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Green-faced fans of all kinds swarmed San Francisco’s Union Square on Friday, Sept. 26 – Wicked Day in San Francisco, according to a proclamation from San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom – at a party celebrating Wicked’s return to the city that gave it birth next January. Photos by J. Lynne McVey

 
San Francisco has often been [...]

Idina Menzel wants your video

Archived in the category: Idina Menzel, Wicked
Posted by Chad Jones on 15 Jul 08 - 1 Comment

Tony Award-winning singer/actress Idina Menzel once was Wicked.

Now she’s going viral.

Menzel, who is on a concert tour promoting her most recent solo album, “I Stand,” received a fan video as a birthday present inspired by the title song from her new album.

Now Menzel has her own channel on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/Idinamenzel?ob=1

And there’s a site on [...]

Idina Menzel flying into SF

Archived in the category: Broadway, Concerts, Idina Menzel, Rent, Wicked, musicals
Posted by Chad Jones on 19 Jun 08 - 0 Comments

A Tony Award-winner for Wicked (and we all know it isn’t easy being green), Idina Menzel is bringing her concert tour to the Bay Area.
The former Rent star, who just released a major label album called I Stand, will play the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre on Aug. 14.
Though touring to support her new disc, [...]

Last night I attended a screening of Disney’s big holiday movie, Enchanted, and I have to say, I was pretty charmed by the notion of a classic Disney animated feature turned on its head and morphed into a modern-day, live-action musical.
The trailer gives you a pretty good idea what the movie’s all about:

The songs are [...]

One of the most interesting documentaries of the year had nothing to do with health care or Iraq.
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway sort of slipped in and out of theaters without a whole lot of fanfare, which is really too bad because director Dori Berinstein has created a fascinating glimpses behind the scenes of four [...]

(all photos Associated Press)
“Musical theater rocks,” so said Duncan Sheik with a sly smile and a twinkle in his award-drunk eyes during Sunday’s Tony Awards.
Here’s Sheik on the red carpet before the event.

That’s the smile of someone who knows he’s going to win two Tonys (for best score and orchestration for Spring Awakening.
Another gorgeous red [...]

Adam Pascal: More than one song, glory

Archived in the category: Adam Pascal, Broadway, Idina Menzel, Rent, backstage, musicals
Posted by Chad Jones on 20 Oct 06 - 4 Comments

Here’s a sneak peek at my interview with Adam Pascal, who’s performing Oct. 27 and 28 at the Post Street Theatre in San Francisco (more info below).
Like any good blog item, there are bonus features that won’t make it into the newspaper.
Adam Pascal and Idina Menzel were friends in high school on Long Island. Well, [...]