TOP PICK: 'Enchanted' Sequel is in the Works - Get the Deets!


Amazing news – Enchanted 2 is happening!!!

According to Deadline, Disney‘s live-action princess adventure will officially have a follow-up, seven years after the original was released.

Shrek 2 and The Smurfs writers J. David Stem and David N. Weiss have been hired to write the script, while Anne Fletcher (The Proposal, The Guilt Trip) is set to direct.

In case you forget, the original film, starring Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, and Idina Menzel, opened at No. 1 over Thanksgiving weekend in 2007.

Enchanted chronicled a classic Disney fairytale colliding with modern-day New York City in a story about a fairytale princess who is sent to our world by an evil queen.

Source
Continue Reading >>

TOP PICK: Idina Menzel Handles Her Onstage Wardrobe Malfunction Like A Boss


If Idina Menzel was feeling the pressure at her sold-out, one-night-only concert at Radio City Music Hall on June 16, she sure didn't let on. Even when Menzel almost suffered a wardrobe malfunction onstage, she not only kept her cool, but made some pretty hilarious jokes about it.



A video uploaded from the concert shows Menzel in the midst of singing "Take Me Or Leave Me" from "Rent." It appears that Menzel gets a tip from the audience that her leather bra top is sliding its way up her chest. "What? My boob's coming out?" she asks the crowd before a crew member rushes to assist her. Instead of freaking out or rushing offstage in shame, Menzel simply examines herself and quips, "These divas need their stage!"

Let's hope all the parents who brought their little "Frozen" fans to the show were able to cover their kids' ears before she blurted out, "Well, f**k it! They're real."

Source
Continue Reading >>

TOP PICK: Idina Menzel Tears the House Down at Tony Awards 2014!


Idina Menzel brings the house down with an absolutely amazing performance at the 2014 Tony Awards on Sunday evening (June 8) at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

The 43-year-old actress performed the show-stopping number “Always Starting Over” from her new Broadway show If/Then and it was absolutely flawless!

Idina is nominated for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical. We can’t wait to see if she is going to win.

Make sure to check out the photos of Idina walking the red carpet earlier in the night!



Source
Continue Reading >>

TOP PICK: Tony Awards 2014 - Complete Winners List!


It was a great night of celebrating the best on Broadway at the 2014 Tony Awards on Sunday evening (June 8) at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

The awards were well spread around for the night with A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder and Neil Patrick Harris‘ Hedwig and the Angry Inch both taking home four awards while A Raisin in the Sun went home with three.

Audra McDonald made history at the show this evening by becoming the first person to take home six acting awards AND the first person to win an acting award in all four categories (leading and featured in both plays and musicals)!

Tony Awards Winners List 2014

BEST MUSICAL
“After Midnight”
“Aladdin”
“Beautiful: The Carole King Musical”
“A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” (WINNER)

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
“Hedwig and the Angry Inch” (WINNER)
“Les Miserables”
“Violet”

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
“A Raisin in the Sun” (WINNER)
“The Cripple of Inishmaan”
“The Glass Menagerie”
“Twelfth Night”

