2014, BBC News,weblink September 17, 2021, Idina Menzel's version of Let It Go was the fifth biggest-selling single of the year, with 10.9 million copies sold., Menzel has since reprised her role as Elsa in most tie-in media, including the Disney Infinity and Kingdom Hearts video games,PRESS RELEASE,weblink Star-Studded Voice Cast Unveiled For Disney And Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts III, Square Enix, PR Newswire, September 26, 2018, September 26, 2018,weblink September 26, 2018, live, the short films Frozen Fever (2015) and Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017), the film Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018), and the sequel Frozen II (2019).NEWS, Sneitker, Marc, Disney's 'Frozen' soundtrack: Ranking all nine original songs,weblink December 10, 2013, Entertainment Weekly, November 30, 2013, NEWS, Barnard, Linda, Frozen will warm your heart: review,weblink December 14, 2013, The Star, November 27, 2013, NEWS, DeTruck, Matt, CD Review: Disney's "Frozen" Soundtrack,weblink December 10, 2013, City Newspaper, November 27, 2013, NEWS, Asl, Nasim, Frozen Melts Viewers' Hearts,weblink December 15, 2013, The Oxford Student, December 13, 2013, Menzel sang "Let it Go" at the 86th Academy Awards in March 2014, where the song eventually won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. While introducing her performance, actor John Travolta mispronounced her name as "Adele Dazeem"; the mispronunciation was heavily ridiculed by fans and the media, and subsequently became a viral Internet meme.NEWS, Parkinson, Hannah Jane, March 3, 2014, Adele Dazeem dazzled in her Oscars glory - yet doesn't actually exist, The Guardian,weblink April 3, 2023, Although initially thrown off by the incident,NEWS, Vivinetto, Gina, September 9, 2021, Idina Menzel: John Travolta messing up my name was 'one of the best things that happened', Today (American TV program), Today,weblink April 1, 2023, Menzel was not upset about the mishap, and credits it with introducing her to a wider audience.NEWS, Malkin, Marc, Idina Menzel Hugged John Travolta After Her Oscars Performance, "Laughed Off" Adele Dazeem Mishap,weblink March 6, 2014, E!, NBC Universal, March 4, 2014, To promote her then-current role in Broadway's If/Then, the production printed satirical playbills that credited Menzel as Adele Dazeem, and referenced her previous credits in Nert (Rent), Wicked-ly (Wicked), and Farfignugen (Frozen).MAGAZINE, Newman, Jason, John Travolta Apologizes to 'Frozen' Star Idina Menzel for Oscar Flub,weblink March 6, 2014, Rolling Stone, Wenner Media, March 5, 2014, March 7, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140307093109weblink">weblink dead, NEWS, Eggertsen, Chris, God Exists: Idina Menzel renamed 'Adele Dazeem' in official Playbill for 'If/Then',weblink March 6, 2014, HitFix, March 4, 2014, Shortly after the ceremony, Travolta publicly apologized to Menzel. At the 87th Academy Awards the following year, Menzel presented Best Original Song with Travolta and jokingly introduced him as "Glom Gazingo", who finally pronounced her name correctly upon joining her on stage.NEWS, Ryan, Patrick, Idina Menzel gets sweet revenge on John Travolta for Adele Dazeem flub,weblink February 24, 2015, USA Today, February 23, 2015, Although Menzel had already been well-known within the Broadway community prior to working with Disney, she was not as recognized outside of her stage credits.NEWS, Milligan, Kaitlin, May 30, 2020, Before They Were Famous: Idina Menzel!, BroadwayWorld,weblink April 3, 2023, The success of Frozen, "Let it Go", and the Oscars incident are credited with establishing Menzel as an international superstar, helping bolster her film and music careers beyond musical theatre. She considers Travolta mispronouncing her name to be "one of the best things that happened for my career".In 2015, Menzel was slated to star on the Ellen DeGeneres-produced sitcom Happy Time, which would have been her first television role since Glee. However, the project never came to fruition.Weinstein, Shelly. "Idina Menzel to Star in Comedy From Ellen DeGeneres" Variety, January 30, 2015

Established film actress (2017â€“present)

