She's the Broadway Birthday Queen! Celebrate Idina's Birthday with our Favorite Menzel Moments

By: May. 30, 2016
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Does anyone do Broadway better than Idina Menzel?

Tony Award-winning icon Idina Menzel has a diverse career that traverses stage, film, television and music. Menzel's voice can be heard as Elsa in Disney's global box office smash "Frozen," in which she sings the film's Oscar-winning song "Let It Go," and in the follow-up short, "Frozen Fever." After Menzel's performance of the multi-platinum song at the 86th Annual Academy Awards, she made history as the first person with both a Billboard Top 10 hit and a Tony Award for acting.

Menzel earned her first Tony nomination as Maureen in the Pulitzer Prize winner "Rent," and won the award for her performance as Elphaba in "Wicked." Other notable projects include "Glee" and Disney's "Enchanted." She embarked on a worldwide tour in 2015 that included Asia, UK and North America. In addition to cast albums, Menzel's prolific recording career includes the solo albums "I Stand," "Here" and "Still I Can't Be Still."

Her first-ever Christmas album "Holiday Wishes," released October 2014 on Warner Bros. Records, debuted at #1 on Billboard's Holiday Albums chart, broke into the top 10 on Billboard Top 200 Album Chart and received rave reviews. Menzel was most recently seen on Broadway as Elizabeth in the original production "If/Then," for which she earned her third Tony nomination. Menzel also sang the National Anthem at SUPER BOWL XLIX, which set the record for the most-watched show in U.S. history.

Today is the birthday of the brightest star across stage and screen, and BroadwayWorld has picked our favorite Menzel performances to celebrate. Check them out, below!

Idina and Kristin reunite for a Wicked favorite:

Idina gives Elsa's anthem a new spin with the help of Jimmy Fallon:

Idina flies high with Wicked's Act One finale:

Idina belts her heart out as RENT's sexy performance artist, Maureen:

Idina returns to Broadway as a character in a world with infinite possibilities:

Idina takes on a Gaga classic:

Idina duets with her Glee daughter, Lea Michele:

Idina tributes the legendary Barbra at the Kennedy Center:

Idina teams up with Taylor Swift:

Idina plays Chess in concert:


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