IDINA MENZEL
Elphaba
Idina Menzel won the 2004 Tony Award for 'Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical' for her performance as 'Elphaba' in the original Broadway cast of WICKED . Idina has a diverse career on stage, in films and in music. She stars opposite Salma Hayek and Colin Farrell in Robert Towne's film Ask The Dust , opening in the UK in June. Idina can currently be seen in director Chris Columbus' film version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Rent , in which she reprises her Broadway role as 'Maureen'. Idina is currently shooting Kevin Lima's Enchanted , opposite Susan Sarandon, James Marsden and Amy Adams, and is also currently at work on an album for her record label, Warner Bros. Records. Idina has just received 2005 Drama League and Drama Desk award nominations for her performance in Michael John LaChiusa's musical See What I Wanna See directed by Ted Sperling at New York's Public Theater at the end of 2005. She received a Tony nomination for her Broadway debut performance as 'Maureen', in the original production of Rent at the Nederlander Theatre. She also earned a Drama Desk nomination for her performance as 'Kate' in Manhattan Theater Club's acclaimed Off-Broadway original musical The Wild Party . She originated the role of 'Dorothy' in Summer of '42 at Goodspeed, appeared as 'Sheila' in the Encores! production of Hair and starred as 'Amneris' in Broadway's Aida . Her other Off-Broadway credits include the pre-Broadway production of Rent and The Vagina Monologues . Idina's additional film credits include Summer of Sam , Just a Kiss, Kissing Jessica Stein, Tollbooth and Water . A skillful songwriter, Idina writes and performs her own music. Her CD of original music, Here , was independently released on her Zel Records label and produced by Jamey Jaz for Opopp Entertainment. In 1998, Idina performed at the Lilith Fair summer concert festival and released her debut album, Still I Can't Be Still , on Hollywood Records.
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