Following the success of Frozen, Menzel continued to pursue more prominent roles in film and television projects. She starred as CC Bloom, a role originated by one of her idols Bette Midler,NEWS, Jancelewicz, Chris, January 20, 2017, 'Beaches' Lifetime movie: 2017 remake puts new spin on old classic, Global News,weblink April 1, 2023, in Lifetime's 2017 remake of the 1988 film Beaches.WEB, July 28, Lynette Rice Updated, EDT, 2016 at 05:21 PM, Beaches: Idina Menzel to play Bette Midler's role in Lifetime remake,weblink 2023-04-01, EW.com, en, Vine, Hannah. "First Look at Idina Menzel and Nia Long in 'Beaches{{'"}}. Playbill, December 28, 2016 The melodrama follows the decades-long friendship and rivalry between a brassy singer (Menzel) and a reserved lawyer, played by Nia Long.NEWS, January 23, 2017, Read Reviews for Beaches Remake Starring Idina Menzel, Playbill,weblink April 1, 2023, NEWS, Thomas, Devon, November 28, 2016, Nia Long and 'Frozens Idina Menzel Star In 'Beaches' Remake for Lifetime, Promax,weblink April 1, 2023, Due to her typical avoidance of revivals and fondness for the original film, Menzel was initially hesitant to star in the project, but ultimately embraced the remake as an opportunity to introduce a classic story about female friendship to a younger generation.NEWS, Nilles, Billy, January 13, 2017, Why Idina Menzel Was Hesitant to Join Lifetime's Beaches Remake, E! News,weblink April 1, 2023, The remake was conceived around Menzel's singing career in a similar manner to how the original incorporated Midler's,NEWS, Sleasman, MaryAnn, January 21, 2017, Lifetime's Beaches is the Diet Coke of Beaches, TV Guide,weblink April 1, 2023, whose songs she covered for the film's soundtrack. Premiering to mixed reviews,WEB, 2017, Beaches (2017),weblink April 1, 2023, Metacritic, several critics found the remake inferior to the original, but praised Menzel's musical contributions.NEWS, Nguyen, Hanh, January 21, 2017, 'Beaches' Review: Lifetime's Adaptation Doesn't Make Enough Waves to Justify a Remake, IndieWire,weblink April 1, 2023, NEWS, Rife, Katie, January 20, 2017, Lifetime's Beaches remake is too muted to be a great weepie, The A.V. Club,weblink April 1, 2023, CNN's Brian Lowry said "the lure of providing Menzel an opportunity to let loose on these familiar tunes is more than enough to qualify as a win for Lifetime, even if the movie itself ... never achieves liftoff".NEWS, Lowry, Brian, January 20, 2017, 'Beaches' remake doesn't achieve liftoff on Lifetime, CNN,weblink April 1, 2023, Katie Rife of The A.V. Club, Linda Holmes of NPR, and MaryAnn Sleasman of TV Guide'' each found Menzel's acting adequate but lacking the conviction and humor Midler brought to the role, resulting in a less compelling version of the same character.NEWS, Holmes, Linda, January 21, 2017, In Honor Of The New 'Beaches,' Watch The Old 'Beaches', NPR,weblink April 1, 2023, In 2019, she starred opposite Adam Sandler in the crime thriller Uncut Gems, playing his character's estranged and frustrated wife Dinah Ratner.NEWS, Bradshaw, Peter, Peter Bradshaw, January 9, 2020, Uncut Gems review â€“ this sparkler will be the most exciting film of the year, The Guardian,weblink April 1, 2023, The role was considered a stark departure for Menzel, who longed to be involved in a project that differed from the family-friendly material she had become synonymous with.NEWS, Gottlieb, Akiva, December 24, 2019, Idina Menzel is more than 'Frozen's' vocal acrobat. She's fierce in 'Uncut Gems', Los Angeles Times,weblink April 1, 2023, Directors Josh and Benny Safdie cast her based on her performance as a similar character in Skintight, and Menzel drew upon personal experience for the role, having grown up around confident women like Dinah in New York. She described Dinah as "the voice for how the audience feels as they're going through this roller-coaster ride" and avoided devolving her into merely a stereotype.NEWS, Cohen, Anne, December 23, 2019, How Idina Menzel Went From Queen Elsa To Uncut Gems' Pitch-Perfect Long Island Mom, Refinery29,weblink April 10, 2023, The film and Menzel's performance drew critical acclaim.WEB, Idina Menzel,weblink April 10, 2023, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Menzel has ... demonstrated why she is one of the great performers of her time., Writing for The Post and Courier, Jocelyn Noveck found Menzel "compelling in the rare role that doesn't make use of her famous singing voice",NEWS, Noveck, Jocelyn, December 28, 2022, Review: 'Uncut Gems' mines the best of Adam Sandler's talent, The Post and Courier,weblink April 1, 2023, while Johnny Oleksinski of the New York Post called her "delightfully abrasive".NEWS, Oleksinski, Johnny, December 9, 2019, 'Uncut Gems' review: Adam Sandler is brilliant, New York Post,weblink April 1, 2023, In 2021, Menzel co-starred alongside Camila Cabello, Billy Porter, and James Corden in Kay Cannon's jukebox musical adaptation of the Cinderella fairy tale, playing Cinderella's (Cabello) unkind stepmother Vivian.NEWS, Nissen, Dano, June 9, 2019, 'Cinderella' Musical Comedy, Kevin Hart's 'Fatherhood' Get Release Dates, Variety,weblink January 7, 2020, Despite admiring actresses who had played the villainous role prior, Menzel wanted to eschew "the archetypal kind of idea of the straight-ahead evil nemesis" in order to uncover the trauma behind the character's cruel nature.NEWS, Webber, Stephanie, August 20, 2021, Idina Menzel Says Filming 'Disenchanted' in Ireland Was a 'Fairy Tale': 'It Was Beautiful', Us Weekly,weblink September 20, 2021, In addition to performing several covers for the film, Menzel wrote and recorded an original song for her character entitled "Dream Girl",NEWS, Brazier, Tori, September 1, 2021, Cinderella: Camila Cabello and Idina Menzel on writing their own songs for 'liberating' take on fairy tale, Metro (British newspaper), Metro,weblink September 21, 2021, which was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Original Song.NEWS, Gallagher, Alex, December 22, 2021, BeyoncÃ©, Billie Eilish and Jonny Greenwood among those shortlisted for 2022 Oscars, NME,weblink April 11, 2023, Cinderella received mixed reviews,WEB, Hutchinson, Emily, September 1, 2021, Camila Cabello's Cinderella called "absurdly hilarious" in mixed first reviews,weblink September 10, 2021, Digital Spy, but Menzel's performance was praised: IndieWire's Kristen Lopez said she played the character "deliciously",WEB, Lopez, Kristen, September 1, 2021, 'Cinderella' Review: Camila Cabello Rocks Out in Kay Cannon's New Musical Reimagining,weblink September 10, 2021, IndieWire, while Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times described Menzel as "her usual spectacular self" and "arguably the most nuanced and