BEST PLAY
“All the Way” (WINNER)
“Act One”
“Casa Valentina”
“Mothers and Sons”
“Outside Mullingar”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Mary Bridget Davies, “A Night With Janis Joplin”
Sutton Foster, “Violet”
Idina Menzel, “If/Then”
Jessie Mueller, “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” (WINNER)
Kelli O’Hara, “The Bridges of Madison County”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Neil Patrick Harris, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” (WINNER)
Ramin Karimloo, “Les Miserables”
Andy Karl, “Rocky”
Jefferson Mays, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder”
Bryce Pinkham, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Bryan Cranston, “All the Way” (WINNER)
Samuel Barnett, “Twelfth Night”
Chris O’Dowd, “Of Mice and Men”
Mark Rylance, “Richard III”
Tony Shalhoub, “Act One”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Audra McDonald, “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill” (WINNER)
Tyne Daly, “Mothers and Sons”
LaTanya Richardson-Jackson, “A Raisin in the Sun”
Cherry Jones, “The Glass Menagerie”
Estelle Parsons, “The Velocity of Autumn”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Mark Rylance, “Twelfth Night” (WINNER)
Reed Birney, “Casa Valentina”
Paul Chahidi, “Twelfth Night”
Stephen Fry, “Twelfth Night”
Brian J. Smith, “The Glass Menagerie”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Sophie Okonedo, “A Raisin in the Sun” (WINNER)
Sarah Greene, “The Cripple of Inishmaan”
Celia Keenan-Bolger, “The Glass Menagerie”
Anika Noni Rose, “A Raisin in the Sun”
Mare Winningham, “Casa Valentina”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
James Monroe Iglehart, “Aladdin” (WINNER)
Danny Burstein, “Cabaret”
Nick Cordero, “Bullets Over Broadway”
Joshua Henry, “Violet”
Jarrod Spector, “Beautiful – The Carole King Musical”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Lena Hall, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” (WINNER)
Linda Emond, “Cabaret”
Anika Larsen, “Beautiful – The Carole King Musical”
Adriane Lenox, “After Midnight”
Lauren Worsham, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder”

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Kenny Leon, “A Raisin in the Sun” (WINNER)
Tim Carroll, “Twelfth Night”
Michael Grandage, “The Cripple of Inishmaan”
John Tiffany, “The Glass Menagerie”

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Darko Tresnjak, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder” (WINNER)
Warren Carlyle, “After Midnight”
Michael Mayer, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”
Leigh Silverman, “Violet”

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
Robert L. Freedman, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder” (WINNER)
Chad Beguelin, “Aladdin”
Douglas McGrath, “Beautiful – The Carole King Musical”
Woody Allen, “Bullets Over Broadway”

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATRE
“The Bridges of Madison County” Music & Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown (WINNER)
“Aladdin” Music: Alan Menken, Lyrics: Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Chad Beguelin
“A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder” Music: Steven Lutvak, Lyrics: Robert L. Freedman & Steven Lutvak
“If/Then” Music: Tom Kitt, Lyrics: Brian Yorkey

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY
Beowulf Boritt, “Act One” (WINNER)
Bob Crowley, “The Glass Menagerie”
Es Devlin, “Machinal”
Christopher Oram, “The Cripple of Inishmaan”

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Christopher Barreca, “Rocky” (WINNER)
Julian Crouch, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”
Alexander Dodge, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder”
Santo Loquasto, “Bullets Over Broadway”

BEST ORCHESTRATIONS
Jason Robert Brown, “The Bridges of Madison County” (WINNER)
Doug Besterman, “Bullets Over Broadway”
Steve Sidwell, “Beautiful – The Carole King Musical”
Jonathan Tunick, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder”

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY
Steve Canyon Kennedy, “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill” (WINNER)
Alex Baranowski, “The Cripple of Inishmaan”
Dan Moses Schreier, “Act One”
Matt Tierney, “Machinal”

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Brian Ronan, “Beautiful – The Carole King Musical” (WINNER)
Peter Hylenski, “After Midnight”
Tim O’Heir, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”
Mick Potter, “Les Miserables”

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Warren Carlyle, “After Midnight” (WINNER)
Steven Hoggett & Kelly Devine, “Rocky”
Casey Nicholaw, “Aladdin”
Susan Stroman, “Bullets Over Broadway”

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY
Jenny Tiramani, “Twelfth Night” (WINNER)
Jane Greenwood, “Act One”
Michael Krass, “Machinal”
Rita Ryack, “Casa Valentina”

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Linda Cho, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder” (WINNER)
William Ivey Long, “Bullets Over Broadway”
Arianne Phillips, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”
Isabel Toledo, “After Midnight”

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY
Natasha Katz, “The Glass Menagerie” (WINNER)
Paule Constable, “The Cripple of Inishmaan”
Jane Cox, “Machinal”
Japhy Weideman, “Of Mice and Men”

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Kevin Adams, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” (WINNER)
Christopher Akerlind, “Rocky”
Howell Binkley, “After Midnight”
Donald Holder, “The Bridges of Madison County”

SPECIAL TONY AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE THEATRE
Jane Greenwood

REGIONAL THEATRE AWARD
Signature Theatre, New York, N.Y.

