Idina Menzel in concert (aka If/Then)
Idina Menzel in concert (aka If/Then)
#1Idina Menzel in concert (aka If/Then)
Posted: 6/28/14 at 3:42am
I'm sure we've all seen it but the new ads/artwork are pretty cool I think. The Producers clearly acknowledge that Idina is riding this show completely on her shoulders and are taking advantage of it accordingly.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#2Idina Menzel in concert (aka If/Then)
Posted: 6/28/14 at 6:30amI too like the new artwork but I agree it makes it look like "The Idina Menzel Show". I guess it was to be expected but I wish they could highlight the entire cast. I love Idina but there are so many talented people in the show that I feel get overlooked.
#2Idina Menzel in concert (aka If/Then)
Posted: 6/28/14 at 6:35amShe is the star of the show. And on top of that, the main selling point. The cast is amazing, but they won't put butts in the seats.
"Life in theater is give and take...but you need to be ready to give more then you take..."
#4Idina Menzel in concert (aka If/Then)
Posted: 6/28/14 at 8:05am^One of the funniest posts I've seen on BWW
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#6Idina Menzel in concert (aka If/Then)
Posted: 6/28/14 at 9:13am
^^^ Thanks I needed that today. LMAO 
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#8Idina Menzel in concert (aka If/Then)
Posted: 6/28/14 at 10:59am
^^^^ I was on the phone with a customer and started laughing mid sentence when I saw that.
"I never had theatre producers run after me. Some people want to make more Broadway shows out of movies. But Elliot and I aren't going to do Batman: The Musical." - Julie Taymor 1999
Updated On: 6/28/14 at 10:59 AM
#9Idina Menzel in concert (aka If/Then)
Posted: 6/28/14 at 11:29amI just wish LaChanze was being used to her full ability.
#10Idina Menzel in concert (aka If/Then)
Posted: 6/28/14 at 6:46pmI think it is a bit much but yes, she is the star of that show and carries it. Of course I wanted to see her but was more excited to see LaChanze, Tamika and Anthony.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/03
#11Idina Menzel in concert (aka If/Then)
Posted: 6/29/14 at 7:34am
As if people on the TKTS line are saying, "I'd like to see that new musical by the creative team of NEXT TO NORMAL; I don't know who might be in it, but I so admire their work, I'd go just to find out what they've been up to. Oh, and I hear actors in THE COLOR PURPLE and YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN have featured roles."
"I'm a comedian, but in my spare time, things bother me." Garry Shandling