empathetic 'evil' stepmother in 'Cinderella' history".WEB, Roeper, Richard, September 1, 2021, 'Cinderella': Upbeat take on the fairy tale transforms Camila Cabelo into a movie star,weblink September 10, 2021, Chicago Sun-Times, Michael Calleri of the Niagara Gazette said Menzel delivers the film's best performance.WEB, Calleri, Michael, September 9, 2021, Calleri: New take on 'Cinderella' attempts to modernize fairy tale's meaning,weblink September 14, 2021, Niagara Gazette, In 2022, Menzel reprised her role as Nancy in the Enchanted sequel Disenchanted.WEB, Anderton, Joe, August 23, 2021, Disney's Idina Menzel reveals more details about Enchanted 2,weblink September 17, 2021, Digital Spy, Now the Queen of Anadalasia as Edward's (James Marsden) wife,NEWS, Gyarkye, Lovia, November 18, 2022, 'Disenchanted' Review: Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey and Idina Menzel Can't Help Humdrum Disney Sequel, The Hollywood Reporter,weblink April 1, 2023, Menzel's character sings for the first time,NEWS, Hurtado, Alexandra, August 24, 2021, Idina Menzel Shares Details About Enchanted Sequel! Plus, What Encourages Her Most as a Parent ?, Parade (magazine), Parade,weblink September 17, 2021, WEB, Garner, Glenn, August 21, 2021, Idina Menzel Was 'Excited' She Got to Sing in Enchanted Sequel: 'People Are Going to Love It',weblink September 17, 2021, People (magazine), People, in addition to serving as the film's "voice of reason".NEWS, Ramirez, Julissa, December 7, 2022, 'Disenchanted' Review: A Reminder that Most Sequels Cannot Live Up to Originals, University of California, Irvine, New University,weblink April 1, 2023, Menzel awed viewers with her outstanding, Broadway vocals in â€˜Love Power.â€™, A pop version of Menzel's song, "Love Power", was released as the soundtrack's lead single in November 2022. Disenchanted received mixed reviews; most critics appreciated hearing Menzel sing,NEWS, Brazier, Tori, November 18, 2022, Disenchanted review: Amy Adams has lost none of her Oscar-worthy sparkle as Giselle in new fairy tale twist, Metro (British newspaper), Metro,weblink April 1, 2022, NEWS, Jonathan, Fuge, November 18, 2022, Disenchanted Reviews: Was the Disney Sequel Worth the 15 Year Wait?, MovieWeb,weblink April 1, 2023, Varietyâ€™s Owen Gleiberman heaped praise on the likes of Maya Rudolph and Idina Menzel, but found Disenchanted to be an uninspired adventure., while others found her role brief and her song unmemorable.NEWS, Kain, Erik, November 18, 2022, 'Disenchanted' Review: Be Careful What You Wish For (In A Sequel), Forbes,weblink April 1, 2023, NEWS, Puchko, Kristy, November 18, 2022, 'Disenchanted' review: Amy Adams returns, but the magic is gone, Mashable,weblink April 1, 2023, Marya E. Gates of RogerEbert.com called Menzel's performance "one of the few that manages to transcend beyond the subpar trappings of" the film, lamenting that she is "relegated to only a handful of scenes".NEWS, Gates, Marya E., November 18, 2022, Disenchanted, RogerEbert.com,weblink April 1, 2023, She also starred in an episode of the HGTV show Celebrity I.O.U. with the Property Brothers Drew and Jonathan Scott.WEB, Idina Menzel Transforms a Detached Garage Into an Office and Athletic Retreat,weblink 2023-01-23, HGTV, en, WEB, Idina Menzel's Slam Dunk Reno,weblink 2023-01-23, www.hgtv.com, S5 E2, en, In this episode, she helped the brothers renovate a garage for her friend James.WEB, 2022-11-22, Idina Menzel's Slam Dunk Reno,weblink 2023-01-23, Drew & Jonathan, en-US, WEB, Before and After: Idina Menzel Transforms an Unfinished Garage into a Sleek, Muraled Office and Hangout Space,weblink 2023-01-23, Apartment Therapy, en, In 2023, Menzel played Bree Friedman in the coming-of-age comedy You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, reuniting with Sandler.MAGAZINE, Vognar, Chris, August 25, 2023, Adam Sandler's Netflix 'Bat Mitzvah' Is a Sweet, Jewish Family Affair, Rolling Stone,weblink August 28, 2023, Directed by Sammi Cohen,WEB, Grobar, Matt, Adam Sandler, Idina Menzel & 'SNL's Sarah Sherman Among Cast Set For Netflix's YA Comedy 'You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah'; Happy Madison & Alloy Entertainment Producing,weblink July 13, 2022, July 14, 2022, Deadline Hollywood, Deadline, the film co-stars Menzel and Sandler as Jewish parents raising an adolescent girl as they prepare for her bat mitzvah.NEWS, Samantha, Bergeson, August 23, 2023, 'You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah' Review: The Entire Sandler Family Serves Up a Sweet Coming-of-Age Comedy, IndieWire,weblink August 28, 2023, Menzel had previously played Sandler's wife in Uncut Gems, while Sandler's real-life wife and children also co-star in You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah.NEWS, Scheck, Frank, August 18, 2023, 'You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah' Review: Adam and Sunny Sandler Bring Father-Daughter Sweetness to Netflix Teen Comedy, The Hollywood Reporter,weblink August 28, 2023, Writing for the Los Angeles Times, Gary Goldstein said Menzel fits in well among Sandler's own family,NEWS, Goldstein, Gary, August 25, 2023, Review: 'You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah' is a sweet take on rites, fights and tween drama, Los Angeles Times,weblink August 28, 2023, while Matthew Jackson of The A. V. Club said the duo make "a wonderful (and wonderfully grumpy) couple".NEWS, Jackson, Matthew, August 24, 2023, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah review: A teen movie charmer, The A.V. Club,weblink August 28, 2023, Abhishek Srivastava of The Times of India said Menzel "comes across as extremely authentic and hits all the right notes".NEWS, Srivastava, Abhishek, August 25, 2023, You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah Movie Review : Next-Gen stars? Adam Sandler's daughters sparkle in this family comedy, The Times of India,weblink August 28, 2023, She also stars in American Murderer directed by Matthew Gentile.WEB,weblink Tom Pelphrey, Idina Menzel, Ryan Phillippe, Jacki Weaver Join 'American Murderer' Movie From Traveling Picture Show Company & GiGi Films, Deadline Hollywood, Amanda, N'Duka, December 7, 2020, December 10, 2020, During the ongoing time of the COVID-19 pandemic, Menzel created and launched a brand new YouTube web series for children entitled Idina's Treehouse. The series featured Menzel from her treehouse out in her Los Angeles home that originally was built for her son Walker Nathaniel Diggs. It features a full set of songs, stories, and appearances from Menzel's family and friends.NEWS, Willman, Chris, December 28, 2020, Idina Menzel Launches 'Idina's Treehouse' Kids' Show on YouTube, en-US, Variety (magazine), Variety,weblink 2021-08-16,

