Idina Menzel

Tony® Award-winning Broadway powerhouse IDINA MENZEL has a diverse career on the stage, in film and television, and in music. Accompanied by world-renowned symphonies, Menzel played to sold-out audiences. She released a CD and DVD, "Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony," a live concert with an orchestra led by legendary composer/conductor Marvin Hamlisch and filmed at The Royal Conservatory's Koerner Hall in Toronto, Canada. The concert aired nationally on PBS stations.

Menzel reached superstardom on Broadway with her Tony®-winning performance as Elphaba in the blockbuster "Wicked," and in her Tony-nominated role as Maureen in the revolutionary "Rent." Menzel also appeared as Sheila in the Encores! production of "Hair" and starred as Amneris in Broadway's "Aida." In London, she premiered in "Wicked" in the West End and received the Theatregoers Choice Award for best actress in a musical. She also starred in Michael John LaChiusa's musical "See What I Wanna See," directed by Ted Sperling at The Public Theater.

Other Off-Broadway credits include the pre-Broadway production of "Rent" and "The Vagina Monologues." She will appears as lead in the highly anticipated musical "If/Then" alongside Tony winner LaChanz, Tony nominee Anthony Rapp (who co-starred with Menzel in "Rent"), James Snyder, Jenn Colella and more. The show centers around Elizabeth, nearly 40, who moves to New York City, the ultimate city of possibility, for a fresh start. But even in her carefully planned new life, the smallest decision or most random occurrence will impact her world in ways she never dreamt possible. Featuring music by Tom Kitt and book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey, "If/Then" made its pre-Broadway world premiere at the National Theatre in Washington, DC, on Nov. 24, 2013, before its March 2014 Broadway run at Richards Rodgers Theatre.

A skillful songwriter, Menzel also performs and records her own music. With three albums to her credit, she toured nationally last year, playing to sold-out houses to promote her most recent effort, "I Stand," which was produced by Glen Ballard and released by Warner Bros. Records. She is currently headlining a tour across North America that has included a sold-out performance at Carnegie Hall and a New Year's Eve 2012 performance at the Walt Disney Concert Hall where she showcased a new repertoire of classic pop and musical theater favorites, as well as the songs audiences worldwide love.

Menzel's film credits include Disney's "Enchanted," opposite Susan Sarandon, Patrick Dempsey and Amy Adams; "Rent," as Maureen; and a co-starring role in Robert Towne's "Ask the Dust," opposite Salma Hayek and Colin Farrell. On TV, she reprised her role on Fox's hit series "Glee" as Rachel's biological mother.

Menzel created the A BroaderWay Foundation in 2010 with her husband Taye Diggs. Dedicated to offering girls from underserved communities an outlet for self-expression and creativity through arts-centered programs, the organization emphasizes building self-esteem, developing leadership qualities, and striving for personal and social achievement.

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