ISABELLE STEVENSON AWARD
Rosie O’Donnell

TONY HONORS FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE THEATRE
Joseph P. Benincasa
Joan Marcus
Charlotte Wilcox

Source
Continue Reading >>

TOP PICK: Idina Menzel Releases Her First Music Video Since 'Frozen'!


Idina Menzel hits the recording studio for the video for her song “You Learn to Live Without” from her brand new Broadway musical If/Then!

The song is one of the 43-year-old entertainer’s big numbers in the Tony-nominated show and you can now listen to the whole original cast recording by ordering it on iTunes or any other music retailer.

Idina, who is nominated for a Tony Award for her work in the show, will perform at the awards show this Sunday evening so make sure to tune in!

This is the first video that Idina has released since all of the Frozen success and we love it.



Source
Continue Reading >>

TOP PICK: Idina Menzel Officially Returns to Broadway Tonight in 'If/Then' - Photos & Video Preview!


It has been over nine years since Idina Menzel starred in a Broadway show and now her new musical If/Then will have it’s official opening night performance this evening!

We’ve got some photos and video right here for you to check out before heading to see the show yourself.



If/Then tells the story of a 40-year old woman named Elizabeth (Menzel) who moves back to New York City for a fresh start. The musical simultaneously shows you two different paths that her life could head down. Head on over to IfThentheMusical.com for more info!

Just a few days ago, Idina got a visit backstage at the theatre from Sarah Jessica Parker.

Source
Continue Reading >>

TOP PICK: 'Let It Go' Goat Dubbed Version: Hilarious 'Let It Goat' Idina Menzel Oscars Parody Video


It was only a matter of time before "Let It Go," the Frozen anthem that's launched a thousand covers and parodies...would get the goat treatment. It's been awhile since we've seen those screaming goats, but this one's short and sweet and gets the job done.

After John Travolta now famously flubbed Idina Menzel's name during her Oscars introduction (seriously, Adele Dazeem has become the stuff of legend now), the Frozen star took to the stage to perform a rushed and abbreviated version of the popular tune.



Idina's nerves and the speedy tempo weren't on her side, resulting in a shaky high note at the end...which was ripe for a goat dub, really. Hey, we love Idina, but given the circumstances, we understand why that note wasn't her finest moment. In fact, check Idina singing "Let It Go" with Jimmy Fallon and The Roots to really hear her shine and see her have a great time. No Oscars pressure, no name flub on the intro--just pure joy.

For even more goat singing fun, checkout this supercut video:



Source
Continue Reading >>

John Travolta Oscars Fail: Butchers Idina Menzel's Name for 'Let It Go' Performance


Oops. John Travolta totally butchered Idina Menzel's name when he introduced her "Let It Go" performance at the 2014 Oscars. Like, not just a little bit either...

A lot.

We don't understand John's epic fail, but we all heard his bungle and it can never be erased from our earholes--we think he said Adele Dasim?



Um...not even close, John. Did he think we wouldn't notice? Because we so did.

Was Idina thrown off by that messed up intro? The pace of "Let It Go" seemed a bit rushed at times during the abbreviated hit song...maybe she was just feeling the crunch to wrap up the Oscars?

Overall, Idina (hear that John? IDINA) did a bang-up job, and we can guarantee at least a few Frozen fans were singing along.



Source
Continue Reading >>