Artistry

Voice and influences

File:Barbra Streisand 1962.jpg|thumb|Menzel identifies singer Barbra Streisand Barbra StreisandMenzel possesses a mezzo-soprano vocal range that spans approximately three octaves.NEWS, Colurso, Mary, January 17, 2017, Idina Menzel of 'Wicked' and 'Frozen' fame to perform in Birmingham, The Birmingham News,weblink August 31, 2021, WEB, Idina Menzel,weblink August 31, 2021, Starz, NEWS, Srihari, Prahlad, September 3, 2021, Cinderella movie review: Camila Cabello musical is a shoe without a soul, Firstpost,weblink September 10, 2021, For the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sharon Eberson wrote that Menzel's voice "could be categorized as coquettish to flat-out belter and everything in betweenâ€”and with a stage presence to matchâ€”she usually is labeled a mezzo-soprano. But why pigeonhole someone so intriguingly offbeat?"WEB, Eberson, Sharon, August 26, 2015, Concert review: Idina Menzel nice, naughty, always entertaining at Benedum,weblink October 20, 2015, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Eberson observed that she "interprets songs as much as an actress as a singer," believing, "therein lies her connection to the music and her fans." Describing Menzel as a loud soprano similar to Broadway actress Ethel Merman, Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote "The sound she creates when she belts ... is a primal cry embedded in her being that insists that we listen and pay attention." Holden observed that her voice can alternate between "babyish and demanding, or it can sound grand and imperial" depending on the song choice.NEWS, Holden, Stephen, Stephen Holden, June 17, 2014, Big Voice, Defying Gravity, The New York Times,weblink August 17, 2014, According to Andrew Gans of Playbill, Menzel has "one of the most unique voices of her generation, a pliable alto that can be sweet and girlish in its middle register and then easily soar to pop-influenced top notes way above high C." Frozen songwriter Kristen Anderson-Lopez described Menzel's voice as "a warm hug" with "this warmth and this vulnerability down low. And then, as you bring her higher and higher, she gets stronger and stronger, and more powerful. She just reaches into your soul when she's singing these big, giant songs."Menzel is known for her signature high belting style; The Kennedy Center website cites Menzel as a prime example of a "Broadway Belter" who uses the technique to her advantage.WEB, Hagen, Eleni, September 27, 2019, Understanding Different Voice Types,weblink October 25, 2020, The Kennedy Center, Theater critic Charles Isherwood said the singer "has a voice that is very much her own," describing it as "totally distinctive" with "a great belt and a great range."NEWS, Smith, Tim, July 14, 2017, On world tour, Idina Menzel aims to keep things fresh for herself and audience, The Baltimore Sun,weblink September 15, 2021, Describing Menzel's voice as "husky ... which sometimes veers toward shrieking until she effortlessly reins herself in or, amazingly, kicks it up another notch," Melissa Ruggieri of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution believes she possesses "a superior instrument" both live and in-studio.WEB, Ruggieri, Melissa, September 10, 2015, Concert review: Idina Menzel captivates at Atlanta show,weblink October 20, 2015, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 24, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150924071948weblink">weblink dead, Explaining her own technique, Menzel said she avoids moving her shoulders while singing and prefers "to take a smaller breath for a bigger, longer note because there's less air that will come pummeling out."WEB,weblink Idina Menzel is a diva in her own right, December 1, 2013, August 17, 2014, Philstar.com, Philstar, Asis Lo, Raymond de, She also maintains her voice by constantly steaming and practicing vocal warm ups, describing her routine as "very ritualistic" and "disciplined".WEB, Gioia, Michael, April 19, 2016, 10 Things You May Not Know About Idina Menzelâ€”The Wicked Movie and More,weblink September 16, 2021, Playbill, Despite her live vocals earning consistent acclaim,WEB, Glassman, Marvin, August 20, 2015, Idina Menzel Idolizes Streisand,weblink October 25, 2020, Canadian Jewish News, WEB, Idina Menzel Biography,weblink weblink September 15, 2021, September 15, 2021, BroadwayWorld, one of the great performers of her time., some critics have criticized Menzel's belting for sounding "screechy". Schuyler Velasco of The Christian Science Monitor observed that the singer "made a career out of belting notes that would fry the vocal chords of mere mortals", but felt the emotion of her performances sometimes suffers at the hands of her vocal proficiency. Velasco cited her rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Super Bowl XLIX as an example of Menzel sacrificing excitement and inspiration for technique, yet delivering an adequate performance nonetheless.WEB, Velasco, Schuyler, February 1, 2015, Idina Menzel: Are the best singers best for the national anthem?,weblink October 25, 2020, Christian Science Monitor, Menzel addressed such criticisms during a 2014 concert, explaining that she wishes to sing loud, proud and "from the heart" like her idols Merman and Aretha Franklin.WEB, Evans, Suzy, June 17, 2014, Idina Menzel Belts Stage and Songbook Hits, Accepts Fake Tony at Radio City Music Hall: Concert Review,weblink October 25, 2020, The Hollywood Reporter, She also opened up about reading unpleasant things about her, like being called "screechy," and though her high belt has received some criticism, Tim Smith of The Baltimore Sun wrote that Menzel's "high-wattage vocal cords and intense phrasing ... [make] a mark whenever she sings." Menzel admits that she finds some of her most famous songs challenging, namely songs from the Frozen films, which "push her to vocal extremes" and require constant warming up and sometimes lowering the key for live performances. The term "powerhouse" has often been used in the media to describe Menzel's vocal ability.NEWS, Bunici, Diana, September 11, 2019, Frozen's Idina Menzel reveals why she will never tire of singing Let It Go, Evoke.ie,weblink October 1, 2021, NEWS, McFarland, Sheena, August 17, 2017, Idina Menzel has encouraged women, girls to defy gravity for 20 years,weblink October 1, 2021, The Salt Lake Tribune, NEWS, Harris, Sarah, October 30, 2018, Josh Groban, Idina Menzel powerhouse vocals sell out Vivint Arena, Daily Herald (Utah), Daily Herald,weblink October 1, 2021, NEWS, Flynn, Bailey, September 29, 2016, Idina Menzel Embrarks On Another Solo Album, Cannot Let Go Of Past Successes, The Heights (newspaper), The Heights,weblink October 1, 2021, Idina Menzelâ€”Broadway star, Frozen snow queen, and widely recognized vocal powerhouse, WEB, Nicole, Elise, February 1, 2015, Let's take a moment and give props to Idina Menzel's power vocals,weblink October 1, 2021, HelloGiggles, Menzel's vocal style has drawn comparisons to singer Barbra Streisand, whose song "Don't Rain on My Parade" she often covers, including in tribute to her at the 2008 Kennedy Center Honors.NEWS, Polus, Sarah, April 4, 2019, Idina Menzel turns the Kennedy Center Gala into a giant karaoke session,weblink October 25, 2020, The Washington Post, Menzel said she had long aspired to have a career as successful as Streisand to whose Jewish upbringing Menzel has also been compared, with fans deeming her "the next big Jewish icon in music". Menzel was particularly inspired by Streisand's performance in the film A Star is Born (1976),WEB, Ferri, Josh, May 13, 2014, What Was the Barbra Streisand Film That Inspired If/Then Headliner Idina Menzel to Perform?,weblink October 25, 2020, BroadwayBox.com, and cites singers Franklin, Billie Holiday, Etta James, Chaka Khan and Sarah Vaughan among her vocal idols.NEWS, Gans, Andrew, June 13, 2008, Diva Talk: Catching Up with Tony Winner Idina Menzel Plus News of Peters and Andrews, Playbill,weblink September 29, 2021, MAGAZINE, Hampp, Andrew, December 5, 2014, The Billboard Women in Music Breakthrough Artist honoree talks about the phenomenon of 'Frozen' and the blessing of John Travolta mispronouncing her name at the Oscars., Billboard (magazine), Billboard,weblink September 30, 2021, Despite emulating her inspirations, Menzel claims she maintains the importance of "finding [her] own voice." Some critics have dubbed Menzel "the Streisand of her generation".WEB, Idina Menzel,weblink September 15, 2021, Saenger Theatre (New Orleans), Saenger Theatre, NEWS, November 24, 2014, Tony Award-Winning Actress, Singer and Star of Frozen, If/Then, Wicked and Glee, Idina Menzel, Announces 2015 Global Concert Tour, PR Newswire,weblink September 15, 2021, Similar comparisons have been drawn between Menzel and singer Bette Midler.

