Idina menzel broadway biography

9 February 2020, 23:30 | Updated: 10 February 2020, 09:19

Meet the American actor, singer and songwriter known for her appearances on Broadway and in ‘Glee’ and ‘Frozen’.

Idina Menzel is an American actor, singer and songwriter.

She was born in Manhattan, New York City, in 1971, and grew up with her parents – Helene, a therapist, and Stuart, a pyjama salesman – and her younger sister, Cara.

When she was 15 years old, Menzel started working as a wedding and bar mitzvah singer, and continued this work throughout her student days at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied Drama.

What Broadway shows has Idina Menzel been in?

Menzel rose to fame after appearing in the Broadway rock musical, Rent – her spectacular performance as Maureen Johnson earning her a Tony Award nomination in 1996.

She was later cast in the role of Elphaba in Stephen Schwartz’s musical, Wicked, and Idina Menzel - Broadway World, carousel KIG