Idina Menzel News

BroadwayWorld.com and BroadwayWorld Chicago are proud to announce the winners of the fourth annual BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards, the only comprehensive, fan-voted theater awards system in the Chicago area. And the big winner at the 2013 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards Celebration, held on Wednesday evening, January 8, 2014 at The Call Bar, was the Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company production of 'The Glass Menagerie,' which carried off five of the coveted award Certificates.

The Broadway League has announced that Idina Menzel from Broadway's new musical If/Then will serve as the 2014 KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY National Ambassador. The 18th KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY will take place Monday, February 24, 2014 to Sunday, March 2, 2014.

Today we present two international covers of the film's 'Let It Go.' The first, by Korea's Hyorin, followed by French singer Anais Delva.

Today, we present 'Little Ella', a huge fan of Idina Menzel's 'Princess Ella' of the film. When her uncle offered her the chance to record her cover of 'Let It Go', she grabbed the mike and belted out the song like a pro.

Talk about gender-bending! An animation student recently used audio editing to lower the pitch on Idina Menzel's version of 'Let It Go' from Disney new hit animated film FROZEN

In its fifth weekend at the box office, Disney's latest animtated feature, FROZEN, iced out the competition, claiming the top spot with $20.7 million, pushing the film to the $300 million mark.

Billboard reports that Disney's FROZEN soundtrack could slide past Beyonce's self-titled album to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart by Sunday.

The full cast for Rent - 20 Anniversary Concert has now been announced. Leading the cast is West End and Broadway star Kerry Ellis, who will be joined by Superstar runner up Rory Taylor. Mykal Rand will join the production, returning to the role of 'Collins', which he has played both in the West End and on tour.

Disney's FROZEN, which recently surpassed the $500 million worldwide, will kick off 2014 at the top of the U.S. box office, according to Variety.

Whether massive festivals, unique productions, or simply an amazing take on a classic we all know well, the DC arts community rose to the challenge this year and offered something pretty great for everyone.

In a just-released inside look at IF/THEN's sitzprobe, prior to its pre-Broadway engagement in Washington D.C., Tony winner LaChanze performs 'It's a Sign' from the new musical from Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey. Check out a snippet of the song below!

The PBS American Masters special 'Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love,' featuring Barbra Streisand, Idina Menzel and more, will be released on Jan. 14 on DVD, it was announced today. The documentary premiered last Friday, Dec. 27.

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, December 29, 2013 - Sunday, December 29, 2013.

'THE HOBBIT' managed to gross $29.8 million by Sunday morning, while FROZEN chilled the remaining competition with $28.8 million.

Disney's FROZEN may undoubtedly be freezing its box office competition, both in the United States and abroad, but most importantly, the film's songs remain red hot, no matter which language they're performed in. Below, check out international renditions of the tunes from Disney's latest hit animated feature, including Idina Menzel's fellow 'Elphaba,' Willemijn Verkaik, lending her voice to the Dutch version 'Let It Go!'

Follow the extraordinary life of Marvin Hamlisch on PBS, Friday, December 27th in 'Marvin Hamlisch: WhatHe Did for Love'.

Today, check out some of BWW's most read news stories from 2013, featuring favorites from our readers and editors, and catch up on anything that you might have missed within the last 12 months!

For the past week, BroadwayWorld has been counting down the final days of 2013 with video tributes to our 13 favorite musical moments of this year. Now that the ball has dropped and 2014 has officially arrived, we shift gears and look ahead to what is to come in 2014. Below, we count-up to the 14 theatrical events of 2014 that we are most excited for!