Musical style

Professionally trained as a classical singer from age eight, Menzel decided to pursue different genres such as R&B and jazz once she began high school. Upon becoming a wedding singer, Menzel was eventually exposed to a wide variety of musical genres, ranging from jazz to rock and Motown,WEB, Idina Menzel,weblink August 17, 2014, TV.com, CBS Interactive Inc., August 19, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140819090318weblink">weblink dead, and would often experiment with new arrangements of traditional songs. She credits her wedding singer background with training her to improvise new vocal arrangements, which in turn helps her ad-lib alternative versions of songs when she is feeling unwell or her voice is tired. Her set lists tend to incorporate an eclectic combination of original material and covers of popular pop, rock, musical theatre and film songs,WEB, Handelman, Jay, May 28, 2017, Music Review: A quirky but powerful Idina Menzel makes Sarasota debut,weblink October 25, 2020, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, selecting an assortment of songs she expects fans want to hear and feels inspired to attempt new interpretations of.NEWS, Masley, Ed, August 7, 2015, Interview: Idina Menzel on life after 'Frozen' and more, The Arizona Republic,weblink September 17, 2021, Jay Handelman of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune opined that Menzel's song choices "reinforce her own offbeat personality." According to Menzel, her song selections usually indicate a milestone, choosing to convey a stories and memories about her life using music. Menzel often opts to perform barefoot in concert, which has become a trademark of her live performances. She also enjoys conversing with audience members in-between musical performances.NEWS, Tulloch, Katrina, July 20, 2017, Let it go: Idina Menzel halts CMAC concert for boy sick of 'Frozen' song (video), The Post-Standard,weblink registration, September 15, 2021, In addition to her vocal prowess, Menzel has been noted for her charming and witty banter;NEWS, Jenkins, Wes, August 13, 2017, Idina Menzel embraces spontaneity and lets success come to her, St. Louis Post-Dispatch,weblink September 30, 2021, The spontaneity, the covers, the conversations with the audience that Menzel is known for â€” it all comes together to create a sort of intimacy, she says, letting each show be one of a kind., Smith described her as "a pro at delivering stage banter and as quick on the draw with one-liners as seasoned stand-up comedians." On her 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 Kristin Chenoweth for a Tony. 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."WEB, Rinaldi, Ray Mark, August 13, 2008, Review: Idina Menzel in concert,weblink October 25, 2020, The Denver Post, Menzel has become closely associated with songs about self-empowerment,NEWS, Olivier, Ellen, February 8, 2020, Idina Menzel talks about how she channeled Glenn Close's strength to handle onstage insecurity, Los Angeles Times,weblink September 21, 2021, specifically her Signature Songs "Defying Gravity" and "Let it Go".BOOK, Davis, Amy M.,weblink Discussing Disney, Indiana University Press, 2019, 978-0-86196-962-3, United States, 165, Google Books, Discussing Disney author Amy M. Davis believes Menzel's voice "has become associated with rebellion for Broadway fans." However, the artist claims such themes have made her feel fraudulent at times because she herself does not always feel empowered. Subsequently, she began incorporating more emotional material into her sets, such as Radiohead's "Creep". Although Menzel co-writes most of her own material as a singer-songwriter,WEB, Asprou, Helena, February 9, 2020, Who is Idina Menzel? The Broadway singer and actor known for Frozen and Glee,weblink September 17, 2021, Classic FM (UK), Classic FM, NEWS, Ferrer, William Robert, August 17, 2017, 'Frozen' and Broadway star Idina Menzel: 'I still feel like a rookie', The Seattle Times,weblink September 18, 2021, A prolific singer-songwriter, NEWS, February 14, 2014, 'Let It Go' from Disney's 'Frozen' stirs up Korean music scene, The Korea Herald,weblink September 20, 2021, she considers herself a collaborator rather than a songwriter, explaining that she prefers working with professional songwriters or producers: "They start playing some music, and I like to singâ€¦ I can sing melodies, I come up with titles and lyrical ideas, but I'm really not good at making decisions." She has frequently collaborated with songwriter and producer Glen Ballard, and tends to draw upon lyrics from her personal diary and melodies from a tape recorder. Menzel claims she has never completed writing a song entirely on her own, finding the process to be too stressful: "I never had a good song that I wrote, so to ... act like I'm this great songwriter, I would be just a fraud. But, I'm good at bringing myself to itâ€”being a good collaborator in the room." She cites Joni Mitchell and Annie Lennox among her musical influences, describing them as "singer-songwriters who had these amazing voices but also were incredible storytellers and lyricists", while expressing admiration for musicians Bono, Sting and Seal. The Ithacan's Preston Arment observed that "what Menzel may lack in songwriting ability, she makes up for with stunning vocals that remind us why listeners will never stop loving her."NEWS, Arment, Preston, October 4, 2016, Review: Menzel's vocals compensate for lost individuality, The Ithacan,weblink September 18, 2021, AllMusic biographer Marcy Donelson described Menzel's studio albums as a combination of Adult Alternative, vocal, and contemporary pop music.WEB, Donelson, Marcy, Idina Menzel â€“ Artist Biography,weblink September 29, 2021, AllMusic, Menzel's fifth studio album, which she considers to be her most personal to-date, contains a combination of ballads and upbeat tracks that explore themes about home, personal loss, empowerment, relationships and starting over, much of which was inspired by her divorce from Taye Diggs. Bailey Flynn of The Heights believes the album demonstrates several trademarks for which Menzel has become known: "power ballads that give her huge vocal range and mind-blowing control all the chance they need to show off."Menzel described performing her own songs live as "scarier" than singing covers or songs from established shows because "You're a little bit more transparent. There's no costume or character I'm hiding behind ... yet sometimes it's more rewarding because of that", describing the feeling of hearing fans sing songs she has written herself as "incredible".

