Menzel made her Broadway debut as one of the original cast members in Rent, receiving a Tony nomination for her portrayal of Maureen. She also earned a Drama Desk nomination for her performance as Kate in MTC’s The Wild Party. She originated the role of Dorothy in Summer of ’42 at Goodspeed, starred as Sheila in the Encores! Production of Hair and appeared on Broadway as Amneris in Aida. Other Off-Broadway credits include Rent and The Vagina Monologues. In film, she has appeared in Summer of Sam, Just a Kiss, Kissing Jessica Stein, Tollbooth, and Water. She performed at the 1998 Lilith Fair summer concert festival, had her debut album Still I Can’t Be Still released on Hollywood Records and continues to write and perform original music.
Menzel holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. She is married to fellow performer Taye
Diggs and appeared on Broadway in Wicked where she received her first Tony award (Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical). Menzel is currently in preparation to reprise her role of Maureen in the film version of Rent, which starts filming in February of 2005. (Jan 2005)
Wicked's not-so-Wicked-Witch-of-the-West, Idina Menzel, will be among the theatre stars singing the works of Andrew Lippa Dec. 15. www.playbill.com/news/article/83211.html
Idina Menzel, who won a 2004 Tony Award for her performance in Wicked, will take a two-week hiatus from the hit musical to film a new movie. www.playbill.com/news/article/86678.html
Fans of Tony-winning actress Idina Menzel will have one additional week to catch her award-winning performance in the hit musical Wicked. www.playbill.com/news/article/88471.html
Tony Award winner Idina Menzel, who was to play her final performance in Wicked Jan. 9, was injured during the Jan. 8 matinee of the hit Stephen Schwartz musical. www.playbill.com/news/article/90501.html
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