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Tony Award winners Billy Porter & Idina Menzel shine bright in this big band update of “I Got My Love to Keep Me Warm.”
The duo serves up fierce holiday magic accompanied by back-up dancers and sparkles, sparkles, sparkles. Continue reading “Christmas Music: Idina Menzel & Billy Porter “I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm””
Slow down for a minute and enjoy this fantastic take on the holiday classic “Do You Hear What I Hear?” from Tony/Grammy Award winner Idina Menzel’s gorgeous holiday CD, Christmas Wishes. Continue reading “Christmas Music: Idina Menzel ‘Do You Hear What I Hear?’”
It may have been 20 years since they performed in WICKED together, but their magical chemistry remains. Idina is currently starring in the Broadway production of Redwood, and Kristin made a surprise appearance during the curtain call yesterday. The pair performed “For Good” from the iconic musical to a cheering audience, raising $16,000 for Broadway Cares. Continue reading “Idina Menzel + Kristin Chenoweth Still Using Their Magic ‘For Good’”
Some news items you might have missed: • CBS News: Thousands protested today in NYC, carrying Pride flags and signs reading “there’s no Stonewall without the T,” opposing the erasure of LGBTQ+ people after the Trump administration removed references to transgender and queer people from the webpage for the Stonewall National Monument. Continue reading “LGBTQ Community Protests Trump’s Trans Erasure At Stonewall + More News”
Idina Menzel sings Do You Hear What I Hear? (screen capture)
Tony Award winners Billy Porter & Idina Menzel shine bright in this musical update of “I Got My Love to Keep Me Warm.” The duo serves up fierce holiday magic accompanied by back-up dancers and sparkles, sparkles, sparkles. Continue reading “Christmas Music: Idina Menzel & Billy Porter ‘I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm’”
Getting over Hump Day with this fantastic selection from Tony and Grammy Award winner Idina Menzel’s gorgeous holiday CD, Christmas Wishes. Continue reading “Christmas Music: Idina Menzel “Do You Hear What I Hear?””
The Tony Awards, celebrating the best of Broadway, returned last night after a two and a half year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading “Highlights From The 2021 Tony Awards”
Michael and I loved this year’s installment of MisCast, the annual fundraiser for MCC Theater (Manhattan Class Company). The annual gala celebration features artists performing songs from roles in which they wouldn’t traditionally be cast. Performances in MisCast21 in order of appearance:
RENÉE ELISE GOLDSBERRY performing THOSE MAGIC CHANGES from GREASE MELISSA BARRERA and LESLIE GRACE performing WHAT YOU OWN from RENT CHEYENNE JACKSON performing IF I WERE A BELL from GUYS AND DOLLS JAI’LEN JOSEY performing OUT THERE from THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME ROBIN DE JESÚS performing NOTHING from A CHORUS LINE PATRICK WILSON performing THINK OF ME from THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA LACHANZE performing WAIT FOR IT from HAMILTON ANNALEIGH ASHFORD performing MISTER MISTOFFELEES from CATS KELLY MARIE TRAN performing YOU AND ME (BUT MOSTLY ME) from THE BOOK OF MORMON BILLY PORTER performing DIVA’S LAMENT from SPAMALOT AARON TVEIT and GAVIN CREEL performing IN HIS EYES from JEKYLL AND HYDE KELLI O’HARA performing BEAUTIFUL CITY from GODSPELL IDINA MENZEL performing MORNING GLOW from PIPPIN
Broadway stars Billy Porter, Kelli O’Hara and Robin DeJesus
Clockwise from top – Idina Menzel, Lindsay Mendez, Shoshana Bean, Stephanie J. Block