Legacy and public image

Menzel has been called one of Broadway's greatest performers.WEB, Idina Menzel On Stage â€“ Theater Credits, Bio and Tickets,weblink weblink February 16, 2022, April 28, 2022, New York Theatre Guide, Idina Menzel is one of the most recognizable Broadway actresses of her generation, NEWS, Major, Michael, November 18, 2022, Listen: Disney Drops Disenchanted Soundtrack,weblink weblink November 19, 2022, January 26, 2023, BroadwayWorld, considered one of the finest stage musical actors and singers of her generation, NEWS, Book, Ryan, February 1, 2015, Idina Menzel Tapped for Ellen DeGeneres-Produced TV Series 'Happy Time,' Aiming for 2015â€“'16 Season,weblink weblink April 15, 2015, April 14, 2022, Music Times, Menzel is still one of the most sought-after stars on Broadway, NEWS, March 21, 2023, American Greetings Unveils Idina Menzel Smashupâ„¢ Video Ecard,weblink weblink August 2, 2023, August 2, 2023, PR Newswire, one of the great multi-talented performers of our time, Tim Beedle of DC.com declared her "arguably the most widely recognized Broadway star in the country".WEB, Beedle, Tim, August 25, 2016, Idina Menzel's Wonder Woman Playlist,weblink August 2, 2023, DC.com, Several media publications have nicknamed her the "Queen of Broadway" due to her success and impact on the genre.WEB, Amadour, June 20, 2023, Idina Menzel Doesn't Mind if You Call Her 'Drama Queen',weblink weblink June 25, 2023, August 2, 2023, Los Angeles Magazine, NEWS, Cobb, Kayla, November 27, 2018, 5 'Frozen' Facts You Never Knew,weblink weblink April 4, 2023, April 13, 2022, New York Post, Decider, NEWS, Sullivan, Lindsey, November 19, 2019, See Tony Winner Idina Menzel Receive a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,weblink weblink January 31, 2023, April 13, 2022, Broadway.com, NEWS, Gold, Allie, December 2, 2019, Idina Menzel Talks Adam Sandler Oscar Buzz For 'Uncut Gems',weblink weblink December 3, 2023, April 13, 2022, iHeartRadio, NEWS, Dresden, Hilton, July 28, 2016, Idina Menzel Set to Star in Lifetime Beaches Remake,weblink weblink December 10, 2023, April 13, 2022, Out (magazine), Out, NEWS, Wallace, Chris, Chris Wallace, January 22, 2023, Who's Talking to Chris Wallace,weblink weblink May 30, 2023, April 4, 2023, CNN, NEWS, Kravis, Isabelle, May 24, 2023, Idina Menzel to perform at Capital Pride,weblink weblink May 25, 2023, April 16, 2024, Washington Blade, NEWS, Bano, Tim, August 6, 2023, Broadway star Idina Menzel: â€˜Iâ€™m tired of apologising for being dramaticâ€™,weblink April 17, 2024, Evening Standard, Often described as one of the defining singing voices of her generation,NEWS, Corbett, Bryce, May 9, 2013, Before The Voice, there was Idina Menzel, Now to Love,weblink May 24, 2023, Regularly hailed as one of the voices of her generation, NEWS, Jones, Oliver, November 19, 2019, Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel Get Hopelessly Lost in the Woods of 'Frozen 2', The New York Observer,weblink February 7, 2022, Apple Music referred to her as "one of the 21st century's premier vocalists".WEB, 2023, Idina Menzel: Next Steps,weblink August 2, 2023, Apple Music, Jenny Singer of Glamour declared Menzel one of history's greatest musical theatre vocalists,WEB, Singer, Jenny, March 25, 2021, Idina Menzel and James Marsden Have Signed On for Disenchanted,weblink September 17, 2021, Glamour (magazine), Glamour, while Valerie Complex of Deadline Hollywood called her an influential performer who has "left an indelible mark on the industry".NEWS, Complex, Valerie, June 16, 2023, Breaking Barriers And Belting High Notes: A Storyteller's Session With Idina Menzel & Billy Porter â€“ Tribeca Festival, Deadline Hollywood,weblink September 16, 2023, The Toronto Sun's Jim Slotek dubbed her "this generation's Broadway icon".NEWS, Slotek, Jim, November 27, 2013, 'Frozen' star Idina Menzel dives into character, Toronto Sun,weblink September 21, 2021, In a 2020 retrospective, Cleveland.com's Troy L. Smith named Menzel the best vocalist of 2013, claiming the success of that year's "Let it Go" only cemented her legacy as "one of Broadway's greatest stars of all time".WEB, Smith, Troy L., May 14, 2020, World's greatest singer, every year since 1980,weblink weblink January 19, 2024, October 25, 2020, Cleveland.com, 'Rent' and 'Wicked' made Idina Menzel one of Broadwayâ€™s greatest stars of all time, The previous year, BroadwayWorld recognized Menzel as one of the decade's 10 most influential Broadway stars.WEB, Rosky, Nicole, December 26, 2019, 10 Broadway Stars Who Ruled the Decade,weblink October 25, 2020, BroadwayWorld, Time Out ranked Menzel the 19th greatest female Broadway actress of all-time, observing that she established a "stratospheric reputation" largely based on the popularity of only two roles: Rent and Wicked.WEB, Feldman, Adam, Cote, David, October 30, 2019, The best Broadway divas of all time,weblink October 25, 2020, Time Out (magazine), Time Out, Vulture's Jackson McHenry attributed the popularity and endurance of "Defining Gravity" to Menzel, believing few singers can service the song as successfully as she has.WEB, McHenry, Jackson, October 26, 2017, Examining the Silly, Emotional Legacy of 'Defying Gravity',weblink Vulture.com, In 2018, NPR named "Let it Go" one of the 200 greatest female-performed songs of the 21st century, at number 182.NEWS, Zoladz, Lindsay, July 30, 2018, The 200 Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+, NPR,weblink August 4, 2023, (File:Idina Menzel at the 2023 Capital Pride concert - 8.jpg|thumb|Menzel in 2023)Menzel's successful crossover from stage actor to television, film, and music star have been discussed at length,NEWS, Rourke, Micaeli, January 7, 2022, Hollywood Stars Who got their Start on Broadway: The OGs, Hollywood.com,weblink April 28, 2022, with Redbook dubbing her "One of [Broadway's] biggest crossover success stories".WEB, Vishnevsky, Jennifer, March 15, 2021, Stars Who Got Their Start on Broadway,weblink September 29, 2021, Redbook, Menzel's biography on Starz described her as the kind of stage-to-screen star Broadway seldom produces anymore. Marty Hughley of The Oregonian shared a similar sentiment, writing in 2012 that although Broadway does not guarantee global superstardom as often as it used to, Menzel is "a notable exception to the rule of Broadwayâ€™s declining clout".NEWS, Hughley, Marty, June 5, 2012, Idina Menzel review: Broadway a boon to the pop firmament, The Oregonian,weblink August 2, 2023, Original Broadway cast recordings of Rent and If/Then, both albums prominently featuring Menzel as a soloist, debuted within the top-20 of the Billboard 200. In a 2014 article, Billboard theorized that Menzel's crossover success "bodes well for Broadway's would-be stars", believing "Let it Go" "kicked open the door for future composers of stage and screen".MAGAZINE, Evans, Suzy, Halperin, Shirley, March 24, 2014, Who Are Broadway's Next Great Singers & Songwriters?: Top 10 Picks, Billboard (magazine), Billboard,weblink September 17, 2021, When Menzel returned to Broadway in 2014 shortly after the success of Frozen, Suzy Evans of Billboard observed that audience reception was more akin to that of a "rock star" than a musical theatre performer. Menzel's fanbase has nicknamed themselves "Fanzels".MAGAZINE, Evans, Suzy, March 24, 2014, Idina Menzel's Fairy Tale Journey: From Broadway to 'Frozen' and a 'Gorgeous' Note From John Travolta (Cover Story),weblink September 15, 2021, Billboard (magazine), Billboard, In addition to her perceived authenticity, Isherwood attributes the artist's large following to the successes of Rent and Wicked: "two era-defying, hugely successful Broadway musicals". Toronto Star theatre critic Richard Ouzounian credits the same two shows with solidifying her reputation as one of the industry's "most dynamic musical theatre stars".NEWS, Ouzounian, Richard, Richard Ouzounian, September 29, 2011, The Big Interview: Idina Menzel, Toronto Star,weblink March 8, 2022, She has been described as "Broadway royalty", due to a combination of her successful stage career and playing royalty in several Disney projects.NEWS, Harbet, Xandra, September 8, 2021, Cinderella Director Kay Cannon Reveals What It Was Really Like Working With Idina Menzel â€“ Exclusive, Looper (website), Looper,weblink October 1, 2021, WEB, McPhee, Ryan, May 2, 2014, Watch If/Then Tony Nominee and 'Broadway Royalty' Idina Menzel Talk Men Being a 'Mess',weblink October 1, 2021, Broadway.com, According to Akiva Gottlieb of the Los Angeles Times, Menzel's public persona is largely defined by her performances in Frozen and Wicked, and recording Christmas albums. As an actress, Menzel has earned a reputation for playing misunderstood characters both on stage and in film, admitting she gravitates towards complex roles.WEB, September 5, 2021, Idina Menzel And Kay Cannon On Their Modern Twist To The Cinderella Story,weblink September 20, 2021, NPR, She cited power and vulnerability as common traits among characters she has played.NEWS, Shea, Courtney, August 23, 2015, Broadway star Idina Menzel finds success embracing her power, The Globe and Mail,weblink September 29, 2021, According to the Irish Independent, Menzel has become "a go-to actress for producers looking for a feisty female lead",NEWS, September 15, 2016, 'People call me a role model, but sometimes I'm a mess' â€“ Oscar winning Idina Menzel, Irish Independent,weblink September 20, 2021, while The Globe and Mail's Courtney Shea said she "forged her career playing strong and sensational females". Menzel believes Broadway has always offered compelling roles for women of all ages, whereas she considers Hollywood to be more susceptible to ageism and sexism. Menzel is revered as a role model for young women, particularly due to her role as Elsa which has contributed her a large following among predominantly female Frozen fans.NEWS, November 17, 2019, Frozen 2 star Idina Menzel happy to be 'role model' for young girls, The Irish News,weblink September 20, 2021, Although she takes her responsibility as a role model seriously, she has stated that she does not always feel like a role model in her personal life and feels uncomfortable bearing the responsibility at times.WEB, Sullivan, Lindsey, March 16, 2021, Idina Menzel on Inspiring Others, the Thrill of Singing with Chaka Khan & More,weblink September 20, 2021, Broadway.com, Menzel has a prominent gay following,NEWS, Owen, Will, June 26, 2012, Menzelâ€™s magic,weblink April 16, 2024, Washington Blade, NEWS, Heaton, Michael, August 26, 2015, Idina Menzel must deal with her Diva's Dilemma: Minister of Culture,weblink April 16, 2024, The Plain Dealer, dating back to the 1990s when she starred in Rent.NEWS, Azzopardi, Chris, October 18, 2016, Idina Menzel on her new album, a lesbian Elsa and angry gays who oppose her â€˜Beachesâ€™ remake,weblink April 16, 2024, The Georgia Voice, Rent was also one of the first Broadway shows to show a lesbian relationship. The performer attributes this to playing several repressed characters who are "hiding something within them that theyâ€™re afraid to let people see, and then finally they embrace it". Michael Heaton, a critic for The Plain Dealer, noted that some parents have expressed concerns about the "blue humor" Menzel uses in her typical concerts in an attempt to appeal to both her adult gay and young fans.Diana Bunici of Evoke.ie dubbed Menzel "the voice of the new generation". In 2014, Menzel was awarded "Breakthrough Artist" by Billboard. In 2019, Menzel and actress Kristen Bell, who plays her sister in Frozen, received neighboring starsâ€”Menzel's was the 2682nd and Bell's was the 2681stâ€”on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.TWEET, idinamenzel, 1196903937774776321, She's a star ðŸ’« Star #2,682 to be precise. #overthemoon #grateful #hollywoodwalkoffame, Idina, Menzel, November 20, 2019, November 23, 2019, AV MEDIA, November 8, 2019, 'Sisters' Menzel and Bell celebrate Walk of Fame news, YouTube,weblink weblink 2021-12-21, live, Associated Press, {{cbignore}} Menzel was inducted into the live theatre category.NEWS, Southern, Keiran, November 20, 2019, Frozen 2 stars receive stars on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, Belfast Telegraph,weblink April 14, 2022, Menzel is also among the wealthiest Broadway performers, due in part to her television, film and music careers.WEB, Limos, Mario Alvaro, April 4, 2018, 7 of the World's Wealthiest Broadway Celebrities,weblink September 15, 2021, Esquire (magazine), Esquire Philippines, In 2022, Menzel was announced as a recipient of a Disney Legends Award for her outstanding contributions to the Walt Disney Company,WEB,weblink JUST ANNOUNCED: D23 Expo to Kick off With Epic Opening Ceremony That Includes Disney Legends Awards, D23, August 19, 2022, August 19, 2022, with her D23 entry reading "Whether on stage or screen, Idina Menzelâ€™s unequivocal signature talents have shone through countless projects across her almost 30-year career".WEB, 2022, Idina Menzel,weblink August 2, 2023, D23 (Disney), D23,

Personal life

Menzel married Taye Diggs on January 11, 2003. They met in 1995 during the original production of Rent, in which Diggs portrayed Benjamin Coffin III, the landlord.NEWS,weblink Hitched: Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs, August 31, 2008, January 30, 2003, Variety (magazine), Variety, They would appear in several films together. On September 2, 2009, she gave birth to their son.Michaud, Sarah. "Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel Welcome a Son". People. September 3, 2009. In late 2013, it was reported that Menzel and Diggs had separated after 10 years of marriage.WEB,weblink Taye Diggs & Idina Menzel Split, Nudd, Tim, People (magazine), People, December 11, 2013, December 11, 2013, Menzel began dating actor Aaron Lohr, and in August 2015, they bought a home together in Encino, Los Angeles.WEB, Inside Idina Menzel and Aaron Lohr's Encino Mansion,weblink Forbes.com, March 28, 2020, On September 23, 2016, Menzel announced that she and Lohr were engaged.Gioia, Michael. "Idina Menzel Gets Engaged" Playbill, September 23, 2016WEB,weblink Idina Menzel on Twitter: "As if this week couldn't get any better I have wonderful news... My man and I are engaged! We are so happy. It's a beautiful time.", February 26, 2019,weblink December 26, 2019, dead, They were married September 22, 2017 in a backyard ceremony at their home.Gans, Andrew. "Tony Winner Idina Menzel Marries Aaron Lohr" Playbill, September 25, 2017WEB,weblink What to Know About Idina Menzel's Husband Aaron Lohr Before Watching Her New Disney+ Film, December 9, 2022, Menzel identifies as a feminist, saying, "I love that I play all of these strong women. But they're not just strongâ€”they're women who have a really deep vulnerability and need to go through a journey in order to harness their power."NEWS,weblink Anne L., Thompson, Frozen's Idina Menzel is a feminist, too, May 29, 2015, December 18, 2014, MSNBC,

Philanthropy and other ventures

Menzel was an honorary chair of the Imperial Court of New York's Annual Charity Coronation Ball, Night of A Thousand Gowns, on March 21, 2009, sharing the title with Elton John, Patti LuPone, John Cameron Mitchell, Joan Rivers, and Robin Strasser.WEB,weblink weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110724082225weblink">weblink dead, July 24, 2011, 23rd Annual Night of A Thousand Gowns, The Imperial Court of New York, March 1, 2009, On May 17, 2009, Menzel performed at a special benefit concert in Atlanta, Georgia, to raise money for the Pace Academy Diversity Program in coordination with the Ron Clark Academy.MAGAZINE,weblink Idina Menzel â€“ No Day But Today (Pace Academy Benefit in Atlanta, GA 5/17/09) video, NME, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110605055257weblink">weblink June 5, 2011, The event resulted in the funding of two scholarships for Ron Clark Academy students to attend Pace Academy. The event was organized and hosted by Philip McAdoo, a former Rent cast member and current Diversity Program Director at Pace Academy.{{IBDB name|id=70786|Philip McAdoo}}WEB,weblink About Pace, Pace Academy, {{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}In 2010, Menzel founded the A BroaderWay Foundation with then-husband Taye Diggs as a means of supporting young people in the arts. A BroaderWay sponsors camp programs, theater workshops, and innovative educational programming, and offers scholarships and opportunities to experience professional performances. 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. During this camp, the girls collaborated with Broadway artists to write an original musical that was performed at a theatre in New York. The camp was held at Belvoir Terrace Summer Camp in Lenox, Massachusetts.WEB,weblink A BroaderWay: About, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110418005829weblink">weblink April 18, 2011, Menzel has long-championed LGBT rights by partnering with organizations like The Trevor Project,"Married Broadway Vets Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs 'Call the Whole Thing Off'". Broadway.com. December 7, 2010. the Give A Damn Campaign (filming a public service announcement "Idina Menzel, Elton John and More 'Give a Damn' Against Hate Crimes". Broadway.com. October 5, 2010. and designing a T-shirtThe Give A Damn Campaign Launches Celebrity T-shirt Project Presented By Van Gogh Vodka {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806093308weblink |date=August 6, 2012 }}, wegiveadamn.org) and the NOH8 Campaign, posing for one of their trademark duct-taped silence photos."Idina Menzel Joins NOH8 Campaign's Gay Rights Protest". On Top Magazine. March 21, 2012.In April 2014, Menzel presented at Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Easter Bonnet Competition with Bryan Cranston, Fran Drescher, and Denzel Washington, after raising donations at her Broadway show If/Then.WEB,weblink PHOTOS: James Franco, Idina Menzel, and Fran Drescher Get Into the Easter Bonnet Competition, April 28, 2014, Queerty, In 2022, Menzel co-wrote a children's book with her sister, Cara Mentzel, called Loud Mouse with illustrations by Jaclyn Sinquett. The book is semi-autobiographical about a mouse named Dee who loves to sing loudly. The book was published by Disney-Hyperion on September 27, 2022.WEB,weblink Loud Mouse, Disney Books, September 23, 2022, In promotion of the book, Menzel released "The Loud Mouse Song", which she co-wrote with Laura Veltz, on September 23, 2022.WEB,weblink The Loud Mouse Song, Idina, Menzel, Spotify, September 23, 2022, September 23, 2022,

Filmography

Discography

Still I Can't Be Still (1998)
Here (2004)
I Stand (2008)
Holiday Wishes (2014)
Idina (2016)
(Christmas: A Season of Love) (2019)
Drama Queen (2023)

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! First Date! Last Date! Title! # of Performances! class="unsortable" | Notes| November 3, 1998| November 24, 1998| Still I Can't Be Still Tour| 12|| April 1, 2008| March 28, 2009| I Stand tour| 50Josh Groban and Ravi Coltrane. The January 15, 2009, concert at the Lincoln Center was filmed for a special on the PBS series Soundstage (TV series)>Soundstage.| April 24, 2010| July 21, 2013| Barefoot at the Symphony Tour| 101| Menzel was often accompanied by Marvin Hamlisch, as well as various symphonies including the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, and the San Francisco Symphony. Some concerts featured guest appearances from Taye Diggs and various audience members. The performance in Toronto on March 6, 2012, was filmed for a PBS special and DVD and recorded for a live album.| May 30, 2015| October 3, 2015World Tour)| 54PUBLISHER=CONCERTTOURNEWSHUB.COM ACCESS-DATE=MARCH 27, 2015 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20150402092329/HTTP://IDINA-MENZEL.CONCERTTOURNEWSHUB.COM/ ACCESS-DATE=MARCH 27, 2015, |March 29, 2017|September 3, 2017|Idina World Tour|57|This tour was in promotion for Menzel's 2016 self-titled idina. album. Performances in the US, Belgium, Netherlands, Ireland, Canada, Japan, and the UK.| October 18, 2018| November 18, 2018| Bridges Tour| 18| Menzel was the Opening Act for the first North American leg. She later joined Josh Groban on two duets during his set.| December 6, 2019| December 11, 2019| A Season of Love Tour| 3| In support of her second holiday album Christmas: A Season of Love| July 19, 2024| August 18, 2024| Take Me Or Leave Me Tour| 21| Summer tour in support of her 2023 album Drama Queen. This tour will hit North America only. ">

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! Date! Title! class="unsortable" | Notes| August 1998| Lilith FairCleveland, OH>Cleveland, August 8 show in Cincinnati, August 9 show in Pittsburgh, PA, and August 10 show in Hershey, Pennsylvania>Hershey.| December 7, 2000Sh-K-Boom Records>SH-K-Boom's Cutting Room|| May/June 2001| Joe's Pub| Shows on May 12, 19, and June 2.| October 7, 2002| Ars Nova|| December 13, 2004| The Zipper FactoryHere (Idina Menzel album)>Here promotional concert.| August 2005Provincetown Playhouse>Provincetown Theatre & Regatta Bar| August 18â€“21 in Provincetown, and 26 and 27 in Boston.| September 4, 2005Martha's Vineyard>The Hot Tin Roof|| September 17, 2007| Hulu Theater|| January 29, 2008| Virgin Megastore|| July 19, 2010| A Broadway Celebration: In Performance at the White HouseBrian D'Arcy James, Elaine Stritch, Audra McDonald, and the touring cast of Hairspray (musical)>Hairspray. The concert aired on PBS on October 20, 2010. Menzel sang ''Defying Gravity (song) and What I Did for Love (A Chorus Line)>What I Did For Love''.| June 16, 2014Radio City Music Hall Concert)|| November 27, 2014| iHeart Radio: Holiday WishesiHeart Radio had Menzel perform a concert that they used a TV/Radio special. The concert features a guest appearance from Menzel's fellow If/Then cast member Tamika Lawrence and promoted her new album, Holiday Wishes (Idina Menzel album)>Holiday Wishes.| June 16, 2023| Rhode Island Pride|

Awards and nominations

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! style="background:#B0C4DE"| Year! style="background:#B0C4DE"| Award! style="background:#B0C4DE"| Category! style="background:#B0C4DE"| Nominated Work! style="background:#B0C4DE"| Result| 1995| Obie Award| Special Citations Rent| {{won}}| 1996| Tony AwardTony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical>Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical| {{nom}}| 2000| Drama Desk AwardDrama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical>Outstanding Featured Actress in a MusicalThe Wild Party (Lippa musical)>The Wild Party| {{nom}} 2004| Tony AwardTony Award for Best Actress in a Musical>Best Actress in a Musical Wicked| {{won}}| Drama Desk AwardDrama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical>Outstanding Actress in a Musical| {{nom}}| Drama League Award| Distinguished Performance| {{nom}}| Outer Critics Circle Award| Outstanding Actress in a Musical| {{nom}}Broadway.com Audience Award| Best Lead Actress in a Musical| {{won}}| Best Diva Performance| {{won}}| Best Onstage Pair (w/ Kristin Chenoweth)| {{won}} 2005| Drama Desk AwardDrama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical>Best Lead Actress in a Musical See What I Wanna See| {{nom}}| Drama League Award| Distinguished Performance| {{nom}}Broadway.com Audience Award| Favorite Diva Performance| {{nom}}| Favorite Ensemble Performance| {{nom}}| 2006Whatsonstage.com Awards>Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers Choice Award| Best Actress in a MusicalWicked (musical)>Wicked| {{won}} 2014| Tony AwardTony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical>Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical If/Then| {{nom}}| Drama League Award| Distinguished Performance| {{nom}}| Drama Desk AwardDrama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical>Outstanding Actress in a Musical| {{nom}}Broadway.com Audience Award| Best Leading Actress in a Musical| {{won}}James Snyder (actor)>James Snyder)| {{won}}| Best Diva Performance| {{nom}}| 2018| Drama League Award Distinguished Achievement in Musical TheatreHonoree}} style"text-align:center;"">

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! style="background:#B0C4DE"| Year! style="background:#B0C4DE"| Award! style="background:#B0C4DE"| Category! style="background:#B0C4DE"| Nominated work! style="background:#B0C4DE"| Result2005| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association| Best EnsembleRent| {{nom}} Broadcast Film Critics Association Award| Best Acting Ensemble| {{nom}}| Best Song Performance| {{nom}}|2013| Alliance of Women Film Journalists| Best Animated FemaleFrozen| {{Nom}}2014| World Music Award| Best Song Written for Film| {{won}} Teen Choice Award| Choice Music: Single| {{nom}}| Choice Actress: Voice| {{won}} Billboard Music Award| Top Streaming Video| {{nom}}| Top Soundtrack| {{won}}| American Music Awards| Top Soundtrack| {{won}}|2020| Teen Choice Awards| Favorite Voice Actress|Frozen II| {{nom}} style"text-align:center;"">

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! style="background:#B0C4DE"| Year! style="background:#B0C4DE"| Award! style="background:#B0C4DE"| Category! style="background:#B0C4DE"| Nominated work! style="background:#B0C4DE"| Result| 2010| Teen Choice Award| Choice Music: GroupGlee (TV series)>Glee| {{nom}}| 2023Daytime Emmy AwardsHTTPS://THEEMMYS.TV/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2023/12/50TH-ANNUAL-DAYTIME-CREATIVE-ARTS-AND-LIFESTYLE-EMMY-AWARD-WINNERS.PDFPUBLISHER=NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCESDATE=DECEMBER 16, 2023, December 17, 2023, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Special>Outstanding Daytime Special (as a host)| Recipe for Change: Standing up to Anti-Semitism| {{won}}